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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog > Undergraduate Course Offerings > HDFS - Human Develop & Family Science

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HDFS - Human Develop & Family Science

HDFS 099 Opportunities in Human Development and Family Science
HDFS 101 Foundations of Marriage & Family
HDFS 142 Introduction to Interpersonal Relations
HDFS 205 Principles of Peer Relationships
HDFS 210 Child Development
HDFS 218 Death, Grief and Caring
HDFS 237 Interior Design
HDFS 238 Textile Arts
HDFS 244 Human Sexuality
HDFS 245 Family Resource Management
HDFS 253 Community Services for Individuals and Families
HDFS 272 Research Methods and Analysis in HDFS
HDFS 307 Family & Consumer Science Curriculum & Instruction I
HDFS 311 Adolescent Development
HDFS 312 Adult Development
HDFS 316 Marriage & Family Therapy
HDFS 320 Play and Development
HDFS 339 Dynamics of Family Interaction
HDFS 345 Parenting
HDFS 355 Marital and Couple Relationships
HDFS 361 Introduction to Child Life
HDFS 362 Child Life Field Experience
HDFS 378 Latino Families
HDFS 382 Topics in Human Development and Family Science
HDFS 386 Family Ethnicity & Human Services
HDFS 391 Family Service Practicum
HDFS 396 Infants, Toddlers & Families
HDFS 442 Strategies of Family Life Education
HDFS 451 Early Childhood Administration and Practice
HDFS 452 Early Childhood Administration and Practice Experience
HDFS 491 Independent Study
HDFS 494 Human Development & Family Science Seminar
HDFS 497 Major Honors I
HDFS 498 Major Honors II