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Family Sciences |
FAMILY SCIENCES
Chair: James M. Harper
Graduate Coordinator: Jeffry H. Larson
1000 SWKT
Provo, UT 84602-5525
(801) 378-6725
THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES
The goal of the Department of Family Sciences is to provide education in prevention and intervention that promotes quality family living across generations. The department is noted for contributions in theory, philosophy, and practice in home and family life education, optimal human development, and marriage and family therapy.
Faculty research interests focus on intergenerational relationships and programs that strengthen marriages and families.
Four degrees are offered through the Department of Family Sciences: Family Sciences and Human Development—MS; Family Sciences and Human Development—PhD; Marriage and Family Therapy—MS; Marriage and Family Therapy—PhD.
Family Sciences and Human Development—MS, PhD
The graduate program is designed to (1) address the theories, research, and practices that strengthen marriages, (2) enhance the development of children, and (3) unfold the characteristics of quality nurturing relationships across generations. Students are taught to prevent or intervene in challenging family circumstances across the life span and to understand the factors that contribute to families' temporal well-being.
Typically from six to eight students are admitted each year to the program, with the proportion of MS and PhD degree candidates varying each year. The total number of students in the FSHD programs is usually between twenty-five and thirty.
For a department brochure containing additional information about scholarships,
assistantships, ongoing faculty research programs, and research facilities,
contact the Department of Family Sciences. The department also has a home
page on the World Wide Web: http://www.byu.edu/acd1/fhsswww/htm1/departmt/famsci/FSHDgrad/
FSHDpage.html.
Family Sciences and Human Development—MS
The MS degree in FSHD provides students with a broad-based understanding in family sciences, human development, and resource management. Students construct an individualized program of study that helps them also acquire depth in one or more of these three core areas and/or other areas in the field, such as teaching, family life education, home economics education, and early childhood education. For some the MS is a terminal graduate degree that enhances professional opportunities in educational settings, such as teaching at the college level, in secondary education, or in the Church Educational System, or becoming a university preschool administrator. For other students this degree is a pre-PhD program designed to prepare them for doctoral study.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
Family Sciences and Human Development—PhD
The primary focus of doctoral study is to help students become effective educators and scholars. The majority of graduates find professional positions in university departments such as the Department of Family Sciences; some find positions in community settings, research organizations, or the mass media; and others choose to work for the Church Educational System or in business settings.
The PhD degree in FSHD provides integrated and in-depth learning experiences in family sciences, human development, and resource management. It also offers the opportunity to acquire expertise in a number of different aspects of the field, as well as in several closely related to it, such as sociology and psychology.
Offered on the basis of competence rather than the completion of a specified number of courses, the degree usually requires a minimum 48 hours of course work and 18 dissertation hours. If students have completed study beyond their master's degree, their transcript is evaluated to determine which courses or other experiences can be applied toward the doctoral program of study.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
Marriage and Family Therapy—MS
The department offers the master of science degree as a two-year program. The objective of this degree is to train persons who will be outstanding clinicians, prepared to function in a wide variety of marriage and family therapy settings. The curriculum is based on state licensure/certification requirements and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The master's degree is the basic credential for independent practice in marriage and family therapy.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
Marriage and Family Therapy—PhD
The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has three interrelated emphases—Clinical Practice, Teaching/Supervision, and Research.
There are two options for the PhD degree in marriage and family therapy.
The first, for students who already have a master's degree, should take
approximately three years to complete. The second is for the post-
baccalaureate
student and should take approximately four years to complete. The master's
curriculum is followed during the first two years, with the MS degree awarded
at the completion of those requirements.
Admission and Entry.
Post-Master's Degree Option: master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. (Applicants without a marriage and family therapy master's degree may need to complete prerequisite course work.)
Postbaccalaureate Degree Option: baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university; background in research, e.g., research methodology and statistics (5 hours); behavioral sciences, e.g., child development, abnormal psychology, learning theory (9 hours); social sciences, e.g., family sciences, psychology, social psychology, sociology (6 hours).
Requirements for Degree.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The department offers graduate research and teaching assistantships, supplementary awards and scholarships, and internships as aid. Once admitted to the program, the student will receive by mail a department application for financial assistance.
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
The Center for Studies of the Family. An interdisciplinary research institute focusing on studies related to all aspects of the family, the center encourages and supports research on family-related topics ranging from prenatal development to problems of aging. Many of the faculty in the college are actively engaged in such research and receive support from the center. Activities include weekly symposia for sharing and evaluating findings, conferences on special topics, and outreach to bring valuable information on strengthening families to both families and family practitioners.
The Comprehensive Clinic. The Comprehensive Clinic at Brigham Young University
is a unique interdisciplinary training and research facility housing the
finest video and computer facilities available and a staff of skilled technicians
and secretaries to support graduate student and faculty research. The clinic
currently functions as a training facility for an AAMFT-
approved marriage
and family therapy PhD and for MS training programs. In addition, the clinic
provides the university and the broader geographical community with mental
health services involving between 200 and 250 clients each week.
Family, Home, and Social Sciences Computing Center. The center assists faculty and students with social science data processing and other computing needs on mainframe and personal computers. Technical support and consultation services for both statistics and graphics are available to students working on research projects, theses, and dissertations.
Child and Family Laboratories. These excellent facilities provide a practicum setting in which graduate students develop skills in conducting and interpreting research involving small children.
Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History. The institute's purpose is to study the Latter-day Saint past. Its personnel are historians whose primary work is writing and publishing for professional and general Church audiences. The institute also seeks to facilitate the research of other Church history scholars by providing limited support for research and publication.
Women's Research Institute. Initially established in 1978, the Women's Research Institute became a part of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences in September 1983. Since then the institute has awarded fellowships to upper-division and graduate students for conducting research on women and women's issues in amounts up to $500 annually for selected projects. Faculty grants became available through the institute in 1984.
The college also provides additional research and academic support to family science programs through the Camilla Eyring Kimball Chair of Home and Family Life.
For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, send for a copy of the department's bulletin.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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501R. Workshop in Family Sciences. (1-2)
Prerequisite: 8 hours in family sciences or department chair's consent.
Intensive study in applying principles of the following: specified family sciences, subject matter in early childhood education, child development, family relationships, family resource management, or marriage/family therapy.
510. Seminar in Intellectual Development. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 514.
Current theories and research on intellectual development.
511. Familial Influences on Social Development. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 310 or equivalent.
Current theories and research on social development, peer relations, and behavior. Familial/parenting effects as moderated by beliefs, genetics, gender, social cognitions, culture, child guidance, interventions.
512. Emotional and Moral Development. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Research, theories, and educational implications; preschool through adulthood.
514. Theories of Human Development. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 310 or equivalent.
Models and concepts in dominant contemporary developmental theories.
520. Head Teachers Practicum in Preschool. (4)
Prerequisite: FamSc 322, 323, or equivalent.
Head teaching proficiencies: guiding teachers of young children, techniques for involving parents, evaluating student teachers, assessing child performance, reviewing child guidance, and developing curriculum.
522R. Seminar in Early Childhood Education. (2)
Prerequisite: FamSc 322 or equivalent.
Teacher skills: developing, applying, measuring, and evaluating effective techniques. Curriculum: selecting, organizing, and creating curriculum materials for young children.
540. Family Economics. (3)
Economic functioning of household; role of income, employment, and household production as determinants of family living level.
545. Family Financial Resource Management. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 304 or equivalent.
Applying theories and principles in managing financial resources to meet needs of individuals and families.
550. (FamSc-Soc) History and Development of Theory About the Family. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 250, Soc 311, or equivalent.
Historical/intellectual roots of theorizing about families; paradigms and assumptions underlying theorizing; contemporary research and theory interface.
551. Fathering: Scholarship and Intervention. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Quality fathering across cultures and in varied family circumstances. Historical changes in fathering; challenges to good fathering; effective interventions with fathers.
555R. Beginning Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy. (2-3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 650 and instructor's consent.
Introduction to clinical methods and experience in counseling individuals, premarital and marital dyads, and families. For marriage and family therapy majors only.
560. Perspectives on Familial Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Integration of theories used for understanding and strengthening families. Research and application on family processes.
561. Seminar in Family Law. (3)
Prerequisite: concurrent registration in FamSc 461.
Intensive investigation of issues and concepts influencing legal aspects of marriage and family life.
562. Seminar in Professional Responsibility. (3)
Ethical issues and legal responsibility in professional practice.
563. Theoretical Foundations of Family Systems. (3)
Systems theory and cybernetic approaches to family processes and epistemological issues.
564. Human and Family Development Over the Life Cycle. (3)
Interrelationships between individuals and family life cycle development, including modifying family processes and structure over time.
565. Instructional Processes in Family Sciences. (3)
Methods and curriculum of design, development, implementation, management, and evaluation related to family sciences and home economics curricula.
566R. Preparation for Teaching Practicum. (1)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Developing curriculum in preparation for teaching an undergraduate course in family sciences. Approval of curriculum required before enrolling in FamSc 567R.
567R. Practicum in Family Life Education. (1-3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 565, 566, or instructor's consent.
Supervised experience teaching family living courses in a university setting.
570. Paradigms in Family Process and Analysis. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 371 or equivalent.
Alternative perspectives on family management, governance, and participation,
with emphasis on modernist/
management vs. familial orientation affecting
leadership, parenting, autonomy and choice, altruism, and individualism.
590R. Readings in Family Sciences. (1-2)
Prerequisite: FamSc 310 or 460; instructor's consent.
Discussions and reports of current readings.
595R. Special Topics in Family Sciences. (1-2)
Prerequisite: for family sciences major—FamSc 310 or 460; instructor's consent.
Individual study for qualified students.
600. (FamSc-Soc) Advanced Research Methods. (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 300 or instructor's consent.
Training in survey, experimental, secondary analysis, content analysis, qualitative, evaluation, and environmental impact research techniques.
601. (FamSc-Soc) Seminar in Survey Research. (3)
Prerequisite: Soc 300 or equivalent.
Survey research techniques of the behavioral sciences, emphasizing research and sampling designs.
602. (FamSc-Soc) Experimental Design. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc-Soc 600, Stat 501 or equivalent, or instructor's consent.
Research methods, logic, writing, and data analysis.
603R. (FamSc-Soc) Research Practicum. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Design, data collection, data analysis, and write-up.
604. (FamSc-Soc) Ethnographic Research Techniques. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc-Soc 600 or equivalent.
Rationale, methods, and limitations of qualitative research; includes participant observation and hermeneutic skills.
623. History, Theories, and Research in Early Childhood Education. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
History, research, philosophies, and models of early childhood education. Current issues and innovations.
640. Clinical Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. (3)
Current research on family therapy-based treatment of specific clinical problems. For marriage and family therapy majors only.
645. Analysis and Treatment of Human Sexual Development. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 650.
Knowledge and skill required to analyze and treat questions related to human sexual development.
650. Theoretical Foundations of Marital and Family Therapy. (3)
Epistemological and theoretical issues in marital and family therapy, including normal family processes and personal and intergenerational family issues.
651. Psychopathology and Assessment in Marriage and Family Therapy. (3)
Interpreting and assessing mental disorders and dysfunctional relationships. Etiology and diagnosis of individual, marital, and family psychopathology.
652. Marital and Individual Psychotherapy. (3)
Assessment, intervention techniques, therapist's role, and principle processes in theories of systemic individual and marital psychotherapy. For marriage and family therapy majors only.
653. Family and Multigenerational Psychotherapy. (3)
Systemic theories and strategies to diagnose and treat specific problems in dysfunctional families. For marriage and family therapy majors only.
654. Issues of Gender and Ethnicity. (3)
Gender, ethnic, and minority issues in family systems, society, and clinical practice as they relate to individual, marital, and family treatment.
655R. Intermediate Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy. (2-3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 555R, 650, or equivalent.
Experience in counseling individuals, premarital and marital dyads, families, groups of dyads, and multiple families. For marriage and family therapy majors only.
656. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues for Family Therapists. (3)
For marriage and family therapy majors only.
660. (FamSc-Soc) Child and Adolescent Socialization. (3)
Child and adolescent development in the context of social interaction, with particular emphasis on the family. Current theory and research evaluated.
662. Human Ecology in Developing Countries. (3)
Interdisciplinary seminar on problems common to families in Third World countries and current approaches to basic needs.
663.(FamSc-Soc 565) The Individual and Family in Later Years. (3)
Developmental aspects of aging, focusing on the biophysical, cognitive, social, affective, and pathological dimensions in people aged fifty and over.
665. Philosophy in Family Life Education. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 310, 460, or instructor's consent.
Interpretive framework in human science that addresses quality of life in families.
692R. (FamSc-Soc) Seminar in Family Relationships. (1-3)
Premarital dyad, marital dyad, and issues in family interaction and familial roles.
693R. Independent Readings. (1-3)
695R. Special Topics. (1-3)
Variable topics, including socialization of children, therapeutic intervention with special populations, and marital processes.
699R. Master's Thesis. (6-9)
750R. Supervising Marriage and Family Therapy. (2)
Spring term focuses on theory, research, and practice of supervising marriage and family therapists. Summer term includes supervised experience. For doctoral marriage and family therapy majors only.
751. Advanced Theory in Marriage and Family Therapy. (3)
Advanced family therapy approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of affective, behavioral, and cognitive disorders. For doctoral marriage and family therapy majors only.
752. Addictions and Family Violence. (3)
Assessment and treatment of multiple-problem family systems, emphasizing addictions and abuse. For doctoral marriage and family therapy majors only.
753. Advanced Clinical Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. (3)
Advanced approaches in treating dysfunctional individual, marital, and family systems. For doctoral marriage and family therapy majors only.
755R. Advanced Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy. (2-3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 650, 655R, or equivalent.
For doctoral marriage and family therapy majors only.
760. Theory Construction Colloquium. (3)
Prerequisite: FamSc 560, 563, 564, 570; or instructor's consent.
Multiple perspectives on and experience in theory construction and analysis, focusing on familial processes, human development, and resource management.
770R. Clinical Internship. (1)
Full-time family therapy training and practice at an approved agency.
791R. Seminar in Human Development. (1-2)
Prerequisite: must be a PhD candidate in human development.
792R.(FamSc-Soc) Family Symposium. (0.5)
Presentation and discussion of professional papers about the family.
793R. Research Seminar in Marriage and Family Therapy. (1-3)
Integrating and applying research design and statistics to the study of marital and family therapy. For doctoral majors in marriage and family therapy only.
794R. Special Topics in Child Development. (1-2)
799R. Doctoral Dissertation. (1-9)
FACULTY 
BAHR, KATHLEEN S., Associate Professor. PhD, Michigan State University, 1982. Family Ecology; Home Management and Family Relationships.
BEUTLER, IVAN F., Associate Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1974. Resource Management and Economy.
BURR, WESLEY R., Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1967. Building, Testing, and Applying Family Sciences Theories.
BUTLER, MARK, Assistant Professor. PhD, Texas Tech University, 1996. Family Therapy.
CHRISTENSEN, MARIBETH, Associate Professor. PhD, Utah State University, 1995. Home Economics.
CRANE, D. RUSSELL, Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1979. Marriage and Family Therapy.
DOLLAHITE, DAVID C., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1988. Nurturing Fathering through Transformative Scholarship.
DRAPER, THOMAS W., Associate Professor. PhD, Emory University, 1976. Early Childhood Education/Human Development.
FEINAUER, LESLIE L., Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1981. Family Violence; Aging Families.
GALBRAITH, RICHARD C., Professor. PhD, Northwestern University, 1975. Human Development; Children's Memory and Intelligence.
GARRISON, CAROLYN, Assistant Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1978. Household Equipment and Housing.
HARPER, JAMES M., Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1979. Family Interaction; Sibling Relationships; Aging Couples.
HART, CRAIG H., Associate Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1987. Human Development and Early Childhood Education.
HAWKINS, ALAN J., Associate Professor. PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1990. Fathering; Adult Development; Division of Family Work.
HOLMAN, THOMAS B., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1981. Mate Selection; Qualitative Methodology and Research.
KLEIN, SHIRLEY R., AssociateProfessor. PhD, University of Utah, 1990. Family Life Education; Family Work; Prisons.
LARSEN, JEAN M., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1972. Teacher Training and Research in Early Childhood.
LARSON, JEFFRY H.,Professor. PhD, Texas Tech University, 1980. Marriage and Family Therapy; Family Life Education.
LIND, CHARLENE, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1974. Social/Psychological Aspects of Clothing.
MCCOY, KELLY, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Georgia, 1992. Adolescence.
MCKEE, TREVOR R., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1973. Language Development; Duolingual Education; Theories.
MEAD, D. EUGENE, Professor. EdD, University of Oregon, 1967. Marriage and Family Therapy.
OLSEN, SUSANNE FROST, Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Georgia, 1992. Parent-Child Relationships Across the Life Course.
OLSON, TERRANCE D., Professor. PhD, Florida State University, 1972. Philosophy of Family Science; Family Life Education.
PEERY, J. CRAIG, Professor. PhD, Columbia University, 1973. Human Development; Personality and Social Development.
PODUSKA, BERNARD E., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1983. Family Financial Management and Relationships.
PORTER, CHRIS, Assistant Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1996. Infancy and Toddlerhood.
PRICE, ALVIN H., Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1963. Child Psychology.
ROBINSON, CLYDE C., Associate Professor. PhD, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1982. Human Development/Early Childhood Education.
ROWLEY, MAXINE R., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1989. Home Economics.
STAHMANN, ROBERT F., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1967. Premarital, Marital Counseling Education.
WATSON, WENDY L., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Calgary, 1984. Family Therapy; Gerontology.
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