Human and Family Development 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.
Requirements for a Minor
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.)
C&I 358 Family Management Systems (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
C&I 358 Family Management Systems
PSYC 115S Psychology of Loving Relations
PSYC 116S Psychology of Parent/ Child Relations
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)
Philip Wittekiend (Adjunct Instructor, Education)
Courses
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.
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 Cooperative Education Office.
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