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Dec 06, 2025
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2011-2012 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Child and Family Studies Major, PhD
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The department supports a doctoral program leading to a PhD with a major in child and family studies. Two themes are highlighted – the integration of human development and family studies and concentration in a selected area of study. A doctoral program that is concurrently specialized and integrative in nature reflects the complexity of the disciplinary subject matter, provides a broader context to formulate theoretical questions, and broadens the empirical literature for addressing these questions. The PhD is primarily a research degree. A core component of the program focuses on the development of expertise in research methods and statistics so that graduate students are capable of advancing knowledge in their field of study.
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Hours Credit |
| Master’s Core - CFS 510 , CFS 511 , CFS 550 |
9 |
| PhD Core - CFS 640 |
3 |
| 1 CFS Specialization |
21 |
| 2 Statistics |
9 |
| 3 Research Methods |
12 |
| 4 Cognate |
6 |
| Professional Seminar - CFS 572 |
2 |
| Dissertation |
24 |
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Total 86
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1Minimum of 21 semester hours of child and family studies courses. Can include courses from MS degree.
2STAT 531 or STAT 537 , or Statistics 605; STAT 532 , STAT 538 , or SOWK 606 ; an advanced statistical methods; can include one course from master’s degree.
3CFS 570 ; CFS 633 or CFS 660 ; CFS 633 , CFS 650 , or CFS 660 ; an advanced specialized research methods course. Can include one course from master’s degree.
4Can include courses from MS degree.
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