Dec 04, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

4-Year Plan

Family and Human Services, B.S.

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Student learning outcomes:

Students will be able to create a research-based family life education program based on a needs assessment of a proposed client.
Students will be able to apply a knowledge of professional helping responsibilities to engage with clients or colleagues.
Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to engage with people (one or more) and deliver helping skills.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with major in Family and Human Services

University Core Curriculum - 39 hours

Program requirements satisfy 9 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum.

The Intercultural Engagement elective area is satisfied by one of the following: ED 2033 , HST 3283 , ICS 2113 , POL 3253 .
Six hours of the Social and Behavioral Sciences elective area are satisfied by two of the following: FAM 2143 , FAM 2243 , FAM 2413 , FAM 2633 , FAM 3243 , FAM 3413 , FAM 3653 , FAM 4253 , FAM 4273 , FAM 4383 , FAM 4443 , PSY 1013 .

Core Curriculum Courses

Required Major Field Courses - 49 hours

FAM 2143 Family Science and Self (On Campus)
FAM 2243 Principles of Effective Parenting (On Campus)
FAM 2413 Developmental Psychology (On Campus)
FAM 2633 Marriage and Family Living (On Campus)
FAM 3243 Human Sexuality (On Campus)
FAM 3313 Professional Ethics and Practice (On Campus)
FAM 3653 Social Policy for Families and Children (On Campus)
FAM 4223 Introduction to Senior Seminar (On Campus)
FAM 4253 Family Communication (On Campus)
FAM 4273 Family Resource Management (On Campus)
FAM 4383 Self-Care & the Helping Profession (On Campus)
FAM 4433 Senior Seminar (On Campus)
FAM 4443 Critical Concerns with Adolescents (On Campus)
PSY 1013 Introductory Psychology (On Campus and Online)

One of the following

ED 2033 Cultural Competencies for Human Service Professionals (On Campus)
HST 3283 Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Race in America (On Campus)
ICS 2113 Intercultural Communication (On Campus, Online, and Irish Studies)
POL 3253 Politics and Race in America (On Campus)

Internship

Four hours from the following

FAM 4611 Internship in Family and Human Services (On Campus)
FAM 4612 Internship in Family and Human Services (On Campus)
FAM 4614 Internship in Family and Human Services (On Campus)

Minor field, area of interest, or electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours

Minimum total semester hours - 120

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