College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

121 Developmental Disabilities Master’s Research Project (3 credits) Complete a 3 credit master’s research project. HSDD 6000 Developmental Disabilities Masters Project (3 credits) M.S. in Developmental Disabilities Sample Degree Plan year one First Semester HSDD 5000: Survey of Developmental Disabilities (3 credits) HSDD 5100: Program Design and Evaluation (3 credits) Second Semester HSDD 5200: Disability and the Family Cycle (3 credits) HSDD 5300: Legal and Ethical Issues in Disability (3 credits) Third Semester HSDD 5400: Healthcare Issues in Developmental Disabilities (3 credits) HSDD 5500: Disability Services Administration (3 credits) year two Fourth Semester Concentration course (3 credits) Concentration course (3 credits) Fifth Semester HSDD 6000: Developmental Disabilities Master's Research Project (3 credits) Concentration course (3 credits) *Please be advised that students in the M.S. in Developmental Disabilities program, completing either the Applied Behavioral Analysis or the Child Life Specialist concentration cannot be placed in practicum or internship sites within the states of North Carolina and New York due to state licensure regulation. G RADUATE C ERTIFICATE IN G ERONTOLOGY Overview Our certificate program offers an 18 credit, six course curriculum, which covers the major areas of Gerontology. These six areas provide professionals already working in the fields of human services, health care, long term care, senior housing, or any other area in which older adults are served, the opportunity to augment and/or enhance their expertise about aging. The professional with this expertise will be better equipped to work with the broad range of interdependent issues that older adults experience, as well as allow for advancement in a career in which aging is a focus. Admissions Requirements The Department of Justice and Human Services accepts applications to the Master's and Graduate Certificate programs from any person who possesses, or is in the process of