Family, Consumer, and Human Development, BS
The Family, Consumer, and Human Development major is designed to prepare students for successful careers serving individuals and families across the life span. Through classroom study and applied experiences, majors study how human development, family relationships, family economics, and consumer issues affect the individual and family. Faculty members provide instruction and practicum supervision to prepare students to meet the needs of the people they will serve in their future careers. Students are then prepared to work in agencies and organizations serving individuals from infancy through later life, as well as families and consumers in many settings.
Availability
This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
Students with less than 24 semester credits can declare a premajor in FCHD (PFHD). Completion of at least 24 semester credits (including FCHD 1100, 1500, and 2400) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Family and Community Services, Human Development, and Deaf Education emphases. Family Finance premajor courses include FCHD 1100, 1500, 2400, and 2450. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required.
All students will be required to pass a background check prior to participation in a practicum experience (FCHD 4950, 4970, 4980, or 5950).
Requirements
The department has established the following regulations, which govern students' academic progress:
- The P/D+, D, and F option cannot be used for courses required in the FCHD major or minor.
- An overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to enter the major, and a cumulative 3.0 GPA is required for graduation. A GPA of 3.0 in FCHD major courses is also required for graduation.
- Ten-year Policy. Courses which are required for the major will be accepted if they have been completed within the last 10 years.
Emphasis Requirement
After admission to the FCHD major, students must complete the requirements for one of the following four emphases:
- Family and Community Services
- Child Development
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The Family, Consumer, and Human Development major is designed to prepare students for successful careers serving individuals and families across the life span. Through classroom study and applied experiences, majors study how human development, family relationships, family economics, and consumer issues affect the individual and family. Faculty members provide instruction and practicum supervision to prepare students to meet the needs of the people they will serve in their future careers. Students are then prepared to work in agencies and organizations serving individuals from infancy through later life, as well as families and consumers in many settings.
Student majors are required to complete a practicum experience, which is arranged with the department practicum coordinator. Types of practicum sites include state agencies, hospitals, preschools and child care centers, nursing homes, senior citizen centers, parenting programs, detention centers, crisis intervention programs, public schools, Head Start programs, and after-school programs, as well as financial institutions, credit counseling services, and housing services. Practicum experience in the Deaf Education and Human Development emphases includes the Adele and Dale Young Child Development Laboratory setting. Students majoring in Early Childhood Education complete a formal internship in the Adele and Dale Young Child Development Laboratory and in primary school grades.
Majors in Family, Consumer, and Human Development (FCHD) receive the necessary preparation for graduate study in a family, consumer, and human development related field or employment. Early Childhood Education majors acquire a teaching license so they can teach in grades K-3 in the public schools. In addition to preparation for advanced study or job opportunities, FCHD majors receive increased knowledge and skills in topics which will enhance their personal and family lives.
Courses:
In addition to fulfilling General Education requirements, students should work with an advisor to select from the following courses:
- FCHD 1100 Critical Issues in FCHD
- FCHD 1500 Human Development Across the Lifespan
- FCHD 2100 Family Resource Management*
- FCHD 2400 Marriage and Family Relationships
- FCHD 2610 Parenting and Child Guidance
- FCHD 3100 Abuse and Neglect in Family Context
- FCHD 3110 Human Sexuality
- FCHD 3130 Research Methods
- FCHD 3210 Families and Cultural Diversity
- FCHD 3350 Family Finance*
- FCHD 3510/3550 Infancy Early Childhood/Infant Lab
- FCHD 3520/3560 Children in the Middle Years/Middle Childhood Lab
- FCHD 3530 Adolescence
- FCHD 3540 Adult Development and Aging
- FCHD 4220 Family Crises and Interventions
- FCHD 4230 Families and Social Policy
- FCHD 4240 Social and Family Gerontology
- FCHD 4550 Preschool Methods and Curriculum**
- FCHD 4900 Pre-Practicum Skills
- FCHD 4960 Practice Teaching in Child Development Lab**
- FCHD 4980 Practicum
- FCHD 5540 Family Life Education Methods*
- PSY 2800 Psychological Statistics
- SOC 3120 Social Statistics I
*Family and Community Services Emphasis
**Human Development Emphasis
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