Human Development - Requirements for the Major
Human Development Program | Human Development Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions
Interdisciplinary Supporting Courses, 16 credits
Required:
- HUM DEV 210 Introduction to Human Development, 3 credits
One of these:
- COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
One of these:
- ANTHRO 100 Varieties of World Culture, 3 credits
- SOCIOL 202 Introduction to Sociology, 3 credits
Diversity course, choose 3 credits:
Ethnic Studies or World Culture course, 3 credits (may not count courses taken to fulfill General Education requirement; may not counr PSYCH 440) or
Study Abroad or Travel course, 3 credits or
Upper-level foreign language culture, not grammar, course, 3 credits
Biological course, choose 3 credits (Note - the courses below have prerequisites):
- HUM BIOL 205 Biotechnology and Human Values, 3 credits
- HUM BIOL 206 Fertility, Reproduction and Family Planning, 3 credits
- HUM BIOL 310 Human Genetics, 3 credits
- HUM BIOL 324 The Biology of Women, 3 credits
- HUM BIOL 342 Human Evolution, 3 credits
- HUM BIOL 402 Human Physiology, 3 credits
Upper-Level Requirements, 27 credits
- COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
Life span core courses, required:
- HUM DEV 331 Infancy and Early Childhood, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 332 Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 343 Adulthood and Aging, 3 credits
Electives:
Students choose 15 additional upper-level credits from the following list, depending on their particular career interests. A human development adviser can help in the selection of appropriate courses.
- HUM DEV 334 Play and Creative Activities in Childhood, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 336 Gender Development Across the Lifespan, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 342 Cross-Cultural Human Development, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 344 Dying, Death, and Loss, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 345 Human Sexuality, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 346 Culture, Development and Health, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 350 Developmental Psychobiology, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 351 Interdisciplinary Topics in Human Development, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 353 Family Development, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 424 The Development of Creative and Critical Thinking, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 440 Human Development Senior Seminar, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
- PSYCH 429 Theories of Personality, 3 credits
- PSYCH 438 Counseling Across the Lifespan, 3 credits
One of these is encouraged, but may not count toward major requirements:
- HUM DEV 478 Honors in the Major, 3 credits
- HUM DEV 495 Teaching Assistantship, 1-6 credits
- HUM DEV 496 Research Assistantship, 1-6 credits
- HUM DEV 498 Independent Study, 1-4 credits