The dual-degree program in Social Work and Human Development/Family Science is a collaborative effort between NDSU and Minot State University
. Under a cooperative agreement, students remain on the NDSU campus to complete all coursework, with Minot State University courses that are specific to the social work major offered on the NDSU campus by Minot State University faculty or offered through interactive video. The culmination of these requirements leads to a bachelor's degree from NDSU with a major in Human Development and Family Science (Family Science option or Adult Development and Aging option), as well as a bachelor of Social Work degree from Minot State University, with graduates eligible for North Dakota licensure as social workers. The curriculum combines coursework in human development and family process with coursework in social work to offer students an integrated knowledge of children, adolescents, adults, and families across the lifespan that will equip them for careers in the helping professions as well as to address the needs and aspirations of people living in a changing world.
Major Requirements
Major at NDSU: Human Development & Family Science
Major at Minot State University: Social Work
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credit to Graduate: 127
General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
- A list of approved general education courses is available here .
- General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, should they apply.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| College Composition I | |
| College Composition II | |
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | |
† | |
| Total Credits | 39 |
Major Requirements
A grade of ‘C’ or better is better is required in all HDFS prefix courses.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| Concepts of Biology
and Concepts of Biology Lab | |
| Human Biology
and Human Biology Laboratory | |
| 1 | 3 |
| Elements of Economics | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| 3 |
| Writing in the Health Professions | |
| Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal | |
| CSCI 114 | Microcomputer Packages (May satisfy general education category S) | 3 |
| or MIS 116 | Business Use of Computers |
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success 3 | 1 |
| HDFS 135 | Family Science (May satisfy general education category B) | 3 |
| HDFS 230 | Life Span Development (May satisfy general education category B) | 3 |
| HDFS 250 | Introduction to Research Methods in Human Development and Family Sciences 2 | 3 |
| HDFS 353 | Children, Families and Public Policy 2 | 3 |
| HDFS 475 | Children and Families Across Cultures (May satisfy general education category B and D) 2 | 3 |
| HD&E 320 | Professional Issues | 1 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy (May satisfy general education category A) | 3 |
| or PHIL 215 | Contemporary Moral Issues |
| POLS 115 | American Government 1 | 3 |
| or POLS 215 | Problems and Policies In American Government |
| PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology (May satisfy general education category B) 1 | 3 |
| PSYC 212 | Psychological Aspects of Drug Use and Abuse (May satisfy general education category B) 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 270 | Abnormal Psychology (May satisfy general education category B) 2 | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology (May satisfy general education category B) 1 | 3 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics (May satisfy general education category R) 2 | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 15 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| Total Credits | 111 |
Family Science Option
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| HDFS 242 | Couples, Marriages and Families | 3 |
| HDFS 357 | Personal and Family Finance | 3 |
| HDFS 462 | Methods of Family Life Education | 3 |
Adult Development and Aging Option
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| HDFS 360 | Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| HDFS 480 | Community Resources of Later Life | 3 |
| HDFS 482 | Family Dynamics of Aging | 3 |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A 2.50 cumulative GPA is required in major courses for graduation.
