The Minor in Family and Society aids students seeking to respond to this call by equipping them with the analytical skills necessary to understand the situation of the family in the modern world.  Students may enter the family studies program from any major—some majors will be especially complementary, such as: economics, history, politics, philosophy, psychology, & business.

“Since God's plan for marriage and the family touches men and women in the concreteness of their daily existence in specific social and cultural situations, the Church ought to apply herself to understanding the situations within which marriage and the family are lived today, in order to fulfill her task of serving.”

--John Paul II , Familiaris Consortio

Required Courses:

ECON 230            Statistics for the Social Sciences
ECON 250            Social Analysis I: Family, Society, and Gender
ECON 350            Social Analysis II: Religion and Education in America
THEO 409             Christian Marriage
Economics Elective (with approval)