Offered by Department of Family and Consumer Sciences:

Family and Consumer Sciences Major

Human Development and Family Relationships Option
Bachelor of Science

BT BS 1407

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major = 47
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 12
PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours (required by major)
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 11
Take ONE of the following options (required by major):
Take 2 courses:
BIOL 225GS, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
BIOL 226GS, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
OR take 2 courses:
BIOL 103GS*, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 211GS*, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
FCSC 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours (required by major)
Take 1 course from (required by major):
ECON 271GS*, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Choosing this course will increase General Studies hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
FCSC 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours (required by major)
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 35
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 106
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 19
Minimum total hours required for BS in Human Development & Family Relationships = 125
UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A. Human Development and Family Relationships Requirements (22 hours required)
Take all of the following:
FCSC 104, Family and Consumer Sciences Orientation - 1 hour
FCSC 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
FCSC 361, Families During Adulthood and Middle Age - 3 hours
FCSC 402, Selected Readings in Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours
FCSC 450, Gerontology - 3 hours
FCSC 475, Internship - 3 hours
FCSC 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours
FCSC 486, Families in Crisis - 3 hours
B. Human Development and Family Relationships Electives (13 hours required)
Take 1 course from:
FCSC 253, Child Development - 3 hours
SOWK 170*, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
FCSC 280, Field Experience - 1 hour
PSY 192*, Death and Dying - 1 hour
Take 1 course from:
FCSC 340, Family Life Education - 3 hour
SOWK 185*, Human Behavior in the Social Environment - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
FCSC 371, Parent Education - 3 hours
SOWK 377*, Aging Services - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 276)
Take 1 course from:
PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours
SOWK 403*, Medical Social Work - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 276)
All students interested in Geriatric Care Management should elect all courses designated with an * and should elect a Business Administration Minor.

The following additional classes are necessary for CFLE certification:
SOWK 170*, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
SOWK 276*, Social Welfare Policies & Services - 3 hours
FCSC 406, Family Resource Management - 3 hours
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