Bachelor's Degree in Family Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Family Studies
Hours: 120
Family Studies Degree Overview
The Â鶹AV Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Studies offers you an in-depth study of the family and its interrelationships with the larger community, the socialization of the child and human interaction throughout the lifespan.
If you are interested in a major that will provide innumerable, transferable professional and personal skills, then family studies is a great choice for you. The skills this program affords are high in demand in professional settings where understanding family-systems thinking is paramount, but they are also transferable to many other careers requiring analytic and critical thinking skills.
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Family Studies Courses You May Take
Microcomputers: The objective of this course is to teach students to solve realistic problems using the most readily available off-the-shelf general applications software: word processing, spreadsheets and database systems. The course familiarizes the student with Internet resources. Students learn the basic components of computer systems and networks.
Senior Seminar Professional Development: Leadership, personal style, and protocol for working as a professional. Assessment of individual strengths, areas for improvement, and interpersonal relationship skills. Includes the development and nature of the profession, entry into the profession, exploration of career options, and opportunities for graduate study. Requires development of a personal portfolio.
Intimate Relationships: A study of the individual and the family. Individual development, interpersonal relationships, sexuality, tasks of marriage, work and the family and parenting skills in relation to the family life cycle.
Historical Context of Families: People have always lived in families, but what that means has changed dramatically across time and across cultures. this course explores internal functionality, as well as how the family unit has contributed to the advancement and/or regression of its members and society at large.
Community Resources: A survey of private, non-profit and governmental agencies that serve children and families.
Career Paths for Family Studies
Through this program, you'll complete an internship at a community agency related to your primary interests. Your professional goals determine the selection of supporting courses or specialization areas such as families and health; families, law and public policy; family social science research; family life education and guidance and family social services. You will graduate qualified to work in private, non-profit or government agencies that provide care and services for families and children.
Primary Careers
Parent-child educator, caseworker, administration
- Childcare
- Education
- Family welfare caseworker
- Preventive education
- Private and public child care centers
- Preschools, Montessori
- Religious organizations
- Extended school programs
- Recreation programs and camps
- Government agencies