CURRICULUM IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND FAMILY STUDIES
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School of Human Resources and Family Studies
260 Bevier MC-180
905 S Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3790
FAX: (217) 244-1873
EMAIL: dlayman@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Human Resources and Family Studies
This four-year curriculum in human
resources and family studies is designed for students who want to pursue
careers in the human resources-oriented professions. The human resources
and family studies curriculum combines a liberal arts education with the
study of various ecological subsystems as they affect and are affected by
individuals and families. The 120 to 126 hours required for graduation
include prescribed courses of which at least 28 hours must be in human
resources and family studies selected according to the requirements for one
of the following options: consumer economics, dietetics, foods and
nutrition, foods in business, human development and family studies,
marketing of textiles and apparel, and textiles and apparel.
Students preparing for
managerial positions in restaurants and other commercial food service units
should meet the requirements specified in the curriculum in restaurant
management.
The suggested program for the
first two years of the curriculum, shown in detail below, provides a
foundation for the various majors and allows some variation for the
personal and career objectives of individual students.
First year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 2 | HRFS 100--Contemporary Issues in Human Resources and Family
Studies |
| 3 | Another
human resources and family studies course |
| 3-5
| Quantitative Reasoning I |
| 3-4 | Natural
or social sciences |
| 3-4 | RHET 105
or RHET 108--Composition, or SPCOM 111--Verbal
Communications |
| 14-18
| Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | A human
resources and family studies course |
| 3 | Humanities
or social sciences |
| 3-4 | Natural
science |
| 3 | SPCOM 101--Principles of Effective Speaking, or SPCOM 112--Verbal
Communications |
| 12-13
| Total |
Second year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 3 | A human
resources and family studies course |
| 3
| Humanities |
| 3-4 | Natural
and/or social sciences |
| 6 | Other
curriculum or option requirements |
| 15-16
| Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | A human
resources and family studies course |
| 3-4 | Natural
and/or social sciences |
| 6-8 | Other
curriculum or option requirements |
| 3
| Humanities |
| 15-18
| Total |
Third and fourth years
The programs for the third and
fourth years are largely determined by the major selected, and must be
planned in consultation with the student's faculty adviser. The majors
are described below. Human resources and family studies courses as
prescribed by the major, plus two to three human resources and family
studies courses from outside the option area, must total a minimum of 28
hours. Majors are consumer economics, dietetics, foods in business, human
development and family studies, foods and nutrition, marketing of textiles
and apparel, and textiles and apparel.
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