The Faculty Studies program can provide students with academic preparation or complementary courses for programs such as Law, Social Work, Education or Graduate Studies.

In March of each year, program planning sessions are provided to assist students in their selection of courses for subsequent years of study.

Students Admitted in September 2002 or Later

Courses to be taken by all Family Studies students:

Course No.		Credit Hours
005.100M	Basic Statistical Analysis 1	3
One of: 005.200 or 074.126 or Any other Science course	Basic Statistical Analysis 2 or Introduction Computer Usage 1	3
One of: 018.120 or 018.121 or 018.122	Principles of Economics or Introduction to Global and Environmental Economic Issues and Policies	3 - 6
028.103W	Human Ecology: Perspectives and Communication	3
028.205	Introduction to Research in Human Ecology	3
028.310	Communication for Professional Practice	3
028.408	Current Issues in Human Ecology	3
062.101	Human Development in the Family	3
062.114	Family Studies: Relationships	3
062.142	Family Management Principles	3
062.190	Families, Housing, and Community: An Introductory Perspective	3
062.207	Family Financial Management	3
062.235	Multicultural Family Issues	3
062.378	Introduction to Development of Programs for Children and Families	3
062.379	Introduction to Evaluation of Programs for Children and Families	3
077.120	Introduction to Sociology	6
	Department Electives	24
	Outside Electives	12-15
	Free Electives	30
Notes: If students choose 018.120, 12 credit hours of outside electives are required. Students admitted between 1994 and September 2001 can choose to complete the current program or transfer into the new curriculum. Please advise the Faculty Student Advisor in writing if the new program is selected. All courses listed in the general Family Studies section (above) are required. In addition, students must choose at least one area, or option, in which to focus their studies. In the following section, the courses required to fulfil each option are listed. They will partially meet department, outside and free elective requirements. More courses will be required to complete the 120 credit hour degree. Students may take more than one option. Each option must consist of 18 non-overlapping credit hours; that is, no course can satisfy the requirements of more than one option.

1. Aging Option

This option is the Interfaculty Option in Aging, which can fulfill the requirement for an option within the Family Studies major.

Course No.		Credit Hours
028.265 or 047.265 or 051.265 or 123.265	Social Aspects of Aging	3
049.261 or 057.261	Health and Physical Aspects of Aging	3
062.478	Field Experience	6
At least three credit hours from:		3
062.322	Death and the Family
062.324	Families in the Later Years
At least three credit hours from:		3
017.237	Developmental Psychology from Adolescence to Old Age
017.346	Abnormal Psychology
017.349	Individual Differences
017.361	Memory
020.247	Death and Concepts of the Future
049.220	Selected Topics in Aging and Health
057.450	Aging Adult Development, Health and Fitness
077.249	Sociology of Health and Illness
077.262	The Sociology of Aging
077.351	Population Dynamics and Change
077.354	The Sociology of Health Care Systems
123.413	Leisure Services for the Aging

2. Child and Adolescent Development Option

Course No.		Credit Hours
062.260	Foundations of Childhood Developmental Health	3
062.360	Adolescents in Families and Societies	3
062.460	Risk and Resilience in Behavioural and Social Development	3
At least 9 credit hours from:		9
062.280	Family Violence
062.361	Developmental Health of Children and Youth
062.380	Conflict Resolution in the Family
062.333	Parenting and Developmental Health
062.433	Management of Family Stress
062.448	Work and Family Issues
030.121	Nutrition for Health and Changing Lifestyles
030.213	Nutrition through the Life Cycle
017.244	Behaviour Modification Principles
017.245	Behaviour Modification Applications

3. Family, Housing and Community Studies

Course No.		Credit Hours
062.290	Families, Housing and Community: A Development Perspective	3
062.390	Families, Housing and Community: A Policy Perspective	3
062.490	Families, Housing and Community: An Action Perspective	3
At least 3 credit hours from:		3
062.280	Family Violence
028.265 047.265 051.265 123.265	Social Aspects of Aging
062.324	Families in Later Years
062.345	Consumer Problems and Influences
062.380	Conflict Resolution in the Family
062.433	Management of Family Stress
062.445	Family Economic Resources and Functions
062.460	Risk and Resilience in Behavioural and Social Development
062.448	Work and Family Issues
At least 3 credit hours from:		3
018.228	Social Welfare and Human Resources
018.235	Community Economic Development
019.206	Urban and Local Politics
047.205	Community and Organizational Theory
053.264	Geography of Culture and Inequality
076.122	Cultural Anthropology
076.239	Social Organization in Cross-cultural Perspective
076.257	Urban Anthropology
077.227	Urban Sociology
077.232	Canadian Society and Culture
077.239	Social Organization
079.261	Theory of Design
At least 3 credit hours from:		3
017.362	Community Mental Health
018.273	Urban and Regional Economics
053.346	Urban Geography
076.355	Canadian Subcultures
076.338	Anthropology and Contemporary Social Issues
077.384	Community and Social Reconstruction
079.334	History of the City
079.335	Planning and Design for Shelter
156.355	Feminist Community Organizing: Theories and Practices

4. Family Resource Management Option

Course No.		Credit Hours
At least 9 credit hours from:		9
062.345	Consumer Problems and Influences
062.433	Management of Family Stress
062.445	Family Economic Resources and Functions
062.446	Family Financial Counselling
062.448	Work and Family Issues
At least 9 credit hours from:		9
009.110	Introductory Financial Accounting
009.111	Introductory Managerial Accounting
009.220	Corporation Finance
009.342	Security Analysis
018.228	Social Welfare and Human Resources
018.235	Community Economic Development
018.236	Women in the Canadian Economy
018.239	Introduction to Environmental Economics
018.250	Labour and Technology
018.339	Development Economics
018.372	Urban and Regional Economics and Policies
027.203	Administrative Theory
027.244	Human Resource Management
030.121	Nutrition for Health and Changing Lifestyles
030.213	Nutrition through the Life Cycle
030.429	Food, Nutrition and Health Policies
064.122	Dynamics of the Fashion Industry
064.322	Sociopsychological Aspects of Clothing
064.340	Economics of the Textile and Apparel Industries
076.255	Culture and the Individual
076.243	Ecology, Technology and Society
077.337	Sociology of Work
077.351	Population Dynamics and Change
077.387	Social Inequality
118.221	Fundamentals of Marketing
118.323	Consumer Behaviour

5. Family Violence and Conflict Resolution Option

Course No.		Credit Hours
062.280	Family Violence	3
062.380	Conflict Resolution in the Family	3
062.480	Senior Seminar in Family Violence and Conflict Resolution	3
At least three credit hours from:		3
017.246	Dyadic Relationships
077.251	Criminology
At least three credit hours from:		3
047.313	Contemporary Canadian Social Welfare
062.361	Developmental Health of Children and Youth
077.370	Sociology of Law
077.379	Women, Crime and Social Justice
At least three credit hours from:		3
062.433	Management of Family Stress
062.460	Risk and Resilience in Behavioural and Social Development