Family Social Science
Do you value and enjoy helping people? Do you have an interest in understanding your own personal relationships as well as those of others? Would you like to support and encourage healthy family functioning? Do you enjoy volunteer work that serves the community?
A Family Social Science major prepares you for a career in improving the quality of life for people experiencing societal problems (such as poverty and homelessness) and family-related issues (such as substance and domestic abuse and parent-child relationships). Other career paths include working in settings related to mental health, correctional, and gerontological services.
Family Social Science graduates typically work as youth counselors, community advocates, case management counselors, chemical dependency counselors, family crisis workers, disability specialists, elder services administrators, or financial counselors.
Types of Employers
*Family Service Agencies
*Social Service Organizations
*Nursing Homes
*Child Welfare Agencies
*Adoption/Foster Care Agencies
*Substance Abuse Programs
*Mental Health Facilities
*Agencies Serving the Homeless
*Correctional Institutions
Professional Associations and Student Organizations
National Organization for Human Services
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Minnesota Student Council on Family Relations (MSCFR)
Family Social Science Roundtable
Jobs Obtained by Recent Grads
Coordinator of Child and Parent Programming – Catholic Charities
Vocational Coordinator – Access to Employment
Primary Counselor – Safe Haven for Youth
MFIP Job Counselor – Lifetrack Resources
Social Services – Golden Age Manor
Parent Educator – Independent School District 719
Family Social Science Resource List
Click on the above Family Social Science Resource List to get a list of resources specifically for this major including helpful job posting sites, professional associations, links to articles for the field and a listing of books on the field in the St. Paul Campus Career Center.
Alumni Careers and Alumni Profiles
Click on the above Alumni Careers and Alumni Profiles to get a list of job titles/employers for family social science students. From this page you will also be able to read profiles of several alumni with this major.