HELP 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog] College of Education & Human Sciences Print-Friendly Page (opens a new window) Facebook this Page (opens a new window) Tweet this Page (opens a new window)

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Evan Ortlieb, Dean
College of Education and Human Sciences
Wagner Hall 249, Box 2275A
605-688-6181

The College of Education and Human Sciences enhances human potential and well-being through the integration of:

• exemplary student-centered graduate and undergraduate education that prepares tomorrow’s professionals;
• discovery and scholarship that is nationally and internationally recognized for addressing human and community needs; and
• engagement with individuals, families, schools, and communities that transforms knowledge and discovery into meaningful impacts.          

Graduates of the College of Education and Human Sciences transform the lives of people around the world every day. They work in diverse work settings which span the healthcare industry, education, business, government, and non-profit or community agencies.

The professional graduate programs in the College of Education and Human Sciences prepares graduates for certification, licensure, and qualification across some of the fastest growing and most sought out careers in the nation and world. Examples include: professional counselors supporting the development of individuals, families, schools, and communities, school administrators  who provide leadership in their schools; dietitians who counsel others to establish a healthy or specialized diet; financial counselors working with families to manage their resources; wellness professionals who works across the lifespan to promote good health practices for people of all ages; a gerontology specialist working with the elderly, or an athletic trainer engaging in injury prevention and career. These are but a few of the rewarding, and in demand, careers that EHS graduates pursue. We have successful marketing professionals, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and educators across the nation who reflect our mission of enhancing human potential.

Programs

School of Education, Counseling & Human Development

Master’s Degrees

• Agricultural Education (M.S.)  
• 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 Counseling Specialization  
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - School Counseling 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.)  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Developmental Sciences Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Community Services Specialization  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialization   

Certificates

• Academic Advising Certificate  
• Competency-Based Learning Certificate   

School of Health & Consumer Sciences

Master’s Degrees

• Athletic Training (M.S.)  
• Dietetics (M.S.)  
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family Financial Planning Specialization   
• Nutrition and Dietetics (M.S.)  
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Exercise Science Specialization  
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Nutritional Sciences Specialization  
• Sport and Recreation Administration (M.S.)  

Doctoral Degrees

• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (Ph.D.)  

Certificates

• Family Financial Planning Certificate  
• Financial Counseling Certificate  

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