Family Studies Track
The family studies track provides students with an extensive academic understanding of family systems and their relationship to the development and social participation of their members as well as the skills to evaluate and conduct research on topics related to family interaction. The course requirements for students in this program focus on understanding the family as a social group and the dynamics of family participation in American society as well as in a global context. Students are introduced to the theory of group formation, the external forces that impinge upon family functioning and themethods that can be used to measure and anticipate family dysfunctions. Students who combine family studies with another major may enter the employment market immediately upon graduation in fields such as preschool education, elementary education, residential treatment and care, or may pursue a graduate degree in family studies.
Requirements:
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required general studies introductory social science course)
- Any two of the following:
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 251 Crime & Deviance
- SOC 262 Social Stratification and Structured Inequality
- ANT 204 Introduction to Anthropology
- SOC 240 Statistics (counts as general studies quantitative reasoning course)
- SOC 261 The Family
- SOC 271 Work and Family or SOC 272 Minority Families
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 312 Intimate Relationships
- SOC 313 Human Services for Families and Children or SOC 350 Comparative Family Policy
- ANT 320 Sex, Gender and Culture
- SOC 241 Social Theory
- SOC 341 Research Methods
- SOC 482 Internship (or an approved elective)
- SOC 490 Senior Seminar
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Combining Family Studies with Other Concentrations
Requirements:
• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required general studies social science course)
• SOC 201 Social Problems
• SOC 240 Statistics (counts as general studies quantitative reasoning course)
• SOC 261 The Family
• One course from the following:
- SOC 271 Work and Family
- SOC 272 Minority Families
• One course from the following:
- ANT 320 Sex, Gender and Culture
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 312 Intimate Relationships
- SOC 313 Human Services for Families and Children
- SOC 350 Comparative Family Policy
• SOC 341 Research Methods
• SOC 482 Internship (or an approved elective)
• SOC 490 Senior Seminar
Education and Teacher Certification
Students interested in elementary, early childhood or special education may combine with family studies for teacher certification.
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