2024 - 2025 Course Offerings
Note: Course schedules are tentative and subject to change!
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Courses offered by the HDS Program
HDS Major/Minor Courses offered in Other Departments
Below includes course offerings for HDS majors and minors offered by our affiliated departments.While every attempt is made to keep this list current, please note that the most up to date information about courses offered from other departments can either be found on the schedule of classes, or by visiting the department website directly to view their tentative courses for the year, using the below resources
Affiliated Department Webpages
Links to Tentative Course Offerings
from our Affiliated Departments
Affiliated Course Offerings, Grouped by Degree Requirement
Lower-Division Course Options for HDS Majors
Introduction to Human Development
Course | Description | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 1 | Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences (offered fall and spring) |
Fall | Spring |
Statistics
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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For Students Admitted Fall 2021 and after | ||||
HDS 60 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | Fall | Winter | Spring |
For Students Admitted Prior to Fall 2021 | ||||
HDS 60 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | Fall | Winter | Spring |
PSYC 60 | Introduction to Statistics | Fall | Winter | Spring |
COGS 14B | Intro to Statistical Analysis | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 11 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | Fall | Winter | Spring |
Formal Skills
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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Calculus: at least one required for the BS | ||||
MATH 10A | Calculus | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 10B | Calculus | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 10C | Calculus | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 20A | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 20B | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | Fall | Winter | Spring |
MATH 20C | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | Fall | Winter | Spring |
Additional Non-Calculus Options | ||||
CSS 1 | Introductory Programming for Computational Social Science | Fall | Winter | |
CSE 6R | Intro/CompSci&Obj-Ori:Python (via petition) |
Fall | Winter | Spring |
CSE 8A | Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem-Solving I | Fall | Winter | Spring |
CSE 11 | Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem-Solving: Accelerated Pace | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BA Option Only | ||||
LIGN 17 | Making and Breaking Codes | Fall | Winter | Spring |
PHIL 10 | Introduction to Logic | Fall | Winter | Spring |
PHIL 12 | Scientific Reasoning | Fall | Spring |
Biological Science
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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ANTH 2 | Human Origins | Fall | Spring | |
BILD 1 | The Cell | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BILD 2 | Multicellular Life | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BILD 3 | Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BILD 12 | Neurobiology and Behavior | Winter | ||
BILD 20 | Human Genetics | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BILD 26 | Human Physiology | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BILD 38 | Dementia, Science, and Society | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
COGS 17 | Neurobiology of Cognition | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BA Option Only | ||||
BILD 7 | The Beginning of Life | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BILD 10 | Modern Biology | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BILD 18 | Human Impact on the Environment</td | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
COGS 11 | Cognitive Science: Minds and Brains | Fall | Winter | Spring |
PSYC 2 | General Psychology: Biological Foundations | Fall | Winter |
Social Science
Upper-Division Course Options for HDS Majors
(and Minors)
Core Series
Core Series: Domain 1 - Biological Basis of Development
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 110 | Brain and Behavioral Development | Winter | ||
HDS 111 | Evolutionary Principles in Human Development | Fall | ||
ANBI 111 | Advanced Principles of Human Evolution | Spring | ||
BIPN 144 | Developmental Neurobiology | Spring |
Core Series: Domain 2 - Cognitive & Linguistic Basis of Development
A. Social-Cognitive Development (1 required)
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 122 | Development of Social Cognition | Spring | ||
HDS 121 (COGS 110) |
The Developing Mind (crosslisted as COGS 110) |
Fall | ||
PSYC 187 | Development of Social Cognition | Winter |
B. Language Development (1 required)
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 120 | Language Development | Spring | ||
COGS 156 | Language Development | Winter | ||
LIGN 171 | Child Language Acquisition | Fall |
Core Series: Domain 3 - Socio-Cultural Basis of Development
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 133 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Developmental Science | Winter | ||
ANSC 126 | Childhood and Adolescence | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
ANSC 168 | The Human Condition | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
COMM 112C | The Idea of Childhood | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
HITO 126 | History of Childhood | Not Offered 2024-25 |
Development Series (for Majors and Minors)
Development Series: Domain 1 - Biological Development
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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ANBI 116 | Human Sexuality in an Evolutionary Perspective | Spring | ||
ANBI 130 | Biology of Inequality | Winter | ||
ANBI 140 | The Evolution of the Human Brain | Winter | ||
ANBI 159 | Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
ANBI 173 | How Monkeys See the World | Winter | ||
ANTH 102 | Humans are Cultural Animals | Winter | ||
BICD 100 | Genetics | Fall | Winter | Spring |
BICD 112 | Stem Cells and Regeneration | Spring | ||
BICD 130 | Embryos, Genes, and Development | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BIPN 134 | Human Reproduction (previously BICD 134) | Not Offered 2024-25 | ||
BIPN 144 | Developmental Neurobiology | Spring | ||
BIPN 148 | Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory | Fall | ||
COGS 115 | Neurological Development and Cognitive Change | Winter | ||
COGS 184 | Modeling the Evolution of Cognition | Spring | ||
BA Option Only | ||||
PSYC 132 | Hormones and Behavior | Spring | ||
PSYC 168 | Psychological Disorders of Childhood | Winter | ||
PSYC 171 | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory | Fall |
Development Series: Domain 2 - Cognitive & Language Development
Development Series: Domain 3 - Socio-Cultural Development
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Research for HDS Majors
HDS Required Methods
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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Both Required | ||||
HDS 181 | Experimental Projects in Human Development Research | Fall | Winter | Spring |
HDS 191 | Field Research in Human Development | Fall | Winter | Spring |
Methods Elective (for Bachelor of Science, and Minor Specializations)
Course | Title | Fall | Winter | Spring |
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HDS 193 | Advanced Research in Human Development | Fall | Winter | Spring |
HDS 194B | Honors Thesis | Winter | ||
COGS 120 | Intro to Human-Computer Interaction Design | Winter | ||
COMM 102C | Practicum in New Media and Community Life | Fall | Winter | Spring |
EDS 130 | Introduction to Academic Mentoring of Elementary/School Students | Fall | Winter | Spring |
EDS 131 | Early Childhood Development and Education | Fall | Winter | |
EDS 136 | Introduction to Academic Tutoring of Secondary School Students | Fall | Spring | |
PH 102 (prev FMPH) |
Biostatistics in Public Health | Fall | Winter | Spring |
SOCI 110 | Qualitative Research in Educational Settings | Fall | Check SOC dept | |
USP 141 A | LifeCourse Scholars | Winter |
Senior Seminar and Topics Courses
Required Senior Seminar (for all majors)
HDS 150 - Senior Seminar (fall, winter, spring).
Special Topics -- subject to change
Quarter | Topic | Instructor |
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Fall |
A00 |
Staff |
Winter | A00 | Staff |
Spring |
A00 |
Staff |
Special Topics in Human Development
See enrollment process on the HDS 160 course page
HDS 160 - Special Topics:
Topic | Offered | Instructor | Category |
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Pending |
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