The Consumer Science Program offers a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D. degree in Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics. The graduate program focuses on consumers as individuals and household members and their interactions with the marketplace and the public sector. Tailored to individual needs, the Master's and Ph.D. programs build upon department offerings as well as drawing on courses throughout the University.
M.S. in Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics
The M.S. degree in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics is designed for completion in four semesters of full-time study. The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 credits including credit for thesis research. Graduate courses are taken both in the Consumer Science department and elsewhere on campus, and students have considerable flexibility to tailor their course selection to individual career interests. Requirements for admission and completion of the degree are described below
Ph.D. in Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics
The Ph.D. program in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics seeks to develop scholars who will be able to apply social theories and principles to the understanding of consumer interactions within the marketplace and the public sector. Students will undertake research on the issues that are relevant to consumer choices affecting the social and economic well being of individuals and families. A minimum of 34 credits of graduate course work (not including dissertation credits) is required for the degree.
Faculty members are trained in a variety of disciplines including economics, sociology, retailing, history of medicine, and family ecology. These backgrounds contribute to the strong interdisciplinary research and training program involving all aspects of consumer behavior and family economics. Graduate students work closely with faculty members throughout their study. Special interests are promoted through close association with Cooperative Extension, the Institute for Research on Poverty, Women's Studies, the Center for Demography and Ecology, programs in health administration, the agricultural and applied economics and economics departments, the Institute on Aging, and the East Asian studies program.
Related Documents:
Master's Check Sheet Fall 2007.doc--37kb 
Ph.D. Checksheet Fall 2007.doc--31.5kb