Dec 28, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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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

HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
HDFS 485 - Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science 1-9 Credit Hours
EDDE 425 - Foundations of Deaf Education 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 300 - Child Development 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 310 - Learning and Thinking 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 320 - Motivation 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 360 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 400 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 410 - Sensory Processes and Perception 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 461 - Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 470 - Theories of Personality 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 474 - Theories and Research in Child Development 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 475 - Adolescent Development 3 Credit Hours
SPED 470 - Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 Credit Hours

Child and Family Diversity

AFST 201 - Introduction to African American Studies 3 Credit Hours *
AFST 202 - Introduction to African American Studies 3 Credit Hours *
AFST 480 - African American Communities in Urban America 3 Credit Hours
AFST 484 - African American Women in American Society 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 130 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours *
ANTH 313 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 373 - African Religions 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 410 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 413 - Dynamics of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 421 - Refugees and Displaced People 3 Credit Hours
HDFS 460 - Directed study in Human Development and Family Science 1-3 Credit Hours
HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
HILA 256 - Modern Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
HIUS 325 - Women in American History 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 415 - Psychology of Religion 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 434 - Psychology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 435 - Multicultural Psychology 3 Credit Hours
REST 320 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 232 - Religion and Society in Global Perspective 3 Credit Hours *
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 343 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 345 - Social Movements 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 375 - Gender in Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 453 - Gender and Crime 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture 3 Credit Hours
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law 3 Credit Hours
WGS 375 - Gender in Society 3 Credit Hours
WGS 382 - Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
WGS 434 - Psychology of Gender 3 Credit Hours
WGS 484 - African American Women in American Society 3 Credit Hours

Families in Community Context

HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
CMST 416 - Interpersonal Health Communication 3 Credit Hours
CMST 442 - Organizational Communication Processes 3 Credit Hours
PBRL 270 - Public Relations Principles 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours *
POLS 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 311 - Contemporary Issues in American Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 312 - Popular Culture and American Politics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 330 - Law in American Society 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 330 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 430 - Health Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 432 - Childhood Psychopathologies 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 472 - Psychology of Trauma 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 489 - Supervised Research 1-9 Credit Hours
PUBH 201 - Introduction to Public Health 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 202 - Introductory Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 315 - Health of Adolescents 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 330 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Management 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 350 - Public Health Aspects of Aging 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 401 - Global Public Health 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 420 - Environmental Public Health 3 Credit Hours
PUBH 430 - Suicide and Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan 3 Credit Hours
RSM 325 - Therapeutic Recreation Theories and Techniques 3 Credit Hours
RSM 326 - Therapeutic Recreation Programming 3 Credit Hours
RSM 424 - Recreation and Aging 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 110 - Social Problems and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours *
SOCI 321 - Sociological Theory 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 331 - Sociological Research 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 342 - Globalization and Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 350 - Criminology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 353 - Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 360 - Environment and Resources 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 449 - Youth Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOWK 200 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours
SOWK 250 - Introduction to Social Welfare 3 Credit Hours *
WGS 340 - Gender, Politics, and the Law 3 Credit Hours

Family Life Education

ALEC 211 - Knowledge, Society, and Leadership 3 Credit Hours
HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
CMST 312 - Survey of Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours
CMST 352 - Communication Theory 3 Credit Hours
CMST 410 - Family Communication 3 Credit Hours
CMST 412 - Close Relationships 3 Credit Hours
CMST 414 - Persuasion 3 Credit Hours
CMST 419 - Interpersonal Conflict 3 Credit Hours
CMST 444 - Group Communication 3 Credit Hours
COUN 480 - Skills for Counseling 3 Credit Hours
EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development 3 Credit Hours *
PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours *
PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours *
PSYC 314 - Cognitive Basis of Behavior 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 409 - Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation II 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 433 - Theories of Counseling Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 436 - Positive Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 310 - American Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 311 - Family 3 Credit Hours

Children and Learning

AUSP 300 - Introduction to Communication Disorders 3 Credit Hours
AUSP 320 - Speech and Language Development 3 Credit Hours
IEC 106 - Introduction to ECE 3 Credit Hours
IEC 350 - Early Childhood Education I: Environments for Children 3 Credit Hours
IEC 351 - Early Childhood Education II: Curricula and Program Development for Young Children 3 Credit Hours
IEC 353 - Reading and Writing in Early Childhood 3 Credit Hours
IEC 445 - Teaching in Kindergarten 3 Credit Hours
HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
EDPY 210 - Psychoeducational Issues in Human Development 3 Credit Hours *

Research Experience

HDFS 481 - Research in Human Development and Family Science 1-6 Credit Hours
PSYC 385 - Statistics in Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
PSYC 399 - Supervised Research and Field Work 1-3 Credit Hours
PSYC 489 - Supervised Research 1-9 Credit Hours
SOCI 331 - Sociological Research 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .