Human Development and Family Science, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2026-2027. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Overall Grade-Point-Average: 3.0 cumulative GPA
Total Hours: 72
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Human Developmental Science and Family Science | ||
| HDFS 5293 | Human Development Theory | 3 |
| HDFS 5523 | Family Theory | 3 |
| HDFS 5543 | Family Crisis and Trauma | 3 |
| HDFS 5123 | Research Methods and Design in HDFS | 3 |
| Developmental and Family Science Foundation | ||
| HDFS 5153 | Policy in Human Development and Family Science | 3 |
| HDFS 5563 | Community and Family | 3 |
| HDFS 6523 | Advanced Family Theory | 3 |
| Six (6) hours from: | 6 | |
| Doctoral Seminar in Human Development and Family Science | ||
| Thesis Equivalence | ||
| HDFS 5000 | Master's Thesis (If a student has completed a M.S. Thesis, these hours can be substituted for 6 credit hours of HDFS graduate-level courses or for committee approved methods/statistics courses. For HDFS 6110 Directed Study, no more than 3 credit hours are allowed without HDFS Graduate Coordinator approval.) | 6 |
| or HDFS 5110 | Directed Study in HDFS | |
| Research Methods and Statistics | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| HDFS 6133 | Advanced Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science | 3 |
| REMS 6693 | Structural Equation Modeling for Behavioral and Educational Research | 3 |
| REMS 6683 | Multilevel Modeling Methods in Education | 3 |
| or SCFD 6123 | Qualitative Research I | |
| Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Quantitative Methods in Psychology I (or equivalent) | ||
| Quantitative Methods in Psychology II (or equivalent) | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
| Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | ||
| Specialization Courses | ||
| 9 hours of Committee Designed Courses (to fit student's area of interest) | 9 | |
No more than 3 credit hours of HDFS 6190 without HDFS Graduate Coordinator approval. | ||
| Dissertation Research | ||
| Fifteen hours from: | 15 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
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