Pursue Your Purpose

Earn your M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies to advance your understanding, skills and career. Through exploring key factors that are foundational to successful interpersonal relationships and positive development throughout all stages of life, you’ll gain the tools to foster well-being in a variety of settings. Many students continue their education into a doctoral program, while others pursue careers in postsecondary education, public policy, and other organizations providing services to children and families.The program offers a thesis and non-thesis track.

Plan A: Research Track = 30 credits

Plan B: Professional Track = 30 credits

Master’s Degree in HDFS with a Diversity, Youth, and Family Development (DYAD) Focus, Plan A, Thesis

Students complete a 30-credit Master’s degree in preparation for continued study in a doctoral program. Plan A is a research emphasis program that includes the completion of a thesis.

Master’s Degree in HDFS with a Diversity, Youth, and Family Development (DYAD) Focus, Plan B-Professional, Non-Thesis

Students complete a 30-credit Master’s degree with a focus on applied practice or policy development, including work in government, business or foundations.

Note: DYAD was formerly known as Lifespan Human Development and Family Studies (LHDFD); if you are applying for graduate study with the DYAD concentration, select the LHDFD concentration in the application system.

Human Development and Family Studies

Master of Science