Human Development and Family Sciences (HDF)
HDF 304 Family Relationships 3 Hours
(TCCN: TECA 1303)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The process of family interaction over the life cycle. Application of research findings to the understanding of relationships. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 304, 304H, Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 4).
Core Curriculum: 080
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 304H Family Relationships: Honors 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The process of family interaction over the life cycle. Application of research findings to the understanding of relationships. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 304, 304H, Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 4). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 080
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of the department.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 305 Health and Development Across the Lifespan 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 306 Introduction to Gender and Sexuality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of gender and sexuality within the contexts of individual human development, families, and cultures. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 301.31
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 312 Family Resource Management 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Management concepts and theory in resource allocation used to meet family and life demands. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 304.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 313 Child Development 3 Hours
(TCCN: TECA 1354)
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Motor, language, cognitive, social, and emotional development in the family context. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 313, 313H, Women's and Gender Studies 313. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 113L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 313H Child Development: Honors 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Motor, language, social, and emotional development of children in the family context, with an emphasis on research findings and evaluations. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 313, 313H, Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 5: Child Development). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 114H, and consent of the department.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 113L Child Development Laboratory 1 Hour
0 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Observe children at the University Child and Family Laboratory and relate observations to the issues discussed in related coursework. Human Development and Family Sciences 113L and 114H may not both be counted. One and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 114H Child Development Laboratory: Honors 1 Hour
0 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Observe children at the University Child and Family Laboratory and relate observations to the issues discussed in related coursework. Human Development and Family Sciences 113L and 114H may not both be counted. One and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 315L Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of research methods, including observational and experimental techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Statistics and Data Sciences 302, 302F, or 320E; credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, and 113L or 114H.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
HDF 322 Personal and Family Finance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 322 and Finance 322F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 335 Adult Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Adulthood and the development, changes, and maturation that occurs, including the impact of relationships in adulthood. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and 113L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 337 Personal Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Studies intimate relationships, including dating, cohabitation, marriage, and gay and lesbian relationships, as well as situational factors that may influence basic relationship processes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 338 Developmentally Appropriate Practices with Young Children 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Developmentally appropriate practices, the importance of play, arranging environments, material selection, and a basic understanding about centers and activities for young children. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with an additional three to six hours of fieldwork sometime during the semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and a grade of at least C- in one of the following: Human Development and Family Sciences 313 and 113L, 313H and 113L, or Psychology 304.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 340 Ethical, Philosophical, and Professional Development Issues 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 340 and Human Ecology 101P may not both be counted. Human Development and Family Sciences 340 and Human Ecology 102P may not both be counted. Human Development and Family Sciences 340 and Human Ecology 103P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 342 Development of Psychopathology from Infancy through Adolescence 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 342 and Psychology 339 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and 113L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 343 Human Development in Minority and Immigrant Families 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the theories of human development and cultural psychology as they apply to the developmental issues of minority and immigrant children and families. Human Development and Family Sciences 343 and 378K (Topic: Child Development in Minority and Immigrant Families) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 344 Growing up Latine 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the multiple dimensions of Latine development across the lifespan. Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances in the field. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 344, 378K (Topic: Growing up Latine/x/a/o), Psychology 344C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: PSY 344C
Pre/Corequisites: For human development and family sciences majors: Upper-division standing; and HumanDevelopment and Family Sciences 304 or 313 and 113L; and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each. For psychology majors, upper-division standing and Psychology 301 and 420M with a grade of at least C in each; for others, upper-division standing, Psychology 301 with a grade of at least C, and one of the following with a grade of at least C: Advertising 309R, African and African Diaspora Studies 302M, Biomedical Engineering 335, Chemical Engineering 253K, Civil Engineering 311S, Economics 329, Educational Psychology 308, 371, Electrical Engineering 351K, Government 350K, Mathematics 316, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 335, Psychology 317, 317L, Public Relations 309, Sociology 317L, Social Work 318, Statistics 301, 309, Statistics and Data Sciences 301, 302, 302F, 303, 304, 305, 306, 318, 320E, 321, 325H, 328M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 345 Peer Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Children's peer relationships from toddlerhood to adolescence. Human Development and Family Sciences 345 and 378K (Topic: Peer Relationships) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 347 Socioeconomic Problems of Families 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An analysis of how socioeconomic factors, including income, education, employment, and their intersection with race and gender affect child development and family functioning. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and six semester hours of coursework in anthropology, economics, education, human development and family sciences, psychology, social work, or sociology.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 351 Infant Development and Attachment Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The development of emerging social language and cognitive capacities during infancy and toddlerhood and the development and consequences in infant-caregiver attachment security. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L, with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 352 Field Experience: Community 3 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours
Practicum in applied settings concerning human development and family sciences. One lecture hour and ten to twelve hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 2.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each course: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, 113L, 315L, and 340; Statistics and Data Sciences 302; Mathematics 408C, 408N, 408R, or Statistics and Data Sciences 332; and nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences. Admission by application only, filed with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences by May 1 for enrollment in the following spring semester, or by December 1 for enrollment in the following fall semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 652F Field Practicum: Community 6 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 20 Lab Hours
Practicum in settings concerning human development and family sciences. One lecture hour and at least twenty laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 2.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each course: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, 113L, 315L, and 340; Statistics and Data Sciences 302; Mathematics 408C, 408N, 408R, or Statistics and Data Sciences 332; and nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences. Admission by application only, filed with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences by May 1 for enrollment in the following spring semester, or by December 1 for enrollment in the following fall semester.
Restrictions: Designed for students in their last semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 352L Field Experience: Early Childhood 3 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 10 Lab Hours
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. One lecture hour and ten to twelve hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 2.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each course: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L, Statistics and Data Sciences 302; Mathematics 408C, 408N, 408R, or Statistics and Data Sciences 332; Human Development and Family Sciences 338, 340, and 466; three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences; and consent of instructor. Admission by application only, filed with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences by May 1 for enrollment in the following spring semester, or by December 1 for enrollment in the following fall semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 652P Field Practicum: Early Childhood 6 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 20 Lab Hours
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. One lecture hour and at least twenty laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 2.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each course: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L, Statistics and Data Sciences 302; Mathematics 408C, 408N, 408R, or Statistics and Data Sciences 332; Human Development and Family Sciences 338, 340, and 466; three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences; and consent of instructor. Admission by application only, filed with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences by May 1 for enrollment in the following spring semester, or by December 1 for enrollment in the following fall semester.
Restrictions: Designed for students in their last semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 353 Longevity in the 21st Century 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 353 and 378K (Topic: Longevity in the 21st Century) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 155H, 255H, 355H, 655H Problems Course: Honors 1,2,3,6 Hours
3,6,9,18 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive study of selected research problems. For each semester hour of credit earned, at least three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Human Development and Family Sciences 315L with a grade of at least B-; Mathematics 316, Statistics and Data Sciences 303 (or Statistics and Scientific Computation 303), 304 (or Statistics and Scientific Computation 304), 305 (or Statistics and Scientific Computation 305), or 306 (or Statistics and Scientific Computation 306) with a grade of at least B-; a University grade-point average of at least 3.00; and consent of the department.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 155R, 255R, 355R, 655R Problems Course: Research Practicum 1,2,3,6 Hours
3,6,9,18 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive study of selected problems of a transdisciplinary nature. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 2.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each course: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L; Mathematics 408C, 408N, 408R, Statistics and Data Sciences 302, or 332; and consent of instructor. Admission by application only, filed with the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences by May 1 for enrollment in the following spring semester, or by December 1 for enrollment in the following fall semester; or consent of instructor. For nonmajors, the application process and prerequisites may be waived by consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 356 The Evolution of Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Reviews the scientific literature on the evolution and function of adult romantic relationships. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 157, 257, 357, 657 Applied Child Development 1,2,3,6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9,18 Lab Hours
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. May be taken twice for credit. For each semester hour of credit earned, three hours of fieldwork a week.
Pre/Corequisites: University grade point average of at least 2.00, Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H with a grade of at least C-, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 358 Parent-Child Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The determinants of parenting attitudes and behavior and the effects on children of variations in sensitivity, discipline, and other aspects of parenting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 159, 259, 359, 659 Advanced Applied Research Experience 1,2,3,6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9,18 Lab Hours
Apply research experience in areas of a transdisciplinary nature. May be taken twice for credit. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; a University grade point average of at least 3.00; the following coursework with a grade of at least C: Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 304, 305, or 306; consent of instructor and consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 360 Methods of Family Life Education 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An examination, integrating theory and applied knowledge, of the best practices for working with families. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, and 315L with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 362 Children and Public Policy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences, anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, or social work.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 266C Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the theory and implementation of positive child and adult interactions, communication, and guidance strategies. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 266C, 466, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 4: Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships), 466. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 266L; Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and 113L or 114H and three semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences, education, psychology, or sociology with a grade of at least C- in each; consent of instructor and consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 266L Guidance in Adult Child Relationships Lab 2 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 4 Lab Hours
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. Only one of the following may be counted: Human Development and Family Sciences 266L, 466, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 4: Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships), 466. Four hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Human Development and Family Sciences 266C. Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, and 113L or 114H and three semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences, education, psychology, or sociology, with a grade of at least C- in each; consent of instructor and consent of the department.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 371 Adolescent Development in Context 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The biological, cognitive, and social changes that occur during the second decade of life, including the developmental issues faced by adolescents. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; and Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, and 315L, with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 372K Families in Transition 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis of interaction, transitions, and crises over the family life span. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and the following courses with a grade of at least C- in each: Human Development and Family Sciences 304 or 304H, and 315L and 337.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K Topics in Advanced Child and Family Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Concepts, theories, and issues in human development and family sciences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Six semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences (or child development), anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, or social work, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Adolescence into Young Adulthood.
Topic 2: Parent-Child Relationships.
Topic 3: Infant and Toddler Development.
Topic 4: Children and Public Policy.
Topic 5: Media and the Family.
Topic 6: Introduction to Early Childhood Intervention.
Topic 7: Social Development and Attachment Relationships. Child Development 378K (Topic: Infant Development and Attachment Relationships) and Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Advanced Early Childhood Intervention. Additional prerequisite: Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic 6).
Topic 9: Introduction to Child Life. 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. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Introduction to Child Life) and 378K (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Sexuality 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. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Sexuality in Human Development and Family Sciences) and 378K (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Topic 11: Italian Early Childhood Education. 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. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Italn Early Childhd Edu) and 378K (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
HDF 378K.10 Sexuality in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to contemporary understandings of sexuality in the context of human development and families, organized around major subjects in the field of sexuality studies. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Sexuality in Human Development and Family Sciences) and 378K (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K.11 Italian Early Childhood Education 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Italn Early Childhd Edu) and 378K (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K.5 Media and the Family 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K.6 Introduction to Early Childhood Intervention 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K.8 Advanced Early Childhood Intervention 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic 6).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378K.9 Introduction to Child Life 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. Human Development and Family Sciences 378K (Topic: Introduction to Child Life) and 378K (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 378L Theories of Child and Family Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study and analysis of major theories in human and family development. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: The following with a grade of at least C- in each: Human Development and Family Sciences 313 or 313H, 113L, 315L, and three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in human development and family sciences.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 179H, 279H, 379H Honors Tutorial Course 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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. May be repeated once for credit. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, admission to the human development and family sciences honors program, and consent of the honors adviser. Name of honors adviser and application procedure are available in the division office.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HDF 380K Topics in Research Methods 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Two lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in human development and family sciences, or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences.
Topic 2: Foundational Statistics and Nested Models in Human Development and 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.
Topic 3: Analyzing Development and Change.
Topic 4: Advanced Regression and Structural Models.
HDF 380K.1 Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 380K.2 Foundational Statistics and Nested Models in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 380K.3 Analyzing Development and Change 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 380K.4 Advanced Regression and Structural Models 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192, 292, 392, 692 Topics in Research Problems 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Directed research in various topics in the area of human development and family sciences. One, two, three, or six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in human development and family sciences, or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Child Development.
Topic 2: Family Relationships.
Topic 3: Marital Relationships.
Topic 4: Peer Relationships.
Topic 5: Parent-Child Relationships.
Topic 6: The Family and Public Policy.
Topic 7: The Family and the Mass Media.
HDF 192.1, 292.1, 392.1, 692.1 Child Development 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.2, 292.2, 392.2, 692.2 Family Relationships 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.3, 292.3, 392.3, 692.3 Marital Relationships 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.4, 292.4, 392.4, 692.4 Peer Relationships 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.5, 292.5, 392.5, 692.5 Parent-Child Relationships 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.6, 292.6, 392.6, 692.6 The Family and Public Policy 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 192.7, 292.7, 392.7, 692.7 The Family and the Mass Media 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394 Topics in Graduate Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Seminars in various topics in the area of human development and family sciences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in human development and family sciences, or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Parent-Child Interaction.
Topic 2: Family-Peer Relationships.
Topic 3: Marital Relationships.
Topic 4: Sex Roles in Family Relationships.
Topic 5: Immigration and the Family .
Topic 6: Intergenerational Parenting.
Topic 7: Divorce.
Topic 8: Family Systems Theory.
Topic 9: Children and Poverty.
Topic 10: Adult Development.
Topic 11: Issues in Early Childhood Development.
Topic 12: Attachment and Development through the Life Span.
Topic 13: The Self in Relationships.
Topic 14: Adoptive Family Relationships.
Topic 15: Children and the Mass Media.
Topic 16: Development of Close Relationships.
Topic 17: Prevention, Intervention, and Evaluation in Human Development and Human Development and Family Sciences 394 (Topic: Prevention, Intervention, and Evaluation in Human Development and Family Sciences) and 394 (Topic 17) may not both be counted.
HDF 394.1 Parent-Child Interaction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.10 Adult Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.11 Issues in Early Childhood Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.12 Attachment and Development through the Life Span 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.13 The Self in Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.14 Adoptive Family Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.16 Development of Close Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.17 Prevention, Intervention, and Evaluation in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Human Development and Family Sciences 394 (Topic: Prevention, Intervention, and Evaluation in Human Development and Family Sciences) and 394 (Topic 17) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.2 Family-Peer Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.3 Marital Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.4 Sex Roles in Family Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.5 Immigration and the Family 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.6 Intergenerational Parenting 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.7 Divorce 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.8 Family Systems Theory 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 394.9 Children and Poverty 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 395 Topics in Recent Advances in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research and theory focused on the interplay between individual development, family relationships, and institutions and relationships outside the family. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in human development and family sciences, or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Development.
Topic 2: Contextual Influences on Individual and Family Development.
Topic 3: Adult Development and Aging. 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.
Topic 4: The Formation and Development of Intimate Relationships. 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.
HDF 395.1 Child and Adolescent Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 395.2 Contextual Influences on Individual and Family Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 395.3 Adult Development and Aging 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 395.4 The Formation and Development of Intimate Relationships 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
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.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 397P Practicum in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practicum hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 698 Thesis 6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in human development and family sciences and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Human Development and Family Sciences 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
HDF 398T Supervised Teaching in Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Teaching under close supervision, group meetings, individual conferences, and reports. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
HDF 399W, 699W, 999W Dissertation 3,6,9 Hours
3,6,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral