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College of Education

Human Development and Family Science Department

Required Courses

Minor in Human Development and Family Science Requirements

Please note: Twelve of the units taken to complete a minor (6 of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors, concentrations, or major requirements.  This minor is not available for HDFS majors.

Complete one of the following courses:

Complete two of the following courses:
*If one of the courses above is taken as part of a major requirement, complete three of the following courses

Complete one of the following courses:

Learning Outcomes

Theories of Development and Family Science

Students utilize the major theories of human development and distinguish major psychological, cognitive, emotional, physical and environmental changes that take place over multiple phases of the lifespan and within and across families.

Focused Developmental Application in Human Development and Family Science

Students refine theoretical understandings of developmental inquiry to a specific phase in the lifespan, context of development, or concepts and issues in family science.

Situated Environments of Human Development and Family Science

Students contextualize developmental and familial issues within a cross-disciplinary and macro-level framework.