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Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher
HDFS 5031: Culture, Health, & Human Development Graduate Project Seminar
Instructor: Sara Harkness and guest mentors
A unique opportunity to develop your very own “not-too-large” research project. This interdisciplinary seminar features peer learning and expert guidance for the entire project.
Past CHHD projects have included:
- The role of religion in Egyptian parenting
- Working with diverse families in early interventions
- Black parents’ experiences with the Positive Parenting Program
- Working mothers’ perceptions of attachment in Botswana
- Sleep and activity patterns of American and Dutch infants
HDFS 5101: Infant and Toddler Development
Instructor: Charles Super
What is going on with infants and toddlers? This seminar provides a tour through classic and contemporary theories and reserch on what’s going on and why it matters. Local and global perspectives on normal development and helpful interventions will be included.
HDFS 5248: Adaptation and Development in Adulthood
Instructor: Candidus Nwakasi
Young adulthood through middle-age with particular attention to transition episodes; stability and change in adult personality with attention to familial and other social relationships.
HDFS 5310: Patterns & Dynamics of Family Interaction
Instructor: Kari Adamsons
Readings and research about the family, emphasizing interpersonal processes and communication.