Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food & Environment
N6 Agricultural Science CenterContact: Wayne Centers - dsr@uky.edu
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Family Sciences, also known as Human Development and Family Science, is a social science discipline focused on understanding and improving the lives of children, adolescents, and adults. It is unique in its emphasis on the role of interpersonal dynamics and relationships in shaping human development and human experience.
In Family Sciences, courses can be focused on adolescent development, hospitalized children and associated play therapy interventions, human and lifecourse developmental theory, interpersonal relationships, family relationships and dynamics, and family interventions, family economics and management, consumer economics and management of resources.
Total Hours Required for Degree: 120
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Human Development and Family Sciences
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Freshman Year Credit Hours: 29 - 31
Fall Semester
13 - 15
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
Free Elective
1 - 3
SOC 101 | SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
3
PHI 120 | PHI 120 - THE ART OF THINKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
3
AFE 100 | AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
3
Spring Semester
16
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
UK Core - Humanities
3
PSY 100 | PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
4
DHN 101 | DHN 101 - HUMAN NUTRITION AND WELLNESS
3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3
Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 30
Fall Semester
15
STA 210 | STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING
3
FAM 254 | FAM 254 - LIFE COURSE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
3
FAM 253 | FAM 253 - HUMAN SEXUALITY
3
Professional Support
3
ECO 201 | ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I
3
Spring Semester
15
FAM 251 | FAM 251 - PERSONAL AND FAMILY FINANCE
3
COM 252 | COM 252 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
3
FAM 360 | FAM 360 - INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY INTERVENTION
3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Math
3
FAM 250 | FAM 250 - DATING AND LONG-TERM ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
3
Junior Year Credit Hours: 28 - 30
Fall Semester
15
FAM 252 | FAM 252 - INTRODUCTION TO RELATIONSHIPS, MARRIAGES, AND FAMILIES
3
FAM 390 | FAM 390 - INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS
3
Professional Support
3
Upper Level Elective
3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
3
Spring Semester
13 - 15
FAM 473 | FAM 473 - FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
3
FAM 354 | FAM 354 - CONTEMPORARY FAMILY DIVERSITY
3
Professional Support
3
Professional Support
3
Free Elective
1 - 3
Senior Year Credit Hours: 29
Fall Semester
16
FAM 357 | FAM 357 - ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
3
FAM 497 | FAM 497 - PRE-INTERNSHIP IN FAMILY SCIENCES