Human Development & Family Studies Major

HDFS Core (25 Credits)

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• FCS 1500 Lifespan Human Development (3) BF
• FCS 2400 Modern Family (3) BF
• FCS 3010 Intro to FCS Careers (2)
• FCS 3200 Research Methods (4) CW
• FCS 3210 FCS Statistics (4) QI
• FCS 3450 Family Economic Issues (3) BF QI OR FCS 3500 Financial Skills for Life (3) QI

Community/Diversity Focused Courses (Choose two from the following):

• • FCS 2180 Family, School, Community Connections (3)*
  • FCS 3245 Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (3) DV*
  • FCS 3290 Race, Ethnicity and Family Diversity (4) DVHF*
  • FCS 3420 Housing Policy and Issues (3) CW
  • FCS 3510 Tax Preparation and Community Engagement (3)
  • FCS 4890 CSBS Internship in FCS (3)*^
  • FCS 5180 Autism Across the Lifespan (3)*
  • FCS 5200 Families and Social Policy (3)
  • FCS 5343 Family Advocacy and Policy (3)*
  • FCS 5390 Gender, Race and Sexuality Across the Lifespan (3)*
  • FCS 5430 Families and Healthcare Policy (3)*
  • FCS 5450 Nonprofit Community Organizations (3)*
  • FCS 5630 Healthy Communities (3)
  • FCS 5700 Analyzing Community Growth (3)

*If not used to fulfill this requirement can be used as an elective
^Up to 3 credits of FCS 4890 can be used towards the community/diversity requirement. 6 total credits can be used towards the major as a whole

HDFS Electives (9 Credits)

6 Credits must be 5000+ level

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• FCS 2100 Transition to Adulthood (3) BF
• FCS 2216 Interacting with Infants and Toddlers (3)
• FCS 2600 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)
• FCS 2610 Understanding Children’s Behavior (3)
• FCS 2620 Child Development Practicum (3)**
• FCS 2640 Integrated Curriculum Methods (3)
• FCS 3215 Beginnings: Development in Infancy and Childhood (3) BF
• FCS 3270 Parenting (3)
• FCS 3300 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (3)
• FCS 3370 Parenting Across Cultures (3) IR
• FCS 3380 Social Science and Medicine (3)
• FCS 3630 Intimacy and Love (3) BF
• FCS 5170 Creativity and Cognition in Young Children (3)
• FCS 5230 Adolescence (3)
• FCS 5240 Mid/Later Life Adult Development and Family (3)
• FCS 5250 Theories of Human Development (3)
• FCS 5280 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (3)
• FCS 5282 Conflict and Mediation (3)
• FCS 5305 Therapeutic Play in Health Care Settings (3)
• FCS 5311 Childhood Health Care I (3)**
• FCS 5312 Childhood Health Care II (3)**
• FCS 5370 Family Violence (3) CW
• FCS 5375 Trauma and Human Development (3)
• FCS 5380 Family Problems (3)
• FCS 5962 Special Topics in Human Development (1-4)
• FCS 5940 Lifespan Attachment Theory (3)

**Requires Prerequisite(s)

Allied Coursework (12 Credits)

This requirement can be waived with completion of a second major, minor, or certificate.

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Allied Departments

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