In the PhD program, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to address complex issues affecting individuals, families, and communities. Through advanced coursework, applied research, and practical experiences, you’ll learn to analyze individual and relational development, family dynamics, design evidence-based interventions, and promote wellbeing while focusing on child and adolescent development, family finance and economics, or family processes.
This research-intensive program is tailored to each student’s interests and career goals and is developed in consultation with a faculty advisory committee. Students must demonstrate deep expertise in their field through the successful completion of advanced coursework and comprehensive exams as well as the presentation of original research in a scholarly dissertation.
As a PhD student, you’ll collaborate with faculty experts, engage in interdisciplinary research, and connect with professionals across human services disciplines. You’ll be prepared for a wide range of careers in academia, research, program evaluation, or family and community service fields.
