人类发展和家庭研究（HDFS）是科学学士学位课程，可为学生提供基于生态系统的综合研究课程，以研究人类发展，家庭发展和家庭资源管理。HDFS课程通过课程作业和校外活动为学生提供了丰富的经验，为他们提供了家庭/人类服务职业所需的知识和专业技能.HDFS课程为学生提供了有关人类发展，家庭发展和家庭资源管理。学生为在家庭服务机构，家庭生活和育儿教育计划，儿童，青年和老年医学计划，儿童保育和幼儿教育中心以及消费者事务机构中的职位做好准备。
Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) is a Bachelor's of Science degree program that provides students with a comprehensive, ecological systems-based program of study in human development, family development, and family resource management. The HDFS curriculum provides students with a multitude of experiences through coursework and off-campus activities to give them the knowledge and professional skills needed for careers in family/human services. The curriculum encompasses these studies:<br>Changing needs, dynamics, and challenges of families over time<br>Management of human, material, financial, and community resources to meet these needs<br>Growth and development of individuals over the human life cycle<br>Interrelationships of individuals, families, and communities in the context of diverse socioeconomic and cultural systems.<br>The HDFS curriculum provides students with comprehensive study of human development, family development, and family resource management. Students are prepared for positions in family service agencies, family life and parenting education programs, children's, youth, and gerontology programs, child care and early childhood education centers, and consumer affairs agencies. The courses cover these topics and more:<br>Healthy family relationships<br>Healthy and resilient human development at all ages<br>Family caregiving for older adults and grandparents raising children<br>Family public policy<br>Family and consumer resource management<br>Community leadership and resource development.