Montana State University

Department of Health & Human Development
CFLE approved

About the Program

Last Updated: 
September 29, 2011

The Department of Health and Human Development administers a variety of curricula at the undergraduate level that prepares students for various careers in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) including early childhood education, family and consumer sciences, and human development and family science. The FCS program is accredited by AAFCS. At the graduate level programs are offered in Counseling (marriage and the family, mental health, and school) and Family and Consumer Sciences (with programs in family studies and early childhood education). The counseling program is accredited by CACREP.

Program Overview

Program Administrator: 
Dr. Tim Dunnagan
Department Emphasis: 
Area Percentage
  Family Studies30%
  Human Development30%
  Family Therapy20%
  Exercise science10%
  Nutrition10%
Campus Enrollment: 
12,500
Programs Options: 
Undergraduate, Master's

Undergraduate Program

Program Options: 
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Family Studies
Courses Offered: 
  • Lifespan Human Development
  • Human Development: Conception to Adolescence
  • Relationships and Family Systems
  • Paraprofessional Experience
  • Research Methods
  • Theories and Skills for Helping Relationships
  • Survey of Family Finance and Consumer Decisions
  • Personal and Family Finance I & II
  • Family Financial Counseling
  • Early Childhood Classroom Management
  • Nutrition, Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
  • Exceptional Needs 0-21 & Lab
  • Human Development: Adult and Aging
  • Family Law and Public Policy
  • Managing Work and Family
  • Family Life Education
  • Practicum in Early Childhood Teaching
  • Administration of Human Service Programs
  • Creativity and the Young Child
  • Assessment and Intervention
  • Family Stress and Crisis
  • Gender, Social Class and Diversity
  • Program Evaluation
  • Senior Seminar-Professional Issues
  • Undergraduate Research/Creative Activity

Graduate Program

Courses Offered: 
  • Product Development
  • Clothing Through the Ages
  • Family Law and Public Policy
  • Managing Work and Family
  • Professionalism in Consumer Science
  • Family Life Education
  • Practicum in Early Childhood Teaching
  • Administration of Human Service Programs
  • Creativity and the Young Child
  • Assessment and Intervention
  • Chemical Dependency Treatment
  • Family Stress and Crisis
  • Gender and Sexuality in Close Relationships
  • Ethics in Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Individual Problems
  • Research Methods
  • Program Evaluation
  • Senior Seminar-Professional Issues
  • Seminar
  • Sociocultural and Aesthetic Aspects of Appearance
  • Human Development in a Social Context
  • Current Research in Child and Adolescent Development
  • Early Childhood Education: A Constructivist Perspective
  • Individuals and Families in Social Context
  • Individual Problems
  • Professional Practicum
  • Research or Professional Paper/Project
  • Internship
  • Special Topics
  • Professional Development
  • Graduate Consultation
  • Master's Thesis

Master's Level

Program Options: 
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Family Science
  • Marriage & Family Counseling
  • Mental Health Counseling

CFLE Information

NCFR recognizes schools offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course work that follows the Standards and Criteria required for approval as a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). NCFR approval allows the school to offer their graduates the opportunity to apply for Provisional Certification using the Abbreviated Application process. The CFLE Checklist represents the courses that meet the CFLE criteria at that school. Students must complete all the courses on a checklist in order to qualify to apply for the CFLE designation through the Abbreviated Application process.

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