2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Family Development

The interdisciplinary minor in family development increases understanding of the meaning and dynamics of marriage and parenthood in contemporary society. It examines the family as a major institution affecting society and surveys the individual, social, and economic problems found within families. This background contributes to preparation for careers in areas such as social work, psychology, education, communication, human ecology, and religious work.

Students minoring in family development must complete 16 semester hours, including ASI 448, SOC 331 and 12 semester hours from approved courses. The total semester hours for the minor must come from three different academic disciplines and may double count to majors and other minors.

Students desiring to minor in family development should notify their advisors, their deans, and the coordinator of family development.

Minor in Family Development (FDV)

The interdisciplinary minor in family development increases understanding of the meaning and dynamics of marriage and parenthood in contemporary society. It examines the family as a major institution affecting society and surveys the individual, social, and economic problems found within families. This background contributes to preparation for careers in areas such as social work, psychology, education, communication, human ecology, and religious work.

Students minoring in family development must complete 16 semester hours, including ASI 448, SOC 331 and 12 semester hours from approved courses. The total semester hours for the minor must come from three different academic disciplines and may double count to majors and other minors.

Students desiring to minor in family development should notify their advisors, their deans, and the coordinator of family development.

Family Development
ASI 448Seminar in Family Development1
SOC 331Marriages & Families3
Select four courses from three different disciplines:12
Family Communication
Gender and Communication
Children and Mass Media
LGBTQ History: Comparative European and USA
American Gender & Women's History to 1870
US Gender and Women's History 1870-the present
History of Women in European Societies
History of Women & Gender in the Middle East
Family Ethics
Sexual Ethics
Human Growth & Development
Child Psychology
The Psychology of Adult Development & Aging
Developmental Psychopathology
Personality
Women, Gender, and Psychology
Human Sexuality
Theology of Humanity, Sexuality, and Marriage
Juvenile Justice
Perspectives on Aging
Gender and Society
Sociology of Sexualities
Child Abuse
Perspectives on Aging
Death, Dying and Suicide
Total Hours16