

Human Development and Family Science - B.S.
Kimberly Steele, Academic Program Director
Phone: 330-337-4283
Email: ksteele6@kent.edu
Program Information
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Program Description
Full Description
The Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Science offers an interdisciplinary approach to individual and family development. Students receive the knowledge and skills needed to help individuals and families across the lifespan to flourish in a global society. The degree prepares students for a wide range of careers in diverse settings, including family and community-based social services, prevention, nonprofit administration and family and community intervention. Core coursework focuses on development across the lifespan and understanding family relationships, the environments in which individuals live and learn and the unique strengths and needs of diverse individuals and families.
The Human Development and Family Science major comprises the following concentrations:
- The Case Management for Individuals and Families concentration provides training in needs assessment and the utilization of available public and private resources. Case managers provide assistance to individuals and families by coordinating services and access to resources. Students in this concentration learn the skills necessary to understand clients' needs and goals, and develop a plan to achieve these goals with the resources and services available to them. Graduates are eligible for securing positions in a wide array of social service agencies.
- The Child and Youth Development concentration prepares students for working with children and adolescents in non-school settings such as residential treatment, group care, community youth services, foster care and after-school programs. Graduates are able to design and deliver developmentally appropriate programs, preparing children and youth for productive adulthood by emphasizing skills and competency development.
- The Family Life Education concentration prepares graduates to develop and implement educational programming for parents, couples and families in a variety of education and human service settings. Family life educators teach individuals and families effective communication skills, positive self-esteem, parenting skills and healthy interpersonal skills. Graduates are eligible to apply to be certified family life educators (CFLE), a credential granted by the National Council on Family Relations.
- The Gerontology concentration prepares graduates for professional positions in the diverse field of aging, including health and wellness, community-based social services, retirement communities, adult-care centers and nursing homes. The curriculum provides students with a solid understanding of typical age-related changes and how these changes affect a person physiologically, psychologically and socially. According to the U.S. Census, 20 percent of the total population will be 65 or older by 2030. Because of the increasing number of older persons and the fact that people are generally living longer, there is a growing need for people to work in the field of aging.
- The Human Services concentration is a completer program for students who hold an associate degree in human services. This concentration prepares graduates for entry-level positions in a variety of human service agencies, including child and family welfare agencies, mental health centers, developmental disability facilities and substance abuse treatment centers.
Students may apply early to the following master's degree programs and double count graduate courses toward both degrees. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.
- Combined degree with M.A. degree in Human Development and Family Science — double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses
- Combined degree with M.Ed. degree in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling — double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses
Professional Licensure Disclosure
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
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Admissions
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.
Current Kent State and Transfer Students: Active Kent State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.
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Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Identify (a) physical, cognitive, emotional and social dimensions of human development and family relationships; and (b) reciprocal influences of family, school, work and community contexts on human development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of program development, delivery and evaluation and identify practical implications of human development and family relationship concepts.
- Access scholarly sources and critically evaluate empirical research; demonstrate an understanding of theories, methods and principles of research; and effectively communicate ideas.
- Recognize the unique strengths and needs of individuals and families and apply knowledge through involvement with and study of diverse populations.
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Coursework
Program Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) GERO 44030 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 1, 2 3 HDF 14027 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) 3 HDF 24012 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 HDF 25512 MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES 3 HDF 34031 CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS 3 HDF 44018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 2 3 HDF 44020 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 2 3 HDF 44023 BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS 2 3 HDF 44028 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS 2 3 HDF 44029 FAMILY POLICY 2 3 Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 PSYC 31574 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) 3 or SOC 32210 RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC) SOC 32220
& SOC 32221DATA ANALYSIS
and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY3-4 or PSYC 21621 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Composition 6 Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3 Kent Core Humanities 9 Kent Core Additional 3 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 5 Concentrations Choose from the following: 48 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120 - 1
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
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Professional Phase coursework
Case Management for Individuals and Families Concentration Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) CES 37800 SMALL GROUP PROCESS 2-3 or COMM 35600 COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS or HED 34060 SMALL GROUP PROCESS HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 3 HDF 44035 ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 1 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 1 3-6 HED 32530 DRUG USE AND MISUSE 3 HSRV 21000 DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS 3 PSYC 40111 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 3 or SOC 32762 DEVIANT BEHAVIOR or SPED 23000 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) Concentration Electives, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS CES 34650PRACTICES AND THEORIES IN ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37662INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CRIM 34311YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING GERO 14029INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) GERO 40656PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING GERO 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY GERO 44031SOCIAL POLICY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS HDF 24013EARLY ADOLESCENCE HDF 24014BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HDF 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE HDF 41096INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION HDF 42089HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (ELR) HDF 44022CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN HDF 44032NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING HDF 44033COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) HDF 44034PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT HDF 44037POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 1 HDF 44039BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES HDF 44089FAMILIES IN FLORENCE, ITALY: LOVE, PARENTING AND POLICY (ELR) HDF 45089LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (ELR) HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HED 32544HUMAN SEXUALITY HED 42041HEALTH COACHING IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS PSYC 40111PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) SOC 32762DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SOC 42879AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7 Kent Core Additional 3 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 13 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48 - 1
Professional Phase coursework
Child and Youth Development Concentration Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) CES 37800 SMALL GROUP PROCESS 2-3 or COMM 35600 COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS or HED 34060 SMALL GROUP PROCESS CRIM 34311 YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM 3 or HED 32530 DRUG USE AND MISUSE or HED 32544 HUMAN SEXUALITY or SPED 23000 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) HDF 24013 EARLY ADOLESCENCE 3 HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 3 HDF 44035 ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 1 3 HDF 44037 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 1 3 HDF 44038 PROFESSIONAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK PRACTICE 1 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 1 3-6 HED 34050 PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION 3 or RPTM 36075 EXPERIENCE DESIGN IN RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM SETTINGS Concentration Electives, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS CES 34650PRACTICES AND THEORIES IN ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37662INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CRIM 34311YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING GERO 14029INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) GERO 40656PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING GERO 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY GERO 44031SOCIAL POLICY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS HDF 24014BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HDF 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE HDF 41096INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION HDF 42089HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (ELR) HDF 44022CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN HDF 44032NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING HDF 44033COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) HDF 44034PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT HDF 44036GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT METHODS HDF 44039BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES HDF 44089FAMILIES IN FLORENCE, ITALY: LOVE, PARENTING AND POLICY (ELR) HDF 45089LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (ELR) HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HED 32530DRUG USE AND MISUSE HED 32544HUMAN SEXUALITY HED 42041HEALTH COACHING HSRV 21000DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS PSYC 40111PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) SOC 32762DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SOC 42879AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7 Kent Core Additional 3 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 7 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48 - 1
Professional Phase coursework
Family Life Education Concentration Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) COMM 20001 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3 HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 3 HDF 44022 CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN 3 HDF 44030 FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION METHODOLOGY 1 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 1 3-6 HED 32544 HUMAN SEXUALITY 3 Concentration Electives I, choose from the following: 5-6 ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING HED 32530DRUG USE AND MISUSE HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS HED 42041HEALTH COACHING PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) Concentration Electives II, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS CES 34650PRACTICES AND THEORIES IN ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37662INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37800SMALL GROUP PROCESS or HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS COMM 35600COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS CRIM 34311YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING GERO 14029INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) GERO 40656PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING GERO 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY GERO 44031SOCIAL POLICY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS HDF 24013EARLY ADOLESCENCE HDF 24014BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HDF 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE HDF 41096INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION HDF 42089HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (ELR) HDF 44032NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING HDF 44033COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) HDF 44034PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT HDF 44035ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 1 HDF 44036GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT METHODS HDF 44037POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 1 HDF 44039BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES HDF 44089FAMILIES IN FLORENCE, ITALY: LOVE, PARENTING AND POLICY (ELR) HDF 45089LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (ELR) HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HED 32530DRUG USE AND MISUSE HED 42041HEALTH COACHING HSRV 21000DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS PSYC 40111PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) SOC 32762DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SOC 42879AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7 Kent Core Additional 3 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 10 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48 - 1
Professional Phase coursework
Gerontology Concentration Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) BSCI 40020 BIOLOGY OF AGING 1 3 COMM 36505 COMMUNICATION, AGING AND CULTURE 3 GERO 14029 INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 GERO 40656 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING 3 GERO 44092 PRACTICUM IN GERONTOLOGY (ELR) 2 3-6 SOC 42879 AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) 3 Concentration Electives I, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS COMM 36500HEALTH COMMUNICATION HED 42041HEALTH COACHING IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS LTCA 44032LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATION I PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SPA 44130COMMUNICATION DISORDERS OF THE AGING Concentration Electives II, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS COMM 35600COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS CES 34650PRACTICES AND THEORIES IN ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37662INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTIONS COUNSELING CES 37800SMALL GROUP PROCESS or HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS CRIM 34311YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING GERO 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY HDF 24013EARLY ADOLESCENCE HDF 24014BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HDF 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE HDF 41096INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION HDF 42089HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (ELR) HDF 44021FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 HDF 44022CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN HDF 44032NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING HDF 44033COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) HDF 44034PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT HDF 44035ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 1 HDF 44036GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT METHODS HDF 44037POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 1 HDF 44039BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES HDF 44089FAMILIES IN FLORENCE, ITALY: LOVE, PARENTING AND POLICY (ELR) HDF 45089LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE (ELR) HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HED 32530DRUG USE AND MISUSE HED 32544HUMAN SEXUALITY HED 42041HEALTH COACHING HSRV 21000DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS PSYC 40111PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) SOC 32762DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) ATTR/EXSC 25057 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB) 1,4 4 ATTR/EXSC 25058 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) 1,5 4 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 10 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48 - 1
Students who have successfully completed any prerequisite course requirements for BSCI 40020 may use that coursework in place of ATTR 25057 (or EXSC 25057) or ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25058); however, additional coursework may be required to fulfill Kent Core requirements.
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Maximum of 6 credit hours of GERO 44092 may be applied towards the HDFS program requirements.
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Professional Phase coursework
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Students who have successfully completed BSCI 11010 may use that course in place of ATTR 25057 or EXSC 25057.
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Students who have successfully completed BSCI 11020 may use that course in place of ATTR 25058 or EXSC 25058.
Human Services Concentration Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA) HSRV 11001 GROUP METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES 3 HSRV 11002 SURVEY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES 3 HSRV 21000 DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS 3 HSRV 21001 ASSESSMENT METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICES 3 HSRV 21002 COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY IN HUMAN SERVICES 3 HSRV 21092 INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES I (ELR) 3 HSRV 21192 INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES II (ELR) 3 Concentration Electives, choose from the following: 6 ARCH 45640DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS CES 37800SMALL GROUP PROCESS or HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS COMM 35600COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS CRIM 34311YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM ENG 20002INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING GERO 14029INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) GERO 40656PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING GERO 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERONTOLOGY GERO 44031SOCIAL POLICY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR OLDER ADULTS HDF 24013EARLY ADOLESCENCE HDF 24014BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HDF 41095SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE HDF 41096INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION HDF 42089HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (ELR) HDF 44021FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 HDF 44022CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN HDF 44032NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING HDF 44033COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) HDF 44034PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT HDF 44035ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 1 HDF 44036GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT METHODS HDF 44037POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 1 HDF 44039BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HED 32530DRUG USE AND MISUSE HED 32544HUMAN SEXUALITY HED 42041HEALTH COACHING HSRV 21003SOCIAL WELFARE IN HUMAN SERVICES IHS 44010RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS MDJ 28001PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC RELATIONS NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) PACS 11001INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVD) (KSS) PACS 48080MEDIATION: THEORY AND TRAINING PHIL 40005HEALTH CARE ETHICS PSYC 40111PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RPTM 36010RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD) SOC 32762DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SOC 42879AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7 Kent Core Additional 3 General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 12 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 48 - 1
Professional Phase coursework
Progression Requirements
To be able to register for Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) upper-division (30000 or 40000 level) courses, students must be admitted to the professional phase of the program. Admittance is a selective process. Criteria for acceptance are the following:
- Minimum 2.500 overall GPA earned in the following courses: ENG 11011, ENG 21011, HDF 14027, HDF 24011, HDF 24012, PSYC 11762, SOC 12050
- Minimum 3.000 overall GPA earned in the following courses: HDF 14027, HDF 24011, HDF 24012
- For students in the Human Services concentration, completion of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Human Service is required prior to being admitted to the professional phase
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA 2.250 2.000 - State/federal background checks may be required for some practicum/internship sites. Results indicating one of the disqualifying offenses, whether expunged or current, may result in the inability to be placed in select practicum/internship sites.
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Roadmaps
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Roadmap
Case Management For Individuals and Family Study Concentration
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Semester One Credits HDF 14027 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Two HDF 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) 3 PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Three HDF 24012 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 HDF 25512 MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Four Progression requirement: admission to the professional phase CES 37800 or COMM 35600
or HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS or COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS
or SMALL GROUP PROCESS2 HDF 34031 CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS 3 HED 32530 DRUG USE AND MISUSE 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 14 Semester Five HSRV 21000 DYNAMICS OF HELPING RELATIONSHIPS 3 PSYC 31574 or SOC 32210RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) or RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC)3 PSYC 40111 or SOC 32762
or SPED 23000PSYCHOPATHOLOGY or DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
or INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD)3 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 15 Semester Six GERO 44030 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 3 HDF 44020 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 3 SOC 32220
& SOC 32221or PSYC 21621DATA ANALYSIS
and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORYor QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I3-4 Concentration Elective 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Seven HDF 44018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3 HDF 44023 BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS 3 HDF 44028 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS 3 HDF 44035 ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Eight HDF 44029 FAMILY POLICY 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 3-6 Concentration Elective 3 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 15 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120 Child and Youth Development Concentration
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Semester One Credits HDF 14027 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Two HDF 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) 3 PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Three HDF 24012 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 HDF 24013 EARLY ADOLESCENCE 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Four Progression requirement: admission to the professional phase CES 37800 or COMM 35600
or HED 34060SMALL GROUP PROCESS or COMMUNICATION IN SMALL GROUPS AND TEAMS
or SMALL GROUP PROCESS2-3 HDF 25512 MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES 3 HDF 34031 CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 14 Semester Five HDF 44020 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 3 HDF 44035 ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT 3 PSYC 31574 or SOC 32210RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) or RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC)3 Concentration Elective 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Six CRIM 34311 or HED 32530
or HED 32544
or SPED 23000YOUTH AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM or DRUG USE AND MISUSE
or HUMAN SEXUALITY
or INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (DIVD)3 ! GERO 44030 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 3 HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3 HED 34050 or RPTM 36075PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE DESIGN IN RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM SETTINGS3 SOC 32220
& SOC 32221or PSYC 21621DATA ANALYSIS
and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORYor QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I3-4 Credit Hours 15 Semester Seven HDF 44018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 44023 BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS 3 HDF 44028 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS 3 HDF 44037 POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 3 Concentration Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Eight HDF 44029 FAMILY POLICY 3 HDF 44038 PROFESSIONAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK PRACTICE 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 3-6 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 15 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120 Family Life Education Concentration
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Semester One Credits HDF 14027 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Two HDF 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) 3 PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Three COMM 20001 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3 HDF 24012 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Four Progression requirement: admission to the professional phase HDF 25512 MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES 3 Concentration Elective I 2-3 Kent Core Requirement 3 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 14 Semester Five GERO 44030 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 3 HDF 34031 CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS 3 HED 32544 HUMAN SEXUALITY 3 PSYC 31574 or SOC 32210RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) or RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC)3 Concentration Elective I 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Six HDF 44020 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 3 HDF 44022 CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN 3 SOC 32220
& SOC 32221or PSYC 21621DATA ANALYSIS
and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORYor QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I3-4 Concentration Elective II 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Seven HDF 44018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 44023 BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS 3 HDF 44028 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS 3 HDF 44030 FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION METHODOLOGY 3 Concentration Elective II 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Eight HDF 44021 FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3 HDF 44029 FAMILY POLICY 3 HDF 44092 PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) 3-6 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 15 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120 Gerontology Concentration
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Plan of Study Grid Semester One Credits GERO 14029 INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 16 Semester Two HDF 14027 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD) 3 PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Three ATTR 25057 or EXSC 25057HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB) or HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB)4 HDF 24012 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Kent Core Requirement 3 Credit Hours 13 Semester Four Progression requirement: admission to the professional phase ATTR 25058 or EXSC 25058HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) or HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB)4 HDF 25512 MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES 3 Concentration Elective II 3 General Electives 6 Credit Hours 16 Semester Five GERO 40656 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING 3 HDF 44020 ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 3 PSYC 31574 or SOC 32210RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) or RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC)3 Concentration Elective II 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Six GERO 44030 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 3 HDF 34031 CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS 3 HDF 44028 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS 3 SOC 32220
& SOC 32221or PSYC 21621DATA ANALYSIS
and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORYor QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I3-4 Concentration Elective I 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Seven BSCI 40020 BIOLOGY OF AGING 3 HDF 44018 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE 3 HDF 44029 FAMILY POLICY 3 Concentration Elective I 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Semester Eight COMM 36505 COMMUNICATION, AGING AND CULTURE 3 GERO 44092 PRACTICUM IN GERONTOLOGY (ELR) 3-6 HDF 44023 BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS 3 SOC 42879 AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) 3 General Elective 3 Credit Hours 15 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120 -
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Salem Campus (Human Services, Family Life Education and Case Management for Individuals and Families concentrations only)
- Stark Campus (Family Life Education and Gerontology concentrations only)
- Delivery:
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries
-
Child, family, and school social workers
11.7%
much faster than the average
342,500
number of jobs
$48,430
potential earnings
-
Childcare workers
1.7%
slower than the average
1,146,400
number of jobs
$25,460
potential earnings
-
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
3.1%
about as fast as the average
171,500
number of jobs
$79,820
potential earnings
-
Community and social service specialists, all other
11.7%
much faster than the average
105,200
number of jobs
$46,770
potential earnings
-
Counselors, all other
13.0%
much faster than the average
29,100
number of jobs
$45,760
potential earnings
-
Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary
1.3%
slower than the average
2,500
number of jobs
$72,220
potential earnings
-
Marriage and family therapists
22.3%
much faster than the average
66,200
number of jobs
$51,340
potential earnings
-
Social and community service managers
17.0%
much faster than the average
175,500
number of jobs
$69,600
potential earnings
-
Social and human service assistants
16.8%
much faster than the average
425,600
number of jobs
$35,960
potential earnings
-
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
24.7%
much faster than the average
319,400
number of jobs
$47,660
potential earnings