Ohio State University
About the Program
The Department of Human Development and Family Science engages in research, teaching, outreach, and the preparation of scholars and professionals to enhance the lives of individuals and families. We focus on the nature and process of human development over the life span, the dynamics of marital and family relationships, conditions in the family, community, and society that enhance, support, and impede individual development and family well-being, early child development/education/day care, dysfunctional family systems/family therapy and family life education. The department houses a laboratory program, the CFT Clinic, with 4 therapy rooms, 4 observation rooms, and 3 AAMFT approved supervisors.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Family Studies | 34% | |
| Child/Human Development | 33% | |
| Family Therapy | 33% |
Address & Contact Information
Undergraduate Program
- Introductory Field Experience
- Introductory Prekindergarten Field Experience
- Group Studies
- Family Development
- Introduction to Child Development
- Middle Childhood and Adolescence
- Infant-Toddler Development
- Life Span Human Development
- Practicum in Infant-Toddler Child Care
- American Family Issues and Social Action
- Guidance of Young Children in Groups
- Constructing a Curriculum Model for Young Children
- Day Care Practicum
- Preschool/Day Care Practicum
- Child and Family Studies Practicum
- Group Care Practicum
- Seminar: Human Service Organization
- Individual and Family Helping Skills
- Advanced Family Development
- Supervised Preschool Day Care Teaching
- Adolescent Development: A Biopsychosocial Approach
- Field Work
- Introduction to Field Work
- Advanced Field Work
- Practicum in Family Relations and Human Development Research
- Individual Studies
- Professional Development
- Foundations of Marital and Family Therapy
- Children and Their Families Under Stress
- Multicultural Programming for Young Children
- Infant Development
- Parenting
- Administration of Agencies Serving Children and Famileis
- Comparing Program Philosophies for Young Children
- Family and Informal Support Systems of the Aged
- Adult Development and Aging
- Human Sexuality
- Courtship and Marriage
- Formal and Informal Support Systems of Older Adults
- Practicum in Family Relations and Human Development
- Advanced Child Development Practicum
- Curriculum Planning and Interdisciplinary Strategies for Serving Moderately, Severely, and Profoundly Delayed Young Children
- Advanced Family Services Practicum
- Group Studies
- Seminar in Child and Family Studies
- Special Topics in Child Development
- Special Topics in Family Development
- Study at a Foreign Institution
- Study Tour
- Issues and Problems in Family and Human Development
- Program Development
- Research
- Nisonger Center Course in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
- Family Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Families of Handicappe Children
- The Interdisciplinary Team: Clinical and Administrative Issues
- Developmental Disabilities
- Family Relations and Human Development Research Process Analysis
- Individual Studies
- Interdepartmental Seminar
The undergraduate programs in Family Studies and Early Child Development/Education are designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the fields of human development and family science, along with strong foundations in the arts, humanities, sciences, and the social-behavioral sciences in particular. As a department in the College of Education and Human Ecology, one of the professional colleges at OSU, the B.S. degree programs also incorporate course work and supervised field and practicum experiences designed to prepare students for work and professional careers in family life education, family social services, and child care/early education.
Graduate Program
- Proseminar
- General Systems Theory
- Advanced Family
- Advanced Child I
- Individual Cognitive Development
- HDFS Methods
- Family Theory
- Theories of Child and Human Development
Doctoral Level
CFLE Information
NCFR recognizes schools offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course work that follows the Standards and Criteria required for approval as a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). NCFR approval allows the school to offer their graduates the opportunity to apply for Provisional Certification using the Abbreviated Application process. The CFLE Checklist represents the courses that meet the CFLE criteria at that school. Students must complete all the courses on a checklist in order to qualify to apply for the CFLE designation through the Abbreviated Application process.
As of 12/31/11 Ohio State University is no longer a CFLE-approved program. The Abbreviated Application process is available to OSU graduates completing the CFLE coursework by 12/31/2011.
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The cornerstone of doctoral preparation across program areas is research. Doctoral students are actively involved in research, usually projects within existing research programs of the faculty, from the outset of their programs. It is expected that this involvement in research, under the supervision of, and in collaboration with, faculty advisors/faculty members, will lead to presentations at professional meetings and journal publications prior to the completion of the dissertation/degree. The research in the department ranges from basic to applied projects, i.e., research addressing basic empirical-theoretical issues to projects involving the design and evaluation of intervention-prevention strategies/programs. The department is committed to the preparation of doctoral candidates who will be competitive for academic/professional positions at the national level.