Program Overview

Human Development & Family Studies Major

Catalog Year

All courses must be completed with a C- or better.

Graduation Requirements

To fulfill general education and graduation requirements, each student must have a minimum U of U 2.0 GPA ,122 minimum credits ,40 upper division credits , and30 residency credits.

HDFS Core (25 Credits)

• FCS 1500 Lifespan Human Development (3) BF
• FCS 2400 Modern Family (3) BF
• FCS 3010 Intro to FCS Careers (2)
• FCS 3200 Research Methods (4) CW
• FCS 3210 FCS Statistics (4) QI
• FCS 3450 Family Economic Issues (3) BF QI OR FCS 3500 Financial Skills for Life (3) QI

Community/Diversity Focused Courses (Choose two from the following):

• FCS 2180 Family, School, Community Connections (3)**
• FCS 3245 Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (3) DV**
• FCS 3290 Race, Ethnicity and Family Diversity (4) DVHF**
• FCS 3420 Housing Policy and Issues (3) CW
• FCS 3510 Tax Preparation and Community Engagement (3)
• FCS 4890 CSBS Internship in FCS (3)^
• FCS 5180 Autism Across the Lifespan (3)**
• FCS 5200 Families and Social Policy (3)
• FCS 5343 Family Advocacy and Policy (3)**
• FCS 5390 Gender, Race and Sexuality Across the Lifespan (3)**
• FCS 5430 Families and Healthcare Policy (3)**
• FCS 5450 Nonprofit Community Organizations (3)**
• FCS 5630 Healthy Communities (3)
• FCS 5700 Analyzing Community Growth (3)

** If not used to fulfill this requirement can be used as an elective^ Up to 3 credits of FCS 4890 can be used towards the community/diversity requirement. 6 total credits can be used towards the major as a whole

HDFS Electives (9 Credits)

6 Credits must be 5000+ level

• FCS 2100 Transition to Adulthood (3) BF
• FCS 2216 Interacting with Infants and Toddlers (3)
• FCS 2600 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)
• FCS 2610 Understanding Children’s Behavior (3)
• FCS 2620 Child Development Practicum (3)**
• FCS 2640 Integrated Curriculum Methods (3)
• FCS 3215 Beginnings: Development in Infancy and Childhood (3) BF
• FCS 3270 Parenting (3)
• FCS 3300 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (3)
• FCS 3370 Parenting Across Cultures (3) IR
• FCS 3380 Social Science and Medicine (3)
• FCS 3630 Intimacy and Love (3) BF
• FCS 5170 Creativity and Cognition in Young Children (3)
• FCS 5230 Adolescence (3)
• FCS 5240 Mid/Later Life Adult Development and Family (3)
• FCS 5250 Theories of Human Development (3)
• FCS 5280 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (3)
• FCS 5282 Conflict and Mediation (3)
• FCS 5305 Therapeutic Play in Health Care Settings (3)
• FCS 5311 Childhood Health Care I (3)**
• FCS 5312 Childhood Health Care II (3)**
• FCS 5370 Family Violence (3) CW
• FCS 5375 Trauma and Human Development (3)
• FCS 5380 Family Problems (3)
• FCS 5962 Special Topics in Human Development (1-4)
• FCS 5940 Lifespan Attachment Theory (3)

** Requires Prerequisite(s)

Allied Coursework (12 Credits)

This requirement can be waived with completion of a second major, minor, or certificate.

• Allied Departments
  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Communication Science Disorders
  • Criminology
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Education Culture & Society
  • Educational Psychology
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • Health Education & Promotion
  • Health Society & Policy
  • Honors
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Occupational & Recreational Therapies
  • Parks Recreation & Tourism
  • Peace & Conflict
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education

Requirements subject to change. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor frequently.