Human Development and Family Studies - M.A. Program Requirements

I. CORE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (32 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
EPSY	65523	Life Span Development (3)	3
EVAL	65510	Statistics I for Educational Services (3)	3
	65511	Research in Educational Services (3)	3
HDFS	64023	Family Theories and Processes (3)	3
	64024	Family Life Education (3)	3
Choose between a Thesis or a Master's Project			6
HDFS	61198	Master's Project (6)*
	61199	Thesis I (6)**
Choose from the following: Suggested focus area course			11
ARCH	55640	Developing Environments for Older Adults (1-3)
BSCI	50020	Biology of Aging (3)
GERO	54030	Adult Development and Aging (3)
	54092	Practicum in Gerontology (3-6)***
	61191	Interdisciplinary Seminar in Gerontology (3)
	64022	Family Life in the Later Years (3)***
HDFS	54020	Adolescent Development (3)
	54023	Building Family Strengths (3)
	54028	Parent-Child Relationships (3)
	54029	Family Policy (3)
	54037	Positive Youth Development (3)
	54038	Professional Child and Youth Work Practice (3)
	54039	Bereavement, Trauma and Other Losses (3)
	54092	Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies (3-6)
	64022	Family Life in Later Years (3)
	64025	Studies in Child Rearing (3)
	64027	Early Adolescence (3)
	65517	Work and Family (3)
PHIL	50005	Health Care Ethics (3)
PSYC	60610	Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)
SOC	52010	Death and Dying (3)
	62877	Social Gerontology (3)
or other related courses with approval of advisor
TOTAL			32

*The master's project track is intended for students who do not plan to continue graduate work beyond the master's degree, and provided the opportunity to approach research and theory in a more applied manner. The presentation and interpretation or original research is not required. However, approval of the intended project by the student's master's project committee is required, as is the successful completion of an oral final examination conducted by the master's project committee.

**The thesis track is intended for research-oriented students and is designed to provide the opportunity to conduct original research. Approval of a thesis proposal by the student's thesis committee is required, as is the successful completion of an oral final examination conducted by the thesis committee.

***These courses are cross-listed with HDFS courses; GERO/HDFS 54092 and GERO/HDFS 64022.