Human Sciences, BS, Human Development and Family Studies Concentration

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The Human Sciences undergraduate degree program includes study in the areas of child life, human development and family studies, and nutrition education and promotion. The educational goal is to provide instruction in areas of Human Sciences that will prepare students for advanced study in graduate programs, or to assume professional roles through careers in business, industry, agencies, hospitals, and educational settings.

First Year

Fall Semester

MATH 1050 - FINITE MATHEMATICS ^G
or MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA &
MATH 1080 - APPLIED ALGEBRA LABORATORY
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE ^G Credits / Units: 3
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
HDFS 1000 - ORIENTATION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES ^††
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 15-17

Spring Semester

CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR ELECTIVE ^†† Credits / Units: 3
PSYC 1010 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I ^†† ^G
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS ^G
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 3220 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING ^††
HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED ^G,1 Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR ELECTIVE ^†† Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HDFS 3020 - FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LIFESPAN ^††
COMM 2100 - COMMUNICATING IN THE CLASSROOM ^G
or COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING
NATURAL SCIENCES GEN ED^G Credits / Units: 3
HDFS 3040 - PARENTING: ISSUES AND EDUCATION ^††
NUTR 3420 - NUTRITION ^††

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

NUTR 3440 - CHILD NUTRITION ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
HDFS 4120 - FAMILY STRESS AND COPING ^††
HDFS 4410 - FAMILY RELATIONS ^††
PSYC 2200 - PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH DESIGN ^††
or SW 3600 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS AND DESIGNS
or HDFS 4970 - APPLIED RESEARCH IN HUMAN SCIENCES

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HDFS 3210 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT ^††
HUSC 3460 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE HUMAN SCIENCES ^††
HDFS 3710 - FAMILY FINANCE AND CONSUMER EDUCATION ^††
SW 4220 - SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING ^††
HS 2510 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SEXUALITY- CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ^††
or SOC 2150 - SOCIOLOGY AND SEXUALITY

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

NUTR 4210 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ^††
HDFS 4750 - FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ^††
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
HDFS 4450 - FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION ^††
HDFS 3200 - INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT ^††
or HDFS 3220 - MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR ELECTIVES ^†† Credits / Units: 6
HDFS 4870 - FIELD EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES ^††
or HDFS 4300 - CURRENT TRENDS IN FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICY
SOC 2120 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS ^††
or SW 3030 - CRISIS INTERVENTION

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Semester Hours Required 120-122

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

* Grade of “C” or higher.

^††Major Course Grade of “C” or higher.

¹ A two-course sequence is required (see GER section of this catalog for options). If the two-course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three-hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Senior Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult the Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.