The graduate certificate in Military Families provides specific, disciplinary knowledge and experience of issues facing modern military families, and in providing tangible skills for those either working in, or intending to work in careers that support military members and their families. In this Graduate Certificate, our aim is to educate current and future professionals regarding military cultural and leadership factors, and to understand normative family processes, stress and coping strategies. Students will learn to appreciate the unique experiences and stresses of military members and their families, and the resultant implications for helping professionals serving this population.

UA South - the University of Arizona’s branch campus headquartered in Sierra Vista - extends the University’s educational mission to the region’s people, in multiple locations and with targeted degree programs. UA South provides affordable, accessible opportunities to earn high-quality and meaningful University of Arizona degrees in sites throughout Southern Arizona, including key border communities in Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties. We partner with community colleges to offer bachelor degrees that are of high quality, low cost, and geographically accessible. In addition to traditional degree programs in education, computer science, humanities and the social sciences, UA South offers Bachelor of Applied Science programs, Master’s programs in education, and a variety of continuing education programs designed to meet the workforce needs of regional industry.