University of Florida
About the Program
The mission of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences is to enhance lifelong learning and the personal, social, economic, and environmental well-being of diverse individuals, families, and communities through state-of-the-art extension, research, and teaching programs. A major strength of the department is the diversity of disciplines that collaborate to address issues of importance to individuals, families and communities. This diversity allows human development to be considered from a broad perspective, giving consideration to the key contextual settings in which people are embedded, including the family, neighborhoods, schools, communities, and extra-community linkages.
Program Overview
| Area | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Family Science | 34% | |
| Human Development | 33% | |
| Community Science | 33% |
Address & Contact Information
Undergraduate Program
- Intro to Family Resource Management
- Principles of FYCS
- Parenting and Family Development
- Contemporary Family Problems and Interventions
- Human Services
- Foundations of Youth Development
- Intro to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community
- Family Financial Management
- Personal and Family Tax Planning
- Personal and Family Insurance Planning
- Personal and Family Retirement and Estate Planning
- Ethical Issues in FYCS
- Urban and Rural America in Transition
- Youth and Family Relations
- Contemporary Youth Problems and Solutions
- Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits
- Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings
- Fund Raising for Community Nonprofit Organizations
- Risk Management in Nonprofit Organizations
- Non Governmental Organizations
- Methods of Family Life Education
- Planning and Evaluating FYCS Programs
- Family Policy
- Applied Social Research Methods
- Individual Study
- Honors Project
- Personal and Family Financial Planning Capstone
- Senior Seminar
- Practicum in FYCS
The Family, Youth, and Community Sciences undergraduate program is an applied social science program in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. This major provides the general and technical education necessary for graduates to enter a career in human services, including public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. The FYCS major prepares students to deal with complex problems in human and community services. It provides the student with a foundational knowledge of: individual and family development and functioning in the community and societal context; contemporary problems facing youth, families, and communities; and organizational policies and programs.
Graduate Program
- Families and Violence
- Adolescent Problematic Behavior
- Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations
- Parenting and Child Relationships
- Promoting Positive Youth Development
- Resilience and Positive Youth Development
- Theoretical Approaches to Youth Programming
- Theories of Family
- Sustainable Community Development
- Theories of Community Development
- Involving Youth in Community Issues
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Fund Raising for Community Nonprofit Organizations
- Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Service Delivery
- Public Policy and Human Resource Development
- Scientific Reasoning and Research Design
- Advanced Research Methods for Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Personal and Family Tax Planning
- Personal and Family Retirement & Estate Planning
- Personal and Family Insurance Planning
- Personal and Family Financial Planning Capstone
- Military Families in Community Context
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 two degree programs are a Master of Science (M.S.) and a Master of Family, Youth & Community Sciences (MFYCS). For the M.S. degree students complete at least 9 hours of coursework in the department relevant to the thesis topic and 9 hours of research design, methods, and statistics. The MFYCS is usually, but not always, a terminal professional degree. In addition to 9 hours of subject matter coursework in the department, students complete 15 hours of courses to develop professional skills, such as program planning and evaluation. MFYCS students complete a non-thesis project.