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Individual and Family Development Major
Bachelor of Arts: Family and Consumer Sciences
Emphasis: Individual and Family Development
A B.A. degree is offered in Individual and Family Development. The Individual and Family Development major is intended to prepare students to understand individuals and families, and to use their specialization knowledge to affect the direction of our culture through service to families in business, social service, and educational settings. The major includes supplementary upper-division coursework in Sociology, Psychology, and Health Sciences. All majors must take the Family and Consumer Sciences core.
All students desiring degrees in family and consumer sciences must meet the department’s requirements for major status (2.5 GPA in the FCS courses) and be approved as majors by the department’s faculty.
Requirements for Individual and Family Development
(72-76 credits)
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FCS Courses
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| FCS 2252 Marriage and the Family
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5 |
| FCS 3220 Child Development |
3 |
| FCS 3320 Maternal and Child Nutrition |
3 |
| FCS 3410 Individual and Family Finance |
4 |
| FCS 3460 Family Resource Management |
3 |
| FCS 3564 Presentation Skills |
4 |
| FCS 3710 Family Housing (W) |
5 |
| FCS 3875 Appearance and Human Behavior |
3 |
| FCS 4240 Family Relations |
3 |
| FCS 4900 Internship or Practicum |
2-5 |
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35-38
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Other Requirements
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HSC 3035 Human Sexuality 3 |
3
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| SOC 3751 Introduction to Research Methods (X) (W) 5 |
5 |
| PSY 4420 Adolescent Development Psychology 5 |
5 |
| PSY 4460 Abnormal Behavior 5 |
5 |
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18 |
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| Total Credits for Major
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72-76 |
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