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Family Studies Minor
The family studies minor examines the North American family and its alternatives from a multicultural, life-span perspective. It is designed to expose and engage students in a range of topics related to family function and structure in contemporary society. The minor explores families as social systems and various relational dynamics that function within families, including diversity and gender. Courses explore the internal dynamics of family functioning while contextualizing family processes in the larger field of social interactions and practices. This minor provides a framework for the application of theory and knowledge for students considering working in a variety of public and private social services agencies serving families. Students minoring in both family studies and sociology may have no more than two sociology courses in common.
Family Studies Minor Requirements (18 credits)
Select 18 credits from the following courses:
SOCL 2130 Family Relationships (3 credits)
SOCL 2300 Family Communication (3 credits)
SOCL 3110 Gender, Sexuality and the Family (3 credits)
SOCL 3130 Family Systems (3 credits)
PSYC 3550 Substance Abuse and the Family (3 credits)
SOCL 3700 Ethnic Family Diversity (3 credits)
SOCL 3800 Family Life Cycle (3 credits)
SOCL 4200 Violence and the Family (3 credits)
