Childhood Development Increased public and private concern about individuals and families across the life span make human development and family sciences a timely major with many employment opportunities. The curriculum promotes integrated understanding of individual and family development issues model providing intensive professional training.
Courses emphasize life-span development.
Methodologies for working with young children, family dynamics and courses emphasizing interpersonal relationships are taught along with courses in basic and applied sciences. The Department of Human Environmental Sciences maintains an Infant Development Center and a Nursery School which provides hands-on experience for those interested in early childhood education. In addition to many job opprtunities with a 4-year degree, the human development and family sciences background will prepare you for graduate study in a variety of disciplines including human development and family sciences, marriage and family therapy, education, social work, psychology, gerontology, and law.