Human Ecology Child and Family Studies - Louisiana State University - System Office

Human Ecology Child and Family Studies from Louisiana State University - System Office is a Campus Bachelor Family studies degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Course work provides students with the background needed to subsequently pursue exciting and challenging careers in working with families, children, or consumer-related agencies. Employers include cooperative extension; non-profit and private agencies; faith-based organizations; consumer and business agencies and organizations; and federal, state, and local government. Many students pursue a graduate degree in Child and Family Studies or in closely related fields such as social work, counseling, and marriage and family therapy. The Child and Family Studies undergraduate curriculum is unique from most social sciences programs in that it provides extensive classroom and field preparation for students who plan to enter the workforce upon receiving their BS degree. A practicum experience during the junior year allows students to gain field experience at an agency of their choosing. Field experience is expanded during the senior year to include a more intensive semester-long field internship at another student-selected agency, thereby offering students entree into the field of interest to them and providing them with post-graduation employment possibilities. Graduates with a concentration in Child and Family Studies are eligible to apply to the National Council on Family Relations for the provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential. View more details on Louisiana State University - System Office . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Family studies courses.