76 courses with the subject HDF, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Foundational knowledge to support success at UNCG and as a future professional working with infants, children, adolescents, older adults, and/or families. Hands-on activities to support the development of academic and professional skills, enhance awareness of UNCG resources, and explore professional goals.
Study of how development unfolds in diverse contexts and cultures from conception to death and how individual characteristics, relationships, and social settings influence cognitive, social, and psychological development.
Issues related to singlehood, partnership, and family relationships over time. Topics include love, sexual intimacy, dating, cohabitation, marriage, remarriage, parenting, divorce, and family violence.
Introduction to physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development of children age 5 to 12. Influence of families, culture, race/ethnicity, and teacher/school characteristics on children's development and school experiences emphasized.
An examination of development from conception through middle childhood across family, context, and culture. Explores variability in individual development and factors related to health and well-being.
An examination of development from early adolescence into young adulthood across family, context, and culture. Explores how political, social, and cultural systems shape development of adolescents and young adults from diverse backgrounds.
An examination of development from early through late adulthood across family, context, and culture. Explores individual and systemic variability in development and well-being.
Examination of parenting behaviors from infancy through young adulthood across family, context, and culture. Explores how political, social, and cultural systems shape parenting choices, options, and experiences.
Introduction to early childhood education and careers for early education professionals. Discussion of developmentally appropriate teaching practices and experiences observing in inclusive early care and education programs.
Theoretical, practical, ethical issues in observing, assessing, and planning for young children with and without disabilities in inclusive settings. Individualized approaches for program planning and monitoring development are integrated.
Study of the variation within and between families through an exploration of the similarities and differences according to culture, race/ethnicity, class, gender, family structure, and sexual orientation.
Examination of the roles that teachers, families, and the environments have on the social and emotional development of young children in inclusive early care and education settings.
An introductory examination of human development and family research methods designed to provide an understanding of scientific inquiry, methodology, measurement, test construction, scaling, and statistical terms and techniques.
Development of professional skills and exploration of careers related to individuals and families. Should be taken in the senior year the semester immediately preceding HDF 499.
A study of Asian, African, Latin American, and Eastern European families and children, focusing on family structure, gender roles, and socialization practices within their socioeconomic, historical, and cultural context.
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
Individual study. Conference hours to be arranged.
Study of cultural influences on definitions and roles of women in families and work, including impact of educational, scientific, religious, and legal institutions. Exploration of issues affecting women and families.
Includes six (6) hour placement in inclusive early care and education settings with diverse populations of young children. Personal growth as an early educator will be highlighted and planning for children's learning, growth, and development. Special emphasis on the teaching of infants and toddlers.
Theories, principles, methods, and issues related to infant and toddler development and inclusive programs. An emphasis on integrating knowledge with skills to design, implement, and evaluate programs will be taken.
In-depth examination of typical and atypical development of diverse preschool-age children. Integrated teaching strategies and effective inclusive learning environments will be emphasized.
In-depth examination of current policies and practices in public school kindergartens. Development of children with and without disabilities and appropriate teaching strategies in kindergarten will be emphasized.
Includes six (6) hour placement in inclusive early care and education settings with diverse populations of young children. Personal growth as an early educator will be highlighted and planning for children's learning, growth, and development. Special emphasis on the teaching of preschool and kindergarten age children.
Seminar designed to examine current issues in family studies. Emphasis placed on theories and current research literature. Writing and editing are emphasized.
Supervised professional experience for students working with children in early childhood settings.
Seminar designed to examine current issues in development. Emphasis placed on current research literature, theories, and applications across the lifespan. Writing and editing are emphasized.
Supervised student teaching in an infant and/or toddler, preschool, or kindergarten setting under direction of a cooperating teacher with university supervision.
This course is designed to accompany the student teaching experience. The foci of the seminar will be to prepare students to complete all state licensure requirements including edTPA and to provide facilitated opportunities to discuss student teaching experiences as well as to prepare students for the educational job market.
In-depth study of selected topics in Human Development and Family Studies. Particular section content is determined by the instructor.
In-depth analysis of recommended practices related to effectively serving diverse populations of young children and their families in inclusive early care and education settings.
Identifying characteristics of leaders and effective leadership styles and how these can be applied in early care and education. Prepares students to advocate best practice in a community-based environment.
Major areas of planning and administering inclusive early care and education programs, including programming, scheduling, reporting, financing, housing, equipping, staffing, and working with families.
Independent original scholarship, completed under the supervision of a faculty member. Work culminates in an integrated literature review, scientific report, or other special project.
Supervised professional experience in selected commercial or industrial organizations, public or private agencies.
Prerequisite: 6 credit hours of HDF graduate courses and permission of instructor.
Designated special topics such as Child Care Administration, Parent Education, Practicum, Child Guidance.
Supervised practicum experiences in planning, designing, and implementing research investigations in the field of human development and family studies.
In-depth exploration of the principles of early childhood care and education and learning strategies for preschool/kindergarten children with and without disabilities. Field placements in BK setting are required.
An examination of development in infancy and toddlerhood and strategies for facilitating very young children's growth and learning in early childhood care and educational settings. Field placement required.
Examination of theoretical and developmental foundations of early childhood curriculum approaches, including critique of accepted early childhood practices, action research, and published research in curriculum and program effectiveness.
Analysis of how federal, state, and local policies impact early childhood programs, early childhood professionals, children, and families.
Examination of advanced leadership and lifelong learning for those who develop and implement early childhood programs.
Addresses knowledge and skills needed to administer early childhood programs, with a focus on personnel and financial management within child care centers. Organizational structures will be reviewed and critiqued. Students will learn how to develop and implement program policies, meet legal requirements, and promote best practices.
Introduces students to various models of coaching, and provide knowledge and skills needed to carry out a coaching cycle to support early educators in improving practice with young children and their families. Students will also learn skills needed for mentoring early educators.
Conceptual and methodological perspectives of multidisciplinary study in the field of human development and family studies. Required of all first-year master's and doctoral students.
Examination of theory and current research pertaining to the development of children from birth through kindergarten within the context of the family, community, and larger society.
Examination of contemporary research findings in the field of human development.
Survey of selected theories of human development and family studies.
Examination of contemporary research findings in the field of family studies.
Theories that relate to studying families; linking conceptual ideas, theorizing, and research examples relevant to families.
Examination and application of theory and research related to racial/ethnic, social class, and cultural issues; self-awareness and cultural competence are emphasized.
Professional activities and ethical responsibilities of university scholars; professional planning and time-management; writing; peer-review; extramural funding; diversity, equity, and inclusion in the academy; and research practices with human subjects.
Supervised professional experience in selected commercial or industrial organizations, public or private agencies. Completion of a major project or activities appropriate to the goals of the agencies.
Individual guidance in the development of a specific research problem.
Advanced study of designated contemporary topics in Human Development and Family Studies.
Integrates theory and research focusing on social-emotional growth across the lifespan. Importance of peer and family relations in personality development; social and emotional competence and adjustment difficulties.
Current theories and research on cognitive development from infancy through middle childhood; the development of language, thinking, conceptual representation, learning, memory, and executive functions.
Principles of perceptual, motor, cognitive and socio-emotional development in infants and very young children.
Integrates theory, research, and practice focusing on dimensions of normative and problematic adolescent development within its ecological contexts.
Synthesizes theoretical perspectives and current research on parent-child relations. Topics include: links between parenting and child outcomes, determinants of parenting, links between parenting and adult development/relationships. Integrates applied implications.
This course examines family configurations and relationships as individuals move through middle and later life.
Integrates theory and research focusing on variations within and changes to family structures and processes (e.g., communication, intimacy, conflict management). Sociocultural variations within and across groups.
This seminar will focus on recent theoretical and empirical work on the genetic, physiological, and neural processes that play a role in human development and family functioning.
Interdisciplinary introduction to close relationships in adulthood, including the major theoretical perspectives scholars use to examine close relationships, the methods researchers employ, and the substantive foci that characterize the field.
Examines how culture influences children's development and also is influenced by members of that culture.
Social justice theoretical perspectives and methods for studying diverse families including the variety of qualitative methods, analyses, and best practices that can be used to address contemporary social issues impacting families and their members.
Introduction to college teaching through observation and exploration of issues for beginning teachers. Students are assigned to work with graduate faculty members.
Job search methods and strategies in human development and family studies for doctoral students including HDFS academic and non-academic jobs, fellowships, internships, and doctoral research grants.
In-depth study of particular theories used to study children and families. Theories addressed will vary by instructor. May include mechanics of theory building and refining.
Methods and designs of research with individuals and families from problem specification, data collection and reduction, to data analysis.
Supervised experiences in planning, teaching, and evaluating a college-level course.
Individual work related to the student's primary area(s) of specialization. Work may consist of empirical research or of critical reviews and integrations of existing literature.
Individual direction in the development and completion of a doctoral dissertation project.
Thesis Extension.
Dissertation Extension.
Research Extension.
Source: University of North Carolina at Greensboro's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
