Human and Family Development Minor
>"Human growth is a valid subject of scientific study and that knowledge of the processes and contents of psychological, social and biological growth of the individual will benefit the quality of life of both the student/investigator and the public."
- The Human and Family Development minor is an interdisciplinary minor. The Human and Family Development minor encompasses a broad range of emphases: Early Intervention, Early Childhood Development, School Age Development, Adolescent Development, Gerontology, Family Development, and Exceptional Development.
- The purpose of this program is to equip students with a general knowledge of issues relevant to normal and abnormal patterns of human and family development across the lifespan and to provide them with some practical skills and insights which will enhance their abilities in a variety of professions which deal with issues of human and family development.
- The curriculum is interdisciplinary and reflects four specific goals:
- to provide students with an extensive knowledge base of theory and research concerning lifespan development;
- to train students to be critical consumers of research and evaluation results in the human and family development areas;
- to provide students with practical experience in at least one applied service discipline in the human and family development areas; and
- to expose students to topical areas in normal and variable development.
