| Family Studies |
FS 807 - Practicum
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Supervised in-depth experience in teaching, research, or
advocacy in a professional setting to increase the student's
understanding of children, families, or consumer issues.
A) Child; B) Family; C) Consumer Studies. Prereq:
permission. Credit/Fail.
FS 808 - Child and Family Center Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Supervised positions within the UNH Child and Family Center
nursery school programs. A) videotape assistant;
B) assessment assistant; C) toddler assistant; D) 3-5
year old assistant. Can be repeated up to a total of 9
credits. Prereq: permission. Credit/Fail.
FS 809 - Child Study and Development Center Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Supervised positions within the UNH Child Study and
Development Center child care programs. A) videotape
assistant; B) assessment assistant; C) infant assistant;
D) toddler assistant; E) 3-5 year old assistant;
F) kindergarten assistant; G) health issues assistant.
May be repeated up to a total of 9 credits. Prereq: human
development, developmental perspectives on infancy and early
childhood, teaching/learning in social constructivist
classrooms, permission. Credit/Fail.
FS 810 - Community Internship
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Supervised position in community early childhood settings.
A) infant-toddler assistant; B) preschool-child care
assistant; C) kindergarten assistant. May be repeated up to
a total of 8 credits. Credit/Fail.
FS 833 - Supervising Programs for Young Children
Credits:
4.00
Philosophical bases and theoretical rationales of various
programs for young children; program alternatives and
resources; issues in administration including supervision,
finances, and regulations. Prereq: permission. (Fall
semester only.)
FS 834 - Curriculum for Young Children
Credits:
4.00
Designing and implementing developmentally appropriate
activities for young children; assessing the effectiveness
of activities; evaluating materials and equipment. Prereq:
FS 833; permission. (Spring semester only.)
FS 841 - Marital and Family Therapy
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the theory and practice of marital and
family therapy; major approaches to be examined include
strategic, transgenerational, structural,
experiential/humanistic, and behavioral. Prereq: family
relations or equivalent; permission.
FS 843 - Families, Schools, and Community
Credits:
4.00
Emphasis on the critical value of effective
family-school-community partnerships in enhancing the
education of young children. The literature assessing the
interactive nature of the parent and school resources with
cultural influences examined. Current models of
family-school-community partnerships explored. Students
required to participate in parent/school/community
activities within early childhood education centers and
schools. Prereq: permission. (Fall semester only.)
FS 846 - Human Sexuality
Credits:
4.00
Investigations of physiological, psychological, and
sociological aspects of human sexuality. Particular
attention to various social practices, policies, and
programs that affect sexual attitudes and behaviors.
FS 850 - Contemporary Issues in Adolescent Development
Credits:
4.00
This seminar focuses on contemporary adolescents and their
development within the contexts of families, schools, and
the larger community. The course will familiarize students
with major theoretical perspectives regarding adolescent
development and provide an overview of current research on
critical issues facing adolescents, their parents, and
professionals who work with adolescents. Problems and risks
will be addressed, but the major emphasis will be on
maximizing strengths and opportunities.
FS 857 - Race, Class, Gender, and Families
Credits:
4.00
Explores the intersection of race, class, and gender in
family life in the United States. Theory, research and other
relevant literature used to examine the variety of family
configurations in our society today and the diverse
experiences that families have as the result of existing
social, political, and economic institutions. The strengths
various family types considered, as well as the particular
challenges these families may encounter in contemporary
society. Prereq: permission.
FS 860 - Family Programs and Policies
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the connection between family support programs
and family policy. Program planning, implementation and
evaluation are stressed. The research, theory, history, and
current status of model family programs are examined.
FS 871 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children
Credits:
4.00
A comprehensive view of various observation techniques for
determining children's strengths and emerging skills.
Exploration of issues regarding the use of formal
assessments and testing with young children, retention
and transitional placements, and the parent's role in
testing. Prereq: human development, developmental
perspectives on infancy and early childhood,
teaching/learning in early childhood settings, permission.
(Fall semester only.)
FS 872 - International Approaches to Child Advocacy
Credits:
4.00
Investigation into the rationales for advocacy, types of
advocacy, advocacy techniques and strategies, and current
domestic and international advocacy issues and approaches.
Prereq: permission.
FS 873 - International Perspectives on Children and Families
Credits:
4.00
Investigation of historical and modern conceptions of
children and families in selected African, Asian, European,
and Latin countries. Emphasis placed on the contribution of
these populations to the changing ethnic portrait of
America. Prereq: permission.
FS 888 - Student Teaching Young Children
Credits:
8.00
Supervised teaching experience. Students spend a minimum of
20 hours per week in a selected program for young children
working with a cooperating teacher. Prereq: permission.
Credit/Fail. (Spring semester only.)
FS 894 - Families and the Law
Credits:
4.00
Exploration of laws that affect families as members interact
with each other and with society in general. Prereq:
management and decision making; family relations; and
permission.
FS 897 - Special Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Highly focused examination of a particular theoretical,
methodological, or policy issue. Prereq: permission.
FS 898 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Clinical experience under direct faculty supervision.
Trainees develop competency in treating individuals in the
context of their families and larger systems. Prereq:
permission. May be repeated.
FS 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Credit/Fail.
FS 911 - Graduate Specialization Internships
Credits:
2.00 to 6.00
Advanced, supervised internships in professional setting.
A) Female Adolescent Development; B) Poverty and Welfare
Policy; C) Child Advocacy; D) Families At-Risk Due to
Incarceration. May be repeated to up a total of 6 credits.
Prereq: permission.
FS 942 - Advanced Systems of Marital and Family Therapy
Credits:
4.00
Critical analysis and integration of selected systems of
marital and family therapy. Prereq: FS 841; permission.
FS #943 - American Families in Poverty
Credits:
4.00
Seminar in contemporary issues related to economic
deprivation in families. Exploration of causes and effects
of poverty in American families. Prereq: permission. (Not
offered every year.)
FS #944 - Children in the Family
Credits:
4.00
Advanced seminar focusing on the family environment as a
context for child development; relationships between parents
and children, current theories, and research. Prereq:
permission. (Not offered every year.)
FS 945 - Family Therapy Practice I
Credits:
4.00
Designed to develop beginning practice skills in structural,
strategic, systematic family therapies; and assessment and
treatment skills necessary to manage specialized problems
(e.g., divorce, remarriage, substance abuse, suicidal
behavior) encountered in practice. Prereq: permission.
FS 946 - Critical Problems in Family Life
Credits:
4.00
Evaluation of the needs and resources of families with
critical problems; maturational and situational sources of
stress influencing the contemporary American family;
students demonstrate mastery of theoretical concepts by
developing self-help strategies to be used by families
experiencing stress. Prereq: permission.
FS 947 - Family Therapy Practice II
Credits:
4.00
Designed to develop advanced skills in integrating
structural, strategic, and systematic family therapies;
sensitivity to gender differences and cultural diversity;
and assessment and treatment skills necessary to manage
specialized problems (e.g., physical, emotional, and sexual
abuse; sexual dysfunction) encountered in practice. Prereq:
permission.
FS 991 - Professional Issues for Family Specialists
Credits:
4.00
Exploration of major ethical, legal, and professional issues
facing child, family, and consumer specialists. Focus on
ethical decision making, values clarification, and
development of professional identity. Prereq: permission.
FS 993 - Theoretical Approaches to Family Studies
Credits:
4.00
Scientific knowledge and the scientific method, the
relationship between theory and research as it applies to
family studies; why and how theories change; major theories
in historical context. Prereq: permission.
FS 994 - Research Seminar
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to social science research methods; analysis of
research reports and other professional papers in family and
consumer studies; development and evaluation of research
proposals. Prereq: FS 993 and permission.
FS 995 - Seminar and Special Problems
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
A) Consumer Research; B) Family Relations; C) Education;
D) Family Resource Management; and E) Human Development.
The student contributes to a selective review and critical
evaluation of the research and current literature and an
examination of issues and trends. Independent projects may
be a part of the experience. These seminars are open to
graduate students with sufficient background and are not
scheduled every semester. One or more semesters, maximum
of 4 credits in one area. Prereq: permission.
FS 997 - Advanced Research Seminar
Credits:
4.00
Interdisciplinary approach to research in child, family, and
consumer studies. Emphasis on the multidimensionality of
family problems, appropriate research strategies, and
critical analysis of current literature. Prereq: permission.