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FMSC Family Science ( School of Public Health)FMSC105 Individuals in Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Personal growth and development within the family context. Exploration of self-awareness, sex-role image, life transitions, and interpersonal and family relations. FMSC260 Couple Relationships; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Couple relationships and their alternatives in contemporary dating, courtship and marriage. FMSC290 Family Economics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Application of economic methodology to study families under various economic situations. Examination of how decisions about marriage, divorce, fertility, consumption and time use are influenced by labor/housing markets, tax structure, social welfare benefits and other economic considerations. FMSC302 Research Methods in Family Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: introductory statistics course. For FMST majors only. Introduction to the methods of the social and behavioral sciences employed in family science. The role of theory, the development of hypotheses, measurement, design, and data analysis. FMSC330 Family Theories and Patterns; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Junior standing. Formerly FMST330. Theory and research on the family, including a cross-cultural analysis of family patterns. FMSC332 Children in Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: FMST105 or PSYC100. A family life education approach to the study of children and families. Emphasis on the interaction of children with parents, siblings, extended kin, and the community. FMSC341 Personal and Family Finance; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual and family financial strategies with emphasis on financial planning, savings, investments, insurance, income taxes, housing, and use of credit. Planning, analyzing, and controlling financial resources to resolve personal/family financial problems and to attain financial security. FMSC381 Poverty, Affluence, and Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Prerequisite: SOCY100 or SOCY105. Social, political, cultural and economic factors influencing income and wealth in American families. FMSC383 Delivery of Human Services to Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: FMST330. Processes of service delivery with special emphasis upon relationships among managers, service providers and clients. The impact of human service systems on families. FMSC399 (PermReq) Independent Study; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC431 Family Crises and Intervention; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100. Family crises such as divorce, disability, substance abuse, financial problems, intrafamilial abuse, and death. Theories and techniques for intervention and enhancement of family coping strategies. FMSC432 Adult Development and Aging in Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100; and {SOCY100 or SOCY105}; and FMST332 {or a comparable development course}. Theory, research, history, and programming related to adult development and aging in the intergenerational context of family. FMSC460 Violence in Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PSYC100 or SOCY100 or SOCY105. Theories of child, spouse, and elder abuse in the family setting. Emphasis on historical, psychological, sociological and legal trends relating to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Introduction to methods for prevention and remediation. FMSC477 (PermReq) Internship and Analysis in Family Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: FMST383, plus an additional six FMST credits and permission of department. For FMST majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FMST477 or FMST347. A supervised internship and a seminar requiring analysis. Opportunities to integrate theory and practice including 120 hours of contracted field experience. Summer or fall internship contracts due May 1; Spring contracts due December 1. See department for application procedures. Deadlines for applying, see Guide in MMH 1216. FMSC485 Introduction to Family Therapy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: FMST330 or FMST370; or one psychology course at 300 or above level. The fundamental theoretical concepts and clinical procedures of marital and family therapy including premarital and divorce therapy issues. FMSC487 Legal Aspects of Family Problems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Laws and legal procedures, with emphasis on adoption, marriage, divorce, annulment, and property rights, and how they affect family life. FMSC498 (PermReq) Special Topics: Family Science: Family Studies; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC498H Special Topics: Family Science: Family Studies Honors Thesis; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC498M Special Topics: Family Science: Theory and Techniques of Family Mediation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Also offered as FMST647. FMSC641 (PermReq) Couples Therapy, Theory, and Techniques; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: FMST 640. Overview of theoretical models of couple relationships and methods of facilitating growth and interaction within those relationships. Emphasis on couples with conflicting needs and expectations, and dysfunctional communication and conflict negotiation skills. FMSC647 Theory and Techniques of Family Mediation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. An introduction to family mediation as an approach to helping families deal effectively with the issues associated with separation and divorce. Theory, practice, and techniques of negotiation, with an emphasis on custody, property division, and the constructive restructuring of family relationships. Also offered as FMST498M. FMSC651 (PermReq) Psychopathology in the Family Context; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: FMST 650. Limited to students admitted to the family therapy program. Diagnosis and treatment of psychopathology within the family context, with application of various family therapy models. FMSC653 (PermReq) Advanced Application of MFT Models and Techniques; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: FMST 652. Limited to students admitted to the family therapy program. Advanced application and integration of family therapy skills and theoretical models in the practice of marriage and family therapy. Emphasis on treatment plans from different therapeutic models demonstrated in case presentations and supervision of therapy. FMSC658 (PermReq) Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy: Theory and Practice of Clinical Supervision; (2 credits) Grade Method: S-F. FMSC689 (PermReq) Internship; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. FMSC698 (PermReq) Advanced Topics in Family Science; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Must have written permission of faculty member and chairperson. FMSC699 (PermReq) Independent Study; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC720 Perinatal, Child and Adolescent Health; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Examination of major problems and issues associated with the health status of women of reproductive age, infants, toddlers, children and adolescents. Analysis of biological, environmental, psychosocial, and cultural determinants of health or the target populations. Overview of prevention and intervention programs for children and youth. FMSC745 (PermReq) Gender and Ethnicity in Family Therapy and Service Delivery; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Major critiques of sources of racial, cultural, and gender bias in marital and family therapy and family service delivery. Addresses these issues in program development and clinical practice. FMSC760 Legal Issues & Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Analysis of marriage and family issues from a lega perspective. Review of legal decisions affecting families, including proceative rights, marriage, termination of marriage, parental and child rights, adoption, child custody, and child/family medical treatment. Relationship between family law and family policy. FMSC780 Qualitative Methods in Family and Health Research; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FMST698Q or FMST780. Formerly FMST698Q. Theoretical perspectives and methodological tools to conduct research with individuals and families across the life span. Review of research designs, participant fieldwork, observation and interview projects, data collection, computer-assisted data analysis, and development of grounded theory. FMSC789 (PermReq) Non-Thesis Research; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC799 (PermReq) Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Must have written permission of faculty member and chairperson. FMSC898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. FMSC899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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