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Twin Cities Campus
Family Social Science B.S.Family Social Science
College of Education and Human Development
Family social science is a multidisciplinary major for those who are interested in helping people, counseling, and understanding human relationships. This major prepares graduates for careers in working with individuals, families, or systems in human services. The major is enhanced by a required internship related to the student's specific program and career goals. Qualified graduates may continue their education through graduate study in family social science, child and human development, social work, or allied health disciplines.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Preparatory Courses
Economics
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(3.0 cr)
or
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(4.0 cr)
Statistics
PSTL 1004 {Inactive}
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 1001 - Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
BA 2551 - Business Statistics in R
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
Additional Course
FSOS 1101 - Intimate Relationships
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
FSOS 1201 - Human Development in Families: Lifespan
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1211 - Sociological Perspectives: A Multicultural America
[SOCS, DSJ]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1246 {Inactive}
[SOCS, CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSTL 1281 {Inactive}
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
SW 1001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
choose a course from one of the following areas: anthropology, child psychology, human development, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology
Communication Courses
PSTL 1461 {Inactive}
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
OLPD 3324W - Writing in the Workplace for Education and Human Development Majors
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
YOST 3325W - Project-Based Writing For Education and Human Development Majors
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
WRIT 3029W - Business and Professional Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ENGL 3027W - The Essay
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Major Courses
FSOS 2101 - Preparation for Working With Families
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 2103 - Family Policy
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 2105 - Methods in Family Research
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 3101 - Personal and Family Finances
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 3102 - Family Systems and Diversity
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
FSOS 3104 {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
Professional Core Courses
Take 18 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FSOS 3426 - Alcohol and Drugs: Families and Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 3429 - Counseling Skills Practicum I
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4101 - Sexuality and Gender in Families and Close Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4104 - Family Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 2106 - Family Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4150 - Special Topics in Family Social Science
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4152 - Queer Families
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4153 - Family Financial Counseling
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4154 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4155 - Parent-Child Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 4156 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 5150 - Special Topics in Family Social Science
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
FSOS 5426 - Alcohol and Drugs: Families and Culture
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html.
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 1102/Econ 1102/1105/1112 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 3264/EPsy 5261 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BA 2551/SCO 2550 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 1211/PsTL 1211 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Comm 1101/Comm 1101H/PSTL 1461 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 3325W/V/YoSt 3325W/V |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Writ 3562V/Writ 3562W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngL 3029W/Writ 3029W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngC 3027W/EngL 3027W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSOS 2103/FSOS 4103 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 2105/FSOS 4105 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 3102/FSOS 5101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 3426/FSOS 5426 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 3429/FSOS 5429 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FSoS 3426/FSOS 5426 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -12.0 [max 24.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |