FCL 101 - Skills for Marriage and Intimate Relationships

Provides an overview of romantic relationship dynamics and common issues in relationships from inception to dissolution. Students learn strategies for their own relationships and skills to work in relationship education. Formerly FS 101, students may not receive credit for both. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer).

Credits: (4)

General Education Category: K6 - Individual & Society

General Education Pathways: P2 Health & Well-being, P6 Ways of Knowing

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Describe antecedents, consequences, and intervention for common romantic relationship issues based on theory and empirical research.
• Articulate how contemporary societal values and issues underlie romantic relationship processes.
• Analyze romantic relationship processes within the contexts in which they take place using Ecological Systems Theory and empirical literature.
• Analyze romantic relationship processes using Family Systems Theory and the Investment Model of Commitment.
• Summarize historical and contemporary variations in romantic relationship formation, dynamics, and termination and changes in individuals’ behaviors within relationships over time.
• Summarize key findings from empirical articles about romantic relationship dynamics, and critique research methods in relationship science.