Family and Child Studies
Office: University Hall, Room 4144
Phone Number: (973) 655-4171
Email: deptfcst@mail.montclair.edu
Overview
The concentration requirements for this program emphasize the study of the family. Through this lens, students learn about family development, relationships, dynamics, functioning, health, and resource management. They examine the various cultural, community, and socioeconomic contexts in which families function and study interventions used to support families across the lifespan. In this concentration students learn to reduce the impact of stressful or traumatic medical events and situations, which affect the development, health, and well-being of pediatric patients. This program prepares students for the nationally recognized Child Life Certification from the Child Life Certifying Commission (CLCC). Graduates from this interdisciplinary concentration gain the academic and experiential preparation for working with infants, children, and adolescents in medical environments and for providing support for the child's parents and other family members. This degree also provides students with the educational background they need to pursue graduate study in a variety of areas.
Course Requirements:
| Core Courses |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| FCST 200 |
Introduction to Family Studies |
3 |
| FCST 248 |
Family Development over the Life Course |
3 |
| FCST 304 |
Research in Methods for Studying Families and Children |
3 |
| FCST 317 |
Fieldwork Experience in Family and Child Studies: The Hospitalized Child |
3 |
| FCST 418 |
Working with Diverse Families and Children |
3 |
| FCST 445 |
Poverty and Families |
3 |
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| Concentration Courses |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| FCST 141 |
Interpersonal Relations |
3 |
| FCST 210 |
Introduction to Child Life |
3 |
| FCST 214 |
Child Development I |
3 |
| FCST 215 |
Infant Development |
3 |
| FCST 305 |
Death and Bereavement in the Family |
3 |
| FCST 314 |
Child Development II: Adolescence |
3 |
| FCST 322 |
Play in Child Life Practice |
3 |
| FCST 333 |
Group Dynamics |
3 |
| FCST 409 |
Internship |
8 |
| FCST 448 |
Family Counseling |
3 |
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| Collateral Courses |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| ARTH 280 |
Introduction to Art Therapy |
3 |
| |
| ECEL 219 |
Language and Literature for Young Children |
3 |
| OR |
| READ 209 |
Children's Literature for a Multicultural Society |
3 |
| |
| HLTH 105 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| MUTH 100 |
Introduction to Music Therapy |
2 |
| PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC 235 |
Psychology of Exceptional Children and Youth |
3 |
| SOCI 309 |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
3 |
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| PROGRAM TOTAL: 73 credits |
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