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Department of Applied Human Sciences

Facts & Stats

  • Teaching is a strength of the School. Most faculty exceed the average student teaching evaluation averages of the university.
  • The HDFS undergraduate degree program is recognized as an approved program by the National Council on Family Relations for the Certified Family Life Educator designation.
  • The Communication Sciences and Disorders master’s program has a 100% employment rate and 100% of CSD graduates have passed the national exam in speech-language pathology on their first try since 2004.
  • The K-State Speech & Hearing Center provides over 3,000 clinical services each year for people of Manhattan and surrounding communities.
  • The Early Childhood Education unit's distance education bachelor's degree program received the Region VII Exceptional Program Award from the Association of Continuing Higher Education in 2009.
  • The Couple and Family Therapy program is considered to be one of the top marriage and family therapy graduate programs in the United States.
  • Couple and Family Therapy students have a pass rate of close to 100%.
  • Faculty were awarded over $7 million in grants and contracts in FY19, which provide many graduate students hands-on experience in research and service.
  • Faculty and students actively publish research results and give presentations at national and international conferences.
  • Building from theory to practice, the Conflict Resolution program offers a professionally mentored practicum in mediation for those who want to pursue state-approval as mediators.
  • The Conflict Resolution program offers two international faculty-led study tours (Northern Ireland and South Africa) as options in the curriculum.