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Child, Youth and Family Studies

Graduate Program Summary

Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.*; Ph.D.
Specializations - what's a specialization?
Child, Youth and Family Studies (Ph.D.); Family Financial Planning (M.S.); Family and Consumer Sciences Education (M.S.); Gerontology (Ph.D.); Marriage and Family Therapy (M.S.); Youth Development (M.S.)
Areas of Study
Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Family and Consumer Sciences Education; Family Science

*Also available online

Application Checklist

Required by Office of Graduate Studies
Required by Child, Youth and Family Studies
  • Entrance exam(s):
    M.S. Applicants (except Marriage and Family Therapy):  None
    Ph.D. and M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy Applicants:  GRE
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-80
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Department intent form (M.S./ Ph.D.)
  • Sample of writing or research (Ph.D. only)
  • Professional goals statement
  • Resume or vitae
Application Deadline
M.S. Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy
     Fall: January 15
Other Specializations for Financial Consideration
     Fall: February 1
Otherwise
     Fall: April 15     Spring: October 15     Summer: January 15   
*Some master's specializations have rolling admissions, contact the department for more information.
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Description of Program

The Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies (formerly Family and Consumer Sciences) offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. in family and consumer sciences or the Ph.D. in human sciences with a specialization in children, youth and family studies or gerontology.

Students have access to the Family Resource Center, the Infant Development Laboratory, and the Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory. The Family Resource Center is a nonprofit facility that provides marriage and family therapy on site and to Western Nebraska through distance delivery.

Some courses are available online. A graduate certificate is also available online in either Family Financial Planning Family Financial Planning or Youth Development.



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Contact

Graduate Chair
Dr. Helen Raikes
Graduate Secretary
Ms. Lisa King
lking2@unl.edu
402-472-7787
Department Address
135 Mabel Lee Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0236
Department Website
http://cehs.unl.edu/cyaf

Faculty and Research

Douglas Abbott Adolescent Sexual Behavior; Cross-Cultural Mate Selection
Richard Bischoff Mental Health Services for Underserved Populations; Collaborative Health Care
Kathy Bosch Substance Abuse; Dating Violence
Susan Churchill Children's Play; Well-Being of Rural Families; Home and Childcare Connections
Rochelle Dalla Marginalized Populations; Prostituted Women; Rural and Immigrant Populations
Pauline Davey Zeece Literature in Early Childhood Education
Maria de Guzman Children's Social Behaviors in Diverse Cultures
John DeFrain Building Family Strengths
Cody Hollist Latino Adolescent Mental Health Issues; Latino Family Dynamics
Catherine Huddleston-Casas Financial Literacy and Planning; Working-Poor Definition and Profile
Julie Johnson Home Economics Curriculum
Carolyn Pope Edwards International Early Childhood Education; Social and Moral Development in Cultural Context
Kathleen Prochaska-Cue Rural Women and Their Families; Credit Debt Management; Financial Literacy
Helen Raikes Intervention Programs for Vulnerable Children; Language and Literacy Development
Allison Reisbig Family Therapy; Impact of Chronic Stressors; LGBT Families
Paul Springer Collaborative Healthcare
Julia Torquati Child Development; Early Childhood Education
Yan Ruth Xia Immigrant Youth Behavioral and Mental Health; Adolescent Substance Abuse
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