Introduction | Undergraduate Programs | Graduate Programs || Dietetic Internship | Family and Consumer Sciences (M.S.) | Nutrition and Dietetics (M.S.) General Information: Master of Science Degree Five concentrations offered Early Childhood Administration Early Childhood Education (Must be certified as early childhood teacher) Family & Consumer Sciences Education (teacher certification required) Family & Child Development General Human Ecology Degree program is 30 hours (thesis option) or 36 hours (non-thesis option) All students complete individual research/ education/ development project: thesis or multi-quarter project (non-thesis option) Specialized courses offered evenings and weekends to accommodate employed graduate students Graduate assistantships and scholarships available Course Requirements: Core requirements for all concentrations Human Ecology 504: Research Methodology (3 hours) Human Ecology 546: Microcomputer Applications of Research (3 hours) Statistics 402: Introduction to Statistics (3 hours) OR Statistics 405: Statistical Methods (3 hours) or PSY 542 Statistical Methods in Behavioral Science Human Ecology 551: Thesis (6 hours) OR Human Ecology 506: Multi-quarter project (6 hours) Concentration requirements Early Childhood Administration Concentration Human Ecology 505: Supervision Early Childhood (3 hours) FCS 561: Administration of ECE Programs (3 hours) FCS 530: Early Childhood Programs (3 hours) Management 537: Human Resources Management (3 hours) Additional hours: 3 for thesis option OR with at least 6 in FCS for non-thesis option Early Childhood Education Concentration Human Ecology 505: Supervision Early Childhood (3 hours) FCS 502: Advanced Child Development (3 hours) FCS 530: Early Childhood Programs (3 hours) Additional hours: 6 for thesis option OR 12 with at least 6 in FCS for non-thesis option Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration Human Ecology 505: Supervision Human Ecology (3 hours) Additional hours: 12 with at least 6 in Human Ecology content for thesis option OR 18 with at least 12 in Human Ecology content for non-thesis option Family and Child Development Concentration Application Content: FCS 420 OR FCS 501 OR HE 515 (3 hours) Family Content: FCS 520 OR FCS 521 (3 hours) Development Content: FCS 477 OR FCS 502 OR FCS 510 (3 hours) Additional hours: 6 with 3 in FCS or HE for thesis option OR 12 with 6 in FCS for non-thesis option General Human Ecology Concentration 9 hours that include at least three of the four areas in human ecology (Family & Child Studies; Food & Nutrition; Human Ecology; Merchandising & Consumer Sciences) Additional hours: 6 hours for thesis option or 12 with minimum of 6 in human ecology for non-thesis option Admission Requirements Bachelor’s degree in human ecology or related field from an accredited university 2.75 GPA overall or on last 60 hours Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination For More Information Contact: Dr. Bill Campbell Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research College of Applied and Natural Sciences Louisiana Tech University PO Box 10197 Ruston, LA 71272 318-257-4287 campbell@ans.latech.edu | | | | | | | | | Dr. Janie Humphries Graduate Coordinator, Family and Consumer Sciences School of Human Ecology Louisiana Tech University PO Box 3167 Ruston, LA 71272 318-257-3727 humphries@hec.latech.edu