Course Schedules
Degree Requirements
The following program of courses is required for the B.A. degree. A grade of “C” or better in all upper division major courses is required for graduation in Human Development. A total of 120 units is required for the B.A. in Human Development.
Lower Division Background Courses: ANTH 120, PSY 100, SOC 100 (or replace one with HDEV 180)
Human Development Courses (24 units):
HDEV 180—Lifespan Human Development
HDEV 250—Elementary Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences
HDEV 307I—Approaches to Childhood and Adolescence
HDEV 320—Research Methods in Human Development (see examples of student work from this course)
HDEV 357I—Approaches to Adulthood and Aging
HDEV 360—Cultural Foundations for Human Development
HDEV 402—Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural
Influences Across the Life Span or HDEV 403—The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective)
HDEV 470—Seminar / Practicum (see what students have said about this course)
Upper Division Foundation Courses (12 units from the following list, including at least one course from each foundation areas):
Biological Foundations:
ANTH 318 Human Genetics
ANTH 319 Human Growth and Development
BIOL 309I Human Body and Mind (E)
BIOL 301 Biology of Human Aging
H SC 420I International Health (D2/ E)
H SC 421 Health Behavior
H SC 425I Human Sexuality and Sec Education (E)
W/ST 440 Issues in Women’s Health
Psychological Foundations:
ED P 302 Adolescent Development
ED P 305 Educational Psychology
CDFS 311 Prenatal Development and Infancy
CDFS 312I Family and Personal Development (D2/E)
CDFS 314 The Older Child
CDFS 411 Individual Child Study and Guidance
CDFS 412 Family Interaction
GERN 400I Perspectives on Gerontology (D2/E)
GERN 485 Mental Health and Aging
HDEV 300I Death and Dying (D2/E)
PSY 331 Sensation and Perception
PSY 332 Cognition
PSY 333 Psychology of Learning
PSY 336 Psychology of Emotion
PSY 351 Social Psychology (D2)
PSY 356 Personality (D2)
PSY 368 Asian American Personality and Mental Health
PSY 370 Abnormal Psychology (D2)
PSY 378 Health Psychology
PSY 438 Psycholinguistics
PSY 463 Social and Personality Development
Sociocultural Foundations:
ANTH 351 Sex Roles and Culture
ANTH 413 Language and Culture
ANTH 419 Concepts and Theories of Ethnic Identity
ANTH 421 Education Across Cultures
ANTH 454 Culture and Aging
ANTH 475 Language and Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective
ASAM 340 Asian American Family
ASAM 381 Asian American Women
B/ST 410 The Black Family (E)
CHLS 340 Latino Education in the United States
CHLS 350 The Latino Population in the United States
CHLS 415 Latina Women in the United States
CDFS 413 Child and Family in the Community
GERN 400I Perspectives on Gerontology (D2/E)
HDEV 300I Death and Dying (D2/E)
HDEV 340 Families and Work
LING 329 Introduction to Language Acquisition
LING 379 Sociolinguistics and Schooling
SOC 320 The Family
SOC 325 Sociology of Women
SOC 335I Social Psychology (D2)
SOC 345 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 346 Race, Gender and Class (D2)
SOC 423 Child Abuse and Prevention
SOC 464 Aging and Society
W/ST 401I Women in Global Perspective (D2)
W/ST 420 Mothers and Daughters
Minor in Human Development
The minor in Human Development may be combined with any major at CSULB except Human Development and Liberal Studies, Track II-Human Development Concentration. The minor in Human Development offers students an opportunity to supplement their education with an interdisciplinary study of lifespan development within societal and cultural contexts.
Requirements
A minimum of 7 courses, chosen in consultation with the Human Development Program Advisor, which must include:
1. HDEV 180 or ANTH 120 or PSY 100 or SOC 100
2. HDEV 250, 307I, 320, 357I, 360
3. One additional Human Development course chosen from
HDEV 300I, 340, 402, 403, 470.
All students in this minor must take at least 6 courses in Human Development. All students who complete another course as part of their major that is equivalent to a Human Development course (such as a statistics course equivalent to HDEV 250) must substitute another HDEV course for that one.
Following is an example of a four-year plan to complete the B.A. degree in Human Development. In total, 120 units are required.
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
University 100
Composition or Oral Communication
GE Math or other GE class
GE D2 Class: SOC 100 or ANTH 120*
GE class
Elective Class |
1
3
3-4
3
3
1 |
Composition or Oral Communication
GE Math or other GE class
Critical Thinking or other GE class
GE D2 Class: ANTH 120 or PSY 100 or SOC 100
GE Class or Elective |
3
3-4
3
3
3 |
TOTAL UNITS |
14-15 |
TOTAL UNITS |
15-16 |
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Semester 3 |
Semester 4 |
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Critical Thinking or other GE class
GE D2 Class: PSY 100 or ANTH 120 or SOC 100
GE Class Lab Science (B1a or b)
Elective Class
Elective Class |
3
3
4
3
3 |
HDEV 250
GE Class Lab Science (B1b or a)
GE Class or Elective
GE Class or Elective |
4
4
3
3 |
TOTAL UNITS |
16 |
TOTAL UNITS |
14 |
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Semester 5 |
Semester 6 |
HDEV 307I (GE Capstone D2)**
HDEV 357I (GE Capstone E/HD)**
Major Elective
Elective Class
Elective Class |
3
3
3
3
3 |
HDEV 360
HDEV 320
Major Elective
Elective Class
Elective Class |
3
4
3
3
3 |
TOTAL UNITS |
15 |
TOTAL UNITS |
16 |
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Semester 7 |
Semester 8 |
HDEV 402 or 403
Major Elective
GE Capstone Class**
Elective Class
Elective Class |
3
3
3
3
3 |
HDEV 470
Major Elective (if needed)
Elective Class
Elective Class
Elective Class |
4
3
3
3
3 |
TOTAL UNITS |
15 |
TOTAL UNITS |
16 |
*Students may complete the lower division requirements (ANTH 120, PSY 100, SOC 100) in any order. All three classes will also count in GE D2.
NOTE: PSY 100 has a pre-co-requisite of ENGL 100 or equivalent.
**Two of the three required GE Interdisciplinary Capstone Classes are HDEV major requirements and can count in GE. The third GE capstone requirement can be taken as one of the upper division major elective courses, if desired. Other major electives may also count for GE.
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