家庭研究和公共服务部门参加了博士学位。健康与人文科学学院授予的学位课程，专门研究夫妻和家庭疗法。我们的CFT博士课程的任务是教育和指导最先进，最前沿的研究培训家庭科学家从业人员，以培养准备在学术和临床环境中做出重大贡献的学者。我们的目标是培养出杰出的学者，这些学者由于其作为世界一流的研究人员，优秀的临床医生，临床督导员和教育工作者所展示的能力而受到高度追捧。学生学习的课程包括人类发展，家庭研究，夫妇和家庭疗法，统计学和研究方法的课程。博士 婚姻和家庭疗法教育认证委员会（COAMFTE）认可了夫妻和家庭疗法
The Applied Human Sciences department participates in the Ph.D. degree program awarded from the College of Health and Human Sciences with a specialization in Couple and Family Therapy. The mission of our CFT doctoral program is to educate and mentor family scientist-practitioners with the most advanced, cutting edge research training, for the purpose of developing scholars prepared to make significant contributions in academic and clinical settings. Our goal is to develop distinguished scholars who are highly sought after due to their demonstrated competency as world-class researchers, excellent clinicians, clinical supervisors, and educators. Students pursue programs of study that include course work in human development, family studies, couple and family therapy, statistics, and research methods. The Ph.D. specialization in couple and family therapy is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).