The Family Life and Child Development (FLCD) major deals with family relations, human development across the lifecycle and other family-related issues such as resource management and housing. Graduates are prepared to work with children, adults, and families in a variety of human services and educational settings. Students may also choose this major as preprofessional training for further graduate study for marriage and family therapy, human services professions, or university teaching. Courses in this area are also popular electives frequently utilized to enhance other majors or interpersonal relationships. Students may consult with an advisor to develop a plan of study that works best for each individual.
Career Possibilities include:
Since Family Life and Child Development is a diverse field, it is possible to focus the elements of your program toward a specific goal. Students may take the general FLCD area of concentration or they may focus in several different directions: child related focus, parenting related focus, and resource management/consumer focus. To achieve a specific focus within our program, please work with an advisor.
Dr. Kelley Brigman has taught in the FCS Department since 1980 and specializes in areas of marriage and family and parenting.
Email: kelley.brigman@mnsu.edu
Tel: 507-389-2421
Dr. Betty Young has taught in the FCS Department since 1983 and specializes in the areas of consumerism and family resource management.
Email: betty.young@mnsu.edu
Tel: 507-389-6316
