Department of Family and
Human Development

www.asu.edu/clas/fhd

480/965-6978

COWDN 106

Richard A. Fabes, Chair

Professors

Christopher, Fabes, Griffin, Ladd, Martin, Roosa

Associate Professors

Dumka, Hanish, Madden-Derdich, Neff, Updegraff

Assistant Professors

Gager, Simpkins, Spinrad, Umaña-Taylor, Valiente

Senior Lecturers

Bodman, Weigand

FAMILY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT—BS

For the BS degree in Family and Human Development at the Tempe campus, students must pursue the concentration in family studies/child development. The mathematics proficiency must be met by completing MAT 142 or higher.

Family Studies/Child Development

The concentration in family studies/child development consists of the following core courses:

CDE 232 Human Development SB (3)

CDE 338 Child Development Practicum (3)

CDE 430 Infant/Toddler Development in the Family SB (3)

FAS 331 Marriage and Family Relationships SB (3)

FAS 361 Introduction to Family/Child Research Methods L (3)

FAS 370 Family, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity SB, C (3)

FAS 431 Parent-Adolescent Relationships SB (3)

FAS 435 Advanced Marriage and Family Relationships L/SB (3)

FAS 484 Internship (3)
or FAS 390 Supervised Research Experience (3)

FAS 498 Pro-Seminar (3)

Total 30

In addition, 12 semester hours of unrestricted electives must be taken from the following:

CDE 337 Early Childhood Intervention (3)

CDE 437 Infant Family Assessment and Observation L/SB (3)

CDE 444 Risk and Variation in Child Development (3)

CDE 498 Pro-Seminar (3)
or FAS 498 Pro-Seminar (3)

FAS 301 Introduction to Parenting (3)

FAS 330 Personal Growth in Human Relationships SB (3)

FAS 332 Human Sexuality SB (3)

FAS 390 Supervised Research Experience (1–3)

FAS 440 Fundamentals of Marriage and Family Therapy (3)

FAS 484 Internship (1–3)

FAS 499 Individualized Instruction (3)
or CDE 499 Individualized Instruction (3)

One statistics course is required; students may choose from courses such as PSY 230 Introduction to Statistics or EDP 454 Statistical Data Analysis in Education.

FAMILY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MINOR

The minor in Family and Human Development consists of 18 semester hours in which students specialize in family studies/child development.

At least 12 of the 18 semester hours must be in upper-division courses.

Students take the following courses:

CDE 232 Human Development SB (3)

FAS 331 Marriage and Family Relationships SB (3)

FAS 440 Fundamentals of Marriage and Family Therapy (3)

Total 9

Three courses (or nine semester hours) must be selected from the following and at least one course must be a CDE course:

CDE 337 Early Childhood Intervention (3)

CDE 430 Infant/Toddler Development in the Family SB (3)

CDE 444 Risk and Variation in Child Development (3)

CDE 498 Pro-Seminar (3)
or FAS 498 Pro-Seminar (3)

FAS 370 Family, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity SB, C (3)

FAS 431 Parent-Adolescent Relationships SB (3)

BIS CONCENTRATION

A concentration in family studies/child development is available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the BIS program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see School of Interdisciplinary Studies.

SECONDARY EDUCATION—BAE

Family and Human Development

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The faculty in the Department of Family and Human Development offer programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees. See the Graduate Catalog for requirements.

Omnibus Courses. For an explanation of courses offered but not specifically listed in this catalog, see Omnibus Courses.

Graduate-Level Courses. For information about courses numbered from 500 to 799, see the Graduate Catalog, or access www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs on the Web. In some situations, undergraduate students may be eligible to take these courses; for more information, see Graduate-Level Courses.