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3.00 Credits
Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms A survey of growth and development from conception through old age and death. Theories of development, contexts of development, research methodologies, and historical and contemporary issues are examined to help describe the physical, social, emotional, cognitive-perceptual, and moral-conscious aspects of growth and development. Individual differences, family, social, and cultural diversity, along with non-normative development for each phase of development, are examined. Directed observation is required. Course Fee: $20. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms Principles of decision making applied to the use of household resources and individual choices relative to the purchase, consumption, and production of goods and services. Consumer concerns such as health care, credit, housing, food, clothing, savings, insurance, and protective legislation are covered. Practical Reasoning (PR). 1 Course Credit
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Determined by instructor Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow A course designed to meet the particular interests of student and faculty. Topics vary from year to year. See course description in the "Schedule of Classes." 1/2 to 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GSTR 110 Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms An introductory survey of the psycho-social aspects of family science, including an examination of functions and variations over the life cycle, diverse family forms, gender roles and power, family resources, healthy intimate relations and personal communication, and issues of parenthood. This course balances theory and personal application. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective and Social Science Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CFS 130 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically alternate Spring Terms (next offered Spring 2010) This course is designed to help students develop a philosophy of teaching and learning for children birth through kindergarten. Current thought and practice will be examined in light of the early childhood profession and its historical, philosophical, and social foundations. Public policy, legal implications, and a code of ethics will be studied. Theoretical perspectives including psychoanalytic theories, social-learning theories, behaviorism, cognitive and developmental theories, the humanistic models, and the normative-descriptive systems will be used to establish a framework for analysis and assessment. Historical and contemporary models of early childhood education, such as Head Start, High Scope, Montessori, British Infant Schools, Reggio Emilia, enrichment programs, and comprehensive, compensatory, and intervention models will be examined in view of their effects on children, families, and communities. 10 field hours. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms An intensive study of the nature of parent-child relations, parental roles, theories of parenting, and developmental interaction throughout the lifespan. Focuses on cultural, social, and family diversity; family resources; family services; adult and child learning principles; and historical and contemporary parenting in the United States. Students will be introduced to a variety of parenting-education programs and learn strategies for working with parents. This course is for both those who want to improve their own parenting skills and those who will work with parents in a professional capacity. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: GSTR 210 Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms This course integrates the principles of nutrition and the promotion of personal health and well-being through dietary disease prevention. It emphasizes the functions of basic nutrients within the human body and in outstanding dietary sources, as well as factors that have an impact on food sources and selection of an adequate diet. Class discussions and activities survey current consumer issues, nutritional concepts and controversies, myths, and factors that influence dietary habits. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: GSTR 210 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every Fall Term A study of the cross-cultural role of food as an integral component of early civilization through more modern societies, including both western and non-western cultures. Through selected readings, the use of artifacts, interviews, field trips, personal reflections, and hands-on opportunities, we will survey the historical evolution of food from early civilization through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and into the 21st century. This examination will explore the use of and symbolic representation of food within selected religious traditions, ethnic groups, health practices, and other aesthetic, moral, and social norms and cultural contexts. World Culture (Western) component of the International Perspective. Course Fee: $15. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above Offered: Typically every Fall Term Shelter choices for individuals and families; sustainability in housing design and construction; architectural styles; universal design; and kitchen design. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above; CFS 237 preferred Offered: Typically every Spring Term Selection of interior elements of housing: furniture, finishes, textiles, accessories; residential and commercial applications; characteristics of textiles used in home furnishings; incorporation of sustainable design and historical influences. Arts Perspective. Course Fee: $15. 1 Course Credit
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