Graduate Courses

7050 Research Seminar in Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences (1) May be taken for a max. of 2 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Reports and discussion of current literature and research.

7051 The Contemporary Family (3) Effects of change on family integration; adaptive responses in family lifestyles, roles, and relationships to political, social, and technological change.

7052 Topics and Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences (3) May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Lectures and research on topics not covered in other family or consumer science courses.

7053 Infant Behavior and Development (3) Infant personality, development, and socialization; major transactions in the infant's life; family and home; child-care facilities and caregivers; support systems within larger societies.

7054 Child Guidance and Behavior (3) Prereq.: HUEC 7056 or consent of instructor. Normal, age-related behavior patterns; child guidance practices and their consequences; techniques and procedures for successful parenting and for improved classroom management; theoretical bases.

7055 Human Development (3) Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Dynamics of human development and practical implications.

7056 Theories of Child Development (3) Research and theory in child development; relation to the major domains in the child's ecology-child development, the family, services, and the environment.

7057 Theories in Family Science (3) Historical and contemporary theories and conceptual frameworks in family science.

7058 Adulthood and Aging (3) Prereq.: HUEC 4050 and 7051; or equivalent. The lifespan, with emphasis on adulthood; early and middle adulthood, and old age.

7059 Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Education (3) 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Interpersonal relationships and involvement of parents in early childhood education programs; research and existing models of parent involvement.

7061 The Consumer in the Economy (3) Interrelationships among consumer knowledge and responsibility of the family, consumer legislation and protection, and competitive market processes.

7062 Family Financial Counseling (3) Personal, social, and legal climates affecting family financial decisions; skills designed to assist families to become selfsufficient in money management.

7063 Economics of Aging (3) Determinants and components of the financial status and economic well-being of the elderly household; income, investment, insurance, grants, taxation, assets, time use, resource management, and techniques used to examine these components.

7065 Management of Family Resources (3) Individual and family resources, including identification and evaluation; principles of resources and management satisfaction for individuals and families.

7843 Early Childhood Education (3) See EDCI 7843.

 

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