College of Health, Education and Professional Studies
Human Ecology
Associate Professor L. Cundiff, Head
The Department of Human Ecology offers:
- Interior Design
- Child and Family Studies
- Licensure (PreK-4)
- Non-licensure (services option)
- Food and Nutrition
- Dietetics
- Consumer Foods
- Interior Design
Human Ecology is an integrative field of study which deals with people in their environments and the reciprocal relationships that humans have with their environments. It encompasses professional study in the areas of child and family studies, Food and Nutrition (including dietetics and consumer foods options) and Interior Design.
2415 - Human Ecology: Child and Family Studies: Services (B.S.)
- General Education (see for list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121,122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 123* (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Environmental Science 150* and one additional approved natural science laboratory course (8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 hours selected from Music 111, Philosophy 201, or Theatre and Speech 115*
- Cultures and Civilizations: Western Humanities I and II and HECO 333* (9 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Human Ecology 340* and one course selected from Human Services 101 or Political Science 101*
Major and Related Courses
- Criminal Justice 201 or 295; English 228; Environmental Science 150#; Exercise Science 452, 453; Human Services 405, 425; Legal Assistant Studies 245; Mathematics 123#; Philosophy 425; Psychology 331 or Sociology 425; Psychology 340; Sociology 305;
- Exercise 021 or one Exercise Science activity course;
- Two courses (6 hours) selected from Music 111, Philosophy 201 or Theatre and Speech 115#
- One course from Human Services 101 or Political Science 101#
Human Ecology Core: Human Ecology 322, 333#, 340#, 350
Child and Family Services Core: Human Ecology 135, 240, 241, 242, 245, 402, 405, 445, 448; Exercise Science 451; Business Management 315
- 2.0 average required in major and related courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in the major.
#Also satisfies general education
requirement.
2416 - Human Ecology: Child and Family Studies: PreK-4 (B.S.)
- General Education (see for list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121,122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 214 *(4 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course* (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Two approved natural sciences courses, at least one including a laboratory component (7-8 hours)*
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two courses selected from Art 301, Music 111 or Theatre and Speech 115* (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Western Humanities I and II and Anthropology 208* (9 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Human Ecology 340* and Political Science 101* (6 hours)
The PDS I requirements for this major include Education 306, 323, 400; Human Ecology 241, 445
Major and Related Courses
- Anthropology 208#; English 228; Exercise Science 302, 330; Mathematics 214#; Political Science 101#; University Studies 311, 320, 330, 340
- Two courses selected from Art 301, Music 111, or Theatre and Speech 115#;
- One approved biological science course#;
- One approved physical science course#;
- One approved statistics course#
Human Ecology Core: Human Ecology 322, 333, 340#, 350
Child and Family Studies PreK-4 Core: Human Ecology 240, 241, 345, 445, 446; Education 201, 306, 311, 312, 313, 314, 323, 400, 410, 420, 440
- For graduation: 2.0 average overall, 2.0 average in College of Health. Education and Professional Studies courses.
- For licensure: 2.5 cumulative, 2.5 at UTC, 2.5 in education courses with no grade lower than C, 2.5 in content area coursework with no grade lower than C (see advisor/check sheet for specific courses).
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement
in the major.
#Also satisfies general education
requirement.
2411 - Human Ecology: Interior Design (B.S.)
The Interior Design program reserves the right to keep one example of the work of each student in each studio course. Sophomore year portfolio review is required for continuation.
Continuation Standards
Passage of the Sophomore Portfolio Review/Comprehensive Exam with an average grade of 75% or better is required for enrollment in the junior and senior interior design studios. In addition, a grade of C (70%) or better in an interior design course is required for that course to be considered as successfully completed in the Interior Design Program, and for that course to count as a prerequisite for subsequent courses in the interior design course sequence.
- General Education (see for list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121,122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 123* (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Chemistry 119* and one additional approved natural science course (7-8)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Art 111* and Theatre and Speech 115*
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option (a) Western Humanities I and II: (6 Hours) and Anthropology 208* (3 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Human Ecology 340* and Human Services 101 or Geography 104* (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
- Anthropology 208#, Art 111#, Chemistry 119#, English 277, Exercise Science 021 and one Exercise Science activity course, Mathematics 123#, Theatre and Speech 115#
- One course selected from Geography 104 or Human Services 101#
Human Ecology Core: Human Ecology 322, 333, 340#, 350
Interior Design Core: 63 hours from Human Ecology including 120, 121, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 320, 321, 323, 324, 326, 327, 329, 417, 419, 420, 422, 423, 424
- 2.0 average in all Human Ecology courses.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement
in the major.
#Also satisfies general education
requirement.
2412 - Human Ecology: Food and Nutrition (B.S.)
- General Education (see for list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: English 121,122 (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 131* (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Chemistry 121/123; Dietetics Concentration take Chemistry 122/124; Consumer Foods Concentration take Biology 121* (8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: Two approved humanities and fine arts courses, one from fine arts and one from either (6 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Western Humanities I and II and Human Ecology 333* (9 hours)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Psychology 101* and one course from Economics 101* or 102* (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
Human Ecology Core: 322, 333#, 340, 350
Food and Nutrition Core: Human Ecology 135, 236, 237, 330, 332, 334, 336, 402, 430, 431, 432; Mathematics 131#; Psychology 101#, one course selected from Economics 101 or 102#
Completion of one of the following options:
Option A: Dietetics*
Accounting 200 or 201; Biology 208, 209, 210; Chemistry 121/123#, 122/124#, 351/353, 352/354, 466; Human Ecology 335, 434, 436, 437
Option B: Consumer Foods
- Biology 121#, 210; Chemistry 121/123#; Human Ecology 405; Political Science 101; Sociology 151, one course selected from English277 or 278 or Management 310;
- 15 hours from Accounting 200, 201, 335, 336; Finance 300; Management 103, 315, 332, 340; Marketing 313, 430; Communication 1015 hours Human Ecology consumer foods electives
- 2.0 average in all Human Ecology courses.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 earned hours.
Additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement
in the major.
#Also satisfies general education
requirement.
*The Didactic Program in Dietetics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is currently granted accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Il, 60606-6995, 312-5400.
