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HDFS 592

Research Experience in Human Development and Family Studies

1–3 credits

HDFS 592 provides research experience in Human Development and Family Studies under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Reviewers describe the course as having low difficulty and a manageable workload, noting that few assignments count toward the final grade.

Heather Kirkorian Sigan Hartley+5 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

HDFS 663

Developmental and Family Assessment

3 credits

Introduction to family-focused developmental assessment with infants and young children, covering interviewing, history taking, observation, and screening.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The workload is heavy on readings, which some find essential for success while others view as a waste of time due to poor assignment design.

Julie Poehlmann Yeqing Li

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

HDFS 690

Senior Thesis

2 credits

HDFS 690 is a senior thesis course involving individual study arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Sigan Hartley Janean Dilworth-Bart+2 more

No recorded grade history

HDFS 699

Independent Study

1–6 credits

HDFS 699 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct directed projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Heather Kirkorian Sigan Hartley+12 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

HDFS 761

Childhood and the Family: Prenatal Through Pre-adolescence

3 credits

Examines research and theories of child development from prenatal to middle childhood using a relational approach and contemporary methods, with a focus on diversity.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Julie Poehlmann

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