HDFS 312WEmpirical Inquiry in Human Development

3 credits · Human Development and Family Studies · Penn State

Introduction to the skills involved in critical thinking in general and the methods of empirical inquiry in particular. Open to HD FS majors only.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “A grade of C or better required in EDPSY 101 or STAT 200”

Where it fits

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (3 programs).

What it opens up

CAS 472 Interdisciplinary Interpersonal Relationship Studies
HDFS 401 Project Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in the Human Services
HDFS 405 Gender and Social Development
HDFS 410 Communities and Families
HDFS 411 The Helping Relationship
HDFS 412 Adult-Child Relationships
HDFS 413 Developmental Problems in Adulthood
HDFS 414 Resolving Human Development and Family Problems
HDFS 415 Program Development in Family Relationships
HDFS 417 Biocultural Studies of Family Organization
HDFS 418 Family Relationships
HDFS 424 Family Development in an Economic Context
HDFS 428 Infant Development
HDFS 429 Advanced Child Development
HDFS 430 Experience in Preschool Groups
HDFS 432 Developmental Problems in Childhood and Adolescence
HDFS 433 Developmental Transition to Adulthood
HDFS 445 Development Throughout Adulthood
HDFS 447 Issues in Gerontology
HDFS 448 Death and Bereavement
HDFS 452 Child Maltreatment Prevention, Intervention, and Legal Issues
HDFS 453 Family Participation and Involvement in Child Services
HDFS 467 Autism: Providing Professional Support for Individuals and Families
HDFS 472 Interdisciplinary Interpersonal Relationship Studies
HDFS 480 Health Disparities: Context, Causes, and Consequences
HDFS 485 Supporting Healthy Development: Understanding Systems, Successes, and Challenges
HDFS 490 Professional Development and Preparation for Internship Experience
PSYCH 416 Development Throughout Adulthood
PSYCH 469 Interdisciplinary Interpersonal Relationship Studies