Human Resources and Family Sciences

 

Human resources and family sciences graduate offerings at UNO may be used as a minor for those pursuing programs in another discipline. The minor portion should be determined in consultation with a designated member of the graduate faculty from human resources and family sciences. UNO courses may also be used to satisfy recertification.

Admission to the graduate programs in the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences (through the Office of Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) requires presentation of the baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and GRE scores; three letters of recommendation and a goal statement; and TOEFL for international students for whom English is a second language. Departments within the college may determine specific course deficiencies.

Application for a graduate degree program in human resources and family sciences is to be made to Graduate Studies, Lincoln Campus. In addition to this, an important step to initiate a graduate program is to consult with the chairperson of the graduate program in Lincoln. Staff in the Omaha program will assist in making such appointments. For graduate degrees in human resources and family sciences, it will be necessary to take human resources and family sciences courses on the Lincoln campus.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL HUMAN RESOURCES & FAMILY SCIENCES

Interdepartmental human resources and family sciences program offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science (extended education only) and Ph.D. degrees. Separate programs leading to the master's degree also are offered in family and consumer sciences; nutritional science and dietetics; and textiles, clothing and design.

Master's Program

Students applying for study in the Interdepartmental human resources and family sciences master's degree must hold a bachelor's degree in human resources and family sciences or its equivalent. The undergraduate work must have included the equivalent of 24 hours in human resources and family sciences, distributed in at least three subject matter areas, and 20 hours in natural and social sciences including a minimum of 9 hours in the natural and 6 hours in the social sciences.

Work leading to a master's degree in Human Resources and Family Sciences may be completed under Option III (see Graduate Studies Bulletin - Lincoln). Not more than one-half of the total program for the master's degree may be completed in the major subject matter areas. These subject matter areas are: family and consumer sciences; nutritional science and dietetics; and textiles, clothing and design.

At least six hours of the remaining work must be completed in one of the departments other than the major one. Additional supporting courses to complete the program may be completed in cooperating departments or in the departments outside of the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. For more information, contact the college at chrfs@unl.edu .

Family and Consumer Sciences

Candidates for the Master of Science degree in family and consumer sciences must

  • hold a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited college;
  • have completed undergraduate preparation in the equivalent of that required in the Basic General Education Core in human resources and family sciences; plus
  • a major of at least 18 hours exclusive of freshman courses in human resources and family sciences, or the equivalent from psychology, educational psychology, or sociology.
A minimum of 3.0 undergraduate GPA is required, as well as a minimum of 500 on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical subtests of the general GRE.

Nutritional Science and Dietetics

The department of nutritional science and dietetics offers graduate programs leading to a Master of Science degree. Students may develop their research programs related to human health and nutrition in the areas of biochemical and molecular nutrition, clinical and community nutrition, food quality and safety, and food service management. Students seeking a Master of Science degree must apply for admission through the Office of Graduate Studies on the UNL campus. In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants must submit Graduate Records Examination scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) and a letter of intent regarding educational and career goals. Applicants whose native language is not English must submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) demonstrating a score of at least 550 (or 213 on the computerized test). Desirable undergraduate background should include a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in areas related to nutrition, food service management, and/or dietetics and include appropriate courses in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, statistics, and management.

Candidates for the Master of Science degree in nutritional science and dietetics must hold a Bachelor of Science degree or a Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited college. More information is available at the following website: http://cehs.unl.edu/

 

Textiles, Clothing and Design

Graduate programs in Textiles, Clothng and Design allow students at the masters level to concentrate their course work in merchandising of apparel and textiles, costume or textile history, quilt studies, textile science, and textile or apparel design. Individual programs may include course work in business, history, anthropology, art, art history, museum studies, chemistry, sociology, and statistics as well as textiles, clothing and design. In consultation with a faculty adviser, each student plans an individualized course of study linking background interests with research or creative interests of departmental faculty and educational resources of the University of Nebraska. The masters program required 30 to 36 semester hours of graduate course work. Programs are offered through both resident instruction and extended education. Graduate programs in textiles, clothing and design are administered through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For additional information contact Sharon Reeder, 234 Home Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0802; (402) 472-2911; tcdgrad2@unl.edu .