Department of Human Ecology

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OFFERS TWO MINORS:

    1. Human Development Minor​

The Human Development minor is useful for students planning a career in the human services (such as teaching, social work or occupational therapy) and majoring in other disciplines. The minor allows students to focus on a limited part of the life span (infancy through adolescence or infancy and adulthood), to select the cultural context of interest (the family or cross-cultural emphasis) and to select courses that would provide information specific to their career goals (a consideration of cognitive development or of varieties of developmental disabilities, for example). This minor is also useful for students planning marriage and parenthood, as it gives them an opportunity to gain information about normal development, family structure and changes throughout the life cycle.

   2. Aging & Adult Development Minor 

The Aging and Adult Development minor enables students to obtain in-depth coverage of human development from early to late adulthood, including the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural aspects of adult development and aging. The minor is appropriate for Human Development majors as well as numerous other UCD majors, e.g., Psychology, Cognitive Science, Biological Sciences, Sociology, and Nutrition. The minor is also very appropriate for pre-med (and other pre-health science) students whose interests are in adult and/or aging-related healthcare. This minor may be particularly helpful to students who will be pursing careers in the health sciences, public policy or administration, social services, legal services, human resources, or elder care.

The video below details the HDE minor requirements and how to declare the HDE minor. 

Declaring Minor:

1. Review the Minor requirements below. 
2. Submit the Minor Petition on OASIS after you have enrolled in the last class.
3. Make sure to identify the overlapping course in the comments section of the Minor Petition, if there is a class you're applying both to your major and minor. 

Note: Only one course from the list of classes for the minors below can overlap between your major and minor. PSC 140 is not accepted for HDE minor. All minor classes must be taken for the letter grade. If you elect more than one minor, these minors may not have any courses in common.  

For questions regarding the Human Development Minor or the Aging and Adult Development Minor - email an HDE advisor or come by to the Zoom drop-in advising. See the HDE Advising Center page for details.

Human Development Minor (Effective Fall 2021)

Requirements

Aging & Adult Development Minor 

Requirements