Human Development and Family Studies, Bachelor of Arts

Program of Study

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements for HDFS Major:

PSY 105	General Psychology	3
PSY 204/MTH 204	Research Statistics	3
PSY 206	Psychology of Human Development I	3
PSY 207	Psychology of Human Development II	3
PSY 307	Experimental Psychology I	3
PSY 350	Family, Gender, and Spiritual Issues in Counseling	3
PSY 407	Internship	3
PSY 409	Interviewing and Assessment	3
435	HDF Seminar	1
	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
BIO 110	Human Biology	3
BIO 150	Nutrition and Health for Young Children	3
	OR
BIO 203	Human Embryology	3
HLS 202	Life Issues, Marriage, and the Family	3
LST 202	Survey of American Law II	3
SOC 101	Introductory Sociology	3
SOC 204	Marriage and Family	3
THE 341	Christian Marriage	3
	OR
THE 395	Theology of the Body	3
	Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement	6

Three HDFS Electives are required from the following: EDU 112 Individuals with Disabilities, PSY 209 Adolescent Psychology, PSY/SWK 351 Spirituality and the Helping Profession, PSY 401 Abnormal Psychology, SWK 309 Issues of Cultural Diversity, SWK 316 Social Work with the Elderly, SWK 318 Working with Children and Adolescents, SWK 413 Death Dying and Bereavement

Freshman Year

First Semester

PSY 105	General Psychology	3
BIO 110	Human Biology	3
PHL 113/PHL 503	Philosophy of the Human Person	3
THE 101	Foundations of Catholicism	3
	Elementary Foreign Language	3

Second Semester

PSY 206	Psychology of Human Development I	3
BIO 150	Nutrition and Health for Young Children	3
	OR
BIO 203	Human Embryology	3
SOC 101	Introductory Sociology	3
THE 115/THE 515	Christian Moral Principles	3
	Elementary Foreign Language	3

Sophomore Year

First Semester

PSY 204/MTH 204	Research Statistics	3
PSY 207	Psychology of Human Development II	3
SOC 204	Marriage and Family	3
PHL 211/PHL 511	Metaphysics	3
	Intermediate Foreign Language OR Elective	3
	Elective	3

Second Semester

PSY 307	Experimental Psychology I	3
	American Founding Principles Core	3
PHL 212/PHL 512	Foundations of Ethics	3
THE 110	The Word of God: Scripture and Tradition	3
	Intermediate Foreign Language OR Elective	3

Junior Year

First Semester

	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
ENG 210	Epic and the Person	3
	Catholic Traditions in Fine Arts Core	3
HST	History Core	3
	Elective	3

Second Semester

	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
PSY 409	Interviewing and Assessment	3
HLS 202	Life Issues, Marriage, and the Family	3
ENG 211	Lyric and Dramatic Voices	3
LST 202	Survey of American Law II	3

Senior Year

First Semester

	Human Development and Family Studies elective	3
PSY 350	Family, Gender, and Spiritual Issues in Counseling	3
PSY 407	Internship	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3

Second Semester

435	HDF Seminar	1
THE 341	Christian Marriage	3
	OR
THE 395	Theology of the Body	3
	Elective	3
	OR
PSY 408	Internship	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3