Minor in Family Studies
The minor in Family Studies offers students the opportunity to expand their professional preparation or to satisfy a personal interest.
There are many career paths and job possibilities for students with a Child Development specialization, depending on whether they choose to move directly into a work setting or attend graduate school. Required courses provide the foundation for understanding how children develop, learn, and behave and develop the competence needed to effectively guide children and work with their families. Field experiences permit students to apply this knowledge base and develop their professional skills.
Summary of Requirements
Required courses 15 hours
Choose 15 hours:
| COM 470 | Family Communication | 3 |
| FCS 306 | Contemporary Families | 3 |
| FCS 309 | Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change | 3 |
| FCS 333 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| FCS 334 | Parent-Child Interactions | 3 |
| PSY 313 | Development II: The Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| PSY 315 | Development III: Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
| PSY 457 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| SOC 210 | Sociology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| SWK 307 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I: Micro | 3 |