HDFS Human Development and Family Studies

HDFS-101 Introduction To Human Development and Family Studies (1 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Fields of human development and family studies; occupational opportunities in programs serving families and children.

HDFS-115 Individual and Family Relations (3 cr.)
ESC
Fall and Spring
Dynamics of social-psychological forces affecting family interaction. Explorations of courtship, husband-wife, parent-child relationships.

HDFS-124 Human Development: Early Childhood (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Principles and theories of growth and development prenatal through age 8, with a systemic perspective on physical, motor, cognitive, language, social and emotional development. Observations required.

HDFS-195 Honors Seminar: Lifespan Human Development (3 cr.)
SBSCI PSYC
Fall
Review, discuss and analyze theories of human development across the lifespan. Acceptance into Honors Program.

HDFS-215 Dynamics of Family Development (3 cr.)
ESB
Fall and Spring
A study of the family with emphasis on environmental factors significant in marriage and family relationships.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-115.

HDFS-225 Skill Training for Individual and Family Interventions (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Concepts and skills in developing rapport, assessing goals and initiating change with children, parents, couples and families across the life span in professional settings.

HDFS-255 Lifespan Human Development (3 cr.)
SBSCI PSYC ESC
Fall and Spring
Lifespan individual development. Critical examination of influences on individual development across the lifespan.

HDFS-257 Lifespan Sexuality (3 cr.)
HPE HLTH
Fall and Spring
Introduction to human sexuality over the lifespan, utilizing individual and family perspective. Focus is development of sexual behavior, relationships, and gender characteristics from infancy to late life.

HDFS-264 Child Guidance (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Developmentally appropriate principles and strategies for child guidance. Systems perspective, positive discipline, theoretical approaches, current topics, developing a personal/eclectic approach.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-124.

HDFS-270 Seminar On Self-Growth   (3 cr.)

Fall and Spring

Course in personal growth and self-management. A starting point in working with families in the diverse world is to begin with an understanding of self. Learning strategies are aimed at bridging theory with real life experiences.

HDFS-310 Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation (1 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Impact of family development and stress on individual and family well-being.

HDFS-313 Parent Education and Involvement (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Parent groups: training of leaders, survey of literature.

HDFS-320 Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Trends and issues in divorce, single parenting and remarriage related to effects on adults, children and society.

HDFS-325 Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Empirical study of physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of children.

HDFS-330 Human Development: Early and Middle Adulthood (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Study of adults in the family context during the early and middle years.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-332 Death and Bereavement (3 cr.)
Spring and Summer
Significance of death and bereavement for the American culture, individual and family. Special consideration given to major tasks of grieving for children and adults.

HDFS-335 Seminar: Culturally Diverse Individuals and Families (2 cr.)
ESA GLP
Fall and Spring
Study of cultural, ethnic, racial and economic influences on individuals and families in the United States. Emphasis on knowledge and skills to improve human relations in settings serving individuals and families.

HDFS-336 Experience: Developing Cultural Competence (2 cr.)
ESA
Fall and Spring
Fifty hours experience interacting with individuals and/or families of an ethnic minority group whose background the student does not share; and/or foreign-born persons of color, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities and persons of various ages and socio-economic groups.

HDFS-340 Human Development: Late Adulthood (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Survey of the field of gerontology focusing on what it means to grow old in the United States from a systemic perspective. Multicultural attitudes toward aging; the psychological, physical, social and economic needs and problems of the older population are addressed. Consideration will be given to the personal, familial, environmental and social resources of the older population.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-341 Family Caregiving to Dependent Elders (1 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Unique challenges confronting adult children who provide care to aging parents. Government, agency, workplace and family policies and practices promoting and/or undermining family strengths and well-being.

HDFS-345 Health Care Dilemmas and Decisions for Families (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Multidisciplinary study of bioethical issues facing U.S. families, including end-of-life decision making, reproductive technologies, and distributive justice.

HDFS-347 Ethics in Aging (2 cr.)
Ethical issues related to aging emerging from advances in medicine and medical technology from a multidisciplinary perspective.

HDFS-350 Women's Relationships in Later Life (3 cr.)
Women's experiences in later life. Impact of race, culture, class, sexual orientation upon aging. Images of aging women in contemporary literature and the media. Older women's experiences in familial relationships and friendships. Junior level or higher.

HDFS-360 Work and Family Issues (3 cr.)
ESC
Fall and Spring
Effects of employment and family careers and varying patterns of combining work and family.

HDFS-365 Family Resource Management (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Examination of individual and family use of resources to attain goals. Exploration of methods for working with individuals and families regarding family resource management. Identificaion of socio-cultural influence of poverty and decision making. Prerequisites: take HDFS-115.

HDFS-375 Grantsmanship for Nonprofits (1-2 cr.)
Explore the availability of foundation grant money for nonprofit organizations. Designed to give the beginning grant writer an overview of grant purposes, foundation funding sources, proposal development and writing.

HDFS-395 Special Topics in Human Development (1-2 cr.)
Special topics in human development; repeatable for different topics. Junior level or higher. R

HDFS-420 Family Research and Methodology (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Analysis of family theory, research methodology and selected topics in family relations.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-115 HDFS-215.

HDFS-423 Spirituality Across the Lifespan (2 cr.)
Seminar discussion of autobiographical and biographical accounts of individual's spiritual experiences, beliefs and spiritual development over the life cycle. Junior level or higher.

HDFS-426 Special Topics in the Study of Family Life (1-3 cr.)
Family life programs and literature; individual study of problems of personal or professional interest.

HDFS-440 Child and Family Law (3 cr.)
Spring
Legal issues affecting children and families.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-442 Geriatric Functional Assessment (4 cr.)
Fall
Multi-disciplinary assessmnet applied to elderly at critical transition points. Assessment of social and economic status, functional status (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living), mental health, and environmental characteristics. Explore variou measurement instruments. Background check required.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-340.

HDFS-450 Family Policy (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Content, methods and process of assessing impact of public policy on children and families.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-454 Suicide and the Family: Family and Community Intervention (1 cr.)
Analysis of attempted and completed suicides from an interdisciplinary perspective. Forms of intervention, with emphasis upon family therapy, are compared, contrasted, and evaluated for suitability.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-456 Abuse and the Family (3 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Definition and analysis of types of abuse in family context. Interrelationship of victims, perpetrators, other family members, helping professionals, social context. Risk factors, effects, reporting and recovery.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-215.

HDFS-490 Professional Issues: Human Development and Family Studies (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Issues related to professional development in areas of human development and family studies. 2.5 GPA in professional core. HDFS majors only.

HDFS-491 Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies(4-8 cr.)
Fall, Spring and Summer
Practicum experience in human development and family studies. Student will be placed in community agency or organization and supervised by site supervisor and university supervisor. 2.5 GPA in Professional Core. Consent of Program Director.

Prerequisites: take HDFS-490. R

HDFS-497 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies (2 cr.)
Field experience related to human development and family studies skills and knowledge used in teaching wage-earning courses at secondary level.