The process of family interaction over the life cycle. Application of research findings to the understanding of relationships.

The process of family interaction over the life cycle. Application of research findings to the understanding of relationships.

Investigate the experiences of health and well-being across the life span of both individuals and families. Apply research findings to explore how physical and mental health are influenced by societal contexts.

Explore social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of gender and sexuality within the contexts of individual human development, families, and cultures.

Management concepts and theory in resource allocation used to meet family and life demands.

Motor, language, cognitive, social, and emotional development in the family context.

Motor, language, social, and emotional development of children in the family context, with an emphasis on research findings and evaluations.

Observe children at the University Child and Family Laboratory and relate observations to the issues discussed in related coursework.

Observe children at the University Child and Family Laboratory and relate observations to the issues discussed in related coursework.

Survey of research methods, including observational and experimental techniques.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Human Ecology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Overview from the individual and family perspectives of financial planning tools, cash management, consumer credit, basic tax preparation, and insurance selection. Includes application of knowledge to hypothetical situations and case studies.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Human Ecology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Adulthood and the development, changes, and maturation that occurs, including the impact of relationships in adulthood.

Studies intimate relationships, including dating, cohabitation, marriage, and gay and lesbian relationships, as well as situational factors that may influence basic relationship processes.

Developmentally appropriate practices, the importance of play, arranging environments, material selection, and a basic understanding about centers and activities for young children.

Explores ethical and philosophical issues; personal values and choices; professional development and leadership; and career goals, opportunities, and challenges as they relate to human development and family sciences.

A developmental approach to the study of emotional and behavioral disorders from infancy through adolescence, including attachment disorders, autism, attention deficit disorder, conduct disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Also includes contrasting theories of psychopathology, epidemiology and outcomes of childhood disorders, therapeutic approaches and their efficacy, and developmental resilience.

Examines the theories of human development and cultural psychology as they apply to the developmental issues of minority and immigrant children and families.

Examine the multiple dimensions of Latine development across the lifespan. Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances in the field.

Children's peer relationships from toddlerhood to adolescence.

An analysis of how socioeconomic factors, including income, education, employment, and their intersection with race and gender affect child development and family functioning.

The development of emerging social language and cognitive capacities during infancy and toddlerhood and the development and consequences in infant-caregiver attachment security.

Practicum in applied settings concerning human development and family sciences.

Practicum in settings concerning human development and family sciences.

Study and implementation of skills necessary for planning, guiding, and interacting with young children and their families, and for the management of facilities that provide services for young children.

Study and implementation of skills necessary for planning, guiding, and interacting with young children and their families; and for the management of facilities that provide services for young children.

Explores questions concerning the rapidly changing world in which people routinely live into old age. Focus on challenges adults face at the individual, familial, and societal level due to a prolonged adulthood.

Intensive study of selected research problems.

Intensive study of selected problems of a transdisciplinary nature.

Reviews the scientific literature on the evolution and function of adult romantic relationships.

Apply theoretical concepts in child development through fieldwork with children and families in a laboratory school setting. Observe children and practice professional interactions with children and families.

The determinants of parenting attitudes and behavior and the effects on children of variations in sensitivity, discipline, and other aspects of parenting.

Apply research experience in areas of a transdisciplinary nature.

An examination, integrating theory and applied knowledge, of the best practices for working with families.

The positive and negative effects of policy on children and the policy landscape in several major domains of child and family life in the United States and in other countries.

Explore the theory and implementation of positive child and adult interactions, communication, and guidance strategies.

Interact with children and families at the Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory while under supervision, to explore the development of skills in positive child and adult interactions, communication, guidance strategies, and observational data collection.

The biological, cognitive, and social changes that occur during the second decade of life, including the developmental issues faced by adolescents.

Analysis of interaction, transitions, and crises over the family life span.

Concepts, theories, and issues in human development and family sciences.

Introduction to contemporary understandings of sexuality in the context of human development and families, organized around major subjects in the field of sexuality studies.

Explore the long history of early childhood education in Italy emphasizing children's engagement in multi-sensory exploration and creative self-expression. Analyze how cultural differences affect how parents and professionals work together to foster optimal development in young children.

Introduction to the role of child life specialists in health care settings and the application of general human development principles to the care of hospitalized children and adolescents.

Study and analysis of major theories in human and family development.

Supervised individual research on a special topic in human development and family sciences; oral presentation and preparation of a scholarly paper covering the research. May be based on laboratory, library, or field research.

This course focuses on data organization and statistics used in the social behavioral sciences. It begins with a review of basic data management, inferential statistics, graphing, advanced regression, and ANOVA, then concludes with an introduction into the analysis of nested data.

Directed research in various topics in the area of human development and family sciences.

Seminars in various topics in the area of human development and family sciences.

Research and theory focused on the interplay between individual development, family relationships, and institutions and relationships outside the family.

A multidisciplinary overview of adult development from young adulthood through old age. Examines major sociological, psychological, and biological theory and research in the field of adult development such as adult development and the aging process from cells to social security with an emphasis on social and emotional development, as well as psychological aspects of adult development.

Critical review of theory and research on dating and marital relationships, with an emphasis on how relationships change over time. Subjects include attraction, relationship initiation and formation, relationship maintenance processes and relationship dissolution.

Teaching under close supervision, group meetings, individual conferences, and reports.