Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Courses and Curriculum

Join a cohort of passionate professionals and benefit from a curriculum that blends theoretical foundations with practical applications delivered through an online learning platform that promotes engagement and collaboration.

Course Descriptions

Please see the UF Graduate Catalog for a list of our courses.

MS in FYCS Thesis Option: No Concentration

Curriculum Area	Course Title	Course Number	Credits
Research	Advanced Research Methods for FYCS	FYC 6802	3
	Applied Data Analysis in FYCS or equivalent	FYC 6804	3
	*Additional Research Method/Analysis Course (inside or outside department)		3
	Research for Master’s Thesis	FYC 6971	3-6
Conceptual Knowledge (6 credits; FYC 6235 Required)	Prevention Science in Youth Development and Family Science	FYC 6235	3
	Choose 1: Theories of Family Development, Systems and Change Theoretical Approaches to Youth Development Theories of Community	FYC 6230 FYC 6234 FYC 6330	3
The Profession (6 credits; FYC 6620 Required)	Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Service Delivery	FYC 6620	3
	Choose 1: Public Policy and Human Resource Development Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations Ethics for FYCS Practitioners	FYC 6662 FYC 6221 FYC 6131	3
Electives (6 credits)	FYC or Non-FYC		3
	FYC or Non-FYC		3
	Total Electives: 6hrs
	Total Credits Hours: Minimum 30hrs

MS in FYCS Thesis Option: Concentrations

Please note, when pursuing a thesis, it is not possible to take the courses needed for a concentration without earning more than the 30 credits required for the MS degree.

Curriculum Area	Course Title	Course Number	Credits
Research	Advanced Research Methods for FYCS	FYC 6802	3
	Applied Data Analysis in FYCS or equivalent	FYC 6804	3
	*Additional Research Method/Analysis Course (inside or outside department)		3
	Research for Master’s Thesis	FYC 6971	3-6
Conceptual Knowledge (6 credits; FYC 6235 Required)	Prevention Science in Youth Development and Family Science	FYC 6235	3
	Choose 1: Theories of Family Development, Systems and Change Theoretical Approaches to Youth Development Theories of Community	FYC 6230 FYC 6234 FYC 6330	3
The Profession (6 credits; FYC 6620 Required)	Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Service Delivery	FYC 6620	3
	Choose 1: Public Policy and Human Resource Development Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations Ethics for FYCS Practitioners	FYC 6662 FYC 6221 FYC 6131	3
Concentration (12-15 Credits)	Nonprofit Organizational Development Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Human Resource Management Fundraising for Community Nonprofit Organizations Risk Management in Nonprofit Organizations	FYC 6421 FYC 6026 FYC 6424 FYC 6425	12
	Family and Youth Development Theories of Family Development, Systems and Change Theoretical Approaches to Youth Development Adolescent Problematic Behavior Promoting Positive Youth Development	FYC 6230 FYC 6234 FYC 6207 FYC 6223	12
Electives (6 credits)	FYC or Non-FYC		3
	FYC or Non-FYC		3
	Total Electives: 6hrs
	Total Credits Hours: Minimum 30hrs

MS in FYCS Capstone Option

Curriculum Area	Course Title	Course Number	Credits
Research	Advanced Research Methods for FYCS	FYC 6802	3
Conceptual Knowledge (6 credits; FYC 6235 Required)	Choose 1: FYCS Foundation Theories of Family Development, Systems and Change Theoretical Approaches to Youth Development Theories of Community	FYC 6230 FYC 6234 FYC 6330	3
The Profession (6 credits; FYC 6620 Required)	Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Service Delivery	FYC 6620	3
	Choose 1: Elective Applied Data Analysis in FYCS Public Policy and Human Resource Development Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations Ethics for FYCS Practitioners	FYC 6804 FYC 6662 FYC 6221 FYC 6131	3
Concentration (12 Credits)	Nonprofit Organizational Development Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Human Resource Management Fundraising for Community Nonprofit Organizations Risk Management in Nonprofit Organizations	FYC 6421 FYC 6026 FYC 6424 FYC 6425	12
	Family and Youth Development Theories of Family Development, Systems and Change Theoretical Approaches to Youth Development Adolescent Problematic Behavior Promoting Positive Youth Development	FYC 6230 FYC 6234 FYC 6207 FYC 6223	12
Capstone	Capstone Project (3 credits)	FYCS 6920	3