Penn State University–Worthington Scranton
About the Program
Penn State's Department of Human Development and Family Studies is committed to excellence in research, teaching, and service regarding lifespan human development in the context of the family, community, and society. HDFS offers an interdisciplinary approach to individual and family development across the lifespan. As one of the premier departments of its kind, we focus on child and adolescent development, adult development and aging, biological aspects of human development, family studies, intervention research, and developmental research methods.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Child/Human Development | 40% | |
| Family Studies | 35% | |
| Family Therapy | 25% |
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Undergraduate Program
- Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
- Infant and Child Development
- Adult Development and Aging
- Values and Ethics in Health and Human Development Professions
- Empirical Inquiry in Human Development
- Family Development
- Internship
- Project Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in the Human Services
- Human Services Seminar
- The Helping Relationship
- Family Relationships
- Developmental Transition to Adulthood
- Professional Practicum in Human Services
- Adolescent Development
- Human Development and Family Studies Interventions
- Resolving Human Development and Family Problems
- Advanced Child Development
- Development Throughout Adulthood
- Development & Administration of Human Services Programs
- Developmental Problems in Childhood and Adolescence
- Race and Ethnicity in American Families
- Parenting
- Design and Evaluation of Human Service Programs
- Issues in Gerontology
The HDFS major provides a foundation for students interested in working in human services with many different types of people-from infants to the elderly-and in many different settings from public and non-profit agencies to business and government. We prepare students to become leaders in human services, to develop new models for preventing and treating social and mental health problems and to become advocates for new social programs and policies. The HDFS major is also excellent preparation for graduate school in the social, behavioral, and health sciences or for advanced professional training in clinical and counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, social work, law, business, medicine and other health professions. More information about the program in general can be found here: www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs
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