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Family Studies Interdisciplinary Minor
Minor Requirements
The minor consists of six courses (18 credit hours): two required courses (6 credit hours) and four courses (12 credit hours) of electives with courses from at least two categories I-III listed below. Students may not count more than two courses from any discipline.
Required Courses
SOCI 2200 (3 credits) The Family should be taken before other courses in the minor, or at least as soon as the student has selected the minor.
INFS 4953 (3 credits) Interdisciplinary Seminar in Family Studies should be taken as a culmination of the minor, which is typically during the student’s last year of study.
Students choose four courses from at least two different categories listed below:
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Category I - Courses in the Humanities |
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| Children's Literature | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| A History of Women in America | ||
| Childhood in America | ||
| Family, Church, and Society | ||
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Category II - Courses in the Social Sciences |
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| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | ||
| Policy and Practice for Children Impacted by Incarceration | ||
| Sex Offenses and Offenders | ||
| Family Violence and Public Intervention | ||
| Introduction to Life-Span Developmental Psychology for the Health Professions | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Conception Through Adolescence | ||
| Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging | ||
| Childhood Psychopathology | ||
| Psychology of Gender Roles | ||
| Psychology of Marriage and Family | ||
| Topics in Psychology (Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders for the Profession) 1 | ||
| Sociology of Sex and Gender | ||
| Immigrants and their Communities | ||
| Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice | ||
| Social Welfare Policy and Services | ||
| Policy and Practice for Children Impacted by Incarceration | ||
| Practice Skills with Individuals and Families | ||
| Social Welfare and the Law | ||
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Category III - Additional Elective Courses |
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| Family Communication | ||
| Gendered Communication | ||
| Intergenerational Communication | ||
| Psychological Development: Children and Adolescents | ||
| Educating Exceptional Learners | ||
| Topics in Education (Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorders for the Profession) | ||
| Culture and Health | ||
| Maternity Nursing and Women's Health-Theory | ||
| Family Centered Nursing of Children-Theory | ||
| Autism for the Professions | ||
Additional courses may be acceptable toward the requirements. See the program director to recieve prior approval for any courses not listed above or for any substitutions.
View class descriptions in the Marquette University Bulletin of Courses.
Declaring the Minor
Download and complete the Add or Change a Minor: Undergraduate form and follow its instructions.