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3 credits chosen fromany one of the following courses
PSY 35500 Child Abuse and Neglect
BHS 48600 Honors Seminar on Human Development and Disability
SOC 44000 Sociology of Health and Illness
CDFS 34000 Teaching Very Young Children with Special Needs
SOC 43000 Sociology of Aging
SOC 37500 Physical Aging, Health, and Behavior
Minor in Service Learning
(15 credits)
Requires 15 credit hours of Coursework as follows:
Service Learning Core (10 Credits)
SERV 10100, 1 credit, Required
SERV 20100, 2 credits, Required
SERV 30100, 3 credits, Required
SERV 40100, 4 credits, Required
Any combination of the following that equals 5 or more credits:
Service Learning Electives (5 Credits)
SERV 10200, 2 credits
SERV 10300, 3 credits
SERV 20100, 2 or 4 credits
Discipline-Based Service Learning Course(s), 1-5 credits
Master of Science in Child Development
and Family Studies: Specialization in
Human Development and Family Studies
(36 CREDITS)
1. Common Core
CDFS 60200 Advanced Family Studies
CDFS 61500 Research Methods in Child and Family Studies
CDFS 61800 Program Development and Evaluation
CDFS 68500 Current Research Topics in Child Development & Family Studies
PSY 60500 Applied Multivariate Statistics
2. Select one of the following Tracks:
A. Human Service Professions Track
CDFS 49000/59000 Administration of Social Service Not-for-Profit Agencies
CDFS 68000 Professional Issues for Child and Family Specialists
CDFS 59000/69800 6-hours of Directed Research or M. S. Thesis
B. Human Development Studies Track
SOC 59100 Qualitative Analysis
CDFS 61600 Theory in Child and Family Studies
CDFS 59000/69800 6-hours of Directed Research or M.S. Thesis
3. Electives
Nine Credit Hours of electives representing one of the following specialties at the 40000-60000 level
or other courses in consultation with your advisor:
Early Childhood Development Area
Child & Family Studies Area
Disabilities Studies Area
Gerontology Area
4. Completed Directed Research Project or Thesis and
Oral Defense of Thesis
Master of Science in Child Development
and Family Studies: Specialization in
Marriage and Family Therapy
(61 credits)
(Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
Special Admission Requirements
1. A 1000-word autobiographical statement demonstrating that the student
has adequate preparation.
2. Combined verbal and math Graduate Record Examination score of 1000.
Degree Requirements
1. Required courses:
CDFS 59000 Couple Therapy
CDFS 60100 Adv. Child Development
CDFS 60300 Theories Fam. Therapy
CDFS 61500 Research Methods
CDFS 65700 Social Constructionist Family Therapies
CDFS 66000 Family Therapy Skills
CDFS 66300 Structural Fam. Therapies
CDFS 66500 Trans. Fam. Therapies
CDFS 66700 Prac. in Marriage Counseling (2 sem.)
CDFS 66900 Practicum Fam. Therapy (3 sem.)
CDFS 67100 SexTherapy
CDFS 68000 Professional Issues
CDFS 69800 Research M. S. Thesis (6 credits)
CDFS Elective
PSY 60500 Applied Multivariate Analysis
PSY 67300 Psy. Behavior Disorders
2. 500 hours of face-to-face contact with clients
3. Completed thesis and oral defense of thesis
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