FSHD 1150 - Marriage Preparation and Enhancement

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Utah Tech University

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For students wishing to personally prepare for or enhance their marriage. Marital philosophies, theories and research will be studied with an applied focus. Course covers communication and conflict resolution skills, character development, and attitudes of successful marriages. Through engagement in practical personal development, students will also be introduced to career options in marital counseling and education. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use family theories to examine and explain marital formation and healthy marital functioning. 2. Use (pre)marital assessment tools (inventories); compare and contrast the leading inventories in the field. 3. Assess premarital factors that lead to marital health. 4. Demonstrate effective marital communication skills. Be able to identify negative marital communication patterns. 5. Identify and create development plans for enhancing personal and relational attributes (Marital Virtues: e.g., commitment, trust) that make marital health more likely. 6. Recognize areas of stress in marital relationships, and identify resources to help deal with stress. 7. Identify areas of marital conflict and demonstrate conflict resolution skills. 8. Discuss issues of human sexuality within marital relationships. 9. Understand marital issues surrounding the transition to parenthood. 10. Recognize signs of marital violence and give processes for healthy prevention and response. 11. Understand basic family finances and how to use family resource to enhance the marriage. 12. Use a Genogram to identify marital patterns in families. 13. Understand and create couple rituals of connection. SP

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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