The Family Policy minor provides a multidisciplinary academic foundation in the analysis of policies for their impact on families. Students completing the Family Policy minor will be knowledgeable about major public and private policies affecting families, and will understand how these policies came to be adopted, including social, economic, and political past and current influences. Students will develop a framework in which to analyze policies for their impact on families, and an understanding of the differential impact on diverse families.

The Family Policy minor was developed by the College of Human Ecology, the Humphrey Institute of Public Policy, and the Law School.