The mission of the Education and Family Studies Department is to:
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Strategically select and provide discipline-specific principle-based and research-based
data and application opportunities to our students.
- That we might assist students in increasing their personal and professional vision
of a brighter future.
- That we might assist students in developing specific skills and qualifications as
demanded by market-driven income opportunities.
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Constantly remind students of their own desired outcomes.
- That we might effectively inspire students to use their moral agency to explore, learn,
and apply the provided information and principles to the end that thy might elicit
their own desired outcomes.
Program Learning Outcomes
The Education and Family Studies department offers a diverse selection of courses
and provides students the opportunity to gain emphasis in many different areas while
also completing general education and major requirements for graduation and transferability.
Family, Child, and Human Development Program Learning Outcomes:
- Students will understand the major theories of family and/or human development.
- Students will understand the normal patterns of physical, emotional, social, moral,
and cognitive development across the lifespan.
- Students understand developmentally appropriate practice and strategies for positive
guidance and discipline as it relates to parenting and/or education.
- Students can observe, record, and interpret children's behavior in the context of
development theories.
- Students will understand aspects of the family including but not limited to consumerism,
finance, food and nutrition, and relationships.
