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Degree Programs

Associate Degrees
Early Childhood Development

Bachelor Degrees
Apparel Design & Merchandising
Child and Family Studies
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
General Dietetics

Master's Degrees

The Master Of Education degrees (Family and Consumer Sciences Option) are offered in the College of Education in cooperation with the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences) Academic Advisor: Jacquelyn Jensen
FCS Teaching Certification (Grades 5-12) is designed to help individuals holding non-teaching Baccalaureate degrees in nutrition and foods, family relationships and human development, apparel and textiles, housing and design, or family resource management acquire teacher certification for middle and high school.
Secondary Education-FCS Option is designed to help family and consumer sciences teachers achieve goals and develop advanced competencies in professional education, subject matter, and interpersonal relationships. You will take professional education core courses, electives and course work in Family and Consumer Sciences.

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers the Master of Science in Community Nutrition, which is designed to prepare professionals for nutrition positions in a variety of community health agencies. This degree has two options: Option 1 for persons who do not plan to complete a dietetic internship and Option 2 for persons who do plan to complete a dietetic internship. Only Option 2 leads to Registered Dietitian (RD) eligibility.
Academic Advisor:  Claire Schmelzer

Additional Offerings
Dietetic Internship
Only graduate students completing coursework in EKU's MS in Community Nutrition are eligible to apply for EKU's Dietetic Internship.

Kentucky Early Childhood Director's Credential

 

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