Family Studies and Human Development Minor

Family Studies and Human Development Minor Requirements

21 Credits

FSHD Minor Core Requirements

FSHD 1500Human Development Lifespan (SS, GC)3
FSHD 2400Family Relationships (SS, GC)3
FSHD 3400Current Issues in Human Development and Family Studies3

FSHD Minor Family Studies Track Requirements

Choose 2 course from the following courses:6
FSHD 1400Marriage Preparation and Enhancement3
FSHD 2100Family Resource Management3
FSHD 2660Parenting and Child Guidance3
FSHD 3000Death and Dying (This course may be used for either the Family Studies requirement or the Human Development requirement, not both.)3
FSHD 3300Family Theories3
FSHD 3500Introduction to Child Life Practice and Theory 3
FSHD 4500Family Life Education Methodology3

FSHD Minor Human Development Track Requirements

Choose 2 of the following courses:6
Introduction to Adult Development and Aging
Nutrition in the Life Cycle
Infant and Child Nutrition
Child Devel - Birth to Eight
Death and Dying (This course may be used for either the Family Studies requirement or the Human Development requirement, not both.)
Aging: Adaptation and Behavior
Adolescent Development: 9 - 18

Completion Requirements

  • Complete all courses that fulfill requirements in the minor with a grade C or higher.

Notes:

An academic minor is an attribute of a baccalaureate degree, not an entity by itself, and can only be awarded at the same time a student graduates with a bachelor’s degree.  Students must declare a minor prior to submitting a graduation application.  A minor may not be added to a previously awarded degree.  Students must complete the minor requirements prior to or concurrent with completion of their bachelor’s degree requirements.  Minors are not available with associate’s degrees.

Students may not declare a minor that is in the same discipline as their major.  Example:  English majors cannot declare any English minor.  

Integrated Studies majors may not have an academic minor in the same discipline as either of their two declared emphases.  Example:  An Integrated Studies major with emphases in English and Spanish cannot receive a minor in either English or Spanish.