Human Development and Family Science - Minor

Human Development and Family Science - Minor

The Human Development and Family Science minor provides students with knowledge of biopsychosocial development, family relationships and processes across the lifespan. This minor is particularly suitable for students with a major or interest in education, nursing, psychology, sociology, public health, communications, community health education, recreation management and speech pathology and audiology.

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Students who minor in Human Development and Family Science gain an understanding of the psychological, sociological, and developmental theories of individual and family development.

Students will learn about the influences of family, school, work and community on human development. This offers students the opportunity to focus on their major, while gaining an understanding of individual and family development, which will help them while working with individuals and family in various settings.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare this minor, students must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA. 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.

Coursework

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Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
HDF 24011	INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES (DIVD)	3
Development Electives, choose from the following:		6
GERO 14029	INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
GERO 40656	PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
HDF 24012	CHILD DEVELOPMENT
HDF 24013	EARLY ADOLESCENCE
HDF 44020	ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Minor Electives, choose from the following:		9
HDF 24014	BRIDGING CROSS-NATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
HDF 34031	CULTURAL DIVERSITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS
HDF 42089	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (DIVG) (ELR)
HDF 44021	FAMILY INTERVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
HDF 44022	CHANGING ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN
HDF 44023	BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS (WIC)
HDF 44028	PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
HDF 44029	FAMILY POLICY
HDF 44032	NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING
HDF 44033	COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR)
HDF 44034	PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
HDF 44039	BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		18

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors
Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.000	2.000

Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

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