Our Family Studies minor gives you a foundation for professional work that strengthens family resiliency and advances the common good in a diverse and changing world.
Why Minor in Family Studies?
Family studies offers a theoretical and practical understanding of the family as a social institution and an important social system.
Knowledge about families and working with families has become a critical area of concern for health, social service and education professionals. A Family Studies minor is an excellent fit for students studying the health professions, liberal arts and education.
Why Study Family Studies at CSUN?
We offer experiential learning opportunities through our lab and studio courses and the Child and Family Studies Center Lab School.
You'll gain leadership skills through the Student Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Kappa Omicron Nu national honor society.
What You'll Learn
You'll study issues of contemporary and future families plus marriage and family relations. You'll choose from courses on topics such as human sexuality, parental development, adolescents in the family context, child growth and development and family resiliency.
Learning for All at the Child and Family Studies Center
The center is an educational setting for young children from the community, and their families. The center trains CSUN students to work effectively with young children, fostering the growth and development of the whole child.