Requirements for students who declared HDP major beginning Fall 2001

Applying for the Human Development Major:
Beginning in 2001, students who wish to declare the HDP major must meet pre-major requirements and apply for entrance into the HDP major. All lower-division requirements must be fullfilled before applying to the HDP major. All eight courses must be completed with a grade of C or better (no C minuses or Pass grades are accepted). The cumulative GPA for the eight lower-division courses must equal or exceed 2.75. Students must meet with an HDP advisor and obtain approval to declare the Human Development major before their senior year.

Grade Requirements for the Major:
A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in the major is required of all students seeking the bachelor’s degree in Human Development. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all upper-division courses counted toward fulfillment of the major requirements. All courses taken to satisfy the Program's lower- and upper-division requirements must be taken for a letter grade. HDP 1, HDP 150, HDP 181, and HDP 191 must be taken in residence.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-HDP MAJORS

Students must fulfill the lower-division requirements listed below before applying for the HDP major. It is recommended that students who are completing the pre-major classes declare "Pre Human Development" in order to ensure they are included when information regarding courses and curriculum changes from the HDP department are sent to pre-majors.

The grade earned in each course must be a C or better. The GPA for these eight courses must equal or exceed 2.75.

The lower-division requirements for the major in human development are:

1. Introduction to Human Development: HDP1 0ffered only once per year, in Fall.

2. One statistics course selected from: PSYC 60, COGS 14, BIEB 100, ECON 120A, POLI 30, or MATH 11

3. One formal skills course selected from: PHIL 10, PHIL 12, LIGN 17, or 1 course from the MATH 10 or MATH 20 sequence.

4 & 5. Two biological sciences courses selected from:
ANTH 2 (formerly ANLD 2) , BILD 1, BILD 2, BILD 3, BILD 7, BILD 10, BILD 12, BILD 18, BILD 20, BILD 26, COGS 11, COGS 17, PSYC 2

6 & 7. Two social sciences courses selected from:
ANTH 1(formerly ANLD 1), ANTH 3 (formerly ANLD 3), COGN 20, COGS 1, HILD 7A, LIGN 4, LIGN 7, LIGN 8, LIGN 101, MMW 1, MMW 2, PSYC 1, PSYC 3, PSY 6, SOCL 1A, SOCL 20

8. One computer literacy course selected from: COGS 3, COGS 8, COGS 18, CSE 3, CSE 5A, CSE 11 , MAE 5.

It is recommended all other lower- division requirements be completed before taking upper divsion requirements.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR HDP MAJORS

A. One Lab Course
B. HDP 191
C. Four Courses from the Core Series
D. Six Developmental Courses
E. HDP 150

A. LAB COURSE-HDP 181 Experimental Projects in Human Development Research
Prerequisite: HDP 1, fulfillment of 8 LD courses and must be an approved HDP major

B. HDP 191 Field Research in Human Development
Prerequisites: Fulfillment of 8 LD courses and must be an approved HDP major;
departmental approval and pre-enrollment one year prior to enrollment.

C. CORE SERIES (4 courses required, at least one from each DOMAIN)

Domain 1: The Biological Basis of Human Development

HDP 110 Brain and Behavioral Development
Prerequisite: HDP 1 or PSYC 101

HDP 111 Evolutionary Principles of Development
[May be filled by ANBI 140 or ANTH 102 until the course is developed.]

ANBI 140 The Evolution of the Human Brain
Prerequisite: ANBI 139 or consent of instructor.

ANTH 102 Human Evolution (formerly ANBI 161)
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 or consent of instructor.

COGS 115 Neurological Development and Cognitive Change
Prerequisites: COGS 17, HDP 110, or equivalent

Domain 2: The Social/Cognitive Basis of Human Development

COGS 156 Language Development
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and background in developmental and/or linguistics is recommended

HDP 120 Language Development
Prerequisites: Background in developmental psyc and/or linguistics is recommended

HDP 121 The Developing Mind
Prerequisites: HDP 1 and must be a Human Development major (Pre-majors may add 1st day of class)

HDP 122 Social Development
Prerequisites: HDP 1

LIGN 171 Child Language Acquisition
Prerequisite: LIGN 101 or consent of instructor

LIGN 179 Second Language Acquisition Research
Prerequisite: LING 101 or consent of instructor

PSYC 187 Development Social Cognition
Prerequisite: Department stamp required

Domain 3: The Socio-cultural Basis of Human Development

HDP 133. Socio-Cultural Foundations of Human Development
Prerequisite: HDP 1 or PSYC 1

HITO 126. History of Childhood

SOC/B 131. Sociology of Youth

SOC/C 129. The Family

C. DEVELOPMENT COURSES (6 courses required; at least 1 from each area of focus)

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

ANBI 140. The Evolution of the Human Brain

ANBI 159. Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence
Prerequisites: any one of the following: ANLD 2, ANLD 42, BILD 3, or consent of instructor

BICD 100. Genetics
Prerequisites: BILD 1 or equivalent

BICD 130. Embryology
Prerequisites: BICD 100, BIBC 100 or BIBC 102. BICD 110 or BIMM 100 strongly recommended

BICD 132. Molecular Basis of Development
Prerequisites: BIMM 100

BICD 134. Human Reproduction & Development
Prerequisites: BIBC 102 and BICD 100

BIPN 144. Developmental Neurobiology
Prerequisites: BILD 1,2, and BIBC 100 or 102. BICD 100, BIPN 142 recommended

COGS 115. Neurological Development and Cognitive Change
Prerequisites: COGS 17, HDP 110, or equivalent

COGS 184. Modeling the Evolution of Cognition
Prerequisites: COGS 18, MATH 20 ABC

PSYC 168. Psychological Disorders of Childhood

ONTOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT

COGS 113 Cognitive Development
Prerequisites: COGS 101B, PSYC 101, or PSYC 105

COGS 154 Communication Disorders in Children and Adults
Prerequisite: one of the following: COGS 10, 11, 101A & B, PSYC 2 & 3, 101, 105, 145

COGS 156 Language Development
Recommended: background in developmental psychology and/or linguistics

COHI 100 Introduction to Communication and the Individual
Prerequisite: COGN 20, HDP 1 or consent of instructor

COHI 114 Bilingual Communication
Prerequisite: COHI 100 or consent of instructor

COHI 119 Learning to Read
Prerequisite: COHI 100 or consent of instructor

COHI 121 Literacy, Social Organization, and the Individual
Prerequisite: COHI 100, COCU 100 or consent of instructor

LIGN 119/EDS 119. First and Second Language Learning: From Childhood Through
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing or consent of instructor

LIGN 171 Child Language Acquisition
Prerequisite: LIGN 101 or consent of instructor

LIGN 179 Second Language Acquisition
Prerequisite: LIGN 101 or consent of instructor

LTWL 114 Children's Literature

LTWL 116 Adolescent Literature

PSYC 101 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 60

PSYC 156 Cognitive Development in Infancy
Prerequisites: PSYC 60 and PSYC 101

PSYC 168 Psychological Disorders of Childhood

PSYC 172 Psychology of Human Sexuality

PSYC 180 Adolescence

PSYC 187 Development of Social Cognition
Prerequisite: Deparment stamp required

PSYC 190 Parenting

SOCIO-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

ANBI 159 Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence
Prerequisite: any one of the following: ANTH 2, ANTH 42, BILD 3, or consent of instructor

COHI 123 Children and Media
Prerequisite: COGN 20, HDP 1 or consent of instructor

EDS 115 Cognitive Development and Education

EDS 117 Language, Culture and Education

HILA 117 Indians, Blacks and Whites:Family Relations in Latin America

LTWL 114 Children's Literature

LTWL 116 Adolescent Literature

PSYC 180 Adolescence

SOCB 117 Language, Culture, and Education

SOCB 118A/LIGN 174 Gender and Language in Society

SOCB 131 Sociology of Youth

SOCC 129 The Family

SOCC 159 Special Topics in organizations and Institutions
- ONLY WHEN TOPIC IS APPROVED FOR HDP MAJOR

USP 145 Aging - Social and Health Policy Issues

 

D. SENIOR SEMINAR

HDP 150 Advanced Human Development
Prerequisites: Fulfillment of 8 LD courses, 3 Core Series courses, and HDP 181. Must bean approved HDP major with senior standing. Priority given to graduating senior.