• HDF 600 Human Development and Family Studies Foundations 3 (3-0) Foundation concepts and principles involved in theory, research, and practice with individuals and families across the lifespan.
• HDF 603 Human Diversity Within and Between Families 3 (3-0) Diverse backgrounds of families/individuals based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, class and disabilities will be studied. Identical to SOC 611. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
• HDF 609 Human Growth and Development Current Issues 3(3-0) Current issues of interest or controversy related to the child will be identified and analyzed. Possible social action will be considered.
• HDF 615 Theoretical Approaches to Family Processes 3(3-0) This course focuses on the theories and conceptual frameworks for studying contemporary issues in family interactions over the life span. Prerequisite: HEV 600 or permission of instructor.
• HDF 786 Occupational Field Experience 3(Spec) Internship in one human development and family related occupation with supervision by individual faculty. Prerequisites: HEV 600, 9 hours of graduate level course credit and permission of instructor. CR/NC only.
• HDF 630 Applied Research 3(3-0) This course introduces students to the primary methods that researchers, practitioners, and program administrators use when conducting basic and applied research. 
• Statistics Class Option:  At the the present time the 3 credit statistics class must be taken outside of the Human Environmental Studies Department (e.g. Psychology/PSY 511) 

Advising within the HDFS Program

The Coordinator of the HDFS graduate program is Dr. Brad van Eeden-Moorefield and the Assistant Coordinator is Candace Maylee. Ms. Maylee will be the graduate student's main contact person through the initial phase of the application process and early on into the graduate program. Once students are at CMU and have begun to take coursework, Dr. van Eeden-Moorefield will be their temporary advisor. During their first year in the program, each graduate student will select an advisor from the graduate faculty. That advisor, along with the student's graduate committee will provide most of the academic advising necessary to assist the student in meeting programmatic requirements.