Northern Illinois University
About the Program
The School of Family, Consumer & Nutrition Sciences prepares professionals who support families and individuals in meeting their human needs. The programs are based on an interdisciplinary approach, drawing upon the behavioral sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities. Students learn theories and their application to professions in nonprofit organizations, private practice, government, education, and business. Baccalaureate graduates have the necessary foundation for a career as well as for further study. Master's graduates are preared for advanced practice and professional leadership as well as pursuit of doctoral work and may obtain teacher certification in family and consumer sciences at the secondary level. The M.S. in Applied Family and Child Studies provides professional career enhancement for; programming and administration in family social sercies and child development settings in community and governmental agencies, including youth work, gerontological programming, child life programs in hospitals, infant and child care programs, family support services, family life, and parenting education; advanced graduate work and research; secondary and college teaching. The student and advisor develop a program of courses. Within the major, there is also the opportunity to specializae in marriage and family therapy.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition, Dietetics & Hospitality Administration | 36% | |
| Human Development | 21% | |
| Family Science | 20% | |
| Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising | 20% | |
| Family Therapy | 3% |
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Undergraduate Program
- Personal Development and the Family
- Human Nutrition
- Child Development
- An Observational Approach to the Study of Young Children
- Human Development, the Family, and Society
- Introduction to Family Relationships
- Principles of Guiding Young Children
- Inclusive Program Planning for Infants, Toddlers and their Parents
- Inclusive Program Planning for Children aged 3 to 8 and their Parents
- Family Financial Planning
- Group Processes and Personal and Family Functioning
- Clinical Applications in Family Social Services
- Asian American Families
- Child Health and Nutrition
- Internship: Family Services
- Theories of Human Development
- Administration and SUupervision of Programs for Young Children
- Parent-Child Interaction from Birth to 8 Years
- Parent Education
- Infant Development in the Family
- Managementof Human and Family Resources
- Professional Practices in Family Social Services
- Family Theories
- aging and the Family
- Working with Ethnically Diverse Children and Families
- Social Policies, Children and Families
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Practicum: Child Development.
B.S. in Family and Child Studies provides 3 emphases: Family and Individual Develoment, which provides career enhancemenet for students with prior relevant work expeerience; Family Social Services, intended for students seeking entry-level employment in family service, family life education, mental health, or community welfare agencies serving older children, adolescents, adults, couples, and/or the elderly; Child Development, which provides preparation for professionals serving infants, toddlers, young children and their parents in child-life, early intervention, and early childhood programs. Also offered jointing with College of Education is the B.S. in Early Childhood Studies, which provides 0-4 teacher certification (birth-8 years).
Graduate Program
- Theories of Child Development
- Administration and Supervision of Programs for Young Children
- Parent-Child Interaction from Birth to 8 Years
- Parent Education
- Infant Development in the Family
- Management of Human and Family Resources
- Family Theories
- Aging and the Family
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- The Family and Divorce
- Working with Ethnically Diverse Children and Families
- Seminar in Human Development and Family Studies
- Research Methods
- Internship in Community Programs: (1) Child Development (2) Family Services (3) Marriage and Family Therapy (4) Parent Education. Behavioral Assessment of the Infant and Young Child
- The Child in the Family
- Practicum, Family Therapy
- the Family with Adolescents
- Readings in Family and Child Studies
- Assessment in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Profesional Issues in Family Therapy
- Addiction and Substance Abuse in Family Therapy
- Mrriage and Family Therapy Strategies: (1) Treatment of Children and Adolescents (2) Treatment of Couples
- Approaches to Marriage and Family Therapy
- Thesis
- Teaching College-Level Family and Consumer Sciences.
Master's Level
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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The M.S. in Applied Family and Child Studies provides professional career enhancement for advanced graduate work and research, secondarly and college teaching, and programming and administration in family social services and child development settings in community and government agencies, including youth work, gerontological programming, child life programs in hospitals, infant and child care programs, family support services, and family life and parenting education. The program also offers the option of the Specialization in marriage and Family Therapy, COAMFTE accredited, which emphasizes the practical application of systemic family therapy principles to the diagnosis and treatment of problems in human relationships.