The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers a Master of Science or Master of Arts degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. The degree program is designed for those seeking advanced study in one of the specialty areas of family and consumer sciences. Two degree programs are available - Family and Consumer Sciences and Nutrition.

The M.A./M.S. in Family Consumer Sciences offers sequences in Family & Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Child Life, Human Development and Family Science, and Interior Design. Each sequence has a thesis and non-thesis option. For students choosing the non-thesis option, a scholarly project will be required that will be determined by the graduate coordinator in conjunction with the graduate faculty. Required core courses include: FCS 445, and FCS 497. All master’s degree programs require a minimum of 50 percent of the non-thesis credit hours applied to the degree to be 400-level courses or above.

Family and Consumer Sciences Sequence

Accelerated Master’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences: High achieving students who graduated with a degree in ISU’s Accelerated FCS undergraduate program are allowed to apply up to 12 hours of approved graduate courses to both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.

This sequence has a thesis and non-thesis option.

Human Development and Family Science Sequence

The Human Development and Family Science sequence provides advanced study in human development across the life span and family systems. This sequence has a thesis and non-thesis option.