Sue Forest (Director, Rural Early
Intervention Training Program, Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Psychology and Education), Chair, Human and Family Development
Minor Committee
The Human and Family Development minor is an interdisciplinary
minor concerned with the study of life span human development
and family relations, and the impact of biological, environmental
and socio cultural factors on both. The HFD minor encompasses
a broad range of areas: Early Intervention, Gerontology, Early
Childhood, Normal Development, Family Development, and Exceptional
Development. The minor is designed to supplement the knowledge
base of students by providing a human and family development
specialty orientation to their fields of major interest. Students
with career goals that include communications, psychology, education,
social work, sociology, anthropology, pre medical sciences,
nursing, and physical therapy will benefit from the specialty
orientation in human and family development. Students with other
career goals also will find the program rewarding; a business
major interested in family service administration or consumer
economics; a radio television major interested in children's
programming; a forestry major interested in recreational management
appropriate for a particular population.
Human and family development encompasses a broad range of topics,
all of which share the view that human growth is a valid subject
of scientific study. Knowledge of the processes and contents
of psychological, social and biological growth of the individual
separately and within the family context will benefit the quality
of life of both the student/investigator and the public. The
purpose of this program is to equip students with a general
knowledge of issues relevant to normal and atypical patterns
of human and family development and to provide them with some
practical skills and insights which will enhance their abilities
in a variety of professions which deal with developmental and
family issues. The minor has general, early intervention, and
gerontology tracks.
The interdisciplinary curriculum reflects four specific goals:
(1) to provide students with an extensive knowledge base of
theory and research concerning lifespan development and the
role of the family in development; (2) to train students to
be critical consumers of research and evaluation results in
the human and family development areas; (3) to provide students
with practical experience in at least one applied service discipline
in the human development areas; and (4) to provide students
with the opportunity to take topical courses in normal and atypical
development of the individual and family.
All students seeking a minor must formally enroll in the minor
and select a faculty advisor from the Human and Family Development
Committee.
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To earn a minor 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 the stated goals and interests.
At least 6 credits of electives must be outside of the student's
major.
Core Curriculum:
PSYC 240S Developmental Psychology (3 cr.)
HFD 494 Seminar in Human Development (at least 1 cr.)
HFD 490 Practicum (Variable cr.; 2 required)
One of the following:
HFD 412 Family Development (3 cr.)
COMM 411 Family Communication (3 cr.)
SOC 300S The Family (3 cr.)
Plus one of the following research
courses:
PSYC 120 or 320 Research Methods (3 cr.)
SOC 201 Social Science Methods (4 cr.)
COMM 460 Communication Research Methods (3 cr.)
SW 400 Social Work Research (3 cr.)
C&I 520 Educational Research (3 cr.)
Electives:
The following 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.
Normal Development
BIOL 223 Genetics and Evolution
COMM 410S Communication in Personal Relationships
C&I 303 Educational Psychology and Measurements
C&I 330 Early Childhood Education
C&I 495 Intergenerational Experiences in Schools
HHP 246 Nutrition
PSYC 337 Principles of Cognitive Behavior Modification
PSYC 345 Social and Emotional Development
PSYC 346 Cognitive Development
SW 300 Human Behavior and Social Environment
SW 322 Explorations in Gerontology
SW 430S Adult Development and Aging
HS 325 Clinical Issues in Ceriatrics
SOC 495 Sociology of Aging
Early Intervention
HFD 411 Infant and Toddler Development and Variability
HFD 412 Family Development
HFD 413 Assessment and Program Planning
HFD 414 Community Service Delivery I
HFD 415 Program Development, Implementation, Evaluation and
Modification
HFD 416 Data-Based Decision Making
HFD 490 Practicum in Early Intervention
Exceptional Development
C&I 357 Introduction to Exceptionality
C&I 410 Exceptionality/Classroom Management
C&I 461 Teaching Gifted Pupils
C&I 495 Special Topics
PSYC 335 Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology
PSYC 336S Child and Adolescent Psychological Disorders
SOC 324 Family Deviance
SOC 330S Juvenile Delinquency
SW 420S Child Abuse and Neglect
Family Development
BITE 286 Personal and Family Economics
BITE 352E Ethics and Consumer Economics
COMM 411 Family Communication
C&I 355 Child in the Family
PSYC 495 Special Topics
SW 422 Services to Changing Families
SOC 300 The Family
SOC 324 The Family and Deviancy
Early Childhood
C&I 330 Early Childhood Education/Curriculum
C&I 355 Child in the Family
C&I 367 Preschool Practicum
HFD 498 Internship
HFD 413 Assessment & Program Planning
Gerontology
C&I 495 Intergenerational Experiences in Schools
HS 325 Clinical Issues in Geriatics
HS 495 Special Topics: Health Aspects of Aging
PSYC 495 Special Topics: Psychology of Aging
SW 322 Explorations in Gerontology
SW 395 Death, Dying, and Bereavement
SOC 395 Sociology of Aging
Human and Family Development Committee
Dan Doyle (Professor, Sociology)
Chris Fiori (Associate Professor, Psychology
Sue Forest (Associate Professor, Psychology, Chair)
Mike Jakupcak (Associate Professor, Education)
Lynne S. Koester (Professor, Psychology)
Ted Maloney (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Education)
Audrey Peterson (Associate Professor, Education)
Alan Sillars (Associate Professor, Communication Studies)
Paul Silverman (Associate Professor, Psychology)
John Spores (Professor, Social Work)
Richard van den Pol (Associate Professor, Education)
Courses back
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U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or
graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit
indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum
indicated after the R.
UG 411 Infant and Toddler Development and Variability 3 cr.
Offered autumn even-numbered years. Foundation of knowledge
and practical experiences in infant and toddler development
and its variability. Development of the child within the family
and social context.
UG 412 Family Development 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered
years. Foundation of knowledge and practical experiences in
family development from an ecological, family systems perspective.
Focus on families who have children with disabilities.
UG 413 Assessment and Program Planning 4 cr. Offered
spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., consent of instr. Foundation
of knowledge and practical experiences in child assessments
and family information gathering. Primary focus on birth through
two years of age.
UG 414 Community Service Delivery I 2 cr. Offered spring
odd-numbered years. Foundation of knowledge and practical experiences
in early intervention service models and their theoretical orientation,
roles of other agencies and professional disciplines, teaming
models and techniques, support coordination models and techniques,
community collaboration, and current early intervention trends
and models.
UG 415 Program Development, Implementation, Evaluation and Modification
4 cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Prereq., consent
of instr. Foundation of knowledge and practical experiences
in program planning, implementation and evaluation. Focus on
birth through two years of age.
UG 416 Data-Based Decision Making 2 cr. Offered autumn
odd-numbered years. Prereq., consent of instr. Foundation of
knowledge and applied experience in making intervention and
programmatic decisions based on data. Primary topical areas
covered are (1) foundations of applied behavioral analysis;
(2) technical competencies in applied behavioral analysis; (3)
facilitating acquisition of skills; and (4) skill generalization
for individuals across the life-span.
U 471 Natural Resource Management Core Behaviors 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Same as FOR 471. Development of basic skills
in communication, decision-making, evaluation, and conflict
resolution using examples from the natural resources arena.
UG 490 Practicum in Human Development Variable cr. (R 6)
Offered intermittently. Prereq., 12 credits in HFD. Supervised
fieldwork in settings relevant to developmental topics, including
school classrooms; child/family welfare agencies; various institutions
and programs for children, juveniles, or the aged.
UG 494 Seminar in Human Development 1 cr. (R 3) Offered
autumn. Discussion of selected problems in human development.
Emphasis on integrating theory and practice.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, new courses,
or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 498 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R-4)
Prereq., consent of chair. Extended classroom experience which
provides practical application of classroom learning during
placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from
the faculty supervisor and the Center for Work-Based Learning.