ACADEMIC CATALOG - Purdue University Calumet

Departments / Schools
Any three hours from the following:
PSY 355
SOC 314
SOC 361
SOC 411
SOC 421
SOC 422
SOC 430
SOC 450
Child Abuse and Neglect
Race and Ethnic Relations
The Institution of Social Welfare
Social Stratification
Juvenile Delinquency
Criminology
Sociology of Aging
Sex Roles in Modern Society
Minor in HDFS-Early Childhood
(18 credit hours beyond PSY 361)
18 credits beyond PSY 361. The prerequisites for this minor is
PSY 361, C or better
Total Hours 18 Credit Hours
3 required courses:
BHS 216 Introduction to Early Childhood
BHS 217 Issues in Early Childhood
BHS 224 Language and Literacy in
Early Childhood
2 Guided Electives: Choose One
from each group
BHS 228 Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
BHS 310 Math Science and Social Studies
in Early Childhood
BHS 340 Teaching Very Young Children
with Special Needs
BHS 320 Children’s Social Development
AND
F&N 260 Food and Nutrition
BHS 225 Art Music and Movement
in Early Childhood
BHS 331 Assessment in Early Childhood
BHS 332 Early Childhood Administration
1 Practical Internship:
BHS 350 Internship in Early Childhood Settings
CDFS 657 Social Constructionist Family Therapies
CDFS 660 Family Therapy Skills
CDFS 663 Structural Fam. Therapies
CDFS 665 Trans. Fam. Therapies
CDFS 667 Prac. in Marriage Counseling (2 sem.)
CDFS 669 Practicum Fam. Therapy (3 sem.)
CDFS 671 Sex Therapy
CDFS 680 Professional Issues
CDFS 698 Research M. S. Thesis (6 credits)
CDFS Elective
PSY 605 Applied Multivariate Analysis
PSY 673 Psy. Behavior Disorders
2. 500 hours of face-to-face contact with clients
3. Completed thesis and oral defense of thesis
96
Master of Science in Child
Development and Family Studies:
Specialization in Marriage and
Family Therapy
(61 credits)
(Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy)
Special Admission Requirements
1. A 1000-word autobiographical statement demonstrating
that the student has adequate preparation.
2. Combined verbal and math Graduate Record
Examination score of 1000.
Degree Requirements
1. Required courses:
CDFS 590 Couple Therapy
CDFS 601 Adv. Child Development
CDFS 603 Theories Fam. Therapy
CDFS 615 Research Methods
Departments and Schools