Human Development and Family Sciences: HDF

Lower-Division Courses

HDF X04. Family Relationships.

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

HDF X04H. Family Relationships: Honors.

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

HDF X05. Health and Development Across the Lifespan.

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.

HDF X06. Introduction to Gender and Sexuality.

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

HDF X12. Family Resource Management.

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

HDF X13. Child Development.

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

HDF X13H. Child Development: Honors.

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

HDF X13L. Child Development Laboratory.

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

HDF X14H. Child Development Laboratory: Honors.

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

HDF X15L. Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences.

Survey of research methods, including observational and experimental techniques.

HDF X19S. Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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.

Upper-Division Courses

HDF X22. Personal and Family Finance.

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.

HDF X29S. Topics in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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.

HDF X35. Adult Development.

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

HDF X37. Personal Relationships.

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

HDF X38. Developmentally Appropriate Practices with Young Children.

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

HDF X40. Ethical, Philosophical, and Professional Development Issues.

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.

HDF X42. Development of Psychopathology from Infancy through Adolescence.

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.

HDF X43. Human Development in Minority and Immigrant Families.

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

HDF X44. Growing up Latine.

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

HDF X45. Peer Relationships.

Children's peer relationships from toddlerhood to adolescence.

HDF X47. Socioeconomic Problems of Families.

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

HDF X51. Infant Development and Attachment Relationships.

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

HDF X52. Field Experience: Community.

Practicum in applied settings concerning human development and family sciences.

HDF X52F. Field Practicum: Community.

Practicum in settings concerning human development and family sciences.

HDF X52L. Field Experience: Early Childhood.

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.

HDF X52P. Field Practicum: Early Childhood.

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.

HDF X53. Longevity in the 21st Century.

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.

HDF X55H. Problems Course: Honors.

Intensive study of selected research problems.

HDF X55R. Problems Course: Research Practicum.

Intensive study of selected problems of a transdisciplinary nature.

HDF X56. The Evolution of Relationships.

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

HDF X57. Applied Child Development.

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.

HDF X58. Parent-Child Relationships.

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

HDF X59. Advanced Applied Research Experience.

Apply research experience in areas of a transdisciplinary nature.

HDF X60. Methods of Family Life Education.

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

HDF X62. Children and Public Policy.

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.

HDF X66C. Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships.

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

HDF X66L. Guidance in Adult Child Relationships Lab.

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.

HDF X71. Adolescent Development in Context.

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

HDF X72K. Families in Transition.

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

HDF X78K. Topics in Advanced Child and Family Development.

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

HDF X78K.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.

HDF X78K.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.

HDF X78K.5. Media and the Family.

HDF X78K.6. Introduction to Early Childhood Intervention.

HDF X78K.8. Advanced Early Childhood Intervention.

HDF X78K.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.

HDF X78L. Theories of Child and Family Development.

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

HDF X79H. Honors Tutorial Course.

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.

Graduate Courses

HDF X80K. Topics in Research Methods.

HDF X80K.1. Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences.

HDF X80K.2. Foundational Statistics and Nested Models in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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.

HDF X80K.3. Analyzing Development and Change.

HDF X80K.4. Advanced Regression and Structural Models.

HDF X92. Topics in Research Problems.

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

HDF X92.1. Child Development.

HDF X92.2. Family Relationships.

HDF X92.3. Marital Relationships.

HDF X92.4. Peer Relationships.

HDF X92.5. Parent-Child Relationships.

HDF X92.6. The Family and Public Policy.

HDF X92.7. The Family and the Mass Media.

HDF X94. Topics in Graduate Seminar.

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

HDF X94.1. Parent-Child Interaction.

HDF X94.10. Adult Development.

HDF X94.11. Issues in Early Childhood Development.

HDF X94.12. Attachment and Development through the Life Span.

HDF X94.13. The Self in Relationships.

HDF X94.14. Adoptive Family Relationships.

HDF X94.16. Development of Close Relationships.

HDF X94.17. Prevention, Intervention, and Evaluation in Human Development and Family Sciences.

HDF X94.2. Family-Peer Relationships.

HDF X94.3. Marital Relationships.

HDF X94.4. Sex Roles in Family Relationships.

HDF X94.5. Immigration and the Family .

HDF X94.6. Intergenerational Parenting.

HDF X94.7. Divorce.

HDF X94.8. Family Systems Theory.

HDF X94.9. Children and Poverty.

HDF X95. Topics in Recent Advances in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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

HDF X95.1. Child and Adolescent Development.

HDF X95.2. Contextual Influences on Individual and Family Development.

HDF X95.3. 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.

HDF X95.4. 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 X97P. Practicum in Human Development and Family Sciences.

HDF X98. Thesis.

HDF X98T. Supervised Teaching in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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

HDF X99W. Dissertation.

Professional Courses