Human Sciences - Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Education is not just about knowledge; it is also about skills. Classroom technique is the key - that's what SDSU can provide to give educators a boost in methods and curricula. If you have a passion for equipping middle and high school students with practical skills in the consumer sciences, SDSU's M.S. in Human Sciences - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialization can provide you with the information, techniques and personal experience needed to gain teaching licensure. Taught entirely online, this degree offers flexible course options. Option A may especially appeal to graduates with a bachelor's degree in nutrition, human development or another area of family and consumer sciences who are interested in becoming certified to teach family and consumer sciences. Option B focuses on professional development and advancement, and would benefit family and consumer sciences teachers (grades 7-12), extension educators, 4-H professionals, curriculum specialists, service unit educators as well as human resources professionals in government, business or industry.

• Hold an undergraduate degree in family and consumer sciences or a related field
• Enjoy conducting research in the field
• Want to contribute positively to the family environment
• Enjoy working with people
• Have strong leadership, communication, and critical-thinking skills

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 to receive unconditional admission. 
• A professional academic transcript evaluation for degrees earned outside the United States (This requirement cannot be waived unless your highest degree was earned or will be earned in the U.S. prior to enrollment at SDSU).
  • If you are completing your bachelor's degree at the time of application, you may submit an incomplete evaluation. If you are accepted, a complete transcript and/or evaluation with completed degree will be required by the end of your first semester of coursework.
• Official U.S. transcripts where a degree is earned (or will be earned), and official U.S. transcripts where graduate level coursework has been taken.
• A minimum TOEFL score of 71, TOEFL Essentials score of 7.5, IELTS score of 6 or Duolingo score of 100.
  • SDSU accepts MyBest TOFEL scores. 
  • Some programs have higher minimum requirements. Find program specific requirements by selecting your program of interest in the Graduate Catalog.

• Family and consumer sciences educator
• Director of a childcare center
• Director of a social services program
• Product developer
• Financial planner
• Family advocate