人类发展与家庭研究理学学士-终身服务

作为宾夕法尼亚州立大学人类发展与家庭研究专业的学生，​​您将在两个选项之间进行选择：生命跨度人类服务或生命跨度发展科学。两种选择都基于一组HDFS课程，这些课程涉及个人和家庭的基本发展，研究方法以及个人和家庭干预的方法。选择“终身服务”选项的学生将在应用主题上进行额外的课程学习，并在为儿童，成人或老人服务的环境中，需要一个学期的现场学习经验。作为宾州州立大学的HDFS专业学生，您将研究人们在整个人生过程中以及在家庭和社会背景下的身体，情感和社交发展情况。您将深入研究人类发展和成长的惊人过程，获得有关家庭和
An approved field experience in a setting that serves children, youth, adults, or the aged is required for this option. Typical employment settings include preschools, daycare centers, hospital programs for children, youth, and families, institutional and community mental health programs for individuals and families, programs for abused or neglected children and adolescents, women's resource centers, human resources programs, employee assistance programs, nursing homes, area agencies on aging and other community settings for older adults, and public welfare and family service agencies. Typical postgraduate pursuits of students completing this option include graduate study in human development, family studies, psychology, or sociology, or advanced professional training in psychology, law, behavioral health, counseling or social work. This option focuses on the acquisition and application of scientific knowledge about development and family functioning across the life span for the purposes of enhancing personal and family development.