CFPY403-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Understanding Family Systems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

In this course, students will examine the family processes that shape the developmental trajectories of family members through the application of relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks and interventions. Topics may include family relationships (e.g. parent-parent, parent-child, intergenerational), family life in the context of society (e.g. values, beliefs, families, and work), family wellbeing, family transitions, and contemporary family structures. This course introduces students to multi-cultural perspectives, including Maori and Pacific models of families and parenting. Throughout the course, students will recognise practical, evidence-based strategies for engaging families and their communities.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of Associate Dean - Academic.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 17:00 James Logie 104
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Health Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Quizzes and class participation 20%
Assignment 1 35%
Assignment 2 45%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,213.00

International fee $5,475.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All CFPY403 Occurrences

  • CFPY403-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025