COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES - ACADEMIC ADVISING SERVICES
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES (HDFS) MINOR 2013-2014
Office: HS 159
Tel: 806-742-1180
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Web: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/advising/
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 Human Development and Family Studies is the study of the family life cycle and individual development from the prenatal period
through the complete adult life span. Students may achieve a dynamic understanding of individuals and families, as well as the skills
necessary for interactions between people.
 A student may minor in Human Development and Family Studies by completing 18 hours of HDFS course work of which 9 hours must
be upper level. Courses for this minor are finalized and approved in conjunction with the student’s major and minor advisors. Check
schedules for changes and summer offerings.
 All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.
Choose 6 courses (18 hrs) with at least 3 upper
level courses (9 hrs)
Gender Development: Life
HDFS 2300
Span Perspectives
Life Span Human
HDFS 2303
Development
Prerequisites
Choose 6 courses (18 hrs) with at least 3 upper
level courses (9 hrs)
Development in Middle
HDFS 3319
Adulthood
Contemporary Families
2.5 GPA
HDFS 3321
Human Sexuality From a
Life Span Perspective
2.5 GPA
Developmental Assessment
of Young Children
HDFS 2311
Introduction to Early
Childhood
HDFS 3322
HDFS 2320
Basic Interpersonal Skills
HDFS 3324
Partnering: Development
Intimate Relationships
Theories of HDFS
Child and Adolescent
Guidance
Prenatal and Infant
Development
Development During
Childhood
Lab Experiences with
Infants and Toddlers
Lab Experiences with
Young Children
Development in
Adolescence
HDFS 3317
HDFS 3318
HDFS 2322
HDFS 3301
HDFS 3306
HDFS 3310
HDFS 3312
HDFS 3411
HDFS 3413
HDFS 3316
2.5 GPA
HDFS 3320
HDFS 2305
2.5 GPA
Prerequisites
The Family in the
Community
Dynamics of Family
Interaction
2.5 GPA
2.5 GPA
HDFS 3326
Families in Crisis
2.5 GPA
2.5 GPA
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3301
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3301
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3301
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3310
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3312
2.5 GPA, HDFS
3301
HDFS 3331
Parenting
2.5 GPA
HDFS 3332
Aging in Families
2.5 GPA
Problems of Adolescence
2.5 GPA
HDFS 4343
Advanced Topics in HDFS
2.5 GPA
Development in Young
Adulthood
2.5 GPA
HDFS 4390
Program Development and
Evaluation
2.5 GPA
HDFS 3350
HDFS 3360
HDFS 3390
HDFS 4306
HDFS 4310
Development in CrossCultural Perspective
Family Life Education and
Ethics
Research Methods in HDFS
2.5 GPA
2.5 GPA
2.5 GPA
Preparing Environments for 2.5 GPA, HDFS
Children
3411 or 3413
Managing Early Childhood
2.5 GPA
Programs