Montclair State University
About the Program
The Family and Child Studies Department provides students with a greater understanding of multiple ways of knowing families and children in various contexts. It enables students to critically analyze the literature and to keep abreast of trends in research. The faculty creates a learning environment that supports and encourages the development of forward thinking practitioners and educators who work with families and children in a variety of settings. The department of Family and Child Studies examines multiple ways of knowing families and individuals over the life course in various socio-cultural contexts. Power, diversity, and social justice are analyzed through an interdisciplinary and critical approach.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| School Settings | 57% | |
| Family Services | 39% | |
| Gerentology | 4% |
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Undergraduate Program
- Adult development and aging
- Advanced research methods in family and child studies
- Aging and social policy
- Challenge of aging
- Child development 1
- Child development 2: Adolescence
- Child in the community
- Comparative study of global families
- Death and bereavement in the family
- Dynamics of one to one communication
- Exploring family diversity
- Family counseling
- Family development across the life course
- Family in the economic system
- Family in society
- Family management
- Family sociology
- Families in later life
- Field experience in family and child studies
- Gender in a changing world
- Group dynamics
- The hospitalized child
- Immigrant families
- Individual and family problem solving
- Individual and professional development in family and child studies
- Infant development
- Interpersonal relations
- Internship
- Introduction to Child Life
- Introduction to family studies
- Mindfulness based stress reduction in family settings
- Older adults and family
- Organization and management of Child Care centers
- Peer counseling
- Play in Child Life practice
- Poverty and families
The undergraduate degree in Family and Child Studies offers three separate concentrations within the scope of the field of study. Family Services is an applied track with a culminating internship experience. Students are prepared to work in, develop, and implement a wide range of programs for children, youth, young adults, parents, elders, and families within the scope of community settings. Within a multi-disciplinary framework, Gerontology students are prepared to work with elders and their families in both community-based and institutional settings. Students in the School Settings track are prepared to apply for teacher certification in elementary and early childhood. Each track provides a foundation for graduate study in the field of Family and Child Studies.
Graduate Program
- Child Development 1: Theories
- Child Development II: Adolescence
- Child in the Family
- Death, Grief, and Loss
- Dynamics of Family Interaction
- Families, Communities, and School Settings
- Family Theories
- Interdisciplinary study of family
- Intercultural study of family
- Management of Family Resources
- Master’s Project
- Master’s Thesis
- Problem solving: Family counseling
- Program Development
- Research in Family and Child Studies
- Research Seminar
- Selected Topics: Family and Child Studies
- Seminar in Family and Child Studies
- Social Policy and the Family
- Statistical methods in Family and Child Studies
- Master’s level electives by advisement
Doctoral Level
- Advanced Qualitative Research
- Advanced Quantitative Research
- Critical Change
- Critique of Family Processes
- Dissertation Advisement
- Dissertation Seminar
- Power and Intersectionality
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Doctoral level electives by advisement
Master's Level
Doctoral Level
The PhD in Family Studies program considers family life within larger socio-cultural contexts and explores how issues of power, privilege, and social justice interact to differentially impact family configurations. The program offers a multidisciplinary lens students can apply to a particular area of Family Studies they select for their emphasis in their doctoral study. The program’s unique strengths include individually focused areas of study sustained through coursework, integrating theory, research, and practice, and preparation of scholars and professionals as advocates for positive change for family well-being.
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The Master of Arts in Family and Child Studies at Montclair State University prepares dedicated practitioners and scholars to address the needs of families and children across the lifespan. Graduates pursue careers working in a variety of areas including community agencies and non-profit organizations serving families, State agencies such as family court systems and family service agencies, residential treatment facilities, academic institutions, hospitals, and various corporations. Graduates are further prepared to pursue post-graduate and doctoral education in several areas, including Family Studies, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Law, Education, and other related areas.