The Department offers courses in the area of human development in the life-span and in family studies. The courses cover stages of life-span of human beings; child and family welfare; studies covering differently abled and special need individuals, their identification, prevention of certain disabilities and treatment and rehabilitation; early childhood care and family.

Facilities

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Research Areas

1. Study of effectiveness of comprehensive childcare through pretest-post test experimental and control group design research
2. Organizing 'Farm Crèche' as a rural model of care of infants and pre-schoolers
3. Development of mothers’ education package, its delivery at community level and testing its effectiveness
4. Study on family planning information needs assessment
5. Self Help Group (SHGs) of women and family empowerment issues in rural families
6. Home stimulation for mothers and its effectiveness
7. Identification of disabilities in early childhood in rural families and development of intervention package
8. SHGs’ linkages with ICDS and community partnership

Departmental Publications