Family Science Courses
The following courses are included in the Family Science career path:
160. Human Development and the Family. (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Developmental life cycle approach to the study of the individual from conception to death. Each stage of life studied from the perspective of how individual development is fostered within the family system.
222. Introduction to Family Finance. (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: Sophomore standing. Not open to students with credit in FINA 260 or equivalent. Individual and family financial planning. Emphasis on financial planning for families in the early life cycle. Application of credit, insurance, savings, investments, taxes, and estate planning information to individual and family needs.
280. Family Science (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Introduction to research and theory on family relationships and to careers working with children and families. Family systems and how they are affected by healthy and unhealthy processes. How ethnicity, gender and social class influences family living.
281. Communication and Interviewing Skills for Helping Professionals (1 cr) Prereq: 9 hours CYAF or social sciences. Skill development: learning and applying interviewing skills that are used in the helping professions. Models that foster students' understanding of the helping process and their ability to practice communication and interviewing skills with individuals and families.
285. Dating and Couple Relationships (3 cr) The complexities of dating and diverse couple relationships from both developmental and family system perspectives. Research on the formation, dissolution, and maintenance of relationships. Promotion of healthy communication and interactional patterns. The influence of family of origin dynamics, culture, gender, and life cycle transitions.
322. Advanced Family Finance. (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: CYAF 222. Critical analyses and intervention strategies of family finance issues across the life span.
333. Families in the Economy (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) The determinants of economic well-being of individuals and families over time. The consequences of family economic well-being for family functioning and outcomes. Family economics theories and concepts. How families develop, acquire, maintain, and conserve scarce resources to attain desired standards of living.
380. Working with Families in Communities and Schools. (3 cr) Prereq: 12 hours in major. The theoretical foundations for working with families in the community and school. Professional interaction skills needed to establish sound working relationships with families. Ethical guidelines for professional interactions with families to facilitate appropriate application of principles to the diversity of professions working with families.
381. Family Intervention with Fieldwork (3 cr) (UNO) Fld 3. Prereq: CYAF 160 or 160H, 222, 280, and with an overall minimum average grade of 2.5 for these three courses. Includes a pre-practicum fieldwork experience. Theories and skills for assessment, intervention and referral.
382. Parenting (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: Sophomore standing. Introduction to principles of parenting within multidimensional contexts including developmental, structural, and cultural perspectives. Biopsychosocial aspects of parenting in relationship to family life cycles. Evidence-based practices for personal and programmatic application.
446/846. Addictions and Families (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Introduction to addictions from a family systems perspective: theories; behavioral patterns; physiological; psychological, and social impacts on individuals and the family; and implications for interventions and treatment.
451/851. Family Stress in Crisis: Coping and Recovery. (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: Junior standing. Commonly experienced family stressors (e.g., violence, poverty, war and political conflict, and natural disasters). How these events affect family functioning. The use of the ABC-X theory of family stress to understand the crisis events and how families can cope and recover from these distressing experiences.
470/870. Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation in Family and Human Sciences (3 cr) Prereq: 9 hrs CYAF or related social sciences. Participation in a community-based project involving the practical application of program design and evaluation methods is required. Principles and methods of program design, implementation, and outcome evaluation of children and family programs.
488/888. Child and Family Policy (3 cr) (UNL, UNO) Prereq: Junior standing. Analysis of child and family policies; including what is family policy, how policy is made and implemented, how values and goals affect policy and future directions for child and family policies in America and in other countries.
493/893. Special Topics in Contemporary Family Issues (1-3 cr, max 18) (UNL, UNO) Current issues such as debt management, gender and family, low-income families, retirement planning, work and family, mothering, fathering, housing. Topics vary.
495/895. Special Topics in Family and Cultural Diversity (3 cr, max 18) (UNL, UNO) Current topics related to diverse populations, e.g., religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity. Topics vary
497D/897D. Community Internship in Family and Consumer Sciences (3-6 cr, max 6) (UNL, UNO) FLD. Prereq: Junior standing; 12 hrs. CYAF or other social sciences. Fieldwork in agencies serving children, youth, families, and communities.
