Mar 29, 2024  
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Sciences


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Deborah Belcher, Chair

Bogle, Brickey, Bush, Coleman, Colson, Cook, Cottle, Cromer, Emery, Kwon, Miller, Noerper, Pisut, Poirier, Robinson, Rudd, Sheehan-Smith

The programs offered by the Department of Human Sciences are accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and provide a broad liberal education along with a specialty to prepare students for a wide spectrum of professions. The department also offers numerous opportunities in experiential and service learning. Career opportunities in human sciences include positions in social agencies, government agencies, community services, business, industry, health services, research laboratories, design, merchandising, teaching, and day care.

Programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree are offered in four majors: Family and Consumer Studies with concentrations in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Child Development and Family Studies; Interior Design; Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Dietetics; and Textiles, Merchandising, and Design with concentrations in Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising. The department also offers minors in Human Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, and Textiles, Merchandising, and Design.

It is an institutional requirement that degree-seeking students complete the General Education requirements. Consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Graduate Study

A minor in Human Sciences is available. Requirements and a list of the courses offered for graduate credit are published in the Graduate Catalog.

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