Department of Child and Family Science

College of Education College of Liberal Arts College of Science College of Arts College of Technology and Engineering College of Sports & Recreation College of International Studies and Social Sciences College of Music College of Management Centers Programs Department of Adult & Continuing Education Department of Civic Education and Leadership Department of Education Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling Department of Health Promotion and Health Education Department of Child and Family Science Department of Special Education Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Institute of Educational Policy and Administration Graduate Institute of Information & Computer Education Graduate Institute of Library & Information Studies Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling In-service Master Program of Creativity Development Program of Learning Sciences Transdisciplinary Program in College of Education

The Department of Human Development & Family Studies, formerly the Department of Home Economics Education, was founded in 1953 with the objective of training secondary school teachers. The Master’s and Doctoral Programs were established in 1982 and 1996 respectively. The Undergraduate , Master Program and Doctoral Program all encompass two major fields– Family Life Education and Early Childhood Development & Education.

The focus of our department is to explore quality of all aspects of life from a life course perspective. Professional domains include Family Life Education and Early Childhood Development & Education. In an effort to meet urgent societal development needs, our department offers three career tracks for each professional domain: teaching, research, promotion & management.