This sample fulfills the requirements for a M.S. degree in FDS with
emphasis in adulthood, and also prepare students for doctoral study in the
behavioral and social sciences. This program provides course work necessary for
individuals preparing to conduct APPLIED RESEARCH, evaluate
programs, teach at the community college level, or design training in the area
of adult development and aging.
| FIRST YEAR |
| SEMESTER |
COURSE |
CREDITS |
| FALL |
HDFS 500* Issues in HDFS |
3 |
| |
HDFS 524* Family Theory |
3 |
| |
HDFS 592 Grant Writing
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 636 Aging and the Family
|
3 |
| SPRING |
HDFS 610 Risk and Resiliency
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 550* Research Methods I |
3 |
| |
HDFS 613 Adult Development and Aging |
3 |
| |
HDFS 501* Readings in the Discipline |
1 |
| |
HDFS 698 Research |
2 |
| SECOND YEAR |
| SEMESTER |
COURSE |
CREDITS |
| FALL |
HDFS 692 Contemporary Family Issues
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 600B Grief and Loss |
3 |
| |
HDFS 650* Research Methods II |
3 |
| |
HDFS 699* Thesis |
3 |
| SPRING |
HDFS 631 Cognitive Development
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 684 Supervised College Teaching |
2 |
| |
HDFS 699* Thesis |
3 |
| |
PY 754 Multivariate Analysis in Behavioral Sciences |
3 |
| Total Credits |
47 |
* Courses required of all students, regardless of specialization.
This sample program qualifies a student to be a CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST or child life administrator, director of a college-based laboratory preschool, or administrator/developer of child or youth intervention programs. It also is an example of a Plan B (non-thesis) program of study in the FDS program.
| FIRST YEAR |
| SEMESTER |
COURSE |
CREDITS |
| FALL |
HDFS 500* Issues in HDFS |
3 |
| |
HDFS 524* Family Theory |
3 |
| |
HDFS 612 Adolescent Developmetn
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 600B Grief and Loss |
3 |
| SPRING |
HDFS 404 Child Life Theory & Practice
|
2 |
| |
HDFS 698 Research
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 550* Research Methods I |
3 |
| |
HDFS 501 Readings in the Discipline |
1 |
| |
HDFS 631 Cognitive Development |
3 |
| SUMMER |
HDFS 687 Internship(child life) |
6 |
| SECOND YEAR |
| SEMESTER |
COURSE |
CREDITS |
| FALL |
HDFS 592 Grant Writing |
3 |
| |
ED 551 Multicultural and Special Populations
|
3 |
| |
HDFS 650* Research Methods II |
3 |
| |
HDFS 699* Thesis
|
2 |
| SPRING |
HDFS 600D Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
| |
HDFS 630 Socioemotional Development |
3 |
| |
HDFS 528 Child and Family Assessment |
3 |
| |
HDFS 610 Risk and Resilience |
3 |
| Total Credits |
53 |
* Courses required of all students, regardless of specialization.