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2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Interdisciplinary Studies with a Family Studies Focus


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The Family Studies Program is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of the family. The focus is multifaceted and allows the student to look at the family from historical, psychological, sociological, anthropological, and literary perspectives. The program includes a basic core of psychology courses along with the advanced focus of the family. The program is designed to give the student a good foundation for graduate study in the fields of psychology, counseling, social work and human services.

In addition to satisfying the general requirements for graduation from New College, students must design with their adviser a program of 40 s.h. of study, at least 20 s.h. of which must be advanced courses or independent projects, including a 4 s.h. Senior Project. These 40 s.h. are augmented by the 4 s.h. Upper Level Seminar in Human Development, normally taken in the student’s junior year in partial satisfaction of college graduation requirements.

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.

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