Courses
Master of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences (M.R.) Non-Thesis Track (30 Credit Hours)
Students who elect to pursue the non-thesis track must take 30 credit hours. The graduate plan of work for the Master of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences (M.R.) is as follows:
Theoretical Foundations: 6 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 502 Theories in Youth, Family and Community Sciences: Offered Fall, All
Choose one:
- YFCS 543 Applied Concepts in Parenting & Family Life Education: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 553 Applied Concepts in Child and Youth Development: Offered Fall, All
Professional Development: 9 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 552 Program Development and Evaluation in Youth and Family Settings: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 585 Professional Ethics and Family Policy: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 500 Supervised Professional Experience in YFCS: Offered Spring, Fall All
Methodological Inquiry: 3 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 551 Research Methods: Offered Fall
YFCS Electives: 12 Credit Hrs
Master of Science in Youth, Family, and Community Sciences (M.S.) Thesis Track (36 Credit Hrs)
Students who elect to pursue the thesis track must take 36 credit hours. The graduate plan of work for the Master of Youth, Family, and Community Sciences (M.S.) is as follows:
Theoretical Foundations: 6 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 502 Theories in Youth, Family and Community Sciences: Offered Fall, All
Choose one:
- YFCS 543 Applied Concepts in Parenting & Family Life Education: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 553 Applied Concepts in Child and Youth Development: Offered Fall, All
Professional Development: 9 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 552 Program Development and Evaluation in Youth and Family Settings: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 585 Professional Ethics and Family Policy: Offered Spring, All
- YFCS 500 Supervised Professional Experience in YFCS: Offered Spring, Fall All
Methodological Inquiry: 9 Credit Hrs
- YFCS 551 Research Methods: Offered Fall
- ST 511 Statistical Methods for Researchers I: Offered Each Semester
- YFCS 695 Thesis Research: Offered Each Semester
YFCS Electives: 12 Credit Hrs
YFCS Elective Course Offerings
- YFCS 523 Family Relationships Over the Life Course
- YFCS 531 Effective Management of Family Resources
- YFCS 533 Complex Family Issues
- YFCS 537 Human Sexuality
- YFCS 540 Environmental Influences on the Family
- YFCS 547 Family Life Coaching
- YFCS 550 Family and Youth Professionals as Leaders
- YFCS 556 Organizational Systems in Youth and Family Settings
- YFCS 557 Volunteerism in Youth and Family Settings
- YFCS 558 Contemporary Issues in Volunteer Resource Management
- YFCS 590 Social Justice & Diversity in Youth and Family Sciences
- YFCS 630 Independent Study in Family Life and Youth Development (Must be advisor-approved)
For questions or more information about graduate courses, contact Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody, amhardis@ncsu.edu
