Program Overview

Bachelor's Degree in Family and Child

Our family and child major will prepare you to make a lasting difference in the lives of families and children. As a student, you will pick from three closely related concentrations in child development, family studies, and child life. You'll graduate equipped to work in a variety of settings-from child care centers to hospitals to family service agencies-or primed to pursue graduate or doctoral studies.

About The Program

Department: Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies Credits Required: 120

Possible Occupations

• Family and Consumer Science Teacher
  • Indiana Median Salary: $42,073

Program Courses

The program includes the following courses:

• Required:
  • COMM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Communication
  • ENG 103 - Rhetoric and Writing (English Composition I)
  • ENG 104 - Composing Research (English Composition II)
  • FIN 101 - Personal Finance for Fiscal Wellness
  • THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre
  • PHIL 202 - Ethics
• Choose one:
  • MATH 125 - Quantitative Reasoning
  • MATH 165 - Calculus I
• Choose one:
  • JOUR 101 - Media and American Society
  • PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
  • RELS 160 - Introduction to Religion in Culture
• Choose one:
  • HSC 160 - Fundamentals of Human Health
  • PHYC 110 - General Physics I
• Choose one:
  • ISOM 125 - Introduction to Business with Integrated Computer Applications
  • PSYS 100 - Introduction to Psychological Science
  • SOC 100 - Principles of Sociology
• Choose one:
  • HSC 180 - Principles of Community Health
  • FCFC 250 - Family Relations