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Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Catalog 2025-2026

HDFS 302 - Research Methods in HDFS


In this course, students explore research methods in human development and family studies in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics include research design, measurement, validity, data collection methods, and strategies for and issues in the study of developmental change. Through reading and reviewing scholarly papers, students examine the research process and develop research skills such as instrument design, coding and data entry.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (GE  Area 1A and 1B and 1C and 2 with a C- or better) and (HDFS 301 ) and (HDFS Majors only)]
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Units: 3