university of nevada

Course Descriptions

Human Development and Family Studies

  • Admission to courses may be gained through instructor permission.

  • Junior or senior classification is required for registration in upper division Human Development and Family Studies course.

    • HDFS 120:CDA: PROFESSIONALISM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    HDFS 121:CDA: PARENT-CAREGIVER PARTNERSHIPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
    HDFS 123:CDA: PROMOTING EARLY PHYSICAL/COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
    HDFS 124:CDA: PROMOTING EARLY SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    HDFS 125:LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
    HDFS 126:OBSERVING AND RECORDING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
    HDFS 127:CDA: MANAGING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
    HDFS 200:SPECIAL TOPICS
    HDFS 201:LIFESPAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
    HDFS 202:INTRODUCTION TO FAMILIES
    HDFS 204:CHILD GUIDANCE AND PARENTING
    HDFS 231 R:PRACTICUM ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
    HDFS 232 R:DIVERSITY IN CHILDREN
    HDFS 250:EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    HDFS 270:FIELD EXPERIENCE
    HDFS 341:FAMILY FINANCE
    HDFS 371:FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
    HDFS 390:YOUTH MENTORING
    HDFS 391:INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
    HDFS 400/600:SPECIAL PROBLEMS
    HDFS 401/601:INDEPENDENT STUDY
    HDFS 428/628:PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM I
    HDFS 429/629:ADVANCED PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM II
    HDFS 430/630:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
    HDFS 431A/631A:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY: INFANCY
    HDFS 431B/631B:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY: EARLY CHILDHOOD
    HDFS 431C/631C:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
    HDFS 431D/631D:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY: ADOLESCENCE
    HDFS 431E/631E:ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY: ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
    HDFS 433/633:ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
    HDFS 434/634:FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
    HDFS 435 R/635 R:CHILD SOCIALIZATION: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
    HDFS 436/636:FAMILY INTERACTION
    HDFS 437/637:DEATH AND DYING: FAMILY AND LIFESPAN PERSPECTIVES
    HDFS 438/638:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A MULTIETHNIC SOCIETY
    HDFS 440/640:PERSPECTIVES ON AGING
    HDFS 457/657:WORK AND THE FAMILY SYSTEM
    HDFS 458/658:FAMILIES AND PUBLIC POLICY
    HDFS 470:PREPROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
    HDFS 472:CONTEMPORARY FAMILY ISSUES
    HDFS 476 R/676 R:ISSUES IN FAMILY HEALTH
    HDFS 680:ETHICS IN HUMAN SERVICES
    HDFS 700:GRADUATE STUDIES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
    HDFS 718:RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
    HDFS 720:THEORIES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
    HDFS 730:FAMILY THEORIES
    HDFS 745:INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY RESILIENCE
    HDFS 752:GRADUATE RESEARCH
    HDFS 755:INDIVIDUAL READING
    HDFS 771:RESEARCH METHODS
    HDFS 790:SEMINAR
    HDFS 791:INTERNSHIP
    HDFS 792:INTERNSHIP IN ADDICTION SERVICES
    HDFS 795 R:COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
    HDFS 796:PROFESSIONAL PAPER
    HDFS 797:THESIS
    HDFS 798:PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION
    HDFS 799:DISSERTATION
    HDFS 899:GRADUATE ADVISEMENT