Academic programs can also list policy-relevant degree programs.
Types of Academic Settings Training for careers in child and family policy occurs in many kinds of academic departments. Applied developmental science programs Build upon a solid foundation of developmental science with instruction in applications for families, communities, and policy. Human development and family studies programs take interdisciplinary approaches to individual development across the lifespan, relationships within family systems, and the interplay between development and family relationships. The two kinds of programs differ historically, with many applied developmental science programs emerging recently from a psychological base while human development and family studies programs extend back to traditional departments of home economics. Applied sociology Builds upon a solid foundation of sociological science with instruction in how to address concrete, real-life problems, such as improving the quality of social life, evaluating social programs and analyzing social data.