Human Development and Social Relations
(HDSR)

The Major

Students majoring in HDSR complete the following core courses:

  • HDSR 239 Persons and Systems

  • HDSR 359 Self, Society and Social Thought

  • HDSR 363 Field Study

  • HDSR 364 Field Study Seminar

  • HDSR 479 Ethics and Social Justice

  • HDSR 488 Senior Capstone Experience

Disciplinary Courses

  • In Psychology:
    PSYC 115 Introduction to Psychological Perspectives

  • In Sociology/Anthropology:
    SOAN 118 Institutions and Inequality OR
    SOAN 115 Culture and Conflict

  • Three Upper-level Courses (300 or above):
    Students must select one upper-level course in PSYC and one in SOAN.
    The third course may be in PSYC or SOAN.