Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family&Consumer Sciences

Master (M.R.) of Family Life and Youth Development

The Master’s of Family Life and Youth Development is a distance-based non-thesis degree that requires a total of 30 graduate credit hours culminating in a capstone experience/project and an oral examination. The program is built upon foundations of theory and application composed of four focus areas: (1) foundations of family life and youth development, (2) professional development and leadership, (3) research and methodological inquiry, and (4) a content area concentration (Youth Development Leadership, Family Life & Parent Education, Volunteer Management & Administration, Administration and Leadership of Youth and Family Programs, Family Life Coaching, and Gerontology).

Master (M.R.) of Family Life and Youth Development Graduate Program (pdf)
FYD Program Planning Guide (pdf)
2010 – 2011 FYD Teaching Schedule (pdf)
Master (M.R.) of Family Life and Youth Development Plan of Graduate Work (PoGW) template (Word file)
Graduate Catalog of FYD Courses
Departmental Graduate Faculty and Courses They Teach [future link]

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