Graduate Courses

This list of courses is updated periodically. However, new courses become available regularly and some disappear. Use the current version of the graduate catalog to find non-department electives and pre-requisites.

Only the supervisory committee can approve the specific program of study proposed by the student. Select electives and the appropriate statistics course (M.S. students) only in consultation with the Supervisory Committee.

FYCS Courses

FYC 6020. Principles of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 3 cr. Critical issues in the new century. Applying key principles of family, youth and community sciences to selected problems.

FYC 6111. Families and Violence. 3 cr. Examines the major types of family violence across the life span, including all forms of child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse.

FYC 6131. Ethics for Practitioners. 3 cr. Basic elements of ethics, professional ethics and professionals as ethical agents. Required for all students in the Masters in Family, Youth and Community Sciences program.

FYC 6207. Adolescent Problematic Behavior. 3 cr. Uses the ecological model to examine adolescent development with challenges and stresses that lead to problematic behaviors. Examines community-based prevention programs that foster positive youth resiliency. Includes discussion of theoretical, methodological, empirical and practical issues.

FYC 6221. Grant Proposals for Community-Based Organizations. 3cr. Skills need to develop funding proposals to support community-based projects and organizations.

FYC 6222. Parenting and Child Relationships. 3 cr. Relationships affecting child development outcomes.

FYC 6223. Promoting Positive Youth Development. 3 cr. Examines risk and protective factors for promoting youth development. (Prereq: FYC 6207)

FYC 6224. Resilience and Positive Youth Development. 3 cr. Conceptual and applied examination of resilience as a shaping force in youth development from infancy through the emerging adult years. (Prereq: FYC 6230)

FYC 6230. Theories of Youth and Family Development. 3 cr. Historical and contemporary theories of youth and family development.

FYC 6302. Sustainable Community Development. 3 cr. Examines the social, economic and environmental components of sustainable development with an emphasis on the local community. Includes multi-cultural perspectives and emphasis on developing and using non-traditional measures of quality of life, economic productivity and ecological soundness in analyzing community sustainability.

FYC 6320. Community Development. 3 cr. Process and methods for community development. Develops skills for managing change in communities.

FYC 6330. Theories of Community Development. 3 cr. To increase the understanding and sociological concept of community and its applications in public development policies.

FYC 6331. Involving Youth in Community Issues. 3 cr. Provides an overview of methods of investigating community issues and how to engage youth in scientific, technological, and societal issues at the community level.

FYC 6421. Non-profit Organizations. 3 cr. Nonprofit organizations are a large and increasing part of our democratic society. This courses focuses on preparing the student to participate in community nonprofit organizations in a variety of functions. It will prepare the student to work with community nonprofit organizations and to serve in a leadership or governance role.

FYC 6422. Case Studies in Nonprofits. 3 cr. Critical examination of non-profit organizations using a case study approach to analysis. (Prereq: FYC 6421)

FYC 6423. Non-Governmental Organizations. 3 cr. Non-governmental organizations and their political and economic impacts. (Prereq: FYC 6421)

FYC 6424. Fund Raising for Community Nonprofit Organizations. 3 cr. Critical evaluation of fund raising theory, research on the profession, and best contemporary fund raising practices in the nonprofit sector. (Prereq: FYC 6421)

FYC 6620. Program Planning and Evaluation for Human Services Delivery. 3 cr. Course provides skills needed to develop, implement and evaluate the impact of human service programs for families, youth and communities.

FYC 6660. Public Policy and Famly, Youth and Community Sciences. 3 cr. Current policies and laws affecting youth, families and communities, and strategies to changes these policies and laws. Required for all students in the Masters in Family, Youth and Community Sciences program.

FYC 6801. Scientific Reasoning and Research Design. 3 cr. This course provides an overview of scientific reasoning, explains how the scientific method is used and explains how to select quantitative and qualitative research designs. It is designed both to help students develop the research proposal for the thesis project and to provide all students with the skills and expertise needed to serve as critical judges of the quality of published research findings. Strongly recommended for all students although other courses may be substituted in some cases.

FYC 6802. Advanced Research Methods for FYCS. 3 cr. Examines data collection tools and techniques appropriate to the discipline, including such techniques as observation, interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, ethnographies, scales and indices, sensory evaluation, testing and content analysis.

FYC 6XXX. Youth and the Media. 3 cr. This course focuses on the biological, physiological, and sociological lives of adults during the middle and later stages of development. Adulthood and aging are explored in the context of family and community.

FYC 6901. Problems in Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 1-3 cr. For advanced students to select and study a problem related to family, youth and community sciences. Offered by arrangement with faculty.

FYC 6912. Non-Thesis Research. 1-3 cr. Student will conduct non-thesis research under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Offered by arrangement with faculty.

FYC 6932. Topics in Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 1-3 cr. Critical review of selected current topics in family, youth and community sciences. This rotating topics course is normally offered each spring and fall semester. Contact the graduate coordinator to learn what topic has been selected for each semester. Consult the course listings in the UF Course Catalog or on ISIS.

FYC 6933. Seminar in Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 1 cr. Exploration of current topics, trends and research findings in human resource development. Required of all majors during the last semester of study. Offered every fall semester.

FYC 6934. Professional Internship/Practicum in Family, Youth and Community Sciences. 1-3 cr. Directed work experience or internship in which the student serves in a professional capacity. Offered by arrangement with faculty.

FYC 6971. Research for Master's Thesis. 1-3 cr. Individual research project. Students in the M.S. program must complete 3 to 6 hours. Students in the M.S. program must complete 3 hours (2 during the summer semester) of FYC 6971 in the semester in which they plan to graduate.

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