| 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. Cr/F.
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. Cr/F.
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. Cr/F.
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 876 - Children, Adolescents and the Law
Credits:
4.00
This course is designed to familiarize students with the
specialized laws and adjudicative systems that govern
children, adolescents and families and reflect society's
effort to balance competing interests and goals. It
provides the chance to explore laws and processes that
affect children and adolescents as they interact with their
caregivers, families and society at large; permission.
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. Special fee.
FS 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
May be repeated up to a maximum of 10 credits. Cr/F.
FS 911 - Graduate Internship
Credits:
2.00 to 8.00
Advanced, supervised internships in professional setting.
A) Child Development; B) Adolescent Development; C) Child
Advocacy and Family Policy. May be repeated to up to a
total of 8 credits. Pereq: instructor's permission. Cr/F.
FS 930 - Child Development in Context
Credits:
4.00
Theory and research on social, cultural, and developmental
issues of early childhood with a particular emphasis on
ecological and social constructivist frameworks. Prereq:
instructor's 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 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 952 - Clinical Interventions in Couples Therapy
Credits:
4.00
This course will explore interventions that target problems
faced by couples at various ages and stages of their
relationship. The focus will be on developing and
implementing effective strategies for enhancing attachments
as well as approaches for improving communication and
problem-solving skills in Couples Therapy. The format will
be interactive with illustrative demonstration.
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.