FCSE M.S. Curriculum
Choose the path that fits your goals. Texas Tech offers the master's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) fully online or in a hybrid format on campus. A third online option includes post-baccalaureate teacher certification.
Compare your options
| Online (IDEA Option B) | On-campus (hybrid) | Online with teacher certification (IDEA Option A) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 100% online | Hybrid | 100% online |
| Credit hours | 30-33 SCH | 30-33 SCH | 38 SCH |
| Thesis option | Yes | Yes | No |
| Teacher certification | No | No | Yes (post-baccalaureate) |
Online master's (IDEA Option B): 30-33 SCH, 100% online
Core: 18 SCH required
- FCSE 5302: Curriculum Development in FCSE
- FCSE 5303: Evaluation in FCSE
- FCSE 5304: Techniques of Research in FCSE
- FCSE 5306: Practical Reasoning in Human Sciences
- FCSE 5311: Teaching FCS with Technology
- FCSE 5341: History & Philosophy of FCSE
Leadership: 3 SCH required (choose one)
- FCSE 5301: Administration in FCSE Professions
- FCSE 5307: Techniques of Supervision in FCSE
- FCSE 5350: Special Topics: Youth Leadership in FCSE
Electives: 6-9 SCH (selected with your adviser)
- FCSE 5309: Career Education Programs in FCS
- FCSE 5311: Problems in FCSE: Intro to Statistics in Community Engaged Scholarship
- FCSE 5311: Problems in FCSE: Profession in Focus
- FCSE 5342: Contemporary Adults and Continuing Education in Human Sciences
- FCSE 5350: Special Topics in FCSE: Public Policy in FCSE
- FCSE 5355: Advanced Teaching Methods in FCSE
- FCSE 6000: Master's Thesis
- HUSC 5345: History & Philosophy of Extension Education
- EDCI 5306: Seminar in Curriculum & Instruction
- EDLL 5341: Developing Academic Literacy in the Disciplines for Adolescents
- EDSP 5300: Exceptional Children and Youth
- EPSY 5333: Psychology of Adolescence
- Other courses from the Leadership category
- Other courses to meet your professional goals
On-campus master's (hybrid): 30-33 SCH
Core: 18 SCH required
- FCSE 5302: Curriculum Development in FCSE
- FCSE 5303: Evaluation in FCSE
- FCSE 5304: Techniques of Research in FCSE
- FCSE 5306: Practical Reasoning in Human Sciences
- FCSE 5311: Problems in FCSE: Instructional Management in FCSE Programs
- FCSE 5341: History & Philosophy of FCSE
Leadership: 3 SCH required (choose one)
- FCSE 5301: Administration in FCSE Professions
- FCSE 5307: Techniques of Supervision in FCSE
- FCSE 5350: Special Topics: Youth Leadership in FCSE
Electives: 6-9 SCH (selected with your adviser)
- FCSE 5309: Career Education Programs in FCS
- FCSE 5311: Problems in FCSE: Intro to Statistics in Community Engaged Scholarship
- FCSE 5311: Problems in FCSE: Profession in Focus
- FCSE 5342: Contemporary Adults and Continuing Education in Human Sciences
- FCSE 5344: Internship in FCSE (6-9 SCH)
- FCSE 5350: Special Topics in FCSE: Public Policy in FCSE
- FCSE 5355: Advanced Teaching Methods in FCSE
- FCSE 6000: Master's Thesis
- FCSE 7000: Research in FCSE
- HUSC 5300: Interdisciplinarity in the Human Sciences
- HUSC 5345: History & Philosophy of Extension Education
- EPSY 5333: Psychology of Adolescence
- Other courses from the Leadership category
- Other courses to meet your professional goals
Online master's with post-baccalaureate teacher certification (IDEA Option A): 38 SCH
Required courses
- FCSE 5304: Techniques of Research in FCSE
- FCSE 5309: Career Education Programs in FCS
- FCSE 5311: Teaching FCS with Technology
- FCSE 5341: History & Philosophy of FCSE
- FCSE 5350: Special Topics: Teaching Methods I
- FCSE 5355: Advanced Teaching Methods in FCSE
- FCSE 5118: Seminar in FCSE (taken twice for 2 SCH)
- FCSE 5344: Internship in FCSE (6 SCH)
- EDCI 5306: Seminar in Curriculum & Instruction
- EDLL 5341: Developing Academic Literacy in the Disciplines for Adolescents
- EDSP 5300: Exceptional Children and Youth
- Other courses to meet your professional goals
Thesis or non-thesis (Option B and on-campus)
- Non-thesis: 30 SCH. Complete a professional portfolio or an action research project.
- Thesis: 33 SCH. Complete FCSE 5311: Intro to Statistics in Community Engaged Scholarship and 6 SCH of FCSE 6000: Master's Thesis.
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