Marriage & Family Studies

Students in the Marriage & Family Studies department examine how humans interact in relationships as families, groups, communities, cultures, and society as a whole. They use this understanding to help and to serve.

Marriage & Family Studies

The Department of Marriage & Family Studies equips students for careers in child services, politics, healthcare, law, nonprofit organizations, and other areas of service and ministry. The coursework combines excellent teaching with service-learning, community-based research, internships, and other practical learning experiences.

Spotlights

Hollie Young ('05) | Family Studies

When a sick or injured child shows up at the emergency room in Sugar Land, Texas, ACU alum Hollie Young ('05) is among the first on the scene.

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Rich Content for Grad Students - Jaime Goff

Mobile devices may help engage students at the undergraduate level, but do they have a similar impact among the rigors of graduate school? Jaime Goff, director of ACU's Marriage and Family Studies, discusses her experimentation.

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