Selected in 2002 and again in 2006 as the Most Outstanding Graduate Department on campus, we have a nationally recognized faculty whose research productivity was recently ranked in the top 5% of the 235 family studies programs across the country. Our department houses former editors of the Journal of Social & Personal Relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, and Family Relations, three of the premier peer-reviewed, academic journals in our field, as well as past presidents of the National Council of Family Relations and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Most faculty members serve as associate editors or editorial board members of academic journals and on the governing boards of national professional organizations.
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We have a well-established mentoring program, which begins as soon as the student is accepted into the program. We actively prepare our students to become successful academic scholars both in terms of research and teaching. The range of careers that we prepare our students for is virtually unparalleled.
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Since 2000, our program has provided more faculty to Research Extensive University family studies departments than any other program in the United States. We also prepare PhDs for positions in more applied careers in administration, program evaluation and development. Our alumni have positions with universities and colleges in the United States, Canada, and Korea. |
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We have developed an outstanding reputation as a place to study family diversity and multiculturalism across the life course. Because we define family diversity and multiculturalism broadly, our focus is on the multitude of ways that individuals and families may differ, including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, family structure, nationality, geographic location, and sexual orientation. |
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies offers Master of Arts (applied emphasis) and Master of Science (research emphasis) degrees, and a Ph.D. in Human Environmental Sciences, with an emphasis area in Human Development and Family Studies. Please click here to watch a short video detailing graduate student life at MU and here to listen to an audio clip about MU.