Fieldwork Component
After the sophomore year, the student is required to register for a 4 s.h. class:
Frameworks for Studying Families. This class is experiential in nature with a
field placement component as well as class time dealing with theoretical frameworks
for studying families. Those students who want more experience are encouraged
to register for an experiential learning project through Off-Campus Education,
such as an internship or study abroad, which can be done anytime after the sophomore
year.
The following courses are offered at New College and HCLAS and are relevant to
the Family Studies Focus:
Psychology Courses
Human Sexuality
The Troubled Child
Psychotherapy for Children
Upper Level Seminar in Human Development
Sociology/Psychology Courses With a Family Focus
Dysfunctional Families
Marriage and the Family (SOC 36)
Child Rearing in a Contemporary Society
Introduction to Social Work Social Problems (SOC 103)
New Household: New Housing
Intimate Human Behavior
Organizations: Theory and Reality
Introduction to Sociology
Sociology of Gender (SOC 160)
Social Institutions (SOC 102)
Communication Courses
Interpersonal Communication (SPCM 4)
Gender and Intercultural Issues in Communication (SPCM 53)
Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction (SPCM 33)
Anthropology and Philosophy Courses
Cross-Cultural Socialization
Social Anthropology
Moral Development
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
History Courses With a Family Focus
American Family: Past and Present
Generations: Families in 20th-Century America
Literature Courses
Self and Society: American Short Fiction
American Children: Fact and Fiction
In order to satisfy the Quantitative Thinking component of the college requirement
for graduation, it is required that the student register for Research Methods
of the Social Sciences. This serves a dual purpose: New College graduation requirement
and as an admission requirement for graduate school.