Requirements for the B.S. in HDFS
This major is a multidisciplinary program that examines the development of
individuals and families across the life span. It enables students to prepare
for professional, managerial, or scientific roles in health and human services
professions, in public and nonprofit agencies, and in business and industry, as
well as for advanced professional or graduate study. Students obtain a broad
background in individual and family development across the life span. Courses
emphasize biological, psychological, social/cultural, and economic aspects of
development. Through course work and undergraduate internships or research
projects, students develop skills relevant to career objectives, such as
counseling, human assessment, program planning and evaluation, and research.
Two options are available within the major: (1) Life Span Human
Services option and (2) Life Span Developmental Science option. The
introductory paragraph to each of the options includes a brief list of
career opportunities. More extensive descriptions of career
opportunities in both public and private sectors are available for the
program.
LIFE SPAN HUMAN SERVICES OPTION: This option
focuses on the acquisition and application of scientific knowledge
about development and family functioning across the life span for the
purposes of enhancing personal and family development. Courses
emphasize: (1) understanding the biological, psychological, and social
development across the life span, and the structuring and functioning
of families; (2) understanding basic theoretical and methodological
issues; and (3) the development of applied skills in intervention and
evaluation, prevention, and in the formulation of social policy. An
approved field experience in a setting that serves children, youth,
adults, or the aged is required for this option. Typical employment
settings include preschools, daycare centers, hospital programs for
children, youth, and families, institutional and community mental
health programs for individuals and families, programs for abused or
neglected children and adolescents, women's resource centers, human
resources programs, employee assistance programs, nursing homes, area
agencies on aging and other community settings for older adults, and
public welfare and family service agencies. Typical postgraduate
pursuits of students completing this option include graduate study in
human development, family studies, psychology, or sociology, or
advanced professional training in psychology, law, behavioral health,
counseling or social work.
Scheduling Recommendation by Semester Standing given like (Sem: 1-2)
GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(3-4 of these 45 credits are
included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
(See description of General
Education in front of Bulletin.)
FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR:
(Included in ELECTIVES or GENERAL EDUCATION
course selection)
UNITED STATES CULTURES AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURES:
(Included in ELECTIVES, GENERAL EDUCATION course selections, or REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
MAJOR)
ELECTIVES: 3-5 credits
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 73-76 credits
(This includes
3-4 credits of General Education GQ courses.)
COMMON REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR (ALL OPTIONS): 30-31 credits
PRESCRIBED COURSES (18 credits)[1]
HD
FS 129 GS(3), HD FS 301(3), HD FS 311(3), HD FS 312W(3)[35], HD FS 315 US(3)[93], HD FS 418(3) (Sem: 3-6)
ADDITIONAL COURSES (12-13 credits)[1]
Select
6 credits from HD FS 229 GS(3), HD FS 239 GS(3), HD FS 249 GS(3) (Sem: 1-4)
STAT 200 GQ(4) or EDPSY 101 GQ(3) (Sem: 1-4)
Select 3 credits of United States Cultures (US)[92] (Sem: 4-8)
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPTION: 43-45 credits
LIFE SPAN HUMAN SERVICES OPTION: (43-45 credits)
PRESCRIBED COURSES (9 credits)[1]
HD FS 411(3), HD FS 414(3), HD FS 455(3) (Sem: 5-8)
ADDITIONAL COURSES (22-24 credits)[1]
Select 3 credits from HD FS 428(3), HD FS 429(3), HD FS 433(3) or HD FS 445(3) (Sem: 5-8)
Select 6 credits from 300- or 400-level HD FS courses (Sem: 5-8)
Select 13-15 credits from (a) or (b)
(a) Approved field practice in a human service setting: HD FS 490(2), HD FS 495A(9), HD FS 495B(3) (Sem: 5-8)
(b) Approved group project or field practice in human service setting: HD FS 401(3), HD FS 402(4), HD FS 495C(6-8) (Sem: 5-8)
SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED AREAS (12 credits)
Select 12 credits (minimum of 6 credits at the 400 level) in
consultation with adviser from University-wide offerings that develop
competency in the option (a grade of C or better is required in any HD
FS course taken to satisfy this requirement) (Sem: 5-8)
[1] A student enrolled in this major must receive
a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44.
[35] Honors students take HD FS 300H(3) and HD FS
310M(3) (an honors writing-intensive course) but they do not take HD FS 312W(3).
[92] This course is in addition to the 6 credits of United States Cultures and International Cultures.
[93] This course fulfills the University's United States Cultures requirement.
