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Program Details
You must successfully complete 36 semester hours of graduate credit to earn a Master of Arts in Human Environmental Sciences at Fontbonne University, including:
12 hours in Core Courses:
• HES 532 Framing Critical Issues in HES
• HES 533 Advocacy and Public Policy: Addressing a World in Need
• HES 534 Globalization and the Human Condition
• HES 535 Leadership Development for Professional Practice
12 hours in Research or Management Courses:
Research Courses
• EDU 585 Research Methods in Education
• RMD 500 Statistical Methods for Research
• HES 568 Research in HES I
• HES 578 Research in HES II
• HES 588 Research in HES III
Management Courses
• RMD 500 Statistical Methods for Research
• HMT 503 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
• HMT 507 Budgeting
• HMT 515 Project Management
12 hours in Concentration Courses:
Apparel Studies Concentration
– HES 521 The Human Element of Dress
– HES 522 Softgoods Diaspora
– HES 523 Strategies in Dissemination of Fashion
– HES Elective
Child and Family Studies Concentration
– HES 551 Administering Programs for Children and Families
– HES 555 Family Intervention
– HES 556 Child and Family Theory
– HES Elective
Multidisciplinary Health Communication Studies Concentration
- HES 541 Applied Health Behavior to Enhance Health Outcomes
- HES 542 Interpreting and Translating Science for Consumers
- HES 543 Contemporary Applications for Health Communication
- HES Elective—see below (3 hrs.)
The human environmental sciences department offers additional elective courses, helping to complement the degree and complete the 36-hour course requirement. All course selection is completed with the assistance of a graduate academic advisor to ensure a successful student experience.
Electives
- HES 524 Social Responsibility: From Producer to Consumer
- HES 525 Historic and Cultural Textiles and Apparel
- HES 544 Ethical Implications for Health Communication
- HES 545 Cultural Competence in Health Communication
- HES 552 Curriculum Development and Assessment for Children and Families (3 hrs.)
- HES 554 Critical Readings in HES
- HES 589 Practicum in HES (1-3 hrs.)
- HES 590 Independent Study (1-3 hrs.)