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HDFS 145 - The Individual, Couples and Families

Development of the young adult in the human ecological context. Issues of sexuality, gender, parenting, work and family interface, communication, and resource use. Diversity in relationships and families.

Average Grade - 3.311
Median Grade - 3.5
787 total students

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HDFS 201 - Child Development (ages 0-3)

Theories and research of development; physical, cognitive, social-emotional, aesthetic and adult’s role for ages 0-3.

Average Grade - 3.455
Median Grade - 4.0
11 total students

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HDFS 211 - Child Growth and Development

Physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and ecological aspects of human growth and development from conception through early childhood.

Average Grade - 3.100
Median Grade - 3.5
643 total students

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HDFS 212 - Children, Youth and Family

An ecosystems perspective on development during childhood and adolescence emphasizing family and community contexts.

Average Grade - 3.393
Median Grade - 3.5
103 total students

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HDFS 225 - Lifespan Human Development in the Family

Human development in the family and across the lifespan with an ecological perspective. Relationships between human resource professionals and family systems.

Average Grade - 3.427
Median Grade - 4.0
2120 total students

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HDFS 238 - Personal Finance

Strategies, techniques, and resources for the management of personal finance.

Average Grade - 3.438
Median Grade - 3.5
1624 total students

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HDFS 270 - Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies

Introduction of ecological perspective for Human Service delivery. Professional orientation, ethics and factors influencing the field. Participation in service learning required.

Average Grade - 3.695
Median Grade - 4.0
110 total students

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HDFS 320 - Interaction with Children in Groups

Principles of verbal and non-verbal interaction in relation to children's behavior in groups. Focus on young children in early childhood programs.

Average Grade - 3.467
Median Grade - 3.5
30 total students

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HDFS 321 - Curriculum for Children (W)

Child development principles and accreditation standards for designing curricula for early childhood programs. Planning and evaluating learning activities and programs.

Average Grade - 3.591
Median Grade - 4.0
33 total students

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HDFS 321L - Curriculum for Children - Laboratory

Supervised practice in providing learning activities for individual children and small groups. Planning, implementing, and evaluating activities. Field trips may be required.

Average Grade - 3.545
Median Grade - 3.5
22 total students

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HDFS 322 - Infant Development and Program Planning

Markers of typical and atypical development in infancy. Indicators of quality childcare. Early intervention and support programs. Issues in curriculum and environments of childcare.

Average Grade - 3.577
Median Grade - 3.5
26 total students

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HDFS 345 - Principles of Family Studies (W)

Historical, social, cultural, and economic perspectives on contemporary families. Approaches to studying families. Role of communication, resources, and decision-making in family systems.

Average Grade - 3.469
Median Grade - 4.0
180 total students

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HDFS 405 - Work and Family

Historical perspectives on work and family. Effects of work on family members across the life cycle, and employer and public policy response.

Average Grade - 2.812
Median Grade - 3.0
88 total students

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HDFS 413 - Adult Development and the Family

Social, psychological, and biological development within the family in middle and later years. Field study required.

Average Grade - 3.493
Median Grade - 4.0
77 total students

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HDFS 414 - Parenting

Childrearing in modern society. Adult parenting roles in various family structures. Support roles of families and communities.

Average Grade - 3.592
Median Grade - 4.0
499 total students

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HDFS 421 - Assessment of the Young Child

Selection of appropriate assessment instruments for children from birth through age 8 across developmental domains. Use of data to inform decisions about teaching and intervention. Assessment topics include ethical collection, evaluation, use of data; multicultural sensitivity; reliability and validity of measures; and assessment of children with special needs.

Average Grade - 3.628
Median Grade - 4.0
47 total students

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HDFS 442 - Ethnic Families in America

Historical, structural, and functional components of selected ethnic minority family systems in America. Lifestyles, pressures, adaptations, viability, and continuity.

Average Grade - 3.323
Median Grade - 3.5
360 total students

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HDFS 444 - Interpersonal Relationships in the Family

Personal awareness and interpersonal relationships within the family system.

Average Grade - 3.230
Median Grade - 3.5
586 total students

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HDFS 445 - Human Sexuality

Family and psychosocial factors affecting the development of a person's sexuality across the life cycle. Reciprocal impact on society and the legal system.

Average Grade - 3.445
Median Grade - 3.5
634 total students

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HDFS 448 - Child and Family Policy

Issues faced by American families and children. Relationships among social science research, theory, and public policy.

Average Grade - 3.693
Median Grade - 4.0
135 total students

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HDFS 454 - Family Resource Management

Resource management strategies of families during the life cycle, including time, money, material assets, energy, social connections,and space.

Average Grade - 3.374
Median Grade - 3.5
236 total students

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HDFS 473 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs

Administrator's role in early childhood programs. Ecological focus on administrative relationships, regulations, fiscal and management skills, and developmentally appropriate practices.

Average Grade - 3.567
Median Grade - 4.0
15 total students

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HDFS 491 - Internship Preparation

Preparation for professional internship.

Average Grade - 3.879
Median Grade - 4.0
87 total students

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HDFS 492 - Internship Seminar

Written reflection assignments. Discussion of internship issues.

Average Grade - 3.861
Median Grade - 4.0
61 total students

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HDFS 493 - Internship

Professional experience in a community organization.

Average Grade - 3.748
Median Grade - 4.0
483 total students

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HDFS 860 - Youth Policy and Positive Youth Development

Federal and state policies affecting developmental opportunities for youth. Policies contributing to or undermining positive youth development outcomes.

Average Grade - 3.304
Median Grade - 3.5
130 total students

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HDFS 861 - Positive Youth Development in Community Settings

Strength-based or asset-based approach to community youth development. Positive youth development. Adolescents’ interrelationships with their environments. Emphasis on research, theory, and practice applied to communities throughout the U.S.

Average Grade - 3.427
Median Grade - 4.0
151 total students

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HDFS 862 - Youth Cultures and the Culture of Youth

Contextual and cultural factors, historical and societal influences that shape contemporary beliefs and attitudes of and toward youth. Ways in which adults engage youth in formal and informal settings.

Average Grade - 3.538
Median Grade - 4.0
118 total students

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HDFS 874 - Foundations and Principles of Family Community Services

Theory, research and practice with families in community contexts.

Average Grade - 3.188
Median Grade - 4.0
16 total students

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HDFS 875 - Resilience in Families

Models of family resilience across life span and within special populations, such as families in crisis, culturally diverse families, and military families.

Average Grade - 3.620
Median Grade - 4.0
104 total students

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HDFS 892 - Seminar in Human Development and Family Studies

Selected content in family relationships, family economics, human development in the family, community services, or programs for children and families.

Average Grade - 3.835
Median Grade - 4.0
82 total students

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HDFS 895 - Families in Poverty

Causes of poverty. Poverty and family functioning. Proposals for breaking the poverty cycle.

Average Grade - 3.889
Median Grade - 4.0
27 total students

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HDFS 982 - Qualitative Research Methods

Theoretical and applied experience related to qualitative research design and methodology.

Average Grade - 3.938
Median Grade - 4.0
16 total students

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LB 290A - Directed Study-Multidisciplinary

Directed studies involving at least two Lyman Briggs College curricular areas: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and science and society.

Average Grade - 3.861
Median Grade - 4.0
18 total students

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SSC 290 - Selected Topics in Social Science

Topics may cover contemporary, theoretical, or applied issues or interdisciplinary approaches.

Average Grade - 4.000
Median Grade - 4.0
15 total students

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YD 803 - Adolescents & Their Families

Average Grade - 3.846
Median Grade - 4.0
13 total students

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