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Minor in Family Studies
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Family and Child Studies

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Contact Information

Chair:  Deborah Krichbaum, Ph.D. 
Contact: Susan Ganz
Hall Memorial Building (HMB)  S135

TTY: 202-448-6918
Voice: 202-448-6918

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The minor in Family Studies offers students the opportunity to expand their professional preparation or to satisfy a personal interest. Students who wish to minor in Family Studies take 15 credits in courses from disciplines such as Family and Child Studies, Communication Studies, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.


Minor Requirements

Requirements for a  Minor in Family Studies

Required courses 15 hours

Choose 15 hours:
COM 470 Family Communication (3)
FCS 306 Contemporary Families (3)
FCS 309 Marriages and the Families: Diversity and Change (3)
FCS 333 Child, Family, and Community (3)
FCS 334 Parent-Child Interactions (3)
PSY 313 Development II: The Psychology of Adolescence (3)
PSY 315 Development III: Adulthood and Aging (3)
PSY 457 Psychology of Human Sexuality (3)
SOC 210 Sociology of Death and Dying (3)
SWK 307 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)

Total 15 hours

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