School
of Family and Consumer Sciences
The
School of Family and Consumer Sciences provides
students with the opportunity to advance and
apply knowledge about individuals and families
as well as contexts of human development across
the life span. Students are educated from a
perspective that emphasizes multidisciplinary
study across areas of specialization in the
School as well as other academic disciplines.
A strong emphasis is placed on the development
of collaborative partnerships to service the
needs of children, families, and individuals
across the life-span.
The
School provides undergraduate programs through
majors in apparel merchandising and product
development, human development and family
studies, dietetics, early childhood education,
interior design, and nutrition sciences. Student
organizations related to each major provide
opportunities for broadening the educational
experience, exploring career and graduate-level
options, and developing collegial relationships.
School
of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies
The
School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure
Studies includes two divisions and two program
areas. The two divisions are Kinesiology (KNS)
and Sport Management, Recreation and Tourism
(SMRT). The two program areas are the Graduate
Program (HMSL) and the Physical Education General
Program (PEG).
Students
in the Sport Management, Recreation, and Tourism
Division (SMRT) major in Sport Management
(SM) or Recreation and Tourism (RTD) and are
preparing to work in the sport/tourism/recreation
industries or nonprofit agencies. Students
majoring in Athletic Training/Clinic Management
(AT/CM) are preparing to become certified
athletic trainers in a variety of allied health
care settings.
Students
in the Kinesiology Division (KNS) study for
a variety of careers dealing with human movement.
They may become pre-K through grade 12 physical
educators or exercise science specialists.
Majors in dance focus on modern dance and
classical ballet, performance/choreography,
or teaching in non-school settings. Exercise
science majors specializing in human movement
often use their degree as a pre-medical or
pre-physical therapy degree.
Each
division has active student organizations
that help students explore the career and
graduate school opportunities within their
majors.
The
physical education general program (PEG) offers
instruction in physical activity and opportunities
to exercise for the general University student.
These classes take advantage of the modern
facilities available in the Gertrude M. Eppler
Complex, the Student Recreation Center, the
Perry Fieldhouse, and the Ice Arena.
School
of Intervention Services
Degree
programs offered through the School of Intervention
Services prepare individuals to work in school
and clinical settings. The teacher preparation
programs enable students to become licensed/endorsed
through state licensing boards. Programs include:
deaf/hard of hearing, mild/moderate, moderate/intensive,
mild/moderate and moderate/intensive, and
developmental disabilities and habilitation.
School
of Leadership and Policy Studies
The
School of Leadership and Policy Studies prepares
educators to assume leadership roles in formulating
and implementing administrative policy to
all levels of education. A variety of graduate
preparation programs are offered to meet the
needs of individuals wishing to begin or continue
their graduate education for eventual placement
within educational settings ranging from elementary
through higher education. In addition to the
formal graduate degree programs, the school
provides programmatic support for both graduate
and undergraduate education in the areas of
history and philosophy of education, comparative
education, educational psychology, and research
methodology.
School
of Teaching and Learning
Degree programs offered through the School
of Teaching and Learning prepare individuals
to work in schools. All of the programs enable
students to become licensed/endorsed through
state licensing boards. Programs include:
business education, foreign languages, marketing
education, middle childhood education, reading,
adolescent/young adult (secondary) education,
and early childhood education.
See
the Graduate
Catalog for information about graduate
programs in Education and Human Development,
including classroom technology, gifted and
talented, guidance and counseling, intervention
specialist, reading, rehabilitation counseling,
and school psychology.
