Human Development

Undergraduate Programs

**The below information has been altered from the published version of the catalog. Optional course selection of GERN 485 removed. A list of differences in the online and published version of the catalog is available. **

Bachelor of Arts in Human Development (120 units)

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take 9 units from the following:

HDEV 180 Lifespan Human Development (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENGL 100 or GE Composition (Area A1).
ANTH 120 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Any GE Foundation course.
PSY 100 General Psychology (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: GE A1 requirement.
SOC 100 Principles of Sociology (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: A GE Foundation course.

Core Courses (24 units):

Take all of the following courses:

HDEV 250 Elementary Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences (4)
Prerequisites: Knowledge of mathematical procedure usually covered in elementary high school algebra, eligibility for GE math.
HDEV 307 Approaches to Childhood Through Adolescence (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper-division standing, ANTH 120 or HDEV 180 or PSY 100 or SOC 100.
HDEV 320 Research Methods in Human Development (4)
Prerequisite: ANTH 120 or PSY 100 or SOC 100 or HDEV 180 and HDEV 250 or PSY 210 or SOC 250 or BIOL 260.
HDEV 357 Approaches to Adulthood Through Aging (3)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, upper-division standing, ANTH 120 or HDEV 180 or PSY 100 or SOC 100.
HDEV 360 Cultural Foundations for Human Development (3)
Prerequisites: HDEV 307 and HDEV 357.
Prerequisites/Corequisite: HDEV 320.
HDEV 470 Seminar/Practicum (4)
Prerequisites: HDEV 250, 307, 320, 357, 360; and consent of the instructor.

Take one of the following courses:

HDEV 402 Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural Influences Across the Life Span (3)
Prerequisite: HDEV 320 and 360 or consent of instructor.
HDEV 403 The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective (3)
Prerequisites: for majors: HDEV 320, 360; for non-majors: an equivalent upper-level cultural anthropology course and consent of instructor.

Take 12 units from the following, including at least one course from each foundation area:

Biological:

ANTH 318, 319; BIOL 301; H SC 420, 421, 425; WGSS 440;

Psychological:

ED P 302, 305; CDFS 311, 312, 314, 411, 412; GERN 400; HDEV 300, 327; PSY 331, 332, 333, 336, 351, 356, 368, 370, 378, 463;

Sociocultural:

ANTH 351, 413, 419, 421, 454, 475; ASAM 340, 381; AFRS 410; CHLS 340, 350, 415; CDFS 413; CWL 315; GERN 400; HDEV 300, 327, 340; LING 329, 379; SOC 320, 325, 335, 345, 346, 423, 464; WGSS 375, 401, 420.

Students must earn a grade of at least "C" in all upper division major courses.