Melinda Markham,  Interim Department Head

301 Justin Hall
785-532-5510
Fax: 785-532-5505
E-mail: ahsinfo@k-state.edu
http://www.hhs.k-state.edu/ahs

Applied Human Sciences is focused on the study of individuals and families from a multidisciplinary perspective. Programs emphasize developmental processes throughout the life cycle, interpersonal relationships, intervention for speech, language, and hearing problems, and educational programming for children and families.

Undergraduate programs include communication sciences and disorders, early childhood education, family and consumer sciences education, human ecology, and human development and family science.

The department places great importance on laboratory and field experiences, along with classroom experiences. On-campus field experiences for undergraduate students are available in the Family Center, the Center for Child Development​ and the Speech and Hearing Center.

Programs

• Accelerated B.S./M.S. in Life Span Human Development
• Children in Group Settings Minor
• Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.S.)
• Conflict Analysis and Trauma Studies Minor
• Conflict Resolution Certificate
• Early Childhood Consultation
• Early Childhood Education (B.S.)
• Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)
• Human Development and Family Science Minor
• Integrative Human Sciences (B.S.)
• Interdisciplinary Conflict Resolution Minor
• Philanthropy Certificate
• Pre-Couple and Family Therapy Minor
• Pre-Kindergarten Education Minor
• Well-Being Minor

Courses

• CFT 824 - Parent-Child Interaction: Theory and Research
• CFT 853 - Family Systems in Cultural Context
• CFT 864 - Clinical Theory and Practice A
• CFT 866 - Sex Therapy
• CFT 867 - Pre-Practicum in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 868 - Pre-Practicum in Couple and Family Therapy II
• CFT 869 - Systematic Treatment of Trauma Violence and Substance Abuse
• CFT 870 - Couples and Sex Therapy
• CFT 872 - Family Therapy
• CFT 877 - Individual and Family Assessment
• CFT 878 - Professional Studies in Family Therapy
• CFT 879 - Systemic Assessment and Treatment of Psychopathology
• CFT 885 - Practicum in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 886 - Clinical Intervention with Parents and Children
• CFT 889 - Clinical Project
• CFT 894 - Readings in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 896 - Clinical Theory and Practice B
• CFT 899 - MS Research in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 910 - Topics in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 970 - Specialization and Leadership
• CFT 982 - Practicum in CFT Research
• CFT 983 - Advanced Family Research Methods
• CFT 984 - Supervision of Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 985 - PhD Practicum in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 986 - Practicum in Supervision in Couple and Family Therapy
• CFT 987 - Advanced Clinical Theory
• CFT 988 - Conjoint and Group Techniques in Family Counseling
• CFT 990 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar
• CFT 999 - Doctoral Research in Couple and Family Therapy
• CNRES 300 - Introduction to Conflict Resolution
• CNRES 500 - Topics in Conflict Resolution and Trauma Studies
• CNRES 529 - Trauma and Traumatic Stress
• CNRES 530 - Coping with Life Crises
• CNRES 531 - Core Conflict Resolution
• CNRES 532 - Conflict Resolution across Cultures & Contexts
• CNRES 533 - Prevention & Intervention of Violence
• CNRES 534 - Conflict in Organizations
• CNRES 535 - Divorce and Child Custody Mediation
• CNRES 536 - Conflict and Trauma in International Settings
• CNRES 537 - Elder and Family Decision Making
• CNRES 538 - Advanced Trauma and Traumatic Stress
• CNRES 539 - Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan
• CNRES 599 - Conflict Resolution Practicum
• CNRES 700 - Topics in Conflict Resolution and Trauma Studies
• CNRES 750 - Crises Across the Lifespan
• CNRES 751 - Conflict Resolution: Core Skills and Strategies
• CNRES 752 - Culture and Conflict
• CNRES 753 - Violence Prevention and Intervention
• CNRES 754 - Organizational Conflict
• CNRES 755 - Family Mediation
• CNRES 757 - Elder and Family Decision Making
• CNRES 759 - Foundations of Trauma and Traumatic Stress
• CNRES 761 - International Conflict & Trauma
• CNRES 799 - Practicum in Conflict Resolution
• CSD 343 - Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 347 - Introduction to Phonetics
• CSD 360 - Structure and Function of the Speech Mechanism
• CSD 361 - Hearing Science
• CSD 442 - Developmental Psycholinguistics
• CSD 443 - Language Assessment and Intervention I
• CSD 446 - Disorders of Articulation and Phonology
• CSD 515 - Laboratory in Acoustic Phonetics
• CSD 549 - Clinical Procedures in Communication Disorders
• CSD 560 - Clinical Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 567 - Basic Audiology
• CSD 580 - Neurological Basis of Communication and Swallowing Disorders
• CSD 591 - Undergraduate Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 701 - Research Experience in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 705 - Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology
• CSD 706 - Practicum in Audiology
• CSD 725 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• CSD 741 - Fluency Disorders
• CSD 742 - Language Assessment and Intervention II
• CSD 743 - Communication Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders
• CSD 744 - Aural Rehabilitation
• CSD 745 - Neuromotor Speech Disorders
• CSD 748 - Cleft Palate
• CSD 750 - Voice Disorders
• CSD 780 - Instrumental Measurement for Clinical Application
• CSD 841 - Acquired Language and Cognitive Disorders
• CSD 844 - Dysphagia
• CSD 847 - Externship in Speech-Language Pathology
• CSD 849 - Graduate Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 851 - Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
• CSD 897 - Graduate Seminar in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• CSD 899 - MS Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• ECED 300 - Problems in Early Childhood Education
• ECED 310 - Early Childhood
• ECED 311 - Infant Toddler Development and Programs
• ECED 312 - Infant Observation Lab
• ECED 313 - Pre-Professional Experiences in Early Childhood Unified
• ECED 410 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• ECED 420 - Interaction Techniques with Young Children
• ECED 428 - Exceptional Development in Early Childhood
• ECED 450 - Environments in Early Childhood
• ECED 451 - Administering Early Childhood Programs
• ECED 466 - Language Development
• ECED 524 - Professional Seminar in Early Childhood Education
• ECED 528 - Research and Inquiry in Early Childhood Education
• ECED 530 - Teaching & Learning in Early Childhood Education
• ECED 531 - Developmental Curriculum in Early Childhood Education