M.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences: Foods & Nutrition
Course Requirements
The Family and Consumer Sciences graduate program leads to a Master of Arts degree designed to prepare graduates for professional practice and/or for doctoral study leading to careers in teaching and research. The degree requires 39 credit hours (CH) with a thesis or without a thesis. Of these, 33 CH must come from FCS offerings and the remaining 6 CH may come from related areas outside the department. The FCS graduate committee reviews the qualifications of each applicant who meets graduate school admission requirements and specifies any deficiencies and consequent course work needed.
*Refer to the FCS Graduate Handbook for specific details.
Course Requirements (Non-Thesis and Thesis: 39 CH)
- FCS Required Courses (36 CH)
- FCS 5001 Orientation to Research in FCS (3 CH)
- FCS 5205 Maternal and Child Nutrition (3 CH)
- FCS 5210 Nutrition for the Elderly (3 CH)
- FCS 5220 Nutritional Assessment (3 CH)
- FCS 5250/5255 Dietetic Practice I and II (6 CH)
- FCS 5900 Dietetic Internship (12 CH)
- FCS 5901 Research Project (3 CH) - Non-thesis option
- ES 5592 Data Analysis in Sport and Exercise (3 CH)
- FCS 5999 Thesis (3 CH) - Thesis option only
- Suggested Electives (3 CH)
- FCS 5611 The Hospitalized Child (3 CH)
- FCS 5105 Family Life Education (3 CH) - offered on even numbered years
- HPC 5110 Multicultural Counseling (3 CH)
- HPC 5220 Counseling Theories and Techniques (3 CH)
- HPC 5680 Counseling the Aging (3 CH)
- HCM 5550 Health Care Policy (3 CH)
- PSY 5653 Health Psychology (3 CH)
- PSY 5582 Behavioral Medicine (3 CH)
- SOC 5400 Sociology of Adult Dev and Aging (3 CH)
- ES 5555 Nutr Aspects of Exercise and Sport (3 CH)
- ES 5621 Exercise Physiology I (3 CH)
*Note: See the Course Schedule to determine the semester when these courses are offered.
Research Requirements
- Identify research project with graduate advisor
- Selection of graduate committee
- Complete of Degree Program of Study (signed form is taken to Graduate School)
- Complete Admission to Candidacy (signed form is taken to Graduate School)
- Completion of a non-thesis research project
- Oral defense of thesis if thesis option is chosen
*Refer to the FCS Graduate Handbook for specific details.
Graduate Checklist
Suggested Plan of Study
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| Fall Semester of 2nd Year | Spring Semester of 2nd Year |
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