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FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Residential)
Bachelor of Science

 

Family & Child DevelopmentThe purpose of the Family and Child development major is to prepare the student to acquire the values, knowledge, and skills necessary to be proactive to strengthen the function of the contemporary family from a Biblical perspective, specifically in the areas of human development/family studies.

FACS degree completion sheets 

 

 

 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Elderly/Child Care
Social Services Worker
Nanny

Youth Services Administrator
Free-Lance Journalist

Public Relations Specialist
Research Specialist

 

 

 

COURSES

 

Family and Child Development

FACS 103 Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 1
FACS 205 Development of Contemporary Families 3
FACS 260 Early Childhood Education 3
FACS 330 Human Nutrition 3
FACS 350 Family Economic Decisions 3
FACS 365 Daycare Administration 3
FACS 370 Parenting 3
FACS 403 Professional Development 2
FACS 455 Balancing Work and Family 3
FACS 475 Families Under Stress 3
FACS 499 Internship 3
 
Choose 4 courses:
(12 hrs) 9 must be upper level
 
 
ICST 483 Women's Role in Missions 3
CHLD 447 Effective Teaching in Children's Ministry 3
ENGL 310 Children's Literature 3
FACS 380 Program Planning and Evaluation 3
PSYC 221 Psychology of Childhood 3
PSYC 231 Psychology of Adolescence 3
PSYC 235 Psychology of Adulthood 3
PSYC 311 Educational Psychology 3
PSYC 317 Crisis Intervention 3
PSYC 336 Gerontology 3
PSYC 345 Exceptional Child 3
PSYC 361 Marriage and the Family 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems 3
SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services 3
 Credit hours:  42