Human Sciences - Family & Community Services

What if you understood people more easily? What if you learned how to provide others with what they need, how to navigate conflict and negotiate, and how to manage others effectively? An important role of social services is equipping individuals and their families to succeed in interpersonal relationships in order to achieve positive outcomes working and living within their communities. Communities need communicators with passion, skill and relatability to thrive. By learning to understand these dynamics through SDSU's M.S. in Human Sciences -  Family & Community Services Specialization, you will be prepared to assist families, communities and businesses and educate them in available resources.

Earning a master's degree with a specialization in Family and Community Services will provide you the flexibility to choose your future. Graduates work in community/agency settings, non-profit, governmental and other entities that require advanced skills in leadership and organization

• Hold an undergraduate degree in human development and family studies, psychology, or other related field
• Work well with other people
• Are interested in the complexity of human relationships
• Want to make a difference in people's lives
• Have strong leadership, communication, and critical-thinking skills

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 to receive unconditional admission. 
• A professional academic transcript evaluation for degrees earned outside the United States (This requirement cannot be waived unless your highest degree was earned or will be earned in the U.S. prior to enrollment at SDSU).
  • If you are completing your bachelor's degree at the time of application, you may submit an incomplete evaluation. If you are accepted, a complete transcript and/or evaluation with completed degree will be required by the end of your first semester of coursework.
• Official U.S. transcripts where a degree is earned (or will be earned), and official U.S. transcripts where graduate level coursework has been taken.
• A minimum TOEFL score of 71, TOEFL Essentials score of 7.5, IELTS score of 6 or Duolingo score of 100.
  • SDSU accepts MyBest TOFEL scores. 
  • Some programs have higher minimum requirements. Find program specific requirements by selecting your program of interest in the Graduate Catalog.

• County extension offices
• Army community services
• Family advocacy programs
• Child development centers
• Consumer credit counseling services
• Emergency shelters
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Crisis centers
• United Way