Certificates - Family Studies

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Family Studies Certificate
(18 semester hours)

Objectives

Examine the dynamics and cultural influences, such as ethnicity, within a family unit.
Apply theoretical approaches to child rearing in families.
Develop knowlege of practical skills for working with children and parents.
Identify and examine the aging process and its effects on a family.
Explore and discuss strategies and practices of healthy and effective marriages and family relations.



	PY340 / CHFD340 - Family Development (required) Choose 15 Credit Hours (5 courses) from: CJ322 / CMRJ322 - Crime and the Family MM311 / DEFM332 - Transition and the Military Family PY313 / CHFD307 - Child and Adolescent Development PY345 / CHFD445 - Family Communications SO346 / CHFD446 - Families and Social Action PY373 / CHFD348 - Marriage and the Family PY384 / CHFD331 - Parenting PY470 / CHFD420 - Intergenerational Trauma and Family Dynamics SO412 / SOCI421 - Sociology of the Family SO210 / CHFD225 - Introduction to the American Family SO360 / CHFD360 - Family Resource Management

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