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Date:02/15/2010
Type of Item:
ACTION
PUBLICATION
CR/NC Only
U.P. Course
New Designator
Variable Credit
Nature of Request:
NEW COURSE
NEW COURSE NUMBER CLEARED WITH REGISTRAR
(Complete Parts I, II, III, IV)
Potentially affected departments:
Notified?
COURSE CHANGE (Attach SAP report and indicate on report notification of affected departments)
(Complete Parts I, II, III, and IV respectively)
Change Designator
Change Course Number (number cleared with Registrar? Yes No)
Change Title
Change Number of Credits
Change Distribution of Hours
Change Bulletin Description
Change Prerequisite(s)/Co-requisites/Recommended
MCS Review
Addendum
Other:
COURSE DELETION (Attach SAP report and indicate on report notification of affected departments)
(Complete Part III, Question 1)
PROPOSED SEMESTER FOR IMPLEMENTATION: Fall, 2010
Spring, 2011
Other
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I.
PROPOSED COPY
Full Title
Credits**
Cross Ref.
Indicate requested Bulletin copy for new courses and course changes.
Proposed
Prerequisites:
Pre/Co-requisites
Co-requisites:
Recommended:
II. TITLE ABBREVIATION (New courses or course title changes only 40 characters and spaces or less.)
Marriage and Close Relationships
III.
What led to the development of the proposal? If this is a MCS review, specifically, what was
reviewed and revised?
What is the role of the proposed course addition or course change in the curriculum?
For whom is the course intended?
1. As a result of program review, the Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) area of the
Department of Human Environmental Studies (HEV) is making modifications to their
majors/minors and updating each course within the program. Modifications have also been made
to include standards specific to certification as a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) within
each family studies course. Specific revisions to the HDF 211 syllabus include title, bulletin
description, rationale for course level, textbooks, methodology, objectives, course outline,
evaluation and bibliography.
2. The title of the course was modified to reflect the diversity of modern family units. The changes
resulting from the MCS review are intended to update the course to reflect current trends in the
field, and to include a set of standards required for CFLE certification for those students majoring
in Family Studies.
3. HDF 211 is a core option for students majoring in Child Development and minoring in Family
Life and Human Sexuality or in Human Development. It is a required course for students
majoring in Family Studies. It is an elective for students minoring in Child Development.
IV.
Approved:
DEPT. OR
INTERDISC.
COUNCIL
COLLEGE
2/22/10
4/5/10
GEN. ED.
PECC
UCC
GRADUATE
COUNCIL
SENATE
OTHER
Denied:
Referred:
As of: 02/16/2010
Module Information
Module
HDF 211
Dept:
HEV
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ProfEd
_x___
HEV
HEV
HEV
HEV
HEV
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ProfEd
__x__
Family Studies Major
HEV
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HEV
HEV
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Human Environmental Studies
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211
No.
3(3-0)
Credit (Mode)
I.
Bulletin Description
This course examines the cultural and historical factors and processes that affect the
development of marital, familial, and other close relationships across the life course.
II.
Prerequisites
None
III.
Rationale for Course Level: The course is at 200 level because it serves as an
introduction to the field of marital and close relationship development and functioning.
IV.
Textbooks and Other Materials To Be Furnished by the Student
Knox, D. & Schacht, C. (2008). Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage
and the Family (9th Edition). CA: Thompson.
V.
Special Requirements of the Course
None
VI.
General Methodology Used in Conducting the Course
Class will be conducted primarily in lecture format, but also will include some discussion and
debate activities.
VII. Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate popular perceptions of marriage and family relationships;
2. Recognize the tremendous diversity in the nature and developmental pathways of
these relationships;
3. Provide a framework for assessing the connections between interpersonal and familial
relationships and the larger social context (e.g., cultural and historical background,
socioeconomic class, parents work conditions, religion);
4. Evaluate information that will facilitate educated life choices;
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of recent empirical literature related to marriage
and family relationships including their development and maintenance;
6. Examine personal attitudes and practices towards love, marriage, family, and
sexuality;
7. Describe important theoretical and empirical evidence regarding marriage and family;
8. Discuss controversial issues comfortably and with respect for self and others;
9. Demonstrate understanding for the normative and non-normative changes that
Week 14
Divorce and Crisis in Families
Week 15
Remarriage and Stepfamilies
Week 16
Final Exam
IX.
Evaluation
exams
quizzes
*Participation
Total
60%
30%
10%
100%
*Participation determined through small group work, debates and in class activities
X.
Bibliography
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satisfaction: A test of the meditational dyadic model. Family Relations, 58, 634-646.
Cate, R., Levin, L., & Richmond, L. (2002). Premarital relationship stability: A review of
recent research. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19, 261 284.
Demo, D. (2010). Decade in review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72.
Hassebrauck, M., & Fehr, B. (2002). Dimensions of relationship quality. Personal
Relationships, 9, 253 270.
Jeynes, W. H. (2001). The effects of recent parental divorce on their childrens sexual attitudes
and behavior. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 35, 115-134.
Manusov, V. (2002). Attribution, communication, behavior, and close relationships: Advances in
personal relations. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Priem, J., Solomon, D., & Syeuber, K. (2009). Accuracy and bias in perceptions of emotionally
supportive communication in marriage. Personal Relationships, 16, 531-552.
Pryor, J. (2008). The International handbook of stepfamilies: Policy and practice in legal,
research, and clinical environments. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
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Scottham, K., & Smalls, C. (2009). Unpacking racial socialization: Considering female African
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Stanley, S., Markman, H., & Whitton, S. (2002). Communication, conflict, and
commitment: Insights on the foundations of relationship success from a national survey.
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Teirler,J., Reichman, N., Nepomnyaschy, L. & Garfinkel, I. (2009). Effects of welfare
participation on marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 87-891.
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individual outcomes: An integrative model. Journal of Family Issues, 23,138-150.
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Yeh, H.C., Lorenz, F. O., Conger, R., & Elder, G. (2006). Relationships among sexual
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2/04/2010
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