Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family&Consumer Sciences

Courses

Register through Pack Tracks if course is offered at NC State (FCS prefix), or through [TBA] if course is offered at UNC-Greensboro (HDF and ERM prefix)

34 hours required (student checklist)

Core Content (6 hours)

HDF 644 Applications of Theory and Research in Family Studies. Offered each spring. Professor: Dr. Dan Perlman

HDF 654 Applications of Theory and Research in Human Development. Offered each fall. Professor: Dr. Anne Fletcher

Area of Specialization (9 hours)

FCS 522 Family Life Education. Offered each fall. Professor: Dr. Wayne Matthews. Distance Education only.

FCS 512 Family and Community Partnerships. Offered each fall. Professor: Dr. Andrew Behnke. Syllabus. Course Information (infoFACT).

HDF 621 Applied Theories and Principles of Parenting.. Offered each spring.

Applied Research Requirements (6 hours)

FCS 510 Program Development and Evaluation in Family Life Education. Offered each spring. Professor: Dr. Andrew Behnke or ERM 642 Evaluation of Educational Programs (UNCG).

EAC 551 Research in Adult & Higher Education (NCSU) or ERM 604 Methods of Educational Research (UNCG)

Applied Research Internship and Professional Development (4-7 hours)

FCS 595 Contemporary Issues in Family Life Education or HDF 695 Professional Seminar in Family Life/Parent Education, (1 credit hour). Offered each spring, beginning in 2007 Professor: Dr. Karen DeBord.

FCS 500 Supervised Professional Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences*, or HDF 600 Supervised Professional Experience in Human Development and Family Studies*

Additional Requirements (6-9 hours)

Six to nine hours from the following electives will be selected jointly by the student and program advisor and submitted with the program of study. If 3 hours are taken in HDF/FCS600 Field Project, then 9 hours of electives are required.

HDF 672 Divorce and Remarriage

HDF 667 Infant Development

HDF 668 Seminar in Adolescence

HDF 675 ADivorce Mediation

FCS 523 Family Relationships Over the Life Course. Alternating even numbered fall semesters. Professor: Dr. Andrew Behnke.

FCS 524 Applications of Gerontology in Family Life Education. Alternating odd numbered fall semesters. Professor: Dr. Lucille Bearon.

FCS 540 Environmental Influences on Families. Alternating odd numbered summer semesters. Professor: Dr. Sarah Kirby.

FCS 531 Effective Management of Family Resources. Alternating even-numbered summers.

FCS 500 Field Project. Offered every semester as arranged by student and advising faculty member.

FCS 601 Independent Study**. Offered every semester as arranged by student and advising faculty member.

Courses offered by distance education:

HDF 644, 654 and 621 - Teleconference with sites in Greensboro and Raleigh

FCS 522 - online, asynchronous

FCS 510, 512 - online, synchronous (Elluminate)

FCS 595 - 80% online, 20% face to face

*The number of field project hours will be negotiated with student and his/her advisor based on student experience and learning needs. A faculty advisor will be assigned.

**Independent study hours may be taken as an elective but would exceed the necessary hours for degree completion.