Graduate Programs

The Master of Science Degree or Master of Arts Degree in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is designed for professionals seeking advanced study in one of the specialty areas of Family and Consumer Sciences:

• Apparel Merchandising and Design
• Food Nutrition and Dietetics

    Dietetic Internship Program

• Human Development & Family Resources

    Child Life Specialist Program

• Interior and Environmental Design
• Professional Development Sequence in Social Aspects of Aging

The applied focus of the degree program options provides students with an opportunity to gain competence in conducting, using, and disseminating research to a variety of audiences.

We offer work leading to a M.S. or M.A. degree.  Students may choose one of the following degree program options:

• 32-semester-hour program which includes a thesis
• 39 semester hour program of course work

The admission requirements to the master’s degree program in Family and Consumer Sciences include:

1. Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
2. The GRE exam with a preferred verbal score of 420
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Statement of goals for seeking the degree

Send letters of recommendation and goal statement to Graduate Coordinator

 

For additional information

For information about the Illinois State University graduate programs, visit the Graduate Program Web site.

For additional information about graduate programs, you may contact:

Robert Cullen, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Campus Box 5060

Normal, IL 61790-5060

Office: Turner 203F
Phone: (309) 438-8850
Fax: (309) 4388-5659
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