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Minor. A minor in family life education consists of at least 16 semester hours (including 4 upper division) of approved coursework selected from the following: FAML 310, 340, 360,370, 470,399, NUTR 207, 310. FAML 310 Life-Span Human Development (3-0-0-3) Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course explores human development from conception through senescence. Emphasis is on varied theoretical perspectives and the central concepts related to parameters of human development, individual and social, which arise throughout the various stages of the lifespan. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a broad base of knowledge of lifespan development in terms of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. FAML 340 Marriage and the Family (3-0-0-3) Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course explores the family as a social institution; its place and importance in the social structure and its internal dynamics. Topics include preparation for marriage, qualities for home and family life, the adolescent and young married adult, family management, contemporary problems in marriage and family life. Upon completion, students should be able to identify practical issues and decisions relating to marriage and family life. FAML 360 Mother and Infant Care (3-0-0-3) Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course deals with the needs of the expectant mother and the infant through pregnancy, prenatal development, birth, and the first year. Topics include cultural similarities and differences in relation to childbearing, labor and delivery, the postpartum period, infant care. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate culturally relevant knowledge about pregnancy, labor, delivery, the postpartum period, and infant care. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course explores parenting styles and the influence of family relationships on child development with emphasis on basic principles and skills for parent effectiveness to enable informed, judicious, child-rearing decisions. Topics include are an overview of child development in relation to everyday issues, toys for instruction and play, effective discipline techniques, and parent-child communications. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and explain parenting within various family structures and family situations. FAML 470 Family Resource Management (3-0-0-3) Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course explores the principles and techniques for utilizing resources to meet personal and family goals. Emphasis on evaluating family financial goals and preparing a comprehensive financial plan. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate mastery of the concepts necessary to evaluate and recommend financial strategies for reaching family financial goals throughout the life cycle. FAML 399 Undergraduate Open Seminar (1to 3-0-0-1 to 3) Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Corequisites: None. This is a special course for reading and conference or for experimentation, or a seminar on topics not treated by regularly scheduled classes. Upon completion, the student is able to demonstrate mastery of the content of the readings or topics of the seminar. A maximum of three hours of credit may be earned toward the bachelor’s degree in Undergraduate Open Seminar in a single discipline. |
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