Master of Science in Human Development & Social Policy (HDSPMS)–Master’s ProjectOption• 2016-17

Name: ______U of U ID#:______Admitted (Yr/Sem): ______Exp. Grad. (Yr/Sem): ______P/T:___ F/T:___

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Name / Department / Notes:
Chair of Supervisory Committee
Committee Member
Committee Member
Director of Graduate Studies / Sonia Salari / Family and Consumer Studies
Core Courses: 15 credits
All students must take FCS 6901 and 6902 Thesis/project development
their first semester. / Credit Hours / Matric/
Non-Matric / Semester / Year / Grade
FCS 6901 / Thesis/Project Development Seminar I / 1 / Fall
FCS 6902 / Thesis/project development Seminar II / 2 / Spring
Choose 4 Core courses from the
following 6options: / Course / Title / Credit Hours / Matric/
Non-Matric / Semester / Year / Grade
FCS 6200 / Families and Social Policy (Spring) / 3
FCS 6630 / Healthy Communities (Fall) / 3
FCS 6563 / Program and Policy Evaluation (recommended Spring of second year because of pre-reqs) / 3
FCS 6700 / Analyzing Community Growth (every other Fall) / 3
FCS 6800 / Human Dev & Social Policy
(every other Spring) / 3
CHILD LIFE STUDENTS ONLY!!!!! / FCS 5312 / Childhood Healthcare II / 3
Allied Courses: 9 Credits
See second page for options.
Approval from Director of Graduate Studies or Chair of Supervisory Committee needed / Course / Title / Credit Hours / Matric/
Non-Matric / Semester / Year / Grade
FCS 5310 / Foundations of Child Life / 3
FCS 5311 / Childhood Healthcare I / 3
FCS
Research Methods and Statistics Courses: 6 Credits
See second page for options. / Course / Title / Credit Hours / Matric/
Non-Matric / Semester / Year / Grade
Research Methods Course / 3
Statistics Course / 3
Project Hours: 7-10 Credits
Course / Title / Credit Hours / Matric/
Non-Matric / Semester / Year / Grade
FCS 6960 / Project Hours
FCS 6960 / Project Hours

Minimum Credit Hours Required: 37

Choose One Research Methods course:

FCS 6560 – Survey Research Methods

SOC 6110 Methods of Social Research (3) (Spring)

SOC 6*** Qualitative Methods (3) (only offered periodically)

PSY 6210 Developmental Methods (3) (only offered periodically)

Choose One Statistics course:

PUBPL 6290 Applied Quantitative Methods (3) (Fall)

SOC 6120 Statistics I (3) (Fall)

PSYCH 6500 Quantitative Methods I (3) (Fall)

PSYCH 6250 Applied Statistics (3) (Spring) (on-line)

Graduate Courses that can be used for the FCS Allied Hours (select courses you have not already earned credit for as either an undergraduate or graduate student):

Course / Summer / Fall / Spring
5170 Creativity & Cognition / X
5210 Family Life Education / X odd yrs
5230 Adolescent Development / X / X / X
5240 Mid/Later Life Adult Development and Family Relations -- varies
5250 Theories of Human Development --Varies
5280 Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage -- Varies
5282 Conflict and Mediation / X
5310 Foundations of Child Life / X
5311 Childhood Healthcare I (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5312 Childhood Healthcare II (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5370 Family Violence / X / X / X
5380 Family Problems / X / X
5390 Gender & Minorities Across Lifespan / X
5430 Families, Consumers & Health / X
5510 Investment & Life Ins Plan for Fam (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5520 Retirement & Benefits Plan for Fam (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5530 Income Tax Planning for Fam (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5540 Estate Planning for Fam (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5550 Fam Fin Plan Capstone (must have completed pre-reqs) / X
5590 Intensive Spanish Culture and Community / X
6120 Demographic Methods (must have completedstats through multipleregression) / X
6300 Housing and Community Development - varies
6400 Families and Economic Policy - varies
6450 Nonprofit Community Organizations / X
6600 Environments and Human Behavior - varies
6730 Community Development & Environmental Change / X
6940 Lifespan Attachment Theory - varies