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Programs of Study The School of Education and Allied Professions
Department of Family Studies and Social Work For information contact the Department of Family Studies and Social Work at McGuffey Hall, call 513-529-2323, email familystudies@muohio.edu or visit the department's Web site at www.muohio.edu/familystudies. The integrative theme of this department is "understanding and building family strengths." The department provides expertise in child studies, family supports, family studies, and social work. Programs in family studies and social work are offered. Students are prepared for employment in child care, family life education, and social work. Opportunities for field work and community service work are integral to these programs. The department also administers the Family and Child Studies Center. The National Council on Family Relations verifies that Miami's undergraduate and graduate programs in Family Studies provide course work meeting all standards and criteria needed for the Provisional Certified Family Life Educator designation. Family Studies: Bachelor of Science in Family Studies This program explores the diversity of family systems and their members (e.g. cultural and socioeconomic contexts) across the life span. Courses focus on couple, marital, parental, and other family relationships. Some of the topics addressed are singlehood, decision making in couple relationships, gender roles, communication, marital satisfaction, divorce, remarriage, widowhood, intergenerational relationships, stress, violence, policy, family life education, family support agendas, family poverty, human sexuality education, and family strengths. A graduate degree is needed to become a licensed counselor or therapist, or go into social service agency management and policy-making. Family Studies and Social Work Two degree programs in the fields related to families and social work are offered. Each major combines courses in social sciences, natural sciences, and specialty areas to prepare students for professional careers in family studies or social work. Field Experience With Families and Children FSW 494 (Field Experiences With Families and Children) is required for students majoring in family studies. The purpose of field experience is to offer an opportunity for practical experience in professional application as part of your education. Work experience must include field experiences in your major area. Experience may include supervision, training, working with children, the elderly, families, or community service (such as domestic violence programs). Your program must be approved by the field experience coordinator prior to your work experience. Social Work Senior Practicum FSW 411 (Social Work Senior Practicum) is taken for six semester hours both semesters of the senior year. The practicum provides an opportunity to apply generalist social work knowledge and skills from the classroom to experiences within a social service agency setting. Students apply generalist social work knowledge and methods to social work with individuals, families, groups, agencies, communities, and/or institutions. Family Life Education Certification Upon completion of the degree, graduates are eligible to apply for provisional certification from the National Council on Family Relations. This certification emphasizes academic preparation and experience to enable individuals to design and implement curricula, workshops, and other family life education programs. Family life education areas include: families in society, internal dynamics of families, human growth and development, human sexuality, interpersonal relationships, family resource management, parent education and guidance, family law and public policy, ethics, and family life education methodology. For more information on application procedures, contact the FSW department. Program Requirements Family studies and social work courses Other courses Six semester hours from these: Social Work: Bachelor of Science in Social Work This major is founded on a liberal arts base. The goal is to prepare students for generalist baccalaureate-level social work practice by integrating the knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession. Students are provided a professional foundation in social work values and ethics, diversity, social and economic justice, populations-at-risk, human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy and services, social work practice, social work research, and field practice. This program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Special Admission Requirements Prior to admission to this major, you may declare a pre-major. You must apply and be accepted by the social work faculty. You may apply to the program while in the process of completing the list of requirements, however, full admission requires completion of: (1) 30 hours of course work with a 2.5 or above overall g.p.a.; (2) FSW 201 with a grade of C or better and passing ZOO 161, ECO 201, SOC 151, and PSY 111; (3) 20 hours of volunteer work in a social service agency within the past four years; (4) a questionnaire; and (5) two recommendations. Application packets must be filed in the Social Work Program Office by March 1. Admission is limited. You must meet the program requirements as they stand at the time you declare this major. All students, regardless of year of entry, are held to the Social Work Retention Policy (see the Social Work Handbook, available in department office). Program Requirements Required related hours One of these: One of these: A minor is a specific program to be taken along with a major to complement your skills and increase your career opportunities. After you have declared a minor at the department office, you will be assigned an adviser from the department. The required semester hours are in parentheses beside each minor. Child Studies (20 semester hours) This minor prepares students to work with children from birth to age 8. Courses focus on growth and development, parent-child relationships, and techniques for working with young children. This program is of special interest to those majoring in education, social sciences, speech pathology, or family studies and social work. This minor open to all students includes Thematic Sequence FSW 4 Children in Families. Program Requirements All of these: Critical Family Issues (20 semester hours) This minor focuses on issues such as men's and women's roles, assisted reproduction, adoption, abortion, divorce, single-parent families, sexuality, welfare, poverty, unemployment, and long-term illness. Those desiring to increase their knowledge about families in order to enhance their career opportunities in family therapy, law, medicine, education, and social service will find this minor of interest. This minor, open to all students except family studies majors, includes Thematic Sequence FSW 2 Families in Diverse Contexts. Program Requirements All of these: Family Relationships (18-20 semester hours) This minor examines relationships throughout the family life cycle. Courses focus on family diversity, couple relationships, sexuality, parenting, and child development. Those desiring to increase their knowledge about families in order to enhance their career opportunities, including law and medicine, will find this minor of interest. This minor, open to all students except family studies majors, includes Thematic Sequences FSW 4 Children in Families and FSW 3 Families and Sexuality Across the Life Course. Program Requirements All of these: One from each group: At the time the Bulletin went to press, the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies was instituting a new enrollment management plan. For current information on our admissions policies contact the Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies, 106 Phillips Hall (513-529-2700) or visit the Departmental Web page at www.muohio.edu/eap/phs. Please note that while there are minimal admission requirements to move from pre-major to major status, the admissions process is selective. It is based on the maximum number of students that each of the program majors can accomodate in a cohort. Therefore, meeting the minimal requirements will not guarantee admission. All entering students (including transfer students) should declare a PHS pre-major at the time of university admission, or soon thereafter. Students on pre-major status are allowed to take course work in their prospective major to meet admissions requirements. Each major has its own criteria for selective admission (see Special Admission Requirements for each program) and these will be used in the admission process. The selection of students who meet the criteria for admission to a major will occur at the end of each spring semester. Students will be notified of admission status within one month via email at their Miami account only. Students who are intra- and inter-university transfers must declare a pre-major and meet the special admission requirements to move to major standing. Graduation and Retention Requirements While the requirements for graduation with the bachelor's degree is a 2.0 g.p.a., PHS requires a 2.5 g.p.a. in PHS program requirements (PHS core) and PHS major requirements for graduation in all of our majors. Students in all majors will be evaluated for meeting the 2.5 g.p.a. requirement in the PHS core and major requirements at the completion of each semester. Failure to maintain a 2.5 g.p.a. will result in the student receiving a warning letter. Failure to maintain a 2.5 g.p.a. for a second semester will result in the student being placed on probation for one semester. Failure to meet the 2.5 g.p.a. at the end of the probationary semester will result in the student being dismissed from the major. The student must then reapply to his/her prospective major and be readmitted through the selection process. Program Information The PHS majors listed below build on the Miami Plan for Liberal Education and the PHS core course requirements, allowing you ample time and experience to decide upon an appropriate major relative to your career aspirations. Health and Sport Studies Five majors (athletic training, dietetics, exercise science, health studies, sport studies) founded on the study of health, exercise, leisure, nutrition, sport, and their relationships, are offered. Health and Sport Studies Internships PHS 420 (Directed Field Experiences) is recommmended. With joint approval of a university supervisor and a field-based associate, students may gain clinical and technical competence while applying theory and research to practice. Exemplary agencies for internships include corporate fitness programs, community health promotion agencies, and sport franchises. Guidelines are available in the department office. Athletic Training: Bachelor of Science in Education' The athletic training major leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and is an accredited curriculum by the Committee for Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the National Athletics Trainer's Association (NATA) Joint Review Committee (JRC-AT). Students who successfully complete this major will be qualified and eligible to take NATABOC's National Board of Certification examination. The mission of the Athletic Training Educational Program is to prepare educated, professional athletic trainers by providing opportunities through the academic curriculum as well as clinical experiences with Miami University's intercollegiate athletics and off-campus internships. Through these experiences, students develop compentency and proficiency in entry-level skills and for the successful completion of the National Athletic Trainer's Association Board of Certification Examination that is required for employment placement in the athletic training profession. Special Admission Requirements To enter this major, students must be accepted by the department. Admission is limited due to the accreditation standards and enrollment limitation set by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs/Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Athletic Training (CAAHEP/JRC-AT). Students may declare the pre-major by becoming affiliate athletic training students. The pre-major experience occurs for two semesters during which students will be rotated through clinical experiences in intercollegiate athletics for three, five-week rotations each semester. They will observe and assist the Certified Athletic Trainers and athletic training students in a variety of training rooms, working with several different teams and athletes. At the end of the pre-major experience, a student must:
The students with the highest g.p.a. and best written evaluations from the athletic training faculty and staff will receive preference in the admission process if there are more applicants who meet the minimum criteria than there are cohort openings available. Program Requirements PHS Core (19-20 semester hours) Athletic Training Major requirements (50-54 semester hours) NATA Certification Requirements
Dietetics: Bachelor of Science in Health and Sport Studies Dietetics is an area of health science that studies people's nutritional needs and care. The PHS dietetics program is accredited through the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The major provides a cross-disciplinary curriculum with courses in nutrition, food science, exercise, and health with supporting inter-disciplinary courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and business management. The program also fulfills the didactic portion of the requirements needed to become a registered dietician and a member of the ADA. To become a registered dietician, students must complete clinical experiences following graduation. Dietitians are professonally prepared to perform nutritional assessment and nutritional counseling/education as components of preventive, curative, or restorative health care. Special Admission Requirements To enter this major, students must be accepted by the department. Admission is limited and selective because of the maximum number of students per cohort that this major can serve. Admission to the major requires that you enter the department as a pre-major. As a pre-major you must fulfill the following requirements:
The selection process will be based on calculated g.p.a. in the above coursework. Admissions will be allocated according to the number of cohort openings available. Program Requirements PHS core (19-20 semester hours) Dietetics. All of these: Business. All of these: Science. All of these: Others. All of these: Exercise Science: Bachelor of Science in Health and Sport Studies This major is designed for students who are interested in the scientific aspects of movement and how it affects health and performance. The program prepares students for further study or careers in fitness, health promotion, rehabilitation, research, and the clinical aspects of the allied health field. The program of study is also appropriate for students interested in entering professional programs in physical or occupational therapy, medicine, and other allied health professions. Special Admission Requirements To enter this major, students must be accepted by the department. Admission is limited and selective because of the maximum number of students per cohort that this major can serve. Admission to the major requires that you enter the department as a pre-major. As a pre-major you must fulfill the following requirements:
The selection to a cohort will be based upon the calculated g.p.a. in PHS 188/188.L, ZOO 161, CHM 141/144 and all other Miami Plan Foundation coursework. Students will be ranked based upon calculated g.p.a. and admission to the major will be determined by the highest grade point average and limited to the number of cohort openings available. Program Requirements PHS core (19-20 semester hours) Major requirements Health Studies: Bachelor of Science in Health and Sport Studies The Health Studies curiculum is cross-disciplinary in nature, focusing on the sociology, history, psychology, physiology, and biology of health. The intent of this program is to prepare students to be direct providers of health information, informed health advocates, and planners and coordinators of health programs. Because people's health practices, resources, and opportunities vary across the life span, students in the Health Studies program are required to choose a specialization in one of the three modules that emphasize a particular segment of the population. These specialized modules are Child and Adolescent Health, Young and Middle Adult Health, and Older Adult Health. Students should consult with their advisers on academic plans that will best prepare them to pursure their professional goals. Special Admission Requirements To enter this major, students must be accepted by the department. Admission is limited and selective because of the maximum number of students per cohort that this major can serve. Admission to the major requires that you enter the department as a pre-major. As a pre-major you must fulfill the following requirements:
The selection process will be based on calculated g.p.a. in the above course work. Students will be ranked from highest to lowest on their g.p.a.s. Admission will be allocated according to the number of cohort openings available. Program Requirements PHS core (19-20 semester hours) Health Studies Major courses (26-31 credits) Two of these: Two of these: Health Studies Specialized Modules (10-16 semester hours) Choose one of these three areas of specialization: Young and Middle Adult Health Older Adult Health ( Next Page ) General Bulletin Home | Search | Top |Miami University Main Page |
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