McNeese State University
About the Program
To prepare students for successful careers in the field of Social Sciences concentrating on Family & Child Studies professions. The focus is on providing a curriculum that promotes competence in the areas of prevention, education, and intervention in the practice of professions that are human-development and social-work related, serving the well-being of individuals, families, children, youth, and the elderly with a family orientation..
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Child Studies | 100% |
Address & Contact Information
Undergraduate Program
The Department of Social Sciences offers the BA in Sociology, with a Concentration in Family & Child Studies. This program concentration prepares graduates for careers in a variety of settings in State, non-profit and faith-based sectors that administer community programs serving children and families including but not limited to: Family Social Services, social welfare and family intervention; Children and Juvenile programs; adoption and foster care; eldercare; programs for the disabled, and Extension services; as well as in the private and industry sector - employee assistance programs and family/employee policy areas.
The program is approved by NCFR. Graduates are eligible for the Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential.
CFLE approved courses offered are:
- Family Relations
- Social Problems
- Sociology of the Family
- Psychology of Human Development
- Parenting
- Family Sexuality
- Family Crisis and Coping Strategies
- Personal and Family Money Management
- Management of Family Resources
- Adolescents in the Family
- Adult Development and Aging
- Family Life Education Methods and Practice
- Family Law and Public Policy
- Research Procedures in Family and Child Studies
- Internship in Family and Child Studies
The Department of Social Sciences offers the BA in Sociology, with a Concentration in Family & Child Studies. This program concentration prepares graduates for careers in a variety of settings in State, non-profit and faith-based sectors that administer community programs serving children and families including but not limited to: Family Social Services, social welfare and family intervention; Children and Juvenile programs; adoption and foster care; eldercare; programs for the disabled, and Extension services; as well as in the private and industry sector - employee assistance programs and family/employee policy areas.
CFLE Information
NCFR recognizes schools offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course work that follows the Standards and Criteria required for approval as a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). NCFR approval allows the school to offer their graduates the opportunity to apply for Provisional Certification using the Abbreviated Application process. The CFLE Checklist represents the courses that meet the CFLE criteria at that school. Students must complete all the courses on a checklist in order to qualify to apply for the CFLE designation through the Abbreviated Application process.
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