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Children and Youth Services Minor

Prepare to work in foster care, adoption, group homes for children and adolescents, and hospitals as child life specialists. This minor is customizable to take advantage of greater depth in understanding of children and adolescents.

(18 credits)

Complete the following for your minor:

HDFS 101Foundations of Marriage & Family

3
HDFS 210Child Development

3
HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3
HDFS 345Parenting

3

Six credits of electives from the following list (6):

 

CHRM 235Ministry with Youth I

3
EDUC 226Children's Literature

3
HDFS 142Introduction to Interpersonal Relations

3
HDFS 218Death, Grief and Caring

3
HDFS 253Community Services for Individuals and Families

3
HDFS 272Research Methods and Analysis in HDFS

3
HDFS 320Play and Development

3
HDFS 339Dynamics of Family Interaction

3
 
HDFS 361Introduction to Child Life

2
AND
HDFS 362Child Life Field Experience

1
 
HDFS 382Topics in Human Development and Family Science

1-3
HDFS 391Family Service Practicum

1-3
HDFS 396/EDSP 396Infants, Toddlers & Families

3
HDFS 451Early Childhood Administration and Practice

2
HDFS 452Early Childhood Administration and Practice Experience

1
HDFS 491Independent Study

1-3
 
INTE 391Internship

1-3
OR
INTE 394Internship

4-12
OR
discipline-specific field experience (e.g., CHRM 391, PSYC 391, SOWK 490, NURS 313) Must be completed with children and/or youth population.
 
PSYC 382Topics in Psychology

3
SOAN 385Topics in Sociology and Anthropology

3
SOWK 382Topics in Social Work

3
THEA 261Theatre for Young Audiences

3

(HDFS majors must take 12 credits of electives due to overlap in major with HDFS 210 and 311, increasing the size of the minor to 24 credits for HDFS majors. Elective choices may not overlap with HDFS major requirements).

HDFS 382, PSYC 382, SOWK 382: Departmental Topics and other possible courses must be approved by the Chair of the Department of HDFS

INTE 391/INTE 394 must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill major requirement.

Some courses may require prerequisites, which may increase the size of the minor.