Find Your Graduate Program
Each College of Human Sciences graduate program is designed to give you opportunities. From hands-on field experiences to high-tech labs, you will emerge as an academic and career professional, equipped with the analytical skills and knowledge to influence the lives of others.
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Apparel, Merchandising, and Design
Master of Science (on-campus or distance hybrid)
Master of Science (non-thesis) (on-campus or distance-hybrid)
Doctor of Philosophy (distance-hybrid)
Diet and Exercise
Dietetics
Master of Professional Practice in Dietetics
Dietetics – Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Education
The Division of Higher Education offers the following degree options and certificate programs. For more information (including Student Affairs and Community College Leadership area of emphases), please refer to the SOE website:
Division of Higher Education
Doctor of Philosophy (one area of emphasis)
Doctor of Education (one area of emphasis)
Master of Education (two areas of emphasis)
Community College Teaching, certificate
TLLP is comprised of four areas and three certificate options, with a variety of emphasis areas for specialization. In addition, TLLP offers educator preparation programs that can lead to licensure recommendation. For more information, please refer to the SOE website:
Division of Teaching, Learning, Leadership, and Policy (TLLP)
Doctor of Philosophy (7 areas of emphasis)
Doctor of Education (1 area of emphasis)
Master of Education (5 areas of emphasis)
Master of Science (4 areas of emphasis)
Educator preparation programs (3 areas of emphasis, 2 M.Ed., 1 M.A.T)
Instructional Design, certificate
Literacy Coaching, certificate (online)
Special Education Instructional Strategist II
School of Education Certificate Program
Applied Research in the Human Sciences
Event Management
Master of Science (online)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Master of Family and Consumer Sciences (non-thesis) with specialization in Human Development and Family Studies
Dietetics – Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Family Financial Planning – Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Family Financial Planning (FFP) Graduate Certificate (online)
Financial and Housing Counseling (FHP) Graduate Certificate (online)
Gerontology- Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Youth Development- Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Youth Development Specialist Graduate Certificate (online)
Youth Program Management and Evaluation Graduate Certificate (online)
Food Science and Technology
Master of Science – Food Science and Technology
Doctor of Philosophy – Food Science and Technology
Food Safety and Defense Graduate Certificate (CALS)
Gerontology
Master of Science (non-thesis)
Gerontology – Master’s of Family and Consumer Sciences (online)
Gerontology Graduate Minor (on campus)
Gerontology Graduate Certificate (online)
Hospitality Management
Hospitality Management Master of Science
Master of Science (non-thesis) (distance-hybrid)
Hospitality Management Doctor of Philosophy
Distance Doctor of Philosophy (DDP) (distance-hybrid)
Human Development and Family Studies
Kinesiology
Master of Science in Kinesiology
Doctoral Program in Kinesiology
Nutrition
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences Master of Science
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences Doctor of Philosophy