Family & Consumer Sciences
The master’s degree in family and consumer sciences creates opportunities for students to develop a deeper and applied understanding of family and human development theory, research methods, and program planning and evaluation. The program is designed to accommodate students who wish to attend graduate school full-time as well as working professionals who require more flexibility. Students may pursue an added endorsement in family and consumer sciences education, designed for students who wish to become licensed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences in grades 5-12. Upon completion of the degree, students are eligible for licensure in the state of Montana. For more information on admission to the Teacher Education Program, student teaching, licensure, professional expectations and more, please visit the Teacher Education Program section of this catalog. Students pursuing this added endorsement will work with an advisor to determine required courses and specific electives.
Required Courses
| CHTH 548 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Educational Statistics I | ||
| Statistical Approaches to Studying Children, Families and Communities | ||
| HDFS 535 | Contemporary Issues in Human Development | 3 |
| HDFS 545 | Contemporary Family Issues | 3 |
| HDFS 598 | Internship | 3 |
| HHD 501 | Research Methods in HHD I | 3 |
| HHD 512 | Research Methods in HHD II | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 6-10 | |
| Professional Paper and Project (6 cr. required) | ||
or HDFS 590 Thesis (10 cr. required) | ||
| Electives | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 36-40 | |
Electives
| Distance education options | ||
| AC 502 | Psychopharmacology and Addictions | 3 |
| AC 504 | Alcohol and Drug Studies | 3 |
| CHTH 405 | Caregiving & Aging Families | 3 |
| CHTH 430 | Mental Health & Social Issues in Aging | 3 |
| CHTH 435 | Human Response To Stress | 3 |
| HDFS 451 | Trauma and Recovery: A Lifespan Perspective | 3 |
| HDFS 461 | Principles Wellbeing in Aging | 3 |
| HDFS 465R | Family Law & Public Policy | 3 |
| HDFS 572 | Professional Practicum | 2-6 |
| HDFS 592 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| HDFS 598 | Internship | 2-12 |
| On-campus options | ||
| BMGT 469 | Community Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Management | 3 |
| CHTH 428 | Health Disparities | 3 |
| CHTH 435 | Human Response To Stress | 3 |
| CHTH 503 | Community-Based Participatory Research: Research, Practice, and Policy | 3 |
| EDEC 430 | Social and Emotional Development in the Young Child | 3 |
| EDEC 450 | Literacy in the EC Classroom | 3 |
| EDM 412 | Methods: 5-12 Family Consumer Science | 3 |
| HDFS 419 | STEAM: Clothing & Textiles Instruction in FCS | 3 |
| HDFS 450 | Curric Dev in FCS Education | 3 |
| HDFS 457 | Family Life Education | 3 |
| HDFS 460 | Parenting | 3 |
| HDFS 464 | Gender, Race, Class, and Family Diversity | 3 |
| HDFS 465R | Family Law & Public Policy | 3 |