Human Development and Family Studies - B.S. Program Requirements

• Case Management for Individuals and Families Concentration
• Child and Youth Development Concentration
• Family Life Education Concentration
• Human Technology Services (for associate degree graduates)
• Gerontology Concentration
• Gerontology - Nursing Home Administration Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (12 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
WIC	GERO	44030	Adult Development and Aging*	3
	HDFS	24011	Interpersonal Relationships and Families	3
		34031	Cultural Diversity: Implications for the Helping Professions	3
KBS	NUTR	23511	Science of Human Nutrition	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (27 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KSS	PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
KAD		21211	Psychology of Adjustment	3
KSS DD	SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (81 credits)
	Case Management for Individuals and Families (81)
	Child and Youth Development (81)
	Family Life Education (81)
	Gerontology (81)
	Gerontology - Nursing Administration (81)
	Human Technology Services for associate degree graduates (81)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned with to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
 

 

Case Management for Individuals and Families Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (52 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HDFS	14027	Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies	2
		24012	Child Development	3
		25512	Management of Family Resources	3
		44018	Professional Development in Human Development and Family Studies	3
		44020	Adolescent Development	3
		44023	Building Family Strengths	3
		44028	Parent/Child Relationships	3
		44029	Family Policy	3
		44035	Assessment and Strategies in Case Management	3
		44036	Generalist Case Management Methods	3
		44192	Internship in HDFS: Case Management I	3-6
		44292	Internship in HDFS: Case Management II	3-6
	HED	32530	Drug Use and Misuse	3
		34060	Small Group Process	2
	HST	21000	Dynamics of Helping Relationships	3
	Choose from the following			3
	PSYC	40111	Abnormal Psychology (3)
	SOC	32762	Deviant Behavior (3)
DD	SPED	23000	Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)
	Choose from the following			6
DD	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	HDFS	24013	Early Adolescence (3)
		24095	Special Topics (3)
		41093	Workshop in Human Development and Family Studies (1-3)
		41095	Special Topics in Human Development and Family Studies (1-4)
		41096	Individual Investigation (1-3)
		44019	Intergenerational Experience (3)
		44021	Family Intervention across the Lifespan (3)
		44022	Changing Roles of Men and Women (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
		44092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies (3-10)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (29 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10001	Human Biology	3
	SOC	32210	Researching Society	3
		32220	Data Analysis	3
		32221	Data Analysis Laboratory	1
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences Laboratory			1
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			15
MINIMUM TOTAL				81

 

Child and Youth Development Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (55 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HDFS	14027	Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies	2
		24012	Child Development	3
		24013	Early Adolescence	3
		25512	Management of Family Resources	3
		44018	Professional Development in Human Development and Family Studies	3
		44020	Adolescent Development	3
		44021	Family Intervention across the Lifespan	3
		44023	Building Family Strengths	3
		44028	Parent/Child Relationships	3
		44029	Family Policy	3
		44035	Assessment and Strategies in Case Management	3
		44037	Positive Youth Development	3
		44038	Professional Child and Youth Work Practice	3
		44092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies	3-10
	HED	34060	Small Group Process	2
	RPTM	36075	Program Design and Evaluation	3
	Choose from the following			3
	HED	32530	Drug Use and Misuse (3)
		32544	Human Sexuality (3)
	JUS	34311	Youth and Law and the Justice System (3)
DD	SPED	23000	Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)
	Choose from the following			6
DD	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	HDFS	24095	Special Topics (3)
		41093	Workshop in Human Development and Family Studies (1-3)
		41095	Special Topics in Human Development and Family Studies (1-4)
		41096	Individual Investigation (1-3)
		44019	Intergenerational Experience (3)
		44022	Changing Roles of Men and Women (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
		44092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies (3-10)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (26 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10001	Human Biology	3
	SOC	32210	Researching Society	3
		32220	Data Analysis	3
		32221	Data Analysis Laboratory	1
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences Laboratory			1
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			12
MINIMUM TOTAL				81

 

Family Life Education Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (49 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HDFS	14027	Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies	2
		24012	Child Development	3
		25512	Management of Family Resources	3
		44018	Professional Development in Human Development and Family Studies	3
		44020	Adolescent Development	3
		44021	Family Intervention across the Lifespan	3
		44022	Changing Roles of Men and Women	3
		44023	Building Family Strengths	3
		44028	Parent/Child Relationships	3
		44029	Family Policy	3
		44030	Family Life Education Methodology	3
		44092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies	3-10
	HED	32544	Human Sexuality	3
	Choose from the following			5-6
	CACM	11001	Introduction to Conflict Management (3)
		38080	Mediation: Theory and Training (3)
	ENG	20002	Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
	HED	32530	Drug Use and Misuse (3)
		34060	Small Group Processes (2)
		42041	Health Counseling (3)
DD	SPED	23000	Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)
	Choose from the following			6
DD	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	HDFS	24013	Early Adolescence (3)
		24095	Special Topics (3)
		41093	Workshop in Human Development and Family Studies (1-3)
		41095	Special Topics in Human Development and Family Studies (1-4)
		41096	Individual Investigation (1-3)
		44019	Intergenerational Experience (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (32 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10001	Human Biology	3
	COMM	20001	Interpersonal Communication	3
	SOC	32210	Researching Society	3
		32220	Data Analysis	3
		32221	Data Analysis Laboratory	1
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences Laboratory			1
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			15
MINIMUM TOTAL				81

 

 

Human Services Technology (for associate degree graduates)

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (53 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	HDFS	14027	Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies	2
		24012	Child Development	3
		25512	Management of Family Resources	3
		44018	Professional Development in Human Development and Family Studies	3
		44020	Adolescent Development	3
		44023	Building Family Strengths	3
		44028	Parent/Child Relationships	3
		44029	Family Policy	3
	HED	11590	Community Health	3
	HST	11001	Group Process	3
		21000	Dynamics of the Helping Relationship	3
		21001	Assessment of Client Needs	3
		21002	Client Advocacy and Case Management	3
		21092	Human Services Technology Internship I	3
		21192	Human Services Technology Internship II	3
	PSYC SOC	40111 32762	Abnormal Psychology (3) or Deviant Behavior (3)	3
	Choose from the following			6
DD	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology (3)
	HDFS	24013	Early Adolescence (3)
		24095	Special Topics (3)
		41093	Workshop in Human Development and Family Studies (1-3)
		41095	Special Topics in Human Development and Family Studies (1-4)
		41096	Individual Investigation (1-3)
		44019	Intergenerational Experience (3)
		44021	Family Intervention across the Lifespan (3)
		44022	Changing Roles of Men and Women (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
		44092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies (3-10)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (28 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	10001	Human Biology	3
	SOC	32210	Researching Society	3
		32220	Data Analysis	3
		32221	Data Analysis Laboratory	1
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences Laboratory			1
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			14
MINIMUM TOTAL				81

 

Gerontology Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (45 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	BSCI	40020	Biology of Aging	3
	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology	3
		30656	Psychology of Aging	3
		44031	Social Policy and Community Resources for Older Adults	3
		44092	Practicum in Gerontology	3-10
	HDFS	44019	Intergenerational Experience	3
	NUTR	43521	Food: Dietary Modification	2
	PHIL	40005	Health Care Ethics	3
	SOC	42563	Sociology of Health and Health Care	3
		42879	Aging in Society	3
	SPA	44130	Communication Disorders in the Aging	2
	Choose from the following: Professional Electives			14
	GERO	41095	Special Topics in Gerontology (1-3)
	HDFS	44021	Family Interventions Across the Lifespan (3)
		44023	Building Family Strengths (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
		44032	Nonprofit Fundraising/Grant Writing (3)
	HED	42041	Health Counseling (3)
	IHS	44010	Research Design and Statistical Methods in the Health Profession (3)
	JMC	28001	Principles of Public Relations (3)
	MIS	24053	Introduction to computer Applications (3)
	PEP	40612	Exercise Leadership for the Older Adult (3)
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3)
	RPTM	36010	Recreation, Leisure and Aging (3)
	SOC	42010	Death and Dying (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (36 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function	5
KAD	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	ENG	20002	Introduction to Technical Writing	3
	General Electives (number of credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division credit hours)			25
MINIMUM TOTAL				81

 

Gerontology - Nursing Home Administration Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (70 credits)Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	ACCT	23020	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
		23021	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
	BSCI	40020	Biology of Aging	3
	GERO	14029	Introduction to Gerontology	3
		30656	Psychology of Aging	3
		43092	Practicum in Nursing Home Administration I	5
		43192	Practicum in Nursing Home Administration II	5
		44031	Social Policy and Community Resources for Older Adults	3
		44032	Long Term Care Administration	3
	MIS	24163	Principles of Management	3
		34180	Human Resource Management	3
	MKTG	25010	Marketing	3
	NUTR	43521	Food: Dietary Modification	2
	PHIL	40005	Health Care Ethics	3
	SOC	42563	Sociology of Health and Health Care	3
		42879	Aging in Society	3
	SPA	44130	Communication Disorders in the Aging	2
	Choose from the following:			3
	ECON	42086	Economics of Health Care (3)
	MIS	34165	Dynamics of Leadership (3)
	Choose from the following:			14
DD	GERO	41095	Special Topics in Gerontology (1-3)
	HDFS	44021	Family Interventions Across the Lifespan (3)
		44023	Building Family Strengths (3)
		44031	Intergenerational Family Caregiving (2)
		44032	Nonprofit Fundraising/Grant Writing (3)
	HED	42041	Health Counseling (3)
	IHS	44010	Research Design and Statistical Methods in the Health Profession (3)
	JMC	28001	Principles of Public Relations (3)
	MIS	24053	Introduction to computer Applications (3)
	PEP	40612	Exercise Leadership for the Older Adult (3)
	PSYC	21621	Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3)
	RPTM	36010	Recreation, Leisure and Aging (3)
	SOC	42010	Death and Dying (3)
II. ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (11 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KBS	BSCI	20020	Biological Structure and Function	5
KAD	ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	ENG	20002	Introduction to Technical Writing	3
MINIMUM TOTAL				81