HUMAN SCIENCES
Dr. Dellmar Walker, Chair
100 Ellington Building, 2623 Middle Tennessee Blvd.
615-898-2884
http://www.mtsu.edu/humansciences
Early Childhood Education, Licensure in Grades
Pre-K-3
Family & Consumer Studies
Family & Consumer Sciences Education, 5-12
Child Development & Family Studies
Nutrition and Food Science, Dietetics
Interior Design
Textiles, Merchandising & Design
Apparel Design or Fashion Merchandising
The programs offered by the Department of Human
Sciences are accredited by the American Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences and provide a broad liberal education along with a
specialty to prepare students for a wide spectrum of professions.
The department also offers numerous opportunities in experiential
and service learning. Career opportunities in human sciences
include positions in social agencies, government agencies, community
services, business, industry, health services, research
laboratories, design, merchandising, teaching, and day care.
Programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree
are offered in five majors: Family and Consumer Studies with
concentrations in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Child
Development and Family Studies; Interior Design; Nutrition and Food
Science with a concentration in Dietetics; Textiles, Merchandising,
and Design with concentrations in Apparel Design and Fashion
Merchandising; and Early Childhood Education which licenses students
to teach grades pre-kindergarten through fourth. Students who
wish to major in Early Childhood Education but not pursue licensure
may contact the Early Childhood Education coordinator to develop an
appropriate program of study. The department also offers
minors in Human Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, and Textiles,
Merchandising, and Design.
It is an institutional requirement that
degree-seeking students complete the General Education requirements.
Consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each
registration. (See Undergraduate Catalog, 2005-2007, pages
219-226)
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