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Civil Society & Community Studies
CSCS 125 Community and Social Change
3 credits
Examine contemporary issues that emphasize the role that individuals and communities play in achieving positive social change. Specific themes may shift based on current events, but often include education reform, racial justice, health equity, alternative economies, food systems, and sustainability.
CSCS 300 Nonprofit Sector: Overview and Foundations
3 credits
Learn the concepts and tools to analyze the broad environment in which nonprofits operate and assess the impact of this environment at the community and individual organizational level.
CSCS 254 Community Nonprofit Leadership Symposium
1 credits
Provides detailed examination of careers in Human Ecology and the fields of community and nonprofit leadership. High-level leaders from leading community organizations, nonprofits, community health institutions, family support agencies, NGO’s, and public-sector entities will present as guest speakers and panel members
Consumer Science
CNSR SCI 111 Financial Life Skills for Undergraduates
1 credit | Freshmen and Sophomores only
Applied personal finance in college and after graduation. Financial values and behaviors, debt and credit, housing, transportation, retirement planning, investing, spending and saving plans.
CNSR SCI 251 Financial Leadership Symposium
1 credit
Provides detailed examination of careers in the retailing industry. High level industry experts from leading companies in the retailing industry participate as guest speakers and panel members.
Design Studies
DS 120 Design Fundamentals I
3 credits
Elements and principles of design relevant to design of the visual environment.
DS 252 Design Leadership Symposium
1 credit
Provides detailed examination of design careers in the fields of textiles, fashion, and apparel design as well as interior design, industrial design, and architecture. High level industry experts from leading companies in the design industry participate as guest speakers and panel members.
DS 341 Design Thinking for Transformation
3 credits
Learn design thinking techniques to enhance creative analysis and problem solving. Directly apply those techniques to a variety of human centered design challenges. Innovate, prototype, and test designs that address real-word problems with real-world constraints and the limitations of technology. Projects range from ways to improve everyday situations to community issues.
Human Development & Family Studies
HDFS 262 Development of the Young Child
3 credits | Online
A basic foundation for understanding development from conception through middle childhood. Theoretical foundations, research findings, and practical applications.
HDFS 263 Development from Adolescence to Old Age
3 credits | Online / Sophomore Standing
A basic foundation for understanding development from adolescence through old age. Theoretical foundations, research findings, and practical applications.
HDFS 253 Human Development & Family Studies Leadership Symposium
1 credit
A basic foundation for understanding development from adolescence through old age. Theoretical foundations, research findings, and practical applications.
Interdisciplinary Courses
INTER-HE 201 Belonging, Purpose And The Ecology Of Human Happiness: EcoYou
3 credits / Reserved for first year students only
Explore the art and science of purposeful living by integrating academic knowledge with issues real and relevant to students’ lives including: identity and belonging; happiness, purpose and meaning; self-awareness and self-presentation; romantic, peer and family relationships; material culture, consumer behavior and financial well-being; and connections to community, culture, and society.