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Master's Programs
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Introduction
to the Doctoral Program
The Department of Family and Child Ecology
offers a Ph.D. degree program in Family and Child Ecology with three
specializations:
• Child Development
• Family Studies
• Marriage and Family Therapy.
The MFT specialization is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education of The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE). For specific requirements, please see Family and Child Ecology website at: http://www.fce.msu.edu.The Ph.D. in Family and Child Ecology emphasizes human development and family dynamics across the life course. Families and individuals are studied in the context of multiple systems, including schools, communities, and health care systems. Emphasis is placed on resilience and positive development, and diversity is a core value of the program.
Students in the child development
and family studies specializations have the opportunity to plan flexible
programs that meet their professional needs. Students in the MFT
specialization complete a curriculum established by COAMFTE. The
required core of courses for all students includes:
- FCE 801 Family Ecosystems
- PhD Pro-seminar--strongly recommended in first semester
- Research methods and statistics: minimum
of 12 credits
beyond master’s requirements. - 24 dissertation credits (FCE 999).
Beyond the requirements above, the student plans, with the guidance committee, a comprehensive program of family and human development courses, additional research, and other course work pursuant to a specialization in Child Development, Family Studies, or Marriage and Family Therapy. Students are expected to gain competence in research methodology, family and/or human development theory, and a cognate area, and will complete comprehensive examinations prior to proposing a dissertation topic.
Doctoral ResearchFCE doctoral students conduct research in human
development and family studies using a range of theoretical frameworks
and methodologies, the core of which is family ecology. Examples
of recent dissertations include:
- Maternal self-efficacy, quality of parenting,
and
child development outcomes among mothers with
children from Early Head Start. - Relationships between parental rejection, family
functioning and disordered eating. - Family decision-making: Experiences of adult
sons and daughters with elder care decisions. - The influence of assets on the academic
achieve-
ment of African American college students
FCE PhD graduates make state, national and international contributions. Recent graduates hold academic positions in such institutions as Ohio State University, Florida State University, University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State, and Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil. In Michigan, institutions include Wayne State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, and Alma College. Other graduates have administrative roles/professional practices in medical centers and educational settings such as Head Start.