儿童或家庭发展的职业为改善和丰富儿童以及各个年龄段成年人的生活提供了机会。阿克伦大学的儿童/家庭发展计划的毕业生在教育环境，社会服务和干预计划以及政府，法律和医疗计划中工作。幼儿，青春期，亲子关系，生活在贫困中的家庭，家庭危机，消费者教育以及婚姻和家庭关系是课程中的一些课程。
A career in child or family development offers opportunities to improve and enrich the lives of children as well as adults of all ages. Graduates of The University of Akron's programs in child/family development work in educational settings, social service and intervention programs, and government, legal and medical programs. Early childhood, adolescence, parent-child relations, families living in poverty, family crisis, consumer education, and marriage and family relations are some of the courses in the curriculum.