343 Justin Hall
(785) 532-1480
pfp@ksu.edu
https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/pfp/

Department Head:

Martin Seay

Graduate Faculty:

*Sonya Britt-Lutter, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Nicholas Carr, Ph.D., Kansas State University
L. Ann Coulson, Ph.D., University of Missouri - Columbia
*Stuart Heckman, Ph.D., Ohio State University
*D. Elizabeth Kiss, Ph.D., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Derek Lawson, Ph.D., Kansas State University
HanNa Lim, Ph.D., Ohio State University - Columbus
*Maurice MacDonald, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Meghaan Lurtz, Ph.D., Kansas State University
Megan McCoy, Ph.D. University of Georgia
Blain Pearson, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
*Martin C. Seay, Ph.D., University of Georgia

*Denotes graduate faculty that are certified to serve as the major professor for doctoral students.

Graduate Faculty Associates:

Michael Kothakota, Ph.D. Kansas State University

Overview

The department of Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University strives to be world known for its research, education, service, and outreach in financial planning offering emphases in financial counseling and financial therapy. We exist to prepare professionals to transform lives through financial planning.

Programs

• Personal Financial Planning (Ph.D.)

• Personal Financial Planning (M.S.)

• Advanced Financial Planning Graduate Certificate
• Financial Therapy Graduate Certificate
• Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

Courses

• PFP 579 - Pre-Internship Orientation in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 580 - Internship in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 595 - Capstone in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 624 - Fundamentals of Family Financial Planning
• PFP 675 - Field Study in Family Economics
• PFP 702 - Theories and Research in Family Financial Planning I
• PFP 709 - Public Policy and Family Economic Well-Being
• PFP 756 - Financial Counseling
• PFP 757 - Financial Behavior Assessment Consulting
• PFP 758 - Housing/Real Estate
• PFP 760 - Retirement Planning for Families
• PFP 762 - Investing for the Family’s Future I
• PFP 764 - Estate Planning for Families
• PFP 765 - Military Personal Finance
• PFP 766 - Insurance Planning for Families
• PFP 768 - Introduction to Financial Therapy
• PFP 769 - Money and Relationships
• PFP 770 - Applied Behavioral Finance
• PFP 771 - Financial Therapy Theory & Research
• PFP 772 - Personal Income Taxation
• PFP 782 - Investing for the Family’s Future II
• PFP 802 - Theories and Research in Family Financial Planning II
• PFP 805 - Statistical Software Applications in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 806 - Statistical Methods in Personal Financial Planning I
• PFP 808 - Research Application in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 825 - Survey of Personal Financial Planning Research and Theory
• PFP 835 - Professional Practice Management in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 836 - Financial Planning Case Studies
• PFP 860 - Advanced Retirement Planning Issues
• PFP 863 - Advanced Personal Income Tax Planning
• PFP 864 - Advanced Estate Planning Issues
• PFP 888 - Research Methods in Personal Financial Planning I
• PFP 889 - Theories and Models in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 890 - Research Methods in Personal Financial Planning II
• PFP 894 - Professional Issues in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 900 - Research Seminar
• PFP 906 - Statistical Methods in Personal Financial Planning II
• PFP 909 - Topics in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 956 - Clinical Research and Applications in Financial Counseling and Planning
• PFP 979 - Global Issues in Personal Financial Planning
• PFP 990 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar
• PFP 999 - Dissertation Research