About the course

Family Finance focuses on individuals' and family's financial resource acquisition, planning, and use with the ultimate outcome focusing on financial security. Also of interest is the impact of family financial issues on individual and family well-being. Topics of interest include credit and debt across the life cycle, savings and investment for achieving financial goals including retirement, behavioral/psychological aspects of saving, borrowing and consumption, and financial issues related to marriage, gender and culture. Family Economics focuses on individuals' and family's economic decisions and activities as they interact in various economic markets as consumers and workers. Also of interest are the effects of demographic and economic characteristics on well-being. Topics of interest include human capital investment, poverty and low-income households, employment and retirement, women in the economy, the dynamics of health and financial security, economics of individual aging and other determinants of the economic status of households. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: US$106,377

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Lexington
Fall (August), 2025	Lexington

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Kentucky

Students generally must have a master's degree prior to admission into the doctoral program, but particularly outstanding applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree but not a master’s degree are occasionally considered for admission into the doctoral program. Successful applicants to the doctoral program in recent years have had a minimum 3.5 GPA on previous graduate level work, verbal and quantitative scores above the 50th percentile, and a 4.5 or higher on the analytical portion of the GRE. Previous research experience is desirable, but not required. A variety of academic backgrounds can qualify you for admission into the family sciences master's or doctoral program. For example, a previous degree in any social science (e.g., family science, psychology, sociology, communications, gender studies) is viewed favorably in the admissions process. Those from more distant disciplines such as education or health sciences are also considered, but some additional preliminary coursework may be required. Relevant professional work experience is taken into consideration too. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit either a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score. The University of Kentucky requires a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based). For IELTS, a minimum mean band score of 6.5 is required. An overall grade point average of 2.75 on undergraduate work and 3.00 on all graduatework is required by the Graduate School. Individual departments may require higher gradepoint averages. Submission of scores on the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) unless their chosen program indicates otherwise. The Graduate School has no minimum GRE score requirement, individual programs may set specific score requirements and in some cases may require the advanced portion of the GRE. You will be asked to upload copies of transcripts from all higher education institutions attended, Many graduate programs also require letters of recommendation.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

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