Personal
Financial
Planning
The Personal Financial Planning program focuses on educating students to the highest standards of excellence; fostering intellectual, ethical, and personal development; and generating meaningful research in the area of financial services. Students are prepared for careers in financial planning education and counseling in private practice, financial institutions, governmental and social agencies, and academic settings. Academic programs include:
- B.S. Personal Financial Planning
- M.S. Personal Financial Planning
- Ph.D. Environmental Design & Consumer Economics
Family Consumer
Sciences Education
The Family and Consumer Sciences Education program prepares individuals for professional positions in secondary schools, colleges, and universities, extension education, and related areas through quality education, research, and service. This major offers specializations leading to family and consumer sciences teacher certification. Academic programs include:
- B.S. Family & Consumer Sciences with Teacher Certification
- M.S. Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- PhD Family and Consumer Sciences Ecucation
- Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification in Family & Consumer Sciences
Marriage
& Family
Therapy
The Marriage and Family Therapy program provides clinical and academic training to students who will function as marriage and family therapists at the highest level of clinical competence and who will make unique contributions to the field of marriage and family through research, teaching, clinical practice, and other professional activities. Academic programs include:
- B.S. Community Family & Addiction Studies
- M.S. Marriage & Family Therapy
- PhD Marriage & Family Therapy
Addictive Disorders
& Recovery Studies
The Department of Applied Professional Studies, The Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, and the College of Arts and Sciences jointly offer an interdisciplinary minor in Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies. This minor provides students with an understanding of the physiological, psychological, societal, and familial factors contributing to addiction and the recovery from addiction. The Current academic program is:
- Minor in Addictive Diosrders & Recovery Studies
- Graduate Certification in Addiction & the Family
Serving Students
and the Community
The mission of the Department of Applied and Professional Studies (APS) is to serve students and the community by offering quality education in applied human services delivered by world-class faculty teaching in distinguished programs. Opportunities are available to collaborate with faculty members in research; to experience different aspects of programs through internships, classroom apprenticeships, and independent studies; and to participate in student organizations and activities.
The APS department relates to the Center for Financial Responsibility, the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, the Family Therapy Clinic, and the Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences.
Family Therapy Helps Recovery of Seriously Ill Children
Research presented at American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
Providing family therapy to seriously ill children and their families consistently enhances medical outcomes and increases the overall mental health for adolescent patients, family and treatment professionals, Texas Tech Marriage and Family Therapy faculty found through a unique partnership integrating family counseling as part of medical treatment.
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