Deborah T. Gold, Ph.D., Director
Undergraduate Program in Human Development
Box 3003
Duke Medical Center
CAMPUS MAIL / Faculty Steering Committee and Advisors
Program Director
Deborah T. Gold, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Sociology
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Sociology, Psychology and
Neuroscience
Box 3003, Duke University Medical Center
Room 1507, Blue Zone, Busse Building
Phone:919-660-7530
E-Mail:
Faculty Steering Committee
Linda K. George, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Departments of Sociology, Psychiatry,
Behavioral Sciences, Psychology
and Neuroscience
Associate Director, Duke Aging Center
Box 90088, Duke University
Room 253, Soc-Psych Building
Phone:919-660-7530
E-Mail:
Kathryn E. Gustafson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Box 2739
Child and Family Study Center
2424 Erwin Road, Suite 504, Durham 27705
Duke University Medical Center
Phone:919-684-8148
E-Mail:
Keith Whitfield, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Box 90005, Duke University
Room 220 Allen Bldg.
Phone:919-660-5769
E-Mail: / DUKE UNIVERSITY

THE
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
IN
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
This undergraduate certificate program offers the following:
A curriculum emphasizing the complementarity of biological, biomedical, psychological and sociological disciplinary perspectives.
A research apprenticeship with a Duke faculty member and a senior seminar.
Advice for curriculum planning.
Skills in the conceptualization, implementation, evalua-tion and communication of developmental research.
Note:The Undergraduate Program in Human Development offers a certificate, not a major.
Sponsored for Trinity College by the
University Council on Aging and Human Development
2012-2013
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goals of this interdisciplinary program are to broaden and enhance the perspectives of students interested in human development. Program objectives include the following: fostering and understanding and appreciation of how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors act together in development throughout the life course; highlighting how different disciplines conceptualize and study development; demonstrating the complementarity of disciplinary perspectives; and facilitating dialogue among faculty and students to illustrate the necessity of multidisciplinary perspectives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Program goals and objectives are achieved through the following: an integrated curriculum of required and elective course in multiple disciplines; a research apprenticeship; curriculum planning meetings; and special events. Students meet frequently with faculty for assistance in planning their learning opportunities.
Students who complete program requirements earn a certificate. However, program courses and access to the advisory system are available to all interested undergraduates. Priority for enrollment in HDV 224, HDV 401 (Research Apprenticeship), and HDV 450S (Senior Seminar) is given to students pursuing the HD certificate.
RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIPS
The research apprenticeship provides an unusual opportunity for students to develop skills and participate in a research experience. The HD Program identifies and matches students and mentors. Research findings are reported in the Senior Seminar.
Pre-medical and pre-law students as well as majors in the social and behavioral sciences have worked successfully on developmental research in labs, clinics, and programs at Duke and elsewhere. Previous topics include the following: abortion, addiction, adult cognitive styles, aging, cell change, depression, divorce, health services, immune system change, moral judgment, premature infants, retirement, self-concept, sickle cell anemia, and talented youth.
Students should register for HDV 224 during their sophomore year and begin planning for their apprenticeships at that time as well. Research papers from the apprenticeship are sometimes revised for presentation at scholarly meetings. / PROGRAM CURRICULUM
A total of six (6) courses is required to complete the curriculum for the certificate in human development. These courses are described in the Undergraduate Bulletin and are listed below as well.
  1. HDV 224: Human Development (cross-listed as SOC 224 and PSY 235)
  1. One of the following courses:
HDV 260: Psychosocial Aspects of Human Development (cross-listed as SOC 260 and Psy 236) OR
PSY 474S: Biological Psychology of Human Development
  1. HDV 401: Research Apprenticeship in Human Development
  1. HDV 450S: Capstone Seminar in Human Development
(to be taken during the student’s final semester)
  1. An elective course from the list below
  1. An elective course from the list below
NOTE:Students may count only two (2) courses toward both their major and their certificate.
ILLUSTRATIVE ELECTIVES
Graduation year:
EVANTH 101/101D
EVANTH 280
EVANTH 220 / Intro to EVANTH
Human Cultural Evolution
Human Evolution / Local box number: / Local telephone: / E-mail address:
Biology 150:
Biology 154:
Biology 220: / Biology of Aging
AIDS/Emerging Diseases
Cell and Developmental Biology / Name: / Major: / Minor:
Economics 334: / Health Economics (PUBPOL 156)
Education 243S:
Education 321S: / Children, Schools, and Society
Infancy/Early Childhood Educational Program / UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM
IN
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT / Please contact me to make an appointment to discuss the Human Development Program. / Tear this card off and return it in campus mail.
Psychology: / Non-Majors Only
Psychology 106:
Psychology 103:
Psychology 237:
Psychology 239: / Biological Bases of Behavior
Developmental Psychology
Social Development
Adolescence
Public Policy 243S:
Public Policy 301:
Public Policy 332:
Public Policy 336S: / Children, Schools and Society
Political Analysis for Public Policy Making
Health Policy
Long-Term Care Policy
Sociology: / Non-Majors Only
Sociology 349:
Sociology 350:
Sociology 262:
Sociology 263:
Sociology 264: / Sexuality and Society
Changing American Family
Adulthood and Aging
Aging and Health
Death and Dying