18 hours

To be eligible to enroll in the program, an applicant must be a currently enrolled degree seeking-student in good standing in a doctoral program at UGA. All applicants must seek approval from their major professor and must submit a signed form to that effect. Applicants will be reviewed by the QMFSS director with potential input from QMFSS faculty.

Prerequisite Courses

HDFS 7170

Introduction to Applied Statistics in Human Development and Family Science

3

HDFS 8830

Applied Regression Analyses in HDFS

3

Required Course

HDFS 8730

Structural Equation Modeling for Family and Social Sciences

3

Specialized Courses

Choose a minimum of 3 course(s) from the following:

HDFS 8840

Multilevel Modeling for Family and Social Sciences

3

HDFS 8850

Categorical and Dyadic Data Analysis for Family and Social Sciences

3

HDFS 8860

Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling for Family and Social Sciences

3

HDFS 8870

Meta-Analysis for Family and Social Sciences

3

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Increasingly, there is a niche market for scholars with these skills in academic research positions in the social and behavioral sciences at top tier research and academic institutions. Social Sciences departments in particular hire new faculty with these analytical skills, especially when these analytical skills are grounded within the disciplines of human development and family science or other social sciences.

Information on scholarships available in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences can be found at https://www.fcs.uga.edu/ssac/scholarship-list

Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is the primary group that organizes and represents graduate students in the Department of Human Development and Family Science More information at: www.fcs.uga.edu/hdfs/graduate-student-organization

Other graduate programs in the department of Human Development and Family Science, include: MS Child Life MS Couple and Family Therapy MS Human Development and Family Science (Non-Thesis OR Thesis) PhD Human Development and Family Science PhD Human Development and Family Science, Couple and Family Therapy Emphasis