Family and Consumer Sciences Certificate

The Family and Consumer Sciences graduate certificate program provides students with the knowledge and skills to positively impact the quality of individual and family life. The coursework provides students with the ability to amplify critical-thinking skills to address problems in diverse family, community, and work environments. Program graduates will enhance capacity-building skills that empower individuals and families to thrive in an ever-changing society. The 12-hour certificate is available to graduate students, as well as to practicing professionals and may be taken as a stand-alone program or as a part of a graduate degree program. The Family and Consumer Sciences graduate certificate is designed to partially meet the elective concentration component of the MS in Science Translation and Outreach.