May 11, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions


A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.

 

History

  
  • HIST-390 History of Science and Technology


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examines a global history of science and technology. Themes include: scientific theories and methods within their intellectual contexts; relationships between science, technology, and society; interactions between cultural groups (Western; non-Western) as impacted by science and technology; impacts of science and technology on race, gender, and other groups.
  
  • HIST-391 History of Social Science and Race


    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History of social science and its applications, especially focused on ideas about race.  Themes include:  development of theories and methods; relationships between knowledge and applications; behavioral and normative diversity of cultural and other groupings; changing beliefs about race and ethnicity.
  
  • HIST-392 History of Mad Science


    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Moral execution of scientific methods by exploring important cases of wrongdoing. Themes include ethical responsibilities at each step in the scientific process; examples of misbehavior in the history of science; recent examples of controversial research; contemporary strategies for preventing unethical science.
  
  • HIST-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • HIST-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    1-(8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • HIST-460 History Methods


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Historiography and application of the historical method, including the study of teaching methods, instructional materials, and evaluation techniques.
    History minors only
  
  • HIST-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • PAX-302 Applied Nonviolent Activism


    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Social and Behavioral Science - Anthropology, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History, theory, and practice of Kingian nonviolence through historical and contemporary examples of peacebuilding and racial justice campaigns. Kingian nonviolence in the creation of activist projects that promote social justice in their communities. Kingian methodologies to propose sustainable solutions to persistent racial inequality in America.  

Hmong

  
  • HMON-101 Elementary Hmong I


    (4 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to Hmong, with development of listening, vocabulary, speaking, reading, writing and conversations.  Concurrent development of appreciation for language, dialects and Hmong culture.
  
  • HMON-102 Elementary Hmong 2


    (4 cr.)
    Communication Skills
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continuation of Elementary Hmong 1. Refine listening, vocabulary, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Develop appreciation for the language and culture of the Hmong people.
    Prerequisite: take HMON 101  or Instructor Permission

Hospitality and Tourism

  
  • HT-100 Introduction to Hospitality


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of the major components and organization structure of the hospitality industry. Presents historical development, opportunities and current trends. Stresses the importance and relationship of education and work experience to career success. Examination of the key components in various industry sectors including food service, lodging, tourism, gaming, and property management.
  
  • HT-101 Principles of Hospitality Organizational Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore the major components and organization structure of the hospitality industry, while preparing students for management opportunities. The class will study hospitality operations with a focus on management, leadership and organizational behavior.
  
  • HT-121 Principles of Foodservice Operations


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Professional segments of foodservice operations: history, types of operations, functions, facilities design, equipment, basic cooking principles, dining room service, and management concepts.
  
  • HT-135 Lodging Systems


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of the basic skills needed in a lodging facility. Specific roles, functions, and policies pertaining to the Rooms Division.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  
  • HT-140 Principles of Tourism


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Scope, structure, and function of tourism as an industry and a sociocultural phenomenon; industry components and the importance of maximizing costs to its stakeholders.
  
  • HT-149 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industry experience. Generally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous one.
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-150 Institutional Food Purchasing


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods of large-quantity food purchasing: determining standards, specific needs and industrial offerings; formulating specifications, buying procedures and controls.
  
  • HT-240 Tourism Goods and Services


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of tourism goods and services in relationship to future patterns of supply and demand.
    Prerequisites: take HT-140  and ECON-210  
  
  • HT-249 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industry experience. Generally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous one.
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-252 Professionalism


    (3 cr.)
    Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Prepare students as professionals in a global community.  Emphasis on professional attire, dining etiquette, cultures, business conversation, ethics, and job search and placement techniques.
  
  • HT-261 Hospitality Employee Relations


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The history and legal strategies and tactics when supervising hospitality employees in both union and non-union settings within the context of issues governed by both the Equal Employment Opportunity laws and the National Labor Relations laws.
  
  • HT-299 Independent Study


    1-(3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-311 Pricing Strategies & Revenue Tactics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Synthesis of available services pricing strategies utilizing strategic, economic, marketing and psychological considerations to drive revenue. Addresses strategic and tactical issues to engender profit-generating pricing practices across professional contexts
  
  • HT-316 Casino Operations Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Functions and transactions associated with the gaming operations environment within a resort casino.
  
  • HT-323 Food Service Equipment


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Factors affecting design, selection, physical facilities and utilities involved in foodservice equipment.
  
  • HT-324 Food Service Production and Operation


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Food production, operations and management of food service concepts; menu planning, work production schedules, production analysis, food and labor cost controls, and sales projections, crisis and service management techniques; lab work in quantity food production and service; recipe development and introduction to productivity and work simplification concepts.
  
  • HT-325 Food Service Production and Operations Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination and synthesis of principal production and operational challenges facing managers in the food service industry using various control systems required to maximize the quality and profitability in the food service operation.
    Prerequisite: take HT-121
  
  • HT-326 Introduction to Wines and Spirits


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Applied and historical knowledge of wines and spirits from different regions of the world; emphasis on preparation, selection, accompaniment with food, basic cost control analysis and service. A special course fee applies.
    Must be 21 years of age or older
  
  • HT-330 Resort Planning and Operation


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning and operation of individual destination resorts. Analysis of resort concept, history, master planning, environmental impact, facility design, maintenance, trends analysis, and operational management.
  
  • HT-335 Lodging Operations Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigation of supervisory roles in lodging management, with an emphasis on the importance of financial statements and their interpretation, human resources and productivity, and providing quality hospitality services within all types of lodging facilities.
    Prerequisites: take HT 135  
  
  • HT-340 Development of Tourism Attractions


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Impacts resulting from tourism development. Techniques utilized to maximize beneficial impacts and minimize negative, undesirable ones in the development of tourism attractions.
    Prerequisites: sophomore or above
  
  • HT-341 Geography Of Tourism


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of the global phenomenon of tourism with emphasis on the impact to national, regional, and local socio-cultural, economic, and natural/man-made environments.  Further analysis on developing countries, the relationship between host and guests, tourism operators, various types of tourism, and sustainability of a destination.
    No
  
  • HT-344 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Sales


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of marketing strategy, sales techniques, promotional tools, and research for hospitality and tourism development.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HT-345 Hospitality Sales


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A comprehensive view of sales in the hotel/hospitality industry as it realted to the achievement of sales goals.  Hospitality sales strategies including the processes and focused as it relates to the hospitality industry.
  
  • HT-348 Customer Analytics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Tools, process and procedures for generating customer insights from emperical data generating activities within and outside of organizations.  Advanced analysis techniques demonstrate how data can lead strategic decision making activities within organizations. 
  
  • HT-349 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-350 Hospitality Diversity Management


    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of multiculturalism and diversity in the hotel, restaurant and tourism workplace. Managing a diverse workforce in a logical and meaningful manner through understanding self-perspectives, group identities, and workplace strategies.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HT-351 Hospitality Convention/Meeting Planning


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The roles and responsibilities of professional hospitality meeting planners and hotel convention sales/service managers are examined for purposes of planning or hosting a major convention, or a corporate, association, or special group meeting event.
  
  • HT-352 Club Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Managing a membership, city, health and fitness, military, golf, or other social or recreation club.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HT-360 Tourism for Persons with Disabilities


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of the effectiveness of current legislation and initial strategies to purposely accommodate the needs and preferences of persons with disabilities to promote a more inclusive environment within the hospitality and tourism industry.
  
  • HT-362 Foodservice Finance and Cost Control


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The use of financial techniques and systems to develop and analyze budgets, control food, beverage, and labor costs in foodservice operations.
    Prerequisite: take BUACT-206 
  
  • HT-365 Craft Beverage Production & Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Management and operation of breweries, distilleries and wineries; investigation of the industry’s economic, legal, social and competitive environment. Unique offering creation, beverage production and distribution; annual planning and budgeting, legal compliance, quality service delivery and personnel management.
  
  • HT-374 Principles of Timeshare Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to timeshare management; similarities and differences between timeshare operations and other hospitality businesses. Tourism influences on timeshare development.
  
  • HT-375 Tourism, Culture & Place


    (3 cr.)
    Racial and Ethnic Studies Category A
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examines impacts that tourism has on diverse cultures; the influence of visitors’ expectations on underrepresented local peoples, and the cultural and racial effects of tourism. Consequences of stratified public policies, individual transformations to meet visitor demands and strategies to mitigate exploitation and negative place transformation.
  
  • HT-383 Yield Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigation of the use of computer technology in the lodging industry for revenue planning, scheduling and performance evaluation. Specialized software will be used to analyze and evaluate hotel performance.
    Prerequisites: take HT 135  , HT-200  and STAT 130  
  
  • HT-391 Principles of Social Media Marketing Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of social media marketing management and the impacts that social media has on marketing strategy, operational strategies, social technology business models, how the conversation economy impacts business, internal and external engagement practices, customer service and reputation management, along with privacy and legal considerations.
    Prerequisites: take HT-344  or BUMKG-330 
  
  • HT-396 Workshop in Recreation and Parks: Scotland’s Public Spaces


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to wide range of public spaces and recreational facilities across Scotland and their use, such as public squares, botanical gardens, arboretums, and historical museums. Critical analysis of the site is introduced to determine whether the space was successfully designed to meet the needs of users.
  
  • HT-396A Social Media Marketing Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Social media marketing practices and management of the social media process. Focused on business models within social marketing, customer change impacting unit practices, social platform effectiveness, customer service and engagement, applications within hospitality and related services, privacy and legal considerations.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  
  • HT-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • HT-418 Casino Tourism


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research/travel and visits with Chambers of Commerce, casino management personnel, and governing entities to study economic, sociological and cultural impacts of gaming within a particular global or local region. A special course fee applies.
    Prerequisites: take HT-315 , HT-316 , and HT-317 
  
  • HT-423 Wine and Food Pairing


    (4 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Applied approach to match wine and food from different parts of the world using flavors, textures, and components present in food and wine as complementing strategies.  Emphasis on menu planning, preparation of foods, cooking methods, and tasting wines with food in a formal dining room.
    Prerequisite: take HT-326  
  
  • HT-426 Restaurant Operational Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of the principles of food and beverage management in full service restaurants existing as independent units or as units within a commercial/ noncommercial foodservice operation. The course will emphasize fine dining, fine cuisine and control systems.
    Prerequisite: take HT-324 
  
  • HT-430 Lodging Administration


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of theories, principles and techniques of lodging management; problems and issues encountered by management in providing quality service within cost-efficient organization.
    Prerequisite: HT 135
  
  • HT-440 Sociocultural Systems of Tourism


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Various psychosocial dimensions of tourism: motivation, development, community and conflict as related to consumer-tourists, tourisiers and residents.
    Must be Senior level or higher
  
  • HT-442 Trade Show Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigate and apply the process and procedures to plan and manage a trade show from a developer and user perspective. Define the process to select and develop, arrange for site and support services leading to a profitable trade show.
  
  • HT-445 Event Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning, organization and the management of specialty and community events will be investigated. Emphasis is placed on the design, internal management systems and post event evaluation.
  
  • HT-447 International Convention and Meeting Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigate the process and procedures to plan for meetings in other countries.
  
  • HT-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HT-450 Food Service Administration


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Organization and administration of institutional foodservice systems, personnel selection and training, cost control and problems of supervision.
  
  • HT-452 Hospitality Professionalism


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Prepare hotel, restaurant and tourism students as professionals in a global community. Role-play emphasis on professional dress, dining etiquette, culture and business conversation, job search and placement techniques.
    HRTM or Property Management Majors only
  
  • HT-454 Security and Risk Management for the Hospitality Industry


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No

    Advanced investigation of security and risk management within hospitality/service industries.


  
  • HT-457 Hospitality Management Strategies


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Comparison and synthesis of hospitality management strategies; concepts and theories in relationship to long-term hospitality business goals and objectives.
  
  • HT-460 Hospitality Industry Law and Liability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Laws applicable to ownership and operation of inns, hotels, motels, restaurants and other places of public hospitality.
  
  • HT-481 Special Problems in Hospitality and Tourism


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
  
  • HT-490 Hospitality Capstone


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Project-based capstone for Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management majors involving the integration and application of interdisciplinary management concepts, theories, and practices instrumental to management success within the hospitality and tourism industry.
    Must be Senior level or higher
  
  • HT-492 Seminar in Hospitality and Tourism Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    An advanced course in management. The student will select and research a current topic of importance to the industry. A special course fee applies.
  
  • HT-498 Field Experience


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods.
    Department Consent
    Must be Senior level or higher
  
  • HT-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Human Development and Family Studies

  
  • HDFS-101 Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the academic program and professional field of Human Development and Family Studies. Program requirements, policies, and expectations. Overview of the family studies field and related knowledge and skills. Careers in the helping professions.
  
  • HDFS-115 Healthy Couple Relationships


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Intimate relationship development; characteristics of diverse committed relationships. Elements of healthy relationships and issues leading to relationship dissolution. topics include: self-awareness, communication, love, commitment, sexualities, sexual decision-making, partner selection, and relationship dysfunctions. Realistic expectations about intimate relationships.
  
  • HDFS-124 Human Development: Early Childhood


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Principles and theories of growth and development prenatal through pre-adolescence, with a systemic perspective on physical, motor, cognitive, language and social and emotional development. Observations required.
  
  • HDFS-195 Honors Seminar: Lifespan Human Development


    (3 cr.)
    Social and Behavioral Sciences - Psychology
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review, discuss and analyze theories of human development across the lifespan.
  
  • HDFS-215 Introduction to Families


    (3 cr.)
    Social and Behavioral Sciences - Sociology
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Understand family science discipline and families from a family sceince persepctiveExamine “family” and apply theoretical frameworks for studying families. Emphasis on internal faimly system functioning, intergenerational dynamics and family as a changing unit over time. Examine family transitions, stages, and developmental tasks over the life course.

     

     

  
  • HDFS-225 Skill Training for Individual/Family Interventions


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts and skills in developing rapport, assessing goals and initiating change with children, parents, couples and families across the life span in professional settings.
  
  • HDFS-249 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved business/industry position related to the student’s major. Selection by application and interview.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-255 Lifespan Human Development


    (3 cr.)
    Social and Behavioral Sciences - Psychology
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Lifespan individual development. Critical examination of influences on individual development across the lifespan.
  
  • HDFS-257 Lifespan Sexuality


    (3 cr.)
    Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to human sexuality over the lifespan, utilizing an individual and family perspective. Development of sexual behavior, relationships, and gender characteristics from infancy to late life. Emphasis on ethical issues and implications of sexuality, gender and sexual orientation. Discussion of love and intimacy as key aspects of sexuality.
  
  • HDFS-264 Child Guidance


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Developmentally appropriate principles and strategies for child guidance. Systems perspective, positive discipline, theoretical approaches, current topics, developing a personal/eclectic approach.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS-124 
  
  • HDFS-270 Seminar on Self-Growth


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Course in personal growth and self-management. A starting point in working with families in a diverse world is to begin with an understanding of self. Learning strategies are aimed at bridging theory with real-life experiences.
  
  • HDFS-275 Race Matters: Interdisciplinary Investigations


    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of cognitive and emotional skills to racial topics such as interpersonal relationships, media, and politics. Types of racism. How to talk about race. Antiracist strategies.
  
  • HDFS-290 Introduction to Understanding Knowledge in HDFS


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to knowledge, theory, research, and epistemology in Human Development and Family Studies.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS 101  
  
  • HDFS-299 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • HDFS-310 Family Stress, Coping and Adaptation


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Impact of family development and stress on individual and family well-being.
  
  • HDFS-313 Parent Education/Involvement


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Parent groups: training of leaders, survey of literature. Practicum with parent groups.
  
  • HDFS-320 Divorced, Single Parent and Remarried Family


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Trends and issues in divorce, single parenting and remarriage related to effects on adults, children and society.
  
  • HDFS-325 Human Development: Middle Childhood and Adolescence


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Empirical study of physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of children.
  
  • HDFS-330 Human Development: Adolescence/Emerging Adulthood


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Physical, psychological, and social developmental processes of adolescence through emerging adulthood. Theories of identity development, individuation, and differentiation of self from others.  Social development focusing on important relationship transitions.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS 124  
  
  • HDFS-332 Death and Bereavement


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Significance of death and bereavement for the American culture, individual and family. Special consideration given to major tasks of grieving for children and adults.
  
  • HDFS-335 Critical Cultural Competence


    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical cultural competence and application to individuals and families. Systems of privilege and oppression. How socio-historical contexts shape interpersonal dynamics. Self-examination of cultural assumptions. Practice in critically thinking about difference and how to connect across differences.
  
  • HDFS-336 Practice in Critical Cultural Competence


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Practice of critical cultural competence skills in settings serving individuals and families. Working with and connecting across categories of difference to increase awareness, sensitivity, and understanding.
    Prerequisite: HDFS-335 
  
  • HDFS-340 Human Development: Middle to Late Adulthood


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Physical, psychological, and social developmental processes of middle and late adulthood. Analysis of intragenerational and intergenerational relationships. Critical evaluation of societal impacts on adults and their families. Develop a sensitive and informed approach to effectively working with midlife and older adults.
    Prerequisite: take HDFS 124   and HDFS 330  
  
  • HDFS-341 Family Caregiving to Dependent Elders


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Unique challenges confronting adult children who provide care to aging parents. Government, agency, workplace and family policies and practices promoting and/or undermining family strengths and well-being.
  
  • HDFS-345 Health Care Dilemmas & Decisions for Families


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Bioethical issues facing U.S. families. Selected issues provoke deep and troubling questions that will be addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective through readings, student-led discussion, lectures, and case reviews.
  
  • HDFS-349 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved business/industry position related to the student’s major. Selection by application and interview.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • HDFS-350 Women’s Relationships in Later Life


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Women’s experiences in later life. Impact of race, culture, class, sexual orientation upon aging. Images of aging women in contemporary literature and the media. Older women’s experiences in familial relationships and friendships.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HDFS-352 Sexual and Gender Identities in Families and Society


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introductory understanding of sexual and gender identities in families and society.
  
  • HDFS-353 Child Life Theory and Practice


    (3 cr.)
    Theories and skills for effective child life practice in healthcare settings. Historical development of child life programming, impact of illness, injury and healthcare on a child and family, assessment, coping, preparation, therapeutic play, the therapeutic relationship and family-centered care.
  
  • HDFS-364 Sibling Relationships


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Seminar focusing on sibling relationships across the life course, examining the issues, processes and dynamics affecting these bonds.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • HDFS-365 Family Resource Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Individual and family use of resources to meet needs and attain goals. Critical evaluation of resource disparities and how families are impacted. Develop approach to working with diverse families and external systems on issues of resource management.
  
  • HDFS-375 Grantsmanship for Nonprofits


    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore the availability of foundation grant money for nonprofit organizations. Designed to give the beginning grant writer an overview of grant purposes, foundation funding sources, proposal development and writing.
 

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