儿童与家庭研究理学硕士课程设在LSU’的社会工作学院内，该课程培养了能力强大，有效且符合道德的个人，可以为社区，学校，医院，疗养院和国家和国际背景下的社会服务机构。该计划使研究生能够通过各种社会背景来探索儿童和家庭理论，实证研究和研究方法，政策以及儿童和家庭发展。实习生和高水平学者为我们的毕业生准备了​​各种各样的人类服务，非营利性，公共服务和私营行业职位。CFS硕士学位是LSU’作为陆地，海洋和太空补助金机构的使命的核心，该机构旨在促进各种形式的家庭的稳定与幸福，人类的积极成长与开发，资源的最佳
The program focuses on the behavioral, psychological, biological and contextual processes that promote positive developmental outcomes in infants and young children. Key contexts of development emphasized in the program include family, early childhood educational settings, and culture. Courses are available in areas such as development across cultures, infant development, language and literacy research and practices, social-emotional development, observational methods for home or the classroom, approaches to early education, intervention and prevention programs, and parenting. Laboratory experiences in early childhood education are available in the Child Development Laboratories, and research experiences are available through work with faculty mentors. Both a thesis (Plan A) and non-thesis (Plan B) option are offered. Those pursuing Plan A are prepared for doctoral study in a variety of related fields.<br>Through innovative research programs and high quality education for students, child development faculty are creating new knowledge and training the next generation of scholars and practitioners.<br>Faculty in child development focus on generating knowledge related to the behavioral, psychological, biological, and contextual processes that promote positive developmental outcomes in children. We are engaged in the creation of new knowledge about development that drives innovative theoretical perspectives and informs practice and scholarship in support of optimal development. Our efforts as scholars and as educators are built around two core principles:<br>Multiple contexts shape development, including family, school, community, culture, and biology.<br>The empirically-based application of research to real-world problems is essential in promoting the well-being of children and families.