Human Development

Chair: Kimberly R. Kelly

Department Office: LA3-202
Telephone: (562) 985‑4344
FAX: (562) 985‑4237
Website: Human Development Department

Faculty: Sandra P. Arévalo, Christine N. El Ouardani, Shelley J. Eriksen, Lauren D. Heidbrink, Claudia Huang, Kimberly R. Kelly, Ann Y. Kim, H. Isabella Lanza, Beth A. Manke, Samiha M. Rahman, Heather Rae-Espinoza, C. Emily Schryer, Kristy Y. Shih

Administrative Support Coordinator: Wendy M. Lopez

Administrative Support Assistant: Minerva N. Chairez-Ceballos

Undergraduate Advisor: Isabella Lanza

College: College of Liberal Arts  

Courses: HDEV  

Career Possibilities

Marriage and Family Counselor • Child Life Specialist • Early Childhood Teacher • Elementary or Secondary School Teacher • Applied Behavioral Specialist • User Experience (UX) Research • Occupational Therapist • Physical Therapist • Parent Educator • Health Educator • Gerontologist • Student Services • School Administration • Social Worker • Program Evaluator • Human Resources • Consumer Research • Health Administrator • Educational Counseling • College and Career Counseling • Youth Program Specialist • Recreation Specialist • Community Organization Worker • Training and Development Specialist • Senior Citizen Center Director • Victim Witness Case Worker • Peace Corps Worker • Personnel Specialist • Teacher • Adoption Counselor • School Psychologist (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see Career Development Center website.)

Introduction

The field of Human Development studies lifespan development within societal and cultural contexts. Human Development is interdisciplinary, examining development primarily from the perspectives of its component disciplines: Anthropology, Biology, Psychology and Sociology.

The department offers a B.A. in Human Development. The B.A. allows students to choose from a wide variety of HDEV Foundation Area courses. Careful selection of HDEV Foundation courses allows students to make significant progress in a minor or certificate while completing the major. In addition to academic training, students are taught to apply their knowledge through a semester internship. The Human Development Department offers classes in face-to-face and online formats, providing students with a range of flexible courses to meet their needs.

The Human Development Department hosts internships in research, teaching, and public relations. Student interns can work one-on-one with faculty while gaining essential skills for their future careers. 

The Human Development Student Association (HDSA) is an active student club open to all students enrolled in Human Development courses and has regularly scheduled meetings. HDSA activities are posted outside the department office. Human Development is actively seeking students to serve in HDSA leadership roles.

For more information, visit the office (LA3-202) or visit the department website. Students who wish to major in Human Development should seek early advising from the Undergraduate Advisor.

Programs

• Human Development, B.A.

• Human Development Minor

Courses

• HDEV 90 - Foundations for Statistics in the Social Sciences
• HDEV 180 - Lifespan Human Development
• HDEV 190 - Elementary Statistics
• HDEV 218 - Environmental Justice, Health, and Human Development
• HDEV 300 - Death and Dying
• HDEV 303 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Disparities
• HDEV 305 - Life Course and Generation in the Arab World
• HDEV 306 - Immigrant Youth in Long Beach
• HDEV 307 - Childhood Development in a Diverse World
• HDEV 308 - Pseudoscience vs. Science: The Impact of (Un)Scientific Data on Human Development
• HDEV 310 - From Data to Insights: Qualitative Methods in Human Development
• HDEV 320 - From Data to Insights: Quantitative Methods in Human Development
• HDEV 327 - Approaches to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
• HDEV 331 - STEP into Human Development: Skills, training, experience, and purpose
• HDEV 333 - Professionals in Human Development
• HDEV 335 - Community STEPs: HDEV training and experience
• HDEV 337 - STEPs to Graduate Study: Preparation for HDEV graduate study
• HDEV 340 - Families and Work: Life Course Processes
• HDEV 357 - Adulthood and Aging in a Diverse World
• HDEV 360 - Cultural Foundations for Human Development
• HDEV 375 - Everyday Ruptures: Risk & Resilience in Human Development
• HDEV 402 - Development of Thought: Structure, Process and Cultural Influences Across the Life Span
• HDEV 403 - The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective
• HDEV 404 - Living and Dying in a Digital Age
• HDEV 405 - Latin American Childhoods
• HDEV 406 - Personal Narrative & Storytelling: Emotion, Cognition, & Culture
• HDEV 407 - Cultural Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health
• HDEV 408 - Impacts of Race and Racism on Human Development across the Lifespan
• HDEV 409 - Youth and Sociopolitical Development
• HDEV 416 - Society to Synapses: Relationships, the Brain, and Shaping the Human Mind
• HDEV 417 - Critical Perspectives in Successful Aging
• HDEV 470 - Seminar/Practicum
• HDEV 490 - Selected Topics in Human Development
• HDEV 499 - Independent Study