All applicants are required to submit scores on the aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination, three letters of reference, and a statement of academic and professional goals. A minors in family studies or in family and consume sciences education are available for doctoral students with majors in other disciplines. Courses Family Studies A. Taylor, Division Chair Family studies involves the scientific study of family structures, interactions, and outcomes, emphasizing change over time in individual, interactional, and group level phenomena.
Emphases are available in interpersonal relationships and human development.
The doctoral program in family studies and human development educates social and behavioral scientists to become independent scholars engaging in research and teaching in academic, government or private-sector settings. Emphases are available in interpersonal relationships and human development. When students are accepted into the concentration in family studies within the family and consumer resources major for the Ph.D., it is assumed that they have the ability and interest to pursue the doctoral degree. Students are expected to meet all university requirements for doctoral studies with a major concentration in family studies and a minor from an area outside of the School of Family and Consumer Resources. Contact the Division of Family Studies for specific degree requirements.