Human and Family Development Minor

Minor - Human and Family Development

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 24

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Catalog Year: 2020-21

Note: To earn the minor in Human and Family Development, the student must complete 24 credits, with 11 at the 300-level or above. All students are required to take a 12-credit core curriculum and, with the help of a faculty advisor, to develop a written statement of goals and interests along with a planned curriculum that includes 12 additional credits of electives consistent with their stated goals and interests. At least 6 credits of electives must be outside of the student's major.

Summary

Core Courses		12
Subcategory 1
Subcategory 2
Subcategory 3
Subcategory 4
Elective Courses		12
Total Hours		24

Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 12 total credits required.

Subcategory 1

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:
PSYX 330	Child Development	3
or PSYX 233	Fund of Psychology of Aging
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 2

Note:

HFD 494 may be taken for 1 credit.
HFD 498 must be taken for a minimum of 2 credits.
Education majors may take C&I 295 to fulfill the HFD 498 requirement.
Social Work majors may use S W 495 hours to fulfill the HFD 498 requirement.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
HFD 494	Seminar in Human Development	1
HFD 498	Internship	2-4
Total Hours		3-5

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 3

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 1 of the following courses:		3
COMX 311	Family Communication
SOCI 332	Sociology of the Family
EDEC 410	Families, Communities, Culture
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 4

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 1 of the following courses:		3
C&I 520	Educational Research
COMX 460	Research Methods
PSYX 120	Introduction to Psychological Research Methods
PSYX 320	Advanced Psychological Research Methods
S W 400	Social Work Research
SOCI 318	Sociological Research Methods
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C

Elective Courses

Rule: Complete 12 credits from any of the courses listed in the subcategories below; at least 6 credits must be taken outside of the student's major.

Note: The list of electives is categorized to assist the student wishing to focus on one of these areas. Students may plan curricula which do not correspond to these categories, but should choose among courses from this list. Occasionally "special topics" courses are offered. Students may use these as electives with the consent of their advisors. Check with departments regarding variable-credit 395 and 495-Special Topics listings.

Early Childhood

Code	Title	Hours
EDEC 408	Early Childhood Principles and Practices
EDEC 410	Families, Communities, Culture
EDU 222	Educational Psych Child Dev
C&I 295	Special Topics
EDSP 401	Intro Early Intervention
CSD 210	Speech & Lang Devel
EDSP 403	Curric/Mthds Early Spec Educ
EDSP 462	Spec Ed Law, Policy, Practice
EDU 346	Exceptionalities
EDU 491	Special Topics/Exp Courses
HFD 498	Internship
PSYX 290	Supervised Research
PSYX 378	Intro to Clinical Psychology

Minimum Required Grade: C

School-Age

Code	Title	Hours
EDU 222	Educational Psych Child Dev
EDU 346	Exceptionalities
PHAR 110N	Use & Abuse of Drugs
PSYX 376	Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Modification
PSYX 378	Intro to Clinical Psychology
PSYX 345	Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders
SOCI 260S	Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency
S W 300	Hum Behav & Soc Environ
S W 420	Child Abuse/Child Welfare
SOCI 332	Sociology of the Family

Minimum Required Grade: C

Adolescence

Code	Title	Hours
EDSP 462	Spec Ed Law, Policy, Practice
EDU 222	Educational Psych Child Dev
EDU 346	Exceptionalities
PHAR 110N	Use & Abuse of Drugs
PSYX 345	Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders
PSYX 376	Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Modification
PSYX 378	Intro to Clinical Psychology
S W 300	Hum Behav & Soc Environ
S W 450	Children and Youth at Risk

Minimum Required Grade: C

Gerontology

Code	Title	Hours
AHHS 325	Introduction to Gerontology
AHHS 327	MGS Meeting
AHHS 430	Health Aspects of Aging
AHHS 491	Special Topics
ANTY 426	Culture, Health and Healing
PSYX 233	Fund of Psychology of Aging
S W 455	Social Gerontology
S W 475	Death, Dying and Grief

Minimum Required Grade: C

Family Development

Code	Title	Hours
COMX 311	Family Communication
COMX 414	Communication in Personal Relationshps
COMX 485	Communication and Health
PSYX 348	Psychology of Family Violence
S W 423	Addiction Studies
SOCI 332	Sociology of the Family

Minimum Required Grade: C