Offered by Department of Family Studies and Interior Design
College of Business and Technology

FSID Courses

FSID 801P - New Development and Trends in Textiles - 3 hours

FSID 802P - Selected Readings in Human Relationships - 3 hours

Prereq: FSID 150
Analysis of major studies and current literature.

FSID 850P - The Aging Adult - 3 hours

Prereq: FSID 402* or equivalent
A study of the interrelationships of the common factors concerning aging, the major objective being an understanding of the individual during the later stages of the family life cycle.

FSID 865P - Advanced Study of Sexual Behavior - 3 hours

An in-depth analysis of human sexual behavior from psychological, sociological, biological, ethological, historical, and economic perspectives.

FSID 881P - Cross Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours

This course examines the concept of family as it appears in various cultural contexts in the United States and in other settings. Family and culture will be viewed both historically and in the contemporary period. Various models of the family, representing both western and nonwestern traditions, will be explored through readings, discussion, and writing. Particular emphasis will be given to gaining understanding about the values, traditions, and socio-economic/geopolitical circumstances, that influence the development of culture.

FSID 886P - Families in Crisis - 3 hours

Prereq: FSID 351GS
This course enables Family Studies and other service and social support-oriented students to understand the trauma and recovery process associated with normative and catastrophic family crisis. Note: This course alone does not prepare students to be crisis interventionists.

FSID 890P - Special Problems in Family Studies and Interior Design - 3 hours

For Family and Consumer Scientists who wish to update their understanding of accepted educational procedures and/or practices in their professional fields.

* This course is the immediate prerequisite. Other preparation is required prior to this immediate prerequisite.