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Internship in Human Development and Family Science


Course Description

Supervised professional practice in programs for children under six with employed persons with a degree in Human Development and Family Science or a related field.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will meet with the supervising HDFS faculty member prior to starting the internship to determine a relevant topic. Graduate students will then complete a 15-20-page paper at the end of their internship experience that connects extant literature on the agreed upon topic to the internship experience.


Athena Title

Internship in HDFS


Non-Traditional Format

Students are expected to complete 40 total clock hours per 1 credit hour registered.


Undergraduate Prerequisite

Permission of department


Graduate Prerequisite

Permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer


Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)


Course Objectives

Community-based learning under the direction of an HDFS faculty member and a community-based supervisor.


Topical Outline

Topics will be determined from consultation between student and supervising faculty member.


Syllabus