CS Graduate Programs
Doctoral Program Requirements
General Requirements
- A minimum of 90 graduate credit hours beyond the Master's degree or 135 graduate credit hours past the Bachelor's degree
- At least 78 of the 135 hours in graded (A-E) coursework
- Candidacy Examination
- Final Oral Examination
Course Requirements
Dissertation - 20 credit hours
Consumer Sciences Core - 13 credit hours
- Con Sci 700 Introduction to Research in Consumer Sciences (G3)
- Con Sci 702 Theories and Models in Consumer Sciences Research (G4)
- Con Sci 800 Graduate Seminar in Consumer Sciences (G2)
- Select one:
- Con Sci 701 Individual and Family Behavior in the Market Place (G4)
- Con Sci 703 The Global Consumer (G4)
Specialization (select one)
Specialization in Family and Consumer Economics
- Research Methods and Statistics - At least 12 credit hours
- Four courses beyond basic statistics; Stat 528 does not count
- Major Courses - At least 18 credit hours
- Fm Res M 739 Household Economics Status: Measurement and Analysis (G4)
- Fm Res M 740 Theories and Models of Family Resource Management (G4)
- Fm Res M 741 Managerial Concepts and Their Measurement (G4)
- 2 additional Fm Res M or Con Sci courses at the 700-level or above
- Supporting Courses - 14 credit hours
- Econ 501.02 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (G5)
- Econ 502.02 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (G5)
- AED Econ 703 Economics of Consumption (G4)
- Minor Courses - At least 14 credit hours
Specialization in Hospitality Management
- Statistics - At least 6 credit hours
- Research Methods - At least 5 credit hours
- Major Courses - At least 17 credit hours
- At least 17 credit hours of Hosp Mgt courses
- Practicum - 3 credit hours
- Minor/Supporting Courses - At least 14 credit hours
Specialization in Textiles and Clothing
- Research Methods and Statistics - At least 12 credit hours
- Two courses beyond basic statistics; Stat 528 does not count
- Two research methods courses
- Major Courses - At least 20 credit hours
- At least 20 hours of Txtl & Clo or Con Sci courses at the 700 level or above
- Minor/Supporting Courses - At least 14 credit hours