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The Child and Family Development General Emphasis major provides students with core knowledge on individual and families across the lifespan. This emphasis also allows students to select elective courses that are especially compatible with their career goals. For example, students may select a set of elective courses that allow them to become Certified Family Life Educators through the National Council on Family Relations, enabling them to work in areas such as parenting education, marriage enrichment, adoption, or elder care.
Other students work with their advisor to select electives that will prepare them to go on for further education in health fields such as nursing, physician’s assistants, medicine, and occupational therapy.
Recommended electives are also available for students interested in working with individuals with disabilities, in intervention programs and for students intending to pursue graduate studies in a variety of fields, including human and family development, early childhood education, child life, marriage and family therapy, and counseling.
Many students enrolled in the General Emphasis gain research experience through directed studies courses with research faculty. Others gain important application skills through semester-long community internships. More information is available in the UGA Undergraduate Bulletin on the General Emphasis Program of Study and the courses offered in the department.
Contact the Child and Family Development undergraduate advisor by email for more information or for setting an appointment, or call (706) 542-4896.
Individuals with Disabilities
The following electives are recommended for students interested in working with
individuals with disabilities, in collaboration with the Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD):
IHDD 4000 Disability Issues (3 hours)
IHDD 5970 Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Context of Disability (3 hours)
CHFD 4810 Hospitalized Child and the Family (3 hours)
CHFD 3010 Directed Study, with IHDD faculty (3 hours)
CHFD 5940 Internship in Child and Family Development (3-12 hours), arranged and supervised by IHDD faculty.
The following electives are recommended for students interested in working in intervention programs for children, youth and families:
CHFD 3930 Development of Interpersonal Relationships (3 hours)
CHFD 4330 Diversity in Human Development and Family Systems (3 hours)
CHFD 5100 Family Intervention (3 hours)
CHFD 5110 Research Methods in CHFD (3 hours)
CHFD 5900 Pre-internship Orientation (1 hour)
CHFD 5910 Internship in Child and Family Development (9-12 hours)
The following electives are recommended for students interested in graduate studies:
CHFD 5110 Research Methods in CHFD (3 hours)
CHFD 3010 Directed Studies, with CHFD research faculty working on a research
project in your area of interest (3 hours)
Additional CHFD electives appropriate for your intended graduate program
STAT 2000 Introductory Statistics (as a general elective)
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Major: General Emphasis 
