The information below is a list of majors, minors and graduate programs offered through the College of Education and Human Development's Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Western Michigan University.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Majors
- Family Science and Human Development (FSHD)—B.S.
- FSHD: Child Development and Services concentration w/choice of track: Child Programming & Administration or Child Life Foundations (formerly Family Science: Child and Family Development)
- FSHD: Family Studies concentration (formerly Family Science: Family Studies)
- FSHD: Youth and Community Development concentration (formerly Family Science: Youth and Community Development)
- Fashion Merchandising and Design
- Interior Design—B.S. (program moved to College of Fine Arts 2022)
- Nutrition and Dietetics—B.S.
- Workforce Education and Development—B.A. (formerly Career and Technical Education)
Minors
- Drafting
- Family Science
- Fashion Merchandising
- Food Service Operations and Sustainability
- Graphic Arts
- Human Development
- Industrial Technology
- Interior Design
- Workforce Education and Development (formerly Career and Technical Education)
- Youth and Community Development
GRADUATE Programs
Graduate Certificates
Master's Degrees
- Accelerated Graduate Degree Program—M.A. in FCS
- Child Life
- Family Science and Services track
- Youth and Community Development track
- Family Life Education concentration (for admission beginning fall 2022, please see MA in FCS: Family Science and Services track)
- Family and Consumer Sciences—M.A.
- Child Life
- Family Science and Services track
- Youth and Community Development track
- Textile and Apparel Studies concentration
- Family Life Education concentration (for admission beginning fall 2022, please see MA in FCS: Family Science and Services track)
- Nutrition and Dietetics—M.S.
- Workforce Education and Development—M.A. (formerly Career and Technical Education)
Doctoral Degrees
- Education and Human Development—Ph.D.
- Educational Leadership—Ph.D.
- Workforce Education and Development concentration (formerly Career and Technical Education)
Graduate teaching assistant opportunities
Opportunities for financial support from the Graduate College
Graduate College Funding