College of Education & Human Sciences

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Jill Thorngren, Dean
Jane Hegland, Associate Dean
CY Wang, Associate Dean
SWG 249, Box 2275A
605-688-6181
Email: jill.thorngren@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/ehs

The College of Education and Human Sciences (EHS) develops human potential by enhancing individual, family, school, and community well-being. Graduates from the College work in diverse work settings which span business, education, government and non-profit or community agencies. Examples of careers in EHS include an educator who provides leadership and instruction in our schools, a dietitian who counsels others to establish a healthy or specialized diet, an interior designer who designs residential or commercial spaces, a wellness professional who works with adults to promote good health practices for people of all ages, a pilot serving our country or a professional counselor supporting the development of others.

The College of Education and Human Sciences works to advance teaching, learning, and scholarship through:

• Exemplary student-centered undergraduate and graduate education that prepares tomorrow’s professionals.
• Basic, applied, and translational scholarship that addresses vital issues of health, development, learning, leadership, sustainability, and quality of life across the lifespan.
• Engagement with individuals, families, schools, organization and communities which transform knowledge and discovery into practice and provides meaningful impacts.
• To be a recognized leader in teacher education and the human sciences and innovative in advancing new science, pedagogy and design.

Programs

Department of Consumer Sciences

Master’s Degree

• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family Financial Planning Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Merchandising Specialization  

Certificate

• Family Financial Planning Certificate  
• Financial and Housing Counseling Certificate  
• Merchandising Certificate  

Department of Counseling & Human Development

Master’s Degree

• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.Ed.) - Administration of Student Affairs Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - College Counseling Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Marriage and Family Counseling Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - School Counseling Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Adult Development in the Workplace Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Community Services Specialization  

Department of Health & Nutritional Sciences

Master’s Degree

• Athletic Training (M.S.)  
• Dietetics (M.S.)  
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Exercise Science Specialization  
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Nutritional Sciences Specialization  
• Sport and Recreation Studies (M.S.)  

Doctoral Degree

• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (Ph.D.)  

Certificate

• Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention Certificate  

Department of Teaching, Learning, & Leadership

Master’s Degree

• Agricultural Education (M.S.)  
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Adult and Higher Education Specialization  
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Early Childhood Education Specialization  
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Elementary Education Specialization  
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Secondary Education Specialization  
• Educational Administration (M.Ed.) - Elementary Education Specialization  
• Educational Administration (M.Ed.) - Secondary Education Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialization  

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