University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Human and Family Development Minor

Minor - Human and Family Development

Summary

Core Courses12
Elective Courses12
Total Hours24

Degree Specific Credits: 24

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Note: To earn the minor in Human and Family Development, the student must complete 24 credits, with 11 at the 300-level or above. All students are required to take a 12-credit core curriculum and, with the help of a faculty advisor, to develop a written statement of goals and interests along with a planned curriculum that includes 12 additional credits of electives consistent with their stated goals and interests. At least 6 credits of electives must be outside of the student's major.

Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 12 total credits required. 

Subcategory 1

Complete one of the following courses:
PSYX 330Child Development3
or PSYX 233 Fundamentals of Psychology of Aging
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 2

Note:

Complete all of the following courses:
HFD 494Seminar in Human Development1
HFD 498Internship2-4
Total Hours3-5

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 3

Complete 1 of the following courses:3
Family Communication
Sociology of the Family
Families, Communities, Culture
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C

Subcategory 4

Complete 1 of the following courses:3
Research Methods
Introduction to Psychological Research Methods
Advanced Psychological Research Methods
Social Work Research
Sociological Research Methods
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C


Elective Courses

Rule: Complete 12 credits from any of the courses listed in the subcategories below; at least 6 credits must be taken outside of the student's major.

Note: The list of electives is categorized to assist the student wishing to focus on one of these areas. Students may plan curricula which do not correspond to these categories, but should choose among courses from this list. Occasionally "special topics" courses are offered. Students may use these as electives with the consent of their advisors. Check with departments regarding variable-credit 395 and 495-Special Topics listings.

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Principles and Practices
Families, Communities, Culture
Educational Psych Child Dev
Special Topics
Speech & Language Development
Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
Exceptionalities
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Internship
Supervised Research
Intro to Clinical Psychology

Minimum Required Grade: C

School-Age

Educational Psych Child Dev
Exceptionalities
Use & Abuse of Drugs
Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Modification
Intro to Clinical Psychology
Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders
Human Behavior & Social Environment
Child Abuse/Child Welfare
Sociology of the Family

Minimum Required Grade: C

Adolescence

Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
Educational Psych Child Dev
Exceptionalities
Use & Abuse of Drugs
Child & Adolescent Psych Disorders
Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Modification
Intro to Clinical Psychology
Human Behavior & Social Environment
Children and Youth at Risk

Minimum Required Grade: C

Gerontology

Introduction to Gerontology
MGS Meeting
Health Aspects of Aging
Special Topics
Culture, Health, and Healing
Fundamentals of Psychology of Aging
Social Gerontology
Death, Dying and Grief

Minimum Required Grade: C

Family Development

Family Communication
Communication in Personal Relationshps
Social Interaction and Human Well-Being
Psychology of Family Violence
Addiction Studies
Sociology of the Family

Minimum Required Grade: C