Course Description

An exploration of the connection between money and couple and family relationships. Focus on understanding factors impacting individual's, couple's, and family's money perceptions and management. Review of current literature and research. Students gain insight into their own relationship with money and will learn basic financial planning strategies.

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Athena Title

Money and Relationships

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in FHCE 8550

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Non-Traditional Format

This course will be taught 95% or more online.

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Prerequisite

FHCE 3200 or FHCE 3200E or FHCE 3250 or FHCE 3250E or FHCE 8200 or FHCE 8200E or permission of department

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Pre or Corequisite

FHCE 5200 or FHCE 7200 or FHCE 7200E or permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• To understand how money impacts individuals, couples, and families
• To gain insight into how attitudes and expectations about money develop and evolve
• To understand the basic components of managing money in relationships
• To examine personal thoughts on attitudes, expectations, and feelings about money and money management habits
• To be comfortable working with individuals, couples, and families with financial stress

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Topical Outline

• Financial Communication
• Family Systems Theory
• Family Socialization of Money
• Couples and Money
• Genograms
• Application of Financial Therapy Models to Relational Financial Therapy

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