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Major in Human Development and Family Studies
Major in Agricultural and Environmental
Communications and Education
Major in Human Development and Family
Studies
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science with a Major in Human Development
and Family Studies
The Human Development and Family Studies program prepares students
for a variety of careers in human services, early childhood education,
and public service, or for advanced study in individual and family
development. Students can concentrate on their special interests in
human development, such as infancy, early childhood, or adolescence,
or in family studies, such as the marital relationship, parent-child
interaction, family change, or conflict and conflict management in
the family. Basic courses in these areas are linked to practical experiences
in educational and community settings. Such experiences help graduating
students to find placement in a graduate educational program or in
employment in areas of greatest interest to them, such as child care
services, family life education, human services, marriage and family
counseling, pediatric services in hospitals, cooperative extension
work, or business activities related to children and families. Students
select one of two concentrations within this major: Child and Adolescent
Development or Family Studies. Issues related to cultural diversity
and gender are emphasized in most courses.
General Education Requirements
Child and Adolescent Development Concentration
Family Studies Concentration
Prescribed Courses Including General Education
| Hours |
Composition
I and Speech |
| 4 |
RHET
105—Principles of Composition or equivalent (see college
Composition I requirement) |
| 3 |
SPCM
101--Public Speaking |
| Hours |
Advanced
Composition |
3-4 |
See Campus
Approved list. |
| Hours |
Foreign Language:
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies |
6 |
Select one course
from Western culture and one from non-Western/U.S. minority culture
from campus approved list |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning I |
3-5 |
Choose
one of the following: |
|
MATH 124—Finite Mathematics |
|
MATH 220—Calculus I |
|
MATH 234--Calculus for Business, I |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning II |
3-4 |
Statistics
course—consult College of ACES Handbook.. |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
3 |
ANTH 143—Biology of Human Behavior |
3-5 |
Biological or Physical Science course. Select from campus approved
list. |
| Hours |
Humanities
and the Arts |
6 |
Select
from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 4 |
PSYC 100—Intro to Psych |
| 4 |
SOC 100—Introduction to Sociology |
| 3-4 |
Choose one of the following: |
| |
ACE 100—Agr Cons and Resource Econ |
| |
ECON 102—Microeconomic Principles |
| |
ECON 103—Macroeconomic Principles |
| Hours |
ACES Required |
2 |
ACES 100—Contemporary
Issues in ACES |
| Hours |
Human Development and Family Studies Required |
3 |
ACE 161—Microcomputer Applications |
3 |
FSHN 120—Contemporary Nutrition or CHLH 100—Contemporary
Health |
3 |
HDFS 105—Intro to Human Development |
3 |
HDFS 106—Observation and Assessment |
3 |
HDFS 120—Intro to Family Studies |
3 |
HDFS 220--Comparative Family Org |
3 |
One course selected from |
|
HDFS 208--Child Fam with Special Needs, 340--Gender, Relationships
& Society , 422--U.S. Latina and Latino Families, 470--International
Families |
6 |
Two ACES courses selected from outside HDFS |
126 |
Total (additional courses must be completed to yield a total of
126 hours for graduation) |
Child and Adolescent Development Concentration
The Child and Adolescent Development concentration emphasizes the
influence of families, peer groups, schools, and communities on the
well-being of children and adolescents. Graduates of the Child and
Adolescent Development concentration are qualified to provide a wide
range of services and lead programs for children and their families.
Career opportunities include being an early childhood educator, a
parent educator, a child life specialist, an ad option caseworker,
or the director of a day-care center. Graduates of this concentration
may choose to pursue graduate education in a variety of fields, including
education, psychology, social work, law, and medicine.
| Hours |
Child
and Adolescent Development Concentration Required |
4 |
HDFS 205—Infancy and Early Development |
3 |
HDFS 305—Middle Childhood |
4 |
HDFS 401—Socialization and Development |
3 |
HDFS 405—Adolescent Development |
3-5 |
One course selected from |
|
HDFS 206—Early Childhood Curriculum Dev |
|
HDFS 294—Research Internship |
|
HDFS 406—Child Dev Class Supervision |
|
HDFS 407—Child and Youth Services |
|
HDFS 450 —Practicum in HDFS |
3-5 |
One course selected from |
|
HDFS 420—Family Diversity in the US |
|
HDFS 425—Critical Family Transitions |
|
HDFS 426—Family Conflict Management |
|
HDFS 470—International Families |
Family Studies Concentration
Students in the Family Studies concentration focus on how families
operate, develop, and change in response to the challenges of modern
life. Students learn to appreciate the diversity of family life by
studying different cultures and how families can learn to manage conflict.
Graduates of the Family Studies concentration are qualified to provide
many services to couples and families. Career opportunities include
a family life educator, human resource specialist, caseworker, or
family service coordinator. Graduates may also choose to pursue graduate
education in a variety of fields, including marriage and family therapy,
social work, education, psychology, law, or medicine.
| Hours |
Family Studies Concentration Required |
4 |
HDFS 425--Critical Family Transitions |
3-4 |
One course selected from |
|
HDFS 205 —Infancy and Early Childhood |
|
HDFS 305—Middle Childhood |
|
HDFS 401—Socialization and Development
|
|
HDFS 405—Adolescent Development |
3 |
Two courses selected from : |
|
HDFS 225—Close Relationships |
|
HDFS 420—Family Diversity in the U.S. |
|
HDFS 426—Family Conflict Management |
3-4 |
One course selected from |
|
HDFS 206—Early Childhood Curriculum Dev |
|
HDFS 294—Research Internship |
|
HDFS 407—Child and Youth Services |
|
HDFS 450—Practicum in HDFS |
Major in Agricultural and Environmental
Communications and Education
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science with a Major in Agricultural
and Environmental Communications and Education
This curriculum prepares students for a wide variety of positions
in agricultural and environmental sciences that require expertise
in communications and education. Examples include professional writing,
editing, and publishing; public relations; advertising; broadcasting;
teaching agriculture in the public schools; cooperative extension
work; training and program development; and other education- and communication-related
positions in agricultural and environmental agencies and businesses
throughout the public and private sectors. Students completing the
teacher certification concentration of this curriculum will be eligible
for teacher certification in agricultural science and business, agricultural
mechanics, and horticulture. For these students, a minimum of 2,000
hours of employment experience in agriculture is required for teacher
certification. A minimum of 126 hours is required for graduation.
For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see
the Council on Teacher Education section. Students pursuing this major
have four concentrations: agricultural communications, agricultural
leadership education, agricultural education, and environmental communications
and education.
General Education Requirements
Agricultural Communications Concentration
Agricultural Leadership Education Concentration
Agricultural Education Concentration
Environmental Communications and Education Concentration
Prescribed Courses including Campus General
Education
| Hours |
Composition
I and Speech |
4 |
RHET
105—Principles of Composition or equivalent (see college
Composition I requirement) |
3 |
SPCM
101—Public Speaking |
| Hours |
Advanced
Composition |
3-4 |
Select from
campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Cultural Studies |
6 |
Select one course
from Western culture and one from non-Western/U.S. minority culture
from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Foreign Language:
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning I |
3-5 |
Select
one from: |
|
MATH 124—Finite Mathematics |
|
MATH 220—Calculus I |
|
MATH 234--Calculus for Business I |
| Hours |
Quantitative
Reasoning II |
3-4 |
Statistics
course. Consult College of ACES Handbook. |
| Hours |
Natural Sciences and Technology |
3-4 |
CHEM 102—General Chemistry I and CHEM 103—General Chemistry
Lab I (for all concentrations except Agricultural Communications
Concentration) |
3-5 |
Physical science elective—select from campus approved list.1 |
3-5 |
Approved biological science elective—select from campus approved
list. |
| Hours |
Humanities
and the Arts |
6 |
Humanities
electives--select from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
Social
and Behavioral Sciences |
4 |
PSYC 100—Intro to Psych |
3 |
PS 101—Intro to U.S. Gov and Pol |
3-4 |
Elective in Social Sciences--select from campus approved list. |
| Hours |
ACES Required |
2 |
ACES 100—Contemporary
Issues in ACES |
| Hours |
Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education Required
|
3 |
AGCM 110—Intro to Ag and Env Comm |
3 |
AGED 220—Principles of Ag Education |
3 |
RSOC 110—Intro to Rural Society |
1. Agricultural Communications students must select
one course from department approved list. Consult College of ACES
Handbook.
Agricultural Communications Concentration
The concentration in Agricultural Communications is for students who
wish to pursue careers in the combined fields of agriculture and communications.
Graduates of the program are prepared to work as professionals in
agricultural writing, editing, and publishing; public relations; advertising;
radio and television broadcasting; photography; and related activities.
The College of ACES and the College of Communications offer this curriculum
cooperatively. It allows the planning of study programs closely related
to the student's interests in news-editorial, advertising, or broadcast
journalism.
| Hours |
Agricultural Communications Concentration Required |
4 |
ACE 100—Agr Cons and Resource Econ |
3 |
AGCM 210—Writing for Ag and Env Media |
3 |
AGCM 220—Presenting Information |
4 |
AGCM 320—Educational Campaign Planning |
1 |
AGCM 390—Prof Dev in Ag and Env Comm |
6-8 |
Two courses selected from: |
|
ANSC 100—Intro to Animal Sciences |
|
CPSC 112—Introduction to Crop Sciences |
|
FSHN 101—Intro Food Science &Nutrition or
FSHN 120—Contemporary Nutrition |
|
HORT 100—Introduction to Horticulture |
|
NRES 201—Introductory Soils or NRES 102—Introduction
to NRES |
|
TSM 100—Technical Systems in Agr |
| Hours |
ACES Electives |
10 |
Ten hours other
than agricultural communications courses, including eight hours
in 300 or 400 level courses. |
| Hours |
Communication
Courses |
20 |
Twenty
hours from the College of Communications (choosing one of the
specializations) |
Communication Specializations
Choose one of the following specializations:
| Hours |
Advertising
Specialization |
20 |
ADV
300—Introduction to Advertising |
|
ADV
481—Advertising Research Methods |
|
Choose
five courses from the following |
|
ADV
410--Consumer Comm and the Public |
|
ADV
411--Classic Campaigns |
|
ADV
412--Advertising History |
|
ADV
450—Creative Strategy and Tactics |
|
ADV
483—Audience Analysis |
|
ADV
491—Advertising Management |
|
ADV
493—Social and Cult Context of Adv |
|
ADV
494--Persuasion Consumer Response |
|
Electives
to make up 20 hours. |
| Hours |
News-Editorial Specialization |
20 |
JOUR 400—Reporting, I |
|
JOUR 420—News Editing |
|
JOUR
425—Graphics and Design |
|
And at least one course from each of the following two groups: |
|
Group 1 |
|
JOUR 317—History of Communications |
|
JOUR 320—Popular Culture |
|
JOUR 331—Media and Democracy |
|
JOUR 351—Social Aspects of Media |
|
JOUR 411—Law and Communications |
|
JOUR 450—Media and Public Opinion |
|
Group 2 |
|
JOUR 405--History of American Journalism |
|
JOUR 411--Law and Communications |
|
JOUR 415—Reporting, II |
|
JOUR 440—Television Journalism I |
|
JOUR 460--Special Topics |
|
JOUR 475—Magazine Writing |
|
JOUR 485—Magazine Editing |
|
Electives to make up 20 hours |
| Hours |
Broadcast Journalism
Specialization |
20 |
JOUR 400—Reporting,
I |
|
JOUR 411—Law
and Communications |
|
JOUR 435—Radio
Journalism |
|
JOUR 440—Television
Journalism I |
|
JOUR 445—Television
Journalism II |
|
Electives to make
up 20 hours |
10-24 |
Open electives |
126 |
Total --Of this
total, ACES prescribed and elective courses must equal at least
35 hours. |
Agricultural Leadership Education Concentration
The Agricultural Leadership Education concentration prepares students
for educational leadership, training, and outreach positions in agricultural,
extension, community, and governmental agencies. Coursework in the
major focuses on designing educational/training programs, making professional
presentations, leadership development, teaching/training methods,
and interpersonal communications. A four-week business/agency summer
internship is required. The curriculum provides the flexibility for
students to specialize in a chosen area of agriculture.
| Hours |
Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education Required
|
3 |
AGCM 110--Intro to Ag and Env Comm |
3 |
AGED 220--Principles of Ag Education |
3 |
RSOC 110--Intro to Rural Society |
| Hours |
Agricultural Leadership Education Concentration Required |
3 |
ACE
161—Microcomputer Applications |
| 3 |
ACE 231—Food and Agribusiness Mgt |
| 6-8 |
Two courses from the following: |
| |
ANSC 100—Intro to Animal Sciences |
| |
CPSC 112—Introduction to Crop Sciences |
| |
FSHN 101—Intro Food Science & Nutrition or FSHN 120—Contemporary
Nutrition |
| |
HORT 100—Introduction to Horticulture |
| |
NRES 102—Introduction to NRES or NRES 201—Introductory
Soils |
| |
TSM 100—Technical Systems in Agr |
| 4-8 |
AGED 293—Ag Leadership Internship |
| 3 |
AGED 420—Ag Education Teaching Methods |
| 3 |
AGED 450—Program Delivery and Eval |
| 1 |
AGED 451—Professional Dev in Ag Ed |
| 4 |
AGCM 320—Educational Campaign Planning |
| 3 |
AGCM 370—Ag Sales Communications |
| 3 |
AGCM 380—Leadership Development |
| 3-4 |
Educational psychology elective. See academic adviser. |
| 12 |
ACES electives |
| 9-23 |
Open electives |
| 126 |
Total --Of this total, ACES prescribed and elective courses
must equal at least 35 hours. |
Agricultural Education Concentration
The Agricultural Education concentration prepares students to teach
agricultural science, agribusiness, agricultural mechanics, and horticulture
in Illinois high schools. State of Illinois certification requirements
include a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment experience in agriculture.
Teacher certification students must maintain a 2.5 GPA or above to
remain in good standing. Review procedures are provided by the Council
on Teacher Education. Applications for student teaching should be
submitted early in the spring semester of the year preceding the student
teacher practicum.
| Hours |
Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education
Required |
| 3 |
AGCM 110--Intro to Ag and Env Comm |
| 3 |
AGED 220--Principles of Ag Education |
| 3 |
RSOC 110--Intro To Rural Society |
| Hours |
Agricultural Education Concentration Required |
| 2 |
AGED 250—Observation and Program Analys |
| 1 |
AGED 350—Early Field Experience |
| 3 |
AGED 420—Ag Education Teaching Methods |
| 3 |
AGED 450—Program Delivery and Eval |
| 1 |
AGED 451—Professional Dev in Ag Ed |
| 1 |
CI 473--Literacy in Content Areas |
| 3 |
EPS 201—Foundations of Education OR 202--Foundations of
Education-ACP |
| 8 |
EDPR 442—Edu Prac in Secondary Edu |
| 3 |
EPSY 201—Educational Psychology |
| 1 |
SPED 205—Introduction to Special Needs |
| 2 |
SPED 405—Gen Educator's Role in SPED |
| Hours |
Technical Subject Matter Required |
| 3 |
ACE 161--Microcomputer Applications |
| 4 |
ANSC 100—Intro to Animal Sciences |
| 4 |
CPSC 112—Introduction to Crop Sciences |
| 3 |
HORT 100--Introduction to Horticulture |
| 3 |
HORT 246--Floral Design I |
| 4 |
HORT 341--Greenhouse Mgmt and Production |
| 4 |
NRES 201—Introductory Soils |
| 3 |
TSM 100--Technical Systems in Agr |
| 3 |
TSM 232--Materials And Construction Sys |
| 3 |
TSM 234--Wiring, Motors and Control Sys |
Environmental Communications and Education
Concentration
The concentration in Environmental Communications and Education is
designed for students who wish to pursue careers in the combined fields
of environment and communications or education. The primary purpose
of this concentration is to prepare students to work in communication
or education settings such as environmental organizations, businesses,
and community and governmental agencies. Students work with advisers
to design their own areas of specialization in communication or education.
The program prepares students to work in a wide variety of organizational
contexts, including volunteer development, member coordination, administrative
support, program planning and delivery, and information delivery.
| Hours |
Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education
Concentration Required |
| 3 |
AGCM 110--Intro to Ag and Env Comm |
| 3 |
AGED 220--Principles of Ag Education |
| 3 |
RSOC 110--Intro to Rural Society |
| Hours |
Environmental Communications and Education Concentration Required |
| 4 |
ACE 100—Agr Cons and Resource Econ |
| 3 |
AGCM 190—Student Publications and Media |
| 1 |
AGCM 210—Writing for Ag and Env Media |
| 3 |
AGCM 220—Presenting Information |
| 4 |
AGCM 320—Educational Campaign Planning |
| 3 |
AGCM 330—Environmental Communications |
| 1 |
AGCM 390—Prof Dev in Ag and Env Comm |
| 3 |
AGCM 430—Comm in Env Social Movements |
| 3 |
AGED 420—Ag Education Teaching Methods |
| 3 |
AGED 450—Program Delivery and Eval |
| 3 |
NRES 102—Introduction to NRES |
| 4 |
NRES 201—Introductory Soils |
| Hours |
AGCM
and AGED Electives |
| 7 |
See
adviser for approved courses. |
| Hours |
Environmental
Technical Electives |
| 9 |
|
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