BGS in General Studies: Family Life Emphasis (33 hours*)
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- Complete the following prerequisite course:
- Complete the following core courses:
SFL 100 : Strengthening Marriage and Family: Proclamation Principles and Scholarship.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Understanding, applying, and sharing principles of successful marriage and family life from the LDS proclamation on the family, using sacred and scholarly perspectives. |
SFL 160 : Introduction to Family Processes.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also; Independent Study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ways of strengthening family life by understanding such family processes as generations, emotions, communication, and rituals. |
SFL 210 : Human Development.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp or Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Growth and development of the child from conception through adolescence; influences of family, peers, and schools. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
SFL 260 : Family Finance.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to time value of money, budgeting, saving, credit, taxes, housing, insurance, and investing emphasizing practical application in the home. |
- Complete one course from the following:
- Complete 15 hours from the following elective courses:
EL ED 340 : Children's Literature.
(2:2:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Some sections require acceptance to program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Trends and titles in children's and adolescent literature. Reading and critiquing as well as practical uses of children's literature in both school and home. |
HIST 400 : The Family and the Law in American History.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | The interaction of families with law and government as illustrated in original American sources; individual family histories reconstructed in the broader perspective of history. |
HLTH 370 : Consumer Health.
(2:2:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Current consumer health issues; selecting proper health products, services, and information; sources of consumer health protection. |
NDFS 100 : Essentials of Human Nutrition.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Food-oriented study of nutritional facts and principles as a basis for dietary choices; consequences of choices; scientifically examining controversial topics. |
PSYCH 306 : Psychology of Gender.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Biological and social contributions to sex role development, sexual self-concept, and complementarity of sex roles. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test. |
PSYCH 320 : Developmental Psychology: Childhood.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Physical, mental, emotional, and social development of the child. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
PSYCH 321 : Developmental Psychology: Adolescence.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development and maturation during adolescence; research methodology. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test. |
PSYCH 341 : Personality.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Individual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion; personality theories and their associated strategies of research, assessments, and personality change. |
| NOTE: | Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). |
REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy).
(2:2:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to the doctrinal significance, necessary skills, and available resources dealing with family history and genealogy. |
| NOTE: | Honors also. |
SFL 331 : Infant Development in the Family.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | SFL (MFHD) 160, 210, 290, Stat 221; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Conception, prenatal development, pregnancy. Physical, cognitive, and social development of the first twenty-four months. Implications for guidance and care in the family. |
SFL 335 : Family Adaptation and Resiliency.
(3:3:0)
(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp or Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | SFL (MFHD) 160, 210, 290, Stat 221; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Understanding family resiliency and building family strengths in normative transitions (birth, death, job) and nonnormative transitions (divorce, disability, remarriage, poverty, violence). Developing familial, social, religious, and instrumental resources to adapt positively to these transitions. |
Any core course not used above.
BYU undergraduate campus courses (including Salt Lake Center courses) as follows:
Courses from the School of Family Life may also be used to satisfy the emphasis elective requirements.
- Complete the following capstone course:
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.