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Human Development & Family Science (HDFS)

HDFS 5483 Aging Network Seminar Description: Personal, academic, and professional development in preparation for a career in the aging service network. Primary focus on networking with applied aging researchers and aging service providers. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5493 Aging and Families Description: Theories and research related to individual and family adjustments in later life affecting older persons and their intergenerational relationships. Critical issues include marriage, divorce and remarriage, adult children and their parents, grandparenting, and alternative family forms. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5513 Issues in Family Science Description: Current and classic literature in family studies. Consideration of philosophical bases and current research issues relevant to the family as a field of study. Previously offered as FRCD 5513. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5523 Conceptual Frameworks in Human Development and Family Science Description: Theoretical frameworks and processes in human development and family science. Overview of the interface between theory, research, and application in human development and family science. Previously offered as FRCD 5523. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5543 Coping with Family Crises Description: Strategies for helping families deal with various family crises including illness, death and divorce. Focus on dealing with these from a family systems approach. Previously offered as FRCD 5543. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5553 Perspectives on Parenting and Parent Education Prerequisites: Admission to the HDFS GPIDEA Graduate Program. Description: An examination of theories, models, methods, research, and skills related to parenting and parent education. Web-based instruction. Previously offered as FRCD 5553. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci

HDFS 5563 Community and Family Prerequisites: Admission to the HDFS Graduate Program. Description: Examination of current research and theory in the interactions of families and communities. Emphasis on empirical strategies for intervention to address community and family-based problems. Previously offered as HDFS 5743. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5573 Adolescent in Family Context

Description: Physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of adolescents within the context of family relationships. Exploration of research and theory as it relates to adolescent development and parent- adolescent relationships. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5583 Intimate Relationships and Sexuality across the Lifespan Description: A lifespan perspective on the formation, development, and trajectory of intimate relationships (e.g., marriage) and sexuality. Previously offered as FRCD 5583. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5593 Sexuality & Aging Prerequisites: Admission to the Great Plains IDEA Gerontology Program. Description: Understanding of issues regarding sexuality and aging. Normative aspects of sexuality in later life and issues that arise that impact sexuality such as chronic illness, cognitive decline, and functional limits. Perspectives of aging persons who are active and independent in the community, to those who live in a variety of care settings. An interdisciplinary perspective on the interactions of the biological, psychological, social influences that shape our understanding of sexuality in later life. Web-based instruction. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 5603 Pre-Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy: Counseling Skills Prerequisites: Admission to the marriage and family therapy specialization and consent of instructor. Description: Pre-clinical experience for students in the marriage and family therapy (MFT) specialization, emphasizing counseling skills and structured observations. Additional flat fee of $10.00 applies. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci

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