HDFS 34400 - Adult Development in Families and Communities

Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR HDFS 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

Credit hours: 3.00. A course that covers physical and emotional development from early adulthood through old age and death, with an emphasis on how development affects people’s interaction with their family, their community, and their possible need for social services. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1. Explain reasons why individual differences increase as a person gets older. 2. Consider a person’s physical, psychological, and social development simultaneously, and apply that to the understanding of a person’s experience. 3. Understand how the aging of an individual affects the entire family. 4. Recommend appropriate resources for an older adult and his/her family needing services.

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