Program Overview
Families are society’s most important institution. However, some families are becoming more complex and vulnerable to environmental and social influences. At Lipscomb, you can learn how to serve these families by better understanding their challenges through the academic field of family science, a discipline becoming increasingly popular with both students and a wide range of organizations, businesses, and service providers who value family-trained professionals.
Lipscomb's Family Science program is an approved program by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
Courses
Specific courses required:
- FS 1011 - Introduction to Family Science
- FS 2413 - Early Childhood Development
- FS 2503 - Families and Spirituality
- PS 2603 - Introduction to Psychological Research
- FS 3433 - Family Interaction
- FS 3503 - Family Problems
- FS 3513 - Family Resource Management
- FS 3523 - Family Life Education
- FS 404V - Internship in Family Science
- FS 4092 - Senior Seminar
- FS 4403 - Families in Later Adulthood
- FS 4423 - Development in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
- PS 3483 - Human Sexuality
- SO 2103 - The Family
- INST 4103 - Research Methods
Three to six hours selected from:
- BI 3273 - Children's Ministry
- BI 3523 - The Youth Ministry Program
- FS 3153 - Nurturing Spiritual Development in Children
- FS 3413 - Children in Health Care
- FS 3423 - Foundation and Theory of Child Life Practice
- FS 3451 - Nursery School Practicum
- FS 37nV - Special Topics
- FS 400V - Travel
- FS 401V - Independent Study and Research
- FI 2213 - Personal Finance
- MG 3503 - Leading and Managing People
- NUTR 2613 - Principles of Nutrition
- PS 2423 - Life Span Development
- PS 3323 - Business and Industrial Psychology
- PS 3413 - Social Psychology
- PS 3453 - Death and Dying
- PS 3513 - Drugs and Behavior
- SW 3113 - Race and Ethnic Groups
- SW 3223 - Social Work with Aging
- SW 3313 - Child Welfare
- SW 3333 - Juvenile Justice
- SO 1123 - Introduction to Sociology
Note:
This major, with appropriate electives, is designed according to the Family Life Education College and University Curriculum guidelines established by the Certification Committee for Family Life Educators, National Council on Family Relations. Students wishing to seek certification must apply with the Certification Committee, NCFR.
All courses required for this major must be completed with a grade of ""C"" or higher or be repeated
*Students planning to pursue a career as a Child LIfe Specialist are required to take FS3413 and FS3423, and must complete FS401V in a health care setting.