Students who successfully complete the Family Studies major in the Department of Family Studies and Interior Design at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will demonstrate the knowledge, skills and values associated with university education, including:
- will develop an understanding of a broad knowledge and understanding of their disciplinary studies and how they may be applied in the working world. NCFR's ten "Family Life" substance areas are the following:
- Families in Society
- Internal Dynamics of Families
- Human Growth and Development Over the Life Span
- Human Sexuality
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Family Resource Management
- Parent Education and Guidance
- Family Law and Public Policy
- Ethics
- Family Life Education Methodology
- will demonstrate proficiency in their profession through a supervised work site experience.
- be prepared to assume entry-level professional positions or pursue advanced studies.
- will demonstrate clear, critical thinking, speaking and writing with reasonable proficiency in quantitative skills.
- will develop intellectual qualities essential for responsible citizenship in society such as integrity, respect for others and diversity, initiative, diligence, a capacity for life-long learning.
Knowledge
- Students will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of their disciplinary studies and how they may be applied in the working world. NCFR's ten "Family Life" substance areas are the following:
- Families in Society
- Internal Dynamics of Families
- Human Growth and Development Over the Life Span
- Human Sexuality
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Family Resource Management
- Parent Education and Guidance
- Family Law and Public Policy
- Ethics
- Family Life Education Methodology
(mission a)
Skills
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of computer technologies essential for disciplinary proficiency and workplace competence.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to write in their emerging field.
- Students will be able to express themselves orally through creation and delivery of public presentations related to their disciplinary studies.
Values
- Students will demonstrate professional protocols of the workplace in regard to appropriate dress, deportment, sensitivity to diversity issues, as well as ethical and moral issues that may confront them. (mission e)
- Students will demonstrate professional attitudes such as good work place habits, motivation, anticipating work demands, and ethical and social sensitivity, deemed essential for professional competence. (mission c)