30 courses with the subject FAMS, 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.
FAMS 1150Marriage and Relationship Skills3
Guides students in building a lasting intimate relationship of their own and in understanding and teaching relationship maintenance and improvement strategies based on large-scale scientifically derived marriage and relationship principles. Utilizes cutting edge research on factors and issues related to relationship success and outcome including whom and when to marry and how to build stable and happy relationships over time. Stresses increased understanding of desirable relationship outcomes and how to achieve them.
Explores genetic and environmental influences on human development and behavior from conception and birth through old age and death. Examines typical physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes at each developmental stage throughout the lifespan. Explores major theoretical perspectives on human development. Emphasizes how the context of family influences development of the individual.
Examines dynamics of the healthy family using family theory, individual life span development, research, and active learning experiences. Analyzes variations within families due to form, gender, socioeconomic status, culture, race, and other factors. Focuses on the diversity of family organization, interaction patterns, parenting practices, values, and prejudice in a multicultural society. Fulfills the Global/Intercultural requirement.
Investigates the interplay between mental health and familial dynamics, exploring the multifaceted ways in which family environments impact individual psychological well-being. Engages a comprehensive examination of theoretical frameworks, mental health diagnosis, empirical research, case studies, and practical applications. Illustrates the complex interactions between family systems and mental health outcomes.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010, ENGL 1010H, or ENGL 1005 with a C or higher Explores the ethical and legal responsibilities of helping professionals in various types of individual and family intervention, including education, counseling, and case management. Examines the broad scope of these ethical and legal concerns and how they are applied in a variety of intervention settings.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1010, ENGL 1010H, or ENGL 1005 with a C or higher) Introduces basic concepts of human sexuality and effective methods to teach these topics to adults, adolescents, and children. Discusses gender roles, sexual orientation, sexual dysfunction, and sexually transmitted disease. Examines sexuality from the perspective of ethics, religion, the law, and education. Requires students to assess their own sexual attitudes and acquire information that should enable them to make responsible sexuality decisions. Educates students in how to teach human sexuality effectively regardless of any biases or individual beliefs. Note: Due to Utah State Laws regarding sexuality education, students registering for FAMS 2800 must be 18 years of age or a high school graduate.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Surveys the most common research designs in the social sciences. Highlights experiments, quasi-experiments, correlational designs, survey research, single case, and the philosophy of qualitative methods. Includes the design of a study, original data collection, data analysis, presentation of results.
FAMS 3050Clinical Practice for Helping Professions3
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Introduces basic practice behaviors and clinical skills for helping professionals, including biopsychosocial evaluation, psychometric screeners, and safety assessments for life and relational stress and general mental health symptomatology. Investigates best-practice skills for evaluating individual and family situations and outcomes. Explores self-compassion and self-care for competent and ethical practice. Examines new and evolving clinical approaches for individuals and families served by helping professions.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Emphasizes the development of skills necessary to apply for employment and/or graduate school in the field of family studies. Includes resume writing, cover letters, basic interview skills, preparation of application packages, and networking skills used with school and community resources to find employment and/or graduate school opportunities.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing Exposes students to classical and contemporary parenting theory, research, and practice. Focuses on the application of the guidance of children. Includes the study of parenting concepts, challenges, risks, and alternatives while considering the social, physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual environments of the child.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Introduces trauma-informed care in working with vulnerable populations (e.g. addictions, adoption, domestic violence, abuse & neglect, military service, emergency management, etc.). Explores a broad range of neurobiosocial factors that influence the development and presentation of trauma in individuals and will explore several frameworks used to identify the ways that trauma may present in those for which we serve. Investigates current evidence-informed frameworks and modalities for conceptualizing trauma. Requires a foundational knowledge of human development and family systems.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Explores family life, modern and historical, through the lens of population science. Focuses on how patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration have shaped global and domestic family life and projections for the future of families.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C or higher) and University Advanced Standing Studies physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development from conception through adolescence. Emphasizes normal child development within family, social, and cultural contexts.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with C or higher) and University Advanced Standing Explores the dynamic process of adult development from emerging adulthood to death. Focuses on current adult developmental research and theories, the development of adults within the family system, and the needs of a growing aging population. Includes the examination of physical, familial, emotional, and social development.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 3110; FAMS 3020; (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C or higher); and University Advanced Standing Focuses on research in the academic discipline of Family Studies. Teaches how to use the tools of research as a problem solving resource in real-life and applied settings. Includes how to form a research question or hypothesis, develop a proposal, create measurement, and apply for IRB approval. Requires completion of a research project.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 3410 or instructor approval; and University Advanced Standing Builds on fundamentals learned in the basic mediation course. Reviews research and theories on family dynamics and conflicts. Examines the most effective mediation approaches, techniques, and skills for resolving family disputes. Presents information on specialized family mediation situations such as family mediation divorce, parent/teen, adoption, elder care. Prepares students to effectively participate in family mediations by utilizing an interactive workshop format with role-play, observation, and actual mediations.
Prerequisite(s): (FAMS 2400G or PSY 1010 or FAMS 1500 or PSY 1100) and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing Creates an understanding of the role of family professionals as advocates for the institution of the family. Covers family theories and research methods which aid in critically analyzing current policy development and implementation patterns in Utah and the United States. Utilizes the developmental theory in support of advocacy for family members in all their diverse structures, ages, and life stages.
Prerequisite(s): (FAMS 2400G) and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing Explores the field of family life education. Includes the history, development, and theory of family life education, as well as discussing the types of family-life education programs. Develops the knowledge and practical skills that are required to identify needs, design programs, teach family-life education, facilitate groups, and evaluate participants and programs in a wide variety of settings with a broad range of populations. Develops an appreciation for the impact of diversity in family-life education, which includes an awareness of multicultural factors, family structure, culture, economics, gender, race, religion, disability, ageism, and sexual orientation.
Prerequisite(s): FAMS 2400G and (ENGL 2010 or 2020 with a C+ or higher) and University Advanced Standing. FAMS 4500 is strongly encouraged but not required. Certifies students in the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program and other relationship curricula.
Prerequisite(s): FAMS 2400G strongly recommended; University Advanced Standing Introduces students to the fundamentals of family resource management. Focuses on the 5-Step Decision Making Model and norms, roles, values, and traditions of resource management in family systems. Applies knowledge and theories to the study of how families manage their resources for both survival and fulfillment. Explores multiple perspectives including historical, cultural, and personal influences, and contemporary challenges of resource management.
Prerequisite(s): (FAMS 2400G) and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing Introduces the fundamentals of family dynamics and systems as they relate to family structure and function. Focuses on historical development, theoretical underpinnings, and applied utility of dynamics and systems. Includes boundary management, infraction, and renewal in contemporary family systems.
Prerequisite(s): FAMS 2400G and (ENGL 2010 or 2020 with a C+ or higher) and University Advanced Standing Explores the development and application of the major family theories and their tenets. Discusses the effectiveness of these theoretical approaches to family.
FAMS 4700Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy3
Prerequisite(s): FAMS 2400G, and University Advanced Standing Introduces the field of marriage and family therapy. Addresses history, theory, prominent clinicians and modalities, and therapeutic topics and techniques. Develops the knowledge of such topics as the systemic nature of therapy. Focuses on knowledge of theory and specific topics in therapy rather than skill development. Includes research, training, professional issues, and ethics in the field.
Prerequisite(s): FAMS 2400G and (ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010H with a C grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing Explores current topics in Family Science tailored to instructor and student interests. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
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May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Department approval and University Advanced Standing Provides practical experience in a governmental, corporate, or private agency to prepare for regular employment. Practicum placements require program approval by the faculty coordinator. May be repeated for up to 8 credits toward graduation. Course lecture fee of $20 applies.
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FAMS
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8
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May be repeated for up to 8 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing in the Family Science program, FAMS 3050, FAMS 4500, permission of the instructor, and University Advanced Standing Provides practical and research experience interning in the Stronger Families Program. Includes supervision by faculty, staff, and agency representatives. Requires faculty approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation. Course fee of $35 applies.
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FAMS
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1
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8
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May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Department approval and University Advanced Standing Provides research experience. Includes idea formation, survey creation, data collection, marketing, data cleaning, qualitative coding, codebook creation, data analysis, gathering or summarizing literature, or preparing presentations/manuscripts. May be graded credit/no credit. May be repeated for up to eight credits toward graduation.
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FAMS
Credits (min)
1
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8
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Repeatable
May be repeated for up to eight credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in the Family Studies emphasis, FAMS 4500, permission of instructor, and University Advanced Standing Provides integration of classroom learning with learning that takes place in an on-site internship. Intended to be taken concurrently with FAMS 4810R or FAMS 4820R. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation.
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FAMS
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1
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval and University Advanced Standing Requires students to complete a well-defined project or directed study related to an area of special interest. Requires individual initiative and responsibility. Includes limited formal instruction and faculty supervision. Includes writing a publishable paper, passing a competency exam, producing an annotated bibliography, oral presentation, or other options as approved by instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
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FAMS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
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Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Declared FAMS or FAON Major. University Advanced Standing. Explores Family Science as a discipline through readings, videos, and exploratory assignments. Introduces students to faculty in the program and encourages the development of specialized knowledge in a specific area of the field.
