Family and Consumer Sciences - Master of Science

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The master’s program in family and consumer sciences oﬀers three specialized and very diﬀerent areas of emphasis for a variety of pathways and careers.

General Requirements

All emphasis areas listed below require a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework at the 4000/5000 level. Only nine credit hours of 4000-level courses are allowed in this master’s program. The student may be required to complete more than the minimum credit hours to satisfy prerequisites or because the student’s committee determines additional coursework is required for the student to reach their professional objective.

The student is responsible for meeting all deadlines, submitting all required forms, and for fulﬁlling all requirements for the degree.

Design, Merchandising and Textiles

This program oﬀers the study of textiles, merchandising of textile and apparel products, various aspects of apparel design and product development including creative and functional design options, and various aspects of interior design.

Student may choose Plan A - Thesis or Plan B - Non-Thesis Project.

An oral defense of thesis or project is required.

Student must complete the following (as approved by the student’s graduate committee):
FCSC 5181 - Global Trade and Sourcing for Textile Products Credits: 3
FCSC 5182 - Environmental Sustainability in Design, Merchandising and Textiles Credits: 3
AGEC 5650 - Communicating Research Credits: 3
AND:

8 credit hours from the following courses:
FCSC 5171 - Advanced Textiles and Product Evaluation Credits: 3
FCSC 5172 - Advanced Textiles and Product Evaluation Lab Credits: 1
FCSC 5173 - Textile Science Seminar Credits: 3
FCSC 5176 - Historic Clothing Credits: 3
FCSC 5178 - Fiber Arts Credits: 3
FCSC 5179 - Historic Textiles Credits: 3
FCSC 5188 - Contract Design II Credits: 3
FCSC 5288 - Professional Practice and Advanced Interiors Studio Credits: 4
FCSC 4160 - Merchandising Strategies and Technology Credits: 3
FCSC 4185 - Product Development and Technology Credits: 3
FCSC 4190 - Apparel Collection Development Credits: 3
AND:

Student must complete the following (as approved by the student’s graduate committee):

6 credit hours of supporting courses from arts, humanities, natural or social sciences

3 credit hours of supporting research courses

4 credit hours of FCSC 5960 - Thesis Research

Human Development and Family Sciences

This program is designed for professionals who are currently working in human services ﬁelds and would like to further their education. This is an entirely online degree program that allows students to progress at their own pace.

Student may choose Plan A - Thesis or Plan B - Non-Thesis Project.

An oral defense of thesis or project is required.

Student must complete the following (as approved by the student’s graduate committee):
FCSC 5112 - Family Decision and Resource Management Credits: 3
FCSC 5117 - Understanding Community Leadership Credits: 3
FCSC 5118 - Family Policy Credits: 3
FCSC 5122 - Developmental Contexts Across the Lifespan Credits: 3
FCSC 5135 - Program Evaluation Credits: 3
FCSC 5138 - Family Stress/Coping Credits: 3
EDRE 5530 - Introduction To Research Credits: 3 OR EDRE 5550 - Action Research Credits: 3
Student must complete the following (as approved by the student’s graduate committee):

8 credit hours of supporting courses

4 credit hours of FCSC 5960 - Thesis Research

Human Nutrition and Food

This program increases the understanding of food and nutritional science and how to apply that knowledge to disease prevention and enhancement of human potential.

Student may choose Plan A - Thesis or Plan B - Non-Thesis Project.

An oral defense of thesis or project is required.

Student must complete the following (approved by graduate committee):

18 credit hours of courses from food and nutritional sciences, biological, natural and social sciences 6 credit hours of supporting research courses
2 credit hours of graduate research seminars
4 credit hours of FCSC 5960 - Thesis Research

Application Requirements

Admission to our graduate program and selection for department-funded assistantships is highly competitive. Faculty in each program area will review the applications for their program area and priority consideration will be given to applicants who meet or exceed admission requirements and possess research interests that parallel those of the faculty. Applicants will also be evaluated based on their fit with the identified faculty member and whether the identified faculty member is currently accepting graduate students. Faculty members typically select promising students to interview before final decisions are made. We do not offer conditional admission.

Application requirements can be found here: https://www.uwyo.edu/fcs/graduate-programs/index.html