FMST at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FMST coursework.

• PSYC 203Human Developmentopens 4 courses (3 directly)
• FMST 302Family Theoriesopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• FMST 485Research Methods in Family Scienceopens 3 courses (3 directly)
• FMST 250Introduction to the Nonprofit Sectoropens 3 courses (2 directly)
• FMST 301Family Relationshipsopens 1 course (1 directly)
• FMST 350Fundamentals of Leadership in the Non-profit Sectoropens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate FMST work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 43 FMST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 6 more FMST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on FMST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in FMST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at FMST 355

  1. ENGL 102Writing for a Liberal Education
  2. FMST 250Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
  3. FMST 350Fundamentals of Leadership in the Non-profit Sector
  4. FMST 355Fundraising, Friendraising and Volunteer Management

• 4 courses deep, ending at FMST 415

  1. PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology
  2. PSYC 203Human Development
  3. PSYC 404Adolescent Psychology

• 4 courses deep, ending at FMST 430

  1. FMST 101Introduction to Family Science
  2. FMST 302Family Theories
  3. FMST 485Research Methods in Family Science

• 2 courses deep, ending at FMST 315

  1. ANTH 207Cultural Anthropology
  2. FMST 315American Families on Television: Representation and Reality

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for FMST yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under FMST yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

FMST does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Towson campus feed.