Welcome!

Do you have the talent to help keep a family together? Are you interested in teaching children? or managing a child care center?

Are you the person who could help a teenager cope with peer pressure, or can you help a single-parent family sort through financial difficulties?

The Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies is where you could turn your talent into a career. With a variety of majors and a focus on actual experience, this department helps you prepare for a people-focused career.

Graduates of the department are enjoying successful careers in community agencies, child care centers, colleges and public schools, advocacy organizations, and many other organizations focused on improving the lives of individuals, families, schools and communities.