The Human Development and Family Studies concentration is a general concentration available to HDFS majors who do not choose one of the more specific concentrations. This general concentration is an excellent choice for students who are interested in a lifespan or more general focus in HDFS and are not seeking the specialized training offered in the other four concentrations. Students choosing this concentration will be preparing to enter a variety of careers or graduate programs, as outlined above. The curriculum includes primarily HDFS, psychology, and social work courses as well as selected courses from other disciplines for a well-rounded and robust education in human development and family studies. By selecting this concentration, students have an opportunity to participate in a variety of experiential learning courses and internship options as they explore and prepare for their career path and additional credentialing options. Please note that the HDFS general concentration does not appear on students' transcripts.
Effective Fall 2020
A minimum grade of C is required in all courses used to satisfy the requirements of the Major in Human Development and Family Studies, Human Development and Family Studies Concentration. Courses used as substitutions also require a minimum grade of C.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| HDFS 277 | Introductory Seminar in HDFS | 1 | |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 31-32 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| HDFS 310 | Infant and Child Development in Context | 3 | |
| HDFS 311 | Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | 3 | |
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 12 | ||
| Total Credits | 30-31 | ||
| Junior | |||
| HDFS 312 | Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | 3 | |
| HDFS 350 | Applied Research Methods | 4A | 3 |
| HDFS 375 | Lifespan Intervention and Prevention Science | 3 | |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | 3 | |
| HDFS 434 | Risk and Resilience Across the Lifespan | 4B | 3 |
| Select one course from the following:1 | 1 | ||
| HDFS Professional Preparation | |||
| HDFS Professional Development | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Courses (See list below) | 9 | ||
| Electives | 5 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Senior | |||
| HDFS 488A1 | Internship: Human Development and Family Studies | 5-8 | |
| HDFS 492 | Capstone--Evidence-Based Program Proposals | 4C | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Courses (See list below) | 6 | ||
| Electives2 | 11-14 | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Courses
Of the required total of 15 credits, a minimum of 9 credits must be HDFS courses. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). Courses may not double-count for more than one HDFS concentration.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 9-15 credits from the following courses: | ||
| HDFS 201 | Perspectives in Gerontology | 3 |
| HDFS 217 | Creative Experiences for Children | 3 |
| HDFS 286 | Practicum-Professional Skills | 3 |
| HDFS 315 | Disability across the Lifespan and Culture | 3 |
| HDFS 317 | Disabilities in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| HDFS 318 | Infancy and Toddlerhood | 3 |
| HDFS 332 | Death, Dying, and Grief | 3 |
| HDFS 403 | Families in the Legal Environment | 3 |
| HDFS 439 | Administration of Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
One course from the following may count: | ||
| Promoting Early Socioemotional Development | ||
| Developmental Transitions in Adolescence | ||
| Mental and Physical Health in Adulthood | ||
Three credits from the following may count: | ||
| Campus Connections–Mentoring At-Risk Youth: Youth Mentor | ||
| Group Study: Peer Advising | ||
| Group Study: Undergraduate Outreach and Leadership | ||
| Select 0-6 credits from the following courses: | ||
| D 324 | Teaching Creative Movement for Children | 2 |
| ETST 405 | Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the U.S. | 3 |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| FSHN 444 | Nutrition and Aging | 1 |
| HES 434 | Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 |
| IE 471 | Children and Youth in Global Context | 3 |
| OT 355 | The Disability Experience in Society | 2 |
| PHIL 205 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| POLS 460 | Public Policy Process | 3 |
| PSY 252 | Mind, Brain, and Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 310 | Basic Counseling Skills | 3 |
| PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 460 | Child Exceptionality and Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSY 492A | Seminar: Applied Social Psychology | 1-3 |
| PSY 492B | Seminar: Cognitive Psychology | 1-3 |
| PSY 492C | Seminar: Counseling/Clinical Psychology | 1-3 |
| PSY 492D | Seminar: Industrial/Organizational Psychology | 1-3 |
| PSY 492E | Seminar: Perceptual and Brain Sciences | 1-3 |
| PSY 492F | Seminar: Special Topics in Psychology | 1-3 |
| SOWK 370 | Addictions - A Social Work Perspective | 3 |
| SOWK 371A | Social Work with Selected Populations: Children and Families | 3 |
| SOWK 371B | Social Work with Selected Populations: Juvenile Offenders | 3 |
| SOWK 371C | Social Work with Selected Populations: Adult Offenders | 3 |
| SOWK 371E | Social Work with Selected Populations: Social Gerontology | 3 |
| SPCM 334 | Co-Cultural Communication | 3 |
| 1 | Students with substantial concentration-specific work experience may petition the Director of Undergraduate Advising in HDFS to replace HDFS 488A with additional coursework and complete HDFS 478 instead of HDFS 477. |
| 2 | Select enough elective credits to bring the program to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). |
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Human Development and Family Studies is an open-entry major for freshmen. For sophomores and above, students must complete and/or be enrolled in HDFS 101, PSY 100 or SOC 100 in order to declare HDFS. HDFS subject code courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Background check required prior to participating in the internship course (HDFS 488A) during the senior year. Students will complete a graduation contract with an HDFS Academic Advisor during the first two weeks of the semester in which they are graduating.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| HDFS 277 | Introductory Seminar in HDFS | X | 1 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
| CO 150, HDFS 277 and the AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) requirement must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 310 | Infant and Child Development in Context | X | 3 | ||
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | X | 3 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3-4 | |||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 311 | Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | X | 2 | |||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | X | 2 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | |||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | X | ||||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 312 | Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | X | 3 | ||
| HDFS 350 | Applied Research Methods | X | 4A | 3 | |
| HDFS 375 | Lifespan Intervention and Prevention Science | X | 3 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 2 | ||||
| STAT 201 or STAT 301 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | X | 3 | ||
| HDFS 434 | Risk and Resilience Across the Lifespan | X | 4B | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 1 | ||||
| HDFS Professional Preparation | |||||
| HDFS Professional Development | |||||
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Courses (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 6 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 488A | Internship: Human Development and Family Studies | 5-8 | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | 3 | ||||
| Electives | 2-5 | ||||
| HDFS 350 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 492 | Capstone--Evidence-Based Program Proposals | X | 4C | 3 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies Concentration Course (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | X | 3 | |||
| Electives | X | 9 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||