Courses in this section are grouped into Areas of Emphasis to aid students in considering their current interests and future goals when selecting coursework. Students must complete a total of 27 credits from Areas of Emphasis list. A course may not be used to fulfill any other elective requirement. Check course links below for any prerequisites required for these courses.

Advanced Child Development

CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
CFS 485 - Special Topics in Child and Family Studies
EDDE 425 - Foundations of Deaf Education
PSYC 300 - Child Development
PSYC 310 - Learning and Thinking
PSYC 320 - Motivation
PSYC 360 - Social Psychology
PSYC 400 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 410 - Sensory Processes and Perception
PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies
PSYC 461 - Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 470 - Theories of Personality
PSYC 474 - Theories and Research in Child Development
PSYC 475 - Adolescent Development
PSYC 480 - Theories of Learning
SPED 470 - Psychology of the Exceptional Child

Child and Family Diversity

AFST 201 - Introduction to African American Studies *
AFST 202 - Introduction to African American Studies *
AFST 480 - African American Communities in Urban America
AFST 484 - African American Women in American Society
ANTH 130 - Cultural Anthropology *
ANTH 313 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America
ANTH 373 - African Religions
ANTH 410 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 413 - Dynamics of Health and Illness
ANTH 421 - Refugees and Displaced People
CFS 460 - Directed Study in Child and Family Studies
CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
HILA 256 - Modern Latin American and Caribbean History
HIUS 325 - Women in American History
PSYC 415 - Psychology of Religion
PSYC 434 - Psychology of Gender
PSYC 435 - Multicultural Psychology
REST 320 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
REST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America
SOCI 232 - Religion and Society in Global Perspective *
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities
SOCI 343 - Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 345 - Social Movements
SOCI 375 - Gender in Society
SOCI 453 - Gender and Crime
SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law
WGS 375 - Gender in Society
WGS 382 - Philosophy of Feminism
WGS 434 - Psychology of Gender
WGS 484 - African American Women in American Society

Families in Community Context

CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
CMST 210 - Public Speaking *
CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication *
CMST 416 - Interpersonal Health Communication
CMST 442 - Organizational Communication Processes
PBRL 270 - Public Relations Principles
PHIL 345 - Bioethics *
POLS 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
POLS 311 - Contemporary Issues in American Public Policy
POLS 312 - Popular Culture and American Politics
POLS 330 - Law in American Society
PSYC 330 - Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 430 - Health Psychology
PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies
PSYC 472 - Psychology of Trauma
PSYC 489 - Supervised Research
PUBH 201 - Introduction to Public Health
PUBH 202 - Introductory Epidemiology
PUBH 315 - Health of Adolescents
PUBH 330 - Emergency Management
PUBH 350 - Public Health Aspects of Aging
PUBH 401 - Global Public Health
PUBH 420 - Environmental Public Health
PUBH 430 - Suicide and Crisis Intervention
RSM 325 - Therapeutic Recreation Theories and Techniques
RSM 326 - Therapeutic Recreation Programming
RSM 424 - Recreation and Aging
SOCI 110 - Social Problems and Social Justice *
SOCI 321 - Sociological Theory
SOCI 331 - Sociological Research
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities
SOCI 342 - Globalization and Justice
SOCI 350 - Criminology
SOCI 353 - Criminal Justice
SOCI 360 - Environment and Resources
SOCI 449 - Youth Justice
SOWK 200 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Justice
SOWK 250 - Introduction to Social Welfare *
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law

Family Life Education

ALEC 211 - Foundations of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
CMST 312 - Survey of Interpersonal Communication
CMST 352 - Communication Theory
CMST 410 - Family Communication
CMST 412 - Close Relationships
CMST 414 - Persuasion
CMST 419 - Interpersonal Conflict
CMST 444 - Group Communication
COUN 480 - Skills for Counseling
EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development *
PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility *
PHIL 345 - Bioethics *
PSYC 314 - Cognitive Basis of Behavior
PSYC 409 - Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation II
PSYC 433 - Theories of Counseling Psychology
PSYC 436 - Positive Psychology
SOCI 310 - American Society
SOCI 311 - Family

Children and Learning

AUSP 300 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
AUSP 320 - Speech and Language Development
CFS 106 - Introduction to ECE
CFS 350 - Early Childhood Education I: Environments for Children
CFS 351 - Early Childhood Education II: Curricula and Program Development for Young Children
CFS 353 - Reading, Language, and Literacy
CFS 445 - Teaching in Kindergarten
CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development *
REED 330 - Using Children’s Literature to Support Instructional Practices and Motivate Students to Read
SPED 402 - Professional Studies: Special Education and Diverse Learners

Research Experience

CFS 481 - Research in Child and Family Studies
PSYC 385 - Statistics in Psychology *
PSYC 399 - Supervised Research and Field Work
PSYC 489 - Supervised Research
SOCI 331 - Sociological Research
SOCI 493 - Independent Study
* Meets University General Education Requirement .

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