Department of Human Development and Family Science

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Sharon Ballard, Chair

The Department of Human Development and Family Science offers two MS degrees: human development and family science and marriage and family therapy and a PhD in medical family therapy. 

Course work and training prepares students for professional practice, research, and administrative roles in teaching, as well as in agencies and organizations that provide services and support to children and families. Applicants must meet the admissions requirements of the Graduate School. Completion of an undergraduate degree in child development, birth through kindergarten, family studies, family and consumer sciences, the behavioral or social sciences or closely related area from an accredited institution is required for admission. Applicants may be required to take additional courses as part of the degree requirements in order to make up deficiencies or meet certification requirements. Research and clinical experiences are available through the Nancy W. Darden Child Development Center and the Family Therapy Clinic. For more information, please visit our webpage or call (252) 328-4630.

Programs

• Medical Family Therapy Certificate

• Human Development and Family Science, MS
• Marriage and Family Therapy, MS

• Medical Family Therapy, PhD

Courses

• FACS 5007 - Special Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• FACS 6323 - Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Curricula
• FACS 6990 - Review of Research Literature in Educational Settings

• FACS 6003 - Advanced Apparel Construction for Secondary Education
• FACS 6004 - Advanced Apparel Construction for Secondary Education Laboratory
• FACS 6024 - MAT Internship
• FACS 6180 - Advanced Housing and Interior Design
• FACS 6423 - Advanced Methods and Curriculum
• FACS 6424 - Evaluation in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• FACS 6426 - Supervision in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• FACS 6430 - Trends and Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• FACS 6900 - Review of Current Literature

• HDFS 5004 - Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 5005 - Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 5006 - Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 5411 - Counseling Elders and Their Families
• HDFS 5901 - Readings in Aging Studies
• HDFS 5902 - Readings in Aging Studies
• HDFS 5903 - Readings in Aging Studies
• HDFS 6007 - Advanced Public Policy and Legal Issues Affecting Families
• HDFS 6022 - Perspectives on Death and Dying
• HDFS 6100 - Study Abroad in HDFS
• HDFS 6213 - Child Life in Healthcare Settings
• HDFS 6300 - Critical Issues in Sexuality, Gender Roles, and Families
• HDFS 6303 - Critical Issues in Family and Cultural Diversity
• HDFS 6310 - Child Life Practicum
• HDFS 6320 - Family Treatment in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation (3)
• HDFS 6380 - Interdisciplinary Practice: Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families
• HDFS 6401 - Family Theories and Issues
• HDFS 6402 - Theories of Child Development
• HDFS 6404 - Human Development within the Family, Part I
• HDFS 6406 - Human Development within the Family, Part II
• HDFS 6407 - Family Systems Theories
• HDFS 6408 - Family Therapy Theories
• HDFS 6409 - Family Therapy Seminar I
• HDFS 6410 - Family Therapy Seminar II
• HDFS 6411 - Family Therapy Issues
• HDFS 6412 - Family Therapy Seminar III
• HDFS 6413 - Families and Disability: A Lifespan Approach
• HDFS 6415 - Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 6416 - Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 6417 - Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 6418 - Seminar in Child Development
• HDFS 6419 - Seminar in Family Relations
• HDFS 6423 - Parent Education
• HDFS 6425 - Assessment and Treatment Planning in Family Therapy
• HDFS 6500 - Independent Study
• HDFS 6501 - Trends and Issues in Birth Through Kindergarten Teacher Education
• HDFS 6502 - Family Therapy Supervision Methods and Practice
• HDFS 6503 - Advanced Methods and Materials in Birth through Kindergarten Teacher Education
• HDFS 6512 - Family Risk and Resiliency
• HDFS 6950 - Practicum in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 6985 - Child Life Internship
• HDFS 6990 - Action Research I in Educational Settings
• HDFS 6991 - Action Research II in Educational Settings
• HDFS 6995 - Leadership in Birth Through Kindergarten Education
• HDFS 7000 - Thesis
• HDFS 7001 - Thesis Summer Research
• HDFS 7007 - Statistics in Child/Family Studies
• HDFS 7309 - Contemporary Issues in Early Intervention and Children’s Health
• HDFS 7400 - Research Methods in Child/Family Studies
• HDFS 7401 - Introduction to Medical Family Therapy
• HDFS 7409 - Illness and Disability Across the Lifespan
• HDFS 7420 - Program Planning, Evaluation, and Grant Writing in HDFS
• HDFS 7502 - Family Therapy Supervision Methods and Practice
• HDFS 7900 - Advanced Special Topics in Human Development and Family Science
• HDFS 8000 - Special Topics in Medical Family Therapy
• HDFS 8400 - Advanced Research Methods in Medical Family Therapy
• HDFS 8402 - Advanced Family Therapy Theories
• HDFS 8403 - Gender and Ethnicity in Medical Family Therapy
• HDFS 8404 - Medical Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 8405 - Medical Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 8406 - Medical Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 8407 - Medical Family Therapy Practicum
• HDFS 8910 - Family Therapy Internship
• HDFS 8911 - Family Therapy Internship
• HDFS 8912 - Family Therapy Internship
• HDFS 9000 - Dissertation
• HDFS 9001 - Dissertation: Summer Research

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