University Catalog

Curriculum in Human Sciences
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Human Development and Family Studies Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Social Sciences ElectiveG		3	hours
Music, Visual Arts, Dance, or TheatreG		3	hours
*ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††HUSC 100	Foundations of Human Sciences	1	hours
	Total:	15-17	hours

 

Second Semester

††CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR Elective		3	hours
††PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
*ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
Biological ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Physical  Science  ElectiveG		3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
††ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
††CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HDFS 302	Family and Individual Development Over the Lifespan	3	hours
COMM 210 or COMM 211G	Communicating in the Classroom Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
Second Science SequenceG		3	hours
††HDFS 304	Parenting: Issues and Education	3	hours
††NUTR 342	Nutrition	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††NUTR 345	Nutrition Through the Life Cycle	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
††HDFS 412	Family Stress and Coping	3	hours
††HDFS 441	Family Relations	3	hours
††PSYC 220  or SW 360 or HDFS 497	Principles of Research Design Social Work Research Methods and Designs Applied Research in Human Sciences	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HDFS 321	Child Development	3	hours
††HUSC 346	Professional Development in Human Sciences	3	hours
††HS 251 or SOC 215	Health and Human Sexuality - Contemporary Perspectives Sociology of Sexuality	3	hours
††HDFS 371	Family Finance and Consumer Education	3	hours
††HDFS 448	Communication, Aging and Social Interaction	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††NUTR 421	Weight Management Principles	3	hours
††HDFS 475	Family Resource Management	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
††HDFS 445	Family Life Education	3	hours
††HDFS 320 or HDFS 322	Infant and Toddler Development Middle childhood and Adolescent Development	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR Elective		6	hours
††HDFS 487 or HDFS 430	Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies Current Trends in Family and Social Policy	3	hours
††SOC 212 or SOC 336 or SW 303	Social Problems Deviance and Social Control Crisis Intervention	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^*Grade of "C" or better.
^††Major Course Grade of "C" or better.