Certificates - Family Studies

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.



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

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