Program: Human Development and Family Science Minor - George Mason University

Minor Requirements

Core Course (6 credits)

HDFS 200 - Individual and Family Development Credits: 3
HDFS 400 - Advanced Family Processes Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits)

Choose at least one course from each of the two component areas (development and diversity) below. A third elective may be selected from any component or with permission of an HDFS advisor. To reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the HDFS minor, two courses must have prefixes from disciplines outside of your major area of study (e.g., for PSYC majors, two courses must come from CEHD prefixes: ATEP, ECED, EDUC, HEAL, PHED; for ECED majors, two courses must come from CHSS prefixes: ANTH, INTS, PSYC, SOCI).

Development

Choose at least one from the following:

ECED 401 - Developmental Pathways of Diverse Learners, Birth-Adolescence Credits: 3
EDUC 302 - Human Growth and Development Credits: 3
INTS 312 - Images and Experiences of Childhood: Social Construct, Literature, and Film Credits: 3-6
INTS 316 - Introduction to Childhood Studies Credits: 4
INTS 319 - Contemporary Youth Studies Credits: 3
PSYC 211 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 313 - Child Development Credits: 3
PSYC 314 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3
PSYC 415 - Psychological Factors in Aging Credits: 3
SOCI 360 - Youth Culture and Society Credits: 3

Diversity

Choose at least one from the following:

ANTH 315 - Socialization Processes: Family, Childhood, Personality in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credits: 3
ATEP 205 - Cultural Competence Credits: 3
ECED 405 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education Credits: 3
EDUC 203 - Disability in American Culture Credits: 3
HEAL 350 - Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk Credits: 3
INTS 320 - Construction of Differences: Race, Class, and Gender Credits: 6
INTS 336 - Poverty, Wealth and Inequality in the US Credits: 3
INTS 362 - Social Justice and Human Rights Credits: 3
PSYC 379 - Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits: 3
SOCI 308 - Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World Credits: 3
SOCI 355 - Social Inequality Credits: 3

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Human Development and Family Science Minor

Minor Requirements

Core Course (6 credits)

Electives (9 credits)

Development

Diversity

Total: 15 credits