HDS Annual Course Offerings

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HDS Subject Codes

2025-2026 HDS Courses

2025 - 2026 HDS Courses

Note: Course schedules are tentative and subject to change!

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
Lower Division
HDS 1	Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences ^{(usually offered fall & spring)}	Fall		Spring
HDS 60	Introduction to Statistical Analysis	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 95	Career Development Seminar	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
Upper Division
HDS 110	Brain and Behavioral Development ^{(usually offered winter)}		Winter
HDS 111	Evolutionary Principles in Human Development ^{(usually offered fall)}	Fall
HDS 120	Language Development ^{(usually offered spring)}			Spring
HDS 121	The Developing Mind	_{Not Offered 2025-26 (Please see HDS 124, offered Fall 2025)}
HDS 122	Development of Social Cognition ^{(usually offered spring)}			Spring
HDS 124	NEW! Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan	Fall
HDS 133	Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Developmental Science ^{(usually offered winter)}		Winter
HDS 150	Senior Seminar ^{(offered F, W, S)}	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 170	Equity & Diversity Practicum	_{Pending ^{(View alternative options here)}}
HDS 171	Diversity in Human Development	_{Pending ^{(View alternative options here)}}
HDS 173	Race, Media, and Identity Across the Lifespan	_{Pending ^{(View alternative options here)}}
HDS 175	Power, Wealth, and Inequality in Human Development	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 177	Educational Equity and Development Across the Lifespan	_{Pending ^{(View alternative options here)}}
HDS 181	Experimental Projects in Human Development Research ^{(offered F, W, S)}	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 191	Field Research in Human Development ^{(offered F, W, S)}	Fall	Winter	Spring

Affiliated Department Course Offerings

Links to Tentative Course Offerings
from our Affiliated Departments

Anthropology
Biology
Cognitive Science
Communication
Computational Social Science
Computer Science & Engineering
Education Studies

History
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Health
Sociology
Urban Studies & Planning

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^{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 Above department websites directly to view their tentative courses for the year}

All HDS Course Offerings, 2025-26

Lower-Division Course Options for HDS Majors

Introduction to Human Development

Course	Description	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 1	Introduction to Human Developmental Sciences _{(offered fall and spring)}	Fall		Spring

Statistics

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
For Students Admitted Fall 2021 and after
HDS 60	Introduction to Statistical Analysis	Fall	Winter	Spring

Formal Skills

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
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		Spring
CSE 6R	Intro/CompSci&Obj-Ori:Python ^{(via petition)}	Fall		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
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 2025-26}
BILD 26	Human Physiology	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
BILD 38	Dementia, Science, and Society	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
COGS 17	Neurobiology of Cognition	Fall	Winter	Spring
BA Option Only
BILD 7	The Beginning of Life	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
BILD 10	Modern Biology	Fall
BILD 18	Human Impact on the Environment	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
COGS 11	Cognitive Science: Minds and Brains	Fall	Winter
PSYC 2	General Psychology: Biological Foundations	Fall	Winter

Social Science

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
ANTH 1	Introduction to Culture	Fall
ANTH 3	World Prehistory			Spring
CAT 1	Culture, Art and Technology I	Fall
CAT 2	Culture, Art and Technology II		Winter
COMM 10	Introduction to Communication	Fall	Winter	Spring
COGS 1	Introduction to Cognitive Science	Fall	Winter	Spring
PH 40 ^(prev FMPH)	Introduction to Public Health	Fall	Winter
PH 50 ^(prev FMPH)	Primary Care and Public Health	Fall
HILD 7A	Race and Ethnicity in the United States (African-American)	Fall
HILD 7B	Race and Ethnicity in the United States (Asian-American)		Winter	Spring
HILD 7C	Race and Ethnicity in the United States (Mexican-American)			Spring
LIGN 101	Introduction to the Study of Language	Fall	Winter	Spring
LIGN 4	Language as a Cognitive System	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
LIGN 7	Sign Language and Its Culture	Fall
LIGN 8	Languages and Cultures in America	Fall	Winter	Spring
MMW 11	Prehistory and the Birth of Civilization	Fall
MMW 12	The Great Classical Traditions		Winter
MMW 121	Exploring the Premodern World	Fall
MMW 122	Exploring the Modern World		Winter
PSYC 1	Psychology	Fall	Winter	Spring
PSYC 3/3R	General Psychology: Cognitive Foundations ^{(R indicates Online/Remote version)}	Fall ^(online)	Winter	Spring ^(online)
PSYC 6	General Psychology: Social Foundations	Fall
PSYC 7	General Psychology: Developmental Foundations	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
SOCI 1	Introduction to Sociology	Fall	Winter
SOCI 20	Social Change in the Modern World		Winter	Spring
SOCI 40	Sociology of Health-Care Issues		Winter
SOCI 70	General Sociology for Premedical Students	Fall	Winter

Upper-Division Course Options for HDS Majors
(and Minors)

Core Series

Core Series: Domain 1 - Biological Basis of Development

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
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	_{Not Offered 2025-26}

Core Series: Domain 2 - Cognitive & Linguistic Basis of Development

A. Social-Cognitive Development (1 required)

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 121	The Developing Mind	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
HDS 122	Development of Social Cognition			Spring
HDS 124	NEW! Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan	Fall
PSYC 187	Development of Social Cognition		Winter

B. Language Development (1 required)

Course	Title	Winter	Spring
HDS 120	Language Development		Spring
COGS 156	Language Development	Winter
LIGN 171	Child Language Acquisition	Winter

Core Series: Domain 3 - Socio-Cultural Basis of Development

Course	Title	Fall	Winter
HDS 133	Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Developmental Science		Winter
ANSC 126	Childhood and Adolescence	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
ANSC 168	The Human Condition	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
COMM 112C	The Idea of Childhood	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
HITO 126	History of Childhood	_{Not Offered 2025-26}

Development Series (for Majors and Minors)

Development Series: Domain 1 - Biological Development

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
ANBI 116	Human Sexuality in an Evolutionary Perspective			Spring
ANBI 130	Biology of Inequality	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
ANBI 140	The Evolution of the Human Brain		Winter
ANBI 159	Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
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	Fall
BIPN 134	Human Reproduction		Winter
BIPN 144	Developmental Neurobiology	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
BIPN 148	Cellular Basis of Learning and Memory	Fall
COGS 115	Neurological Development and Cognitive Change	Fall
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

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
COGS 154	Communication Disorders in Children and Adults	_{Not Offered 2025-26}
COMM 100A	Communication, the Person, and Everyday Life	Fall
COMM 168	Bilingual Communication			Spring
LIGN119/EDS 119	First and Second Language Learning - From Childhood Through Adolescence		Winter
LIGN 179	Second Language Acquisition	Fall
PSYC 101	Introduction to Developmental Psychology	Fall	Winter	Spring
PSYC 130	Delay of Gratification	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 132	Hormones and Behavior			Spring
PSYC 136	Cognitive Development	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 141	Evolution and Human Nature	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 146	Language and Conceptual Development	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 156	Cognitive Development in Infancy	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 168	Psychological Disorders of Childhood		Winter
PSYC 171	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	Fall
PSYC 172	Psychology of Human Sexuality		Winter
PSYC 173	Psychology of Food and Behavior	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 180	Adolescence	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 190 or 190R	Parenting ^{(190R indicates Online/Remote version)}			Spring
PSYC 193	Topics in Psychology (petition required, limitations apply)
	Pending

Development Series: Domain 3 - Socio-Cultural Development

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
ANBI 159	Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence	_{Not offered 2025-26}
ANSC 101	Aging: Culture and Health in Late Life Human Development			Spring
ANSC 125	Gender, Sexuality, and Society			Spring
ANSC 126	Childhood and Adolescence	_{Not offered 2025-26}
ANSC 127	Discourse, Interaction and Social Life	_{Not offered 2025-26}
COMM 126	Children and Media	_{Not offered 2025-26}
EDS 115	Cognitive Development and Education	Fall	Winter
EDS 118	Adolescent Development and Education		Winter
PH 110 ^(prev FMPH)	Health Behavior and Chronic Diseases	Fall	Winter	Spring
PH 120 ^(prev FMPH)	Health Policies for Healthy Lifestyles	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 171	Diversity in Human Development	_{Not offered 2025-26}
HDS 173	Race, Media, and Identity Across the Lifespan	_{Not offered 2025-26}
HDS 175	Power, Wealth, and Inequality in Human Development	Fall	Winter	Spring
HDS 177	Educational Equity & Development Across the Lifespan
LTWL 114	Children's Literature			Spring
LTWL 116	Adolescent Literature		Winter
LTWL 177	Literature and Aging	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 180	Adolescence	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PSYC 190 or 190R	Parenting ^{(R indicates Online/Remote version)}			Spring
SOCI 116 /LIGN174	Gender and Language in Society	_{Not offered 2025-26}
SOCI 117 /EDS 117	Language, Culture, and Education	Fall	Winter	Spring
SOCI 129	The Family	Fall		Spring
SOCI 131	Sociology of Youth	_{Not offered 2025-26}
SOCI 143	Suicide			Spring
SOCI 159	Special Topics in Organizations and Institutions (approved topics only)
_Topics:	_{Topics Pending}		_{Check SOC Dept}
SOCI 161	Sociology of The Life Course		Winter
SOCI 184	Gender and Film	Fall		Spring
USP 134	Community Youth Development	_{Not offered 2025-26}
USP 145	Aging - Social and Health Policy Issues			Spring
USP 147	Case Studies in Health-Care Programs/Poor and Underserved Population	_{Not offered 2025-26}

Research for HDS Majors

HDS Required Methods

Course	Title	Fall	Winter	Spring
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
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
EDS 136	Introduction to Academic Tutoring of Secondary School Students	_{Not offered 2025-26}
PH 102/102R ^(prev FMPH)	Biostatistics in Public Health	Fall	Winter ^(Online)	Spring
SOCI 110	Qualitative Research in Educational Settings	_{Not offered 2025-26}
USP 141A	LifeCourse Scholars ^{Requires approval: apply to the LCS Program!}	Fall

Senior Seminar and Topics Courses

Required Senior Seminar (for all majors)

Request Enrollment

HDS 150 - Senior Seminar (fall, winter, spring).

Special Topics -- subject to change

Quarter	Topic	Instructor
Fall	A00	Staff
Winter	A00	Staff
Spring	A00 B00	Staff

Special Topics in Human Development

See enrollment process on the HDS 160 course page

HDS 160 - Special Topics:

Topic	Offered	Instructor	Category
Pending