College of Education, Health and Human Development
Tricia Seifert, Dean
Kayte Kaminski, Assistant Dean/Director of Student Success
Joe Hicks, Assistant Dean
Undergraduate Programs Available
Department of Education
- B.S. in Elementary Education K-8
- B.S. in Secondary Education (Grades 5-12 and K-12)
- MSU Leadership Fellows Certificate
- Teacher Education Program
- Teaching Minors
Department of Food Systems, Nutrition, and Kinesiology
- B.S. in Food and Nutrition
- B.S. in Health Enhancement (Health and Physical Education) K-12
- B.S. in Hospitality Management
- B.S. in Kinesiology
- B.S. in Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems
- Coaching Minor (Non-Teaching)
Department of Human Development and Community Health
- B.S. in Community Health
- B.S. in Early Childhood Education P-3
- B.S. in Human Development and Family Science
- Human Development Minor (Non-Teaching)
- Personal and Consumer Finance Minor (Non-Teaching)
- Gerontology Certificate
- Life Scholars Program Certificate
The College of Education, Health and Human Development provides studies for those persons interested in careers in the helping professions associated with education, school counseling, human development, physical education, hospitality management, exercise science, health, counseling, and nutrition. These functions are carried out within the college's two departments: the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Development.
The Department of Education is composed of three units: Curriculum and Instruction, for the preparation of undergraduate and graduate teacher education majors who seek teaching careers in either elementary or secondary schools; Educational Leadership, offering graduate programs in K-12 administration; and Adult and Higher Education offering graduate programs for those seeking advanced study in adult education and higher education administration.
The Department of Food Systems, Nutrition, and Kinesiology administers a variety of curricula that prepares students for various careers including dietetics, exercise science, hospitality management, kinesiology, nutrition science, and sustainable food and bioenergy systems. A degree in health enhancement K-12 (health and physical education) can lead to a teaching career in that area. A post-baccalaureate dietetics internship is also offered--the only internship program in the state of Montana.
The Department of Human Development and Community Health prepares students to work with individuals, families, and/or communities to promote health and wellness. Careers are available to graduates in various areas including child development, community health, and human development and family science. Teaching careers are offered in early childhood education P-3 (preschool to grade 3) and family and consumer sciences 5-12.
The college cooperates with other agencies in Montana in the improvement of educational programs and services through its After School Partnership, Child Development Center, Early Childhood Project, Field Placement and Licensure, Indian Education for All, Human Development Clinic, Montana Team Nutrition, and other public service centers and activities.
Graduate Programs Available
In addition to its baccalaureate degree programs, the college offers graduate-level programs leading to the Master of Science in Community Health, Counseling (clinical mental health or marriage, couples, and family), Dietetics (combined with the dietetic internship), Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (exercise physiology and nutrition; sport and coaching sciences), Family and Consumer Sciences (early childhood education/child development; human development and family science), Family Financial Planning, and Sustainable Food Systems, as well as a Master of Education in School Counseling, graduate-level certificates in Addiction Counseling, and Mental Health Support, and Doctors of Philosophy in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Indigenous and Rural Health through the Department of Counseling, the Department of Food Systems, Nutrition, and Kinesiology, and the Department of Human Development and Community Health. The Department of Education offers the Library Media Certificate, the College Teaching Certificate, the School Superintendent Certificate, the Teacher Leadership Certificate, the Master of Education, the Education Specialist degree and the EdD with emphasis in Adult and Higher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Leadership, or a PhD in Education with emphasis in Adult and Higher Education, Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Leadership. The Master of Arts in Teaching is a full-time pathway to initial teaching licensure.
Program Accreditations and Licensures
Montana State University is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and is accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. Professional programs for the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers at the baccalaureate level are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, as are the master's level programs for the preparation of elementary school principals, high school principals, and the doctoral program in education administration. All education programs are approved by the Montana Board of Public Education. Clinical mental health, marriage, couples, and family, and school counseling programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs of the American Counseling Association. The dietetics program is accredited by Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Child Development Center in Herrick Hall is licensed by the state of Montana and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.