Department of Consumer Science (Graduate)

Website URL:

http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/CSR/

Department/School Head:

Rich Ghiselli, Ph.D. (Interim Department Head)

Academic Programs:

Fields of Study: The Department of Consumer Science offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science or the Doctor of Philosophy degree in the following major areas of specialization: consumer behavior and family and consumer economics.

• Consumer Behavior. The primary focus of study for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in consumer behavior is the interdisciplinary study of consumer participation in the marketplace. Theories from several disciplines are employed in the study of the decision process, and activities and influences while individuals engage in the various stages of evaluation, use, and disposal of consumer goods and service. Previous background in the social sciences, marketing, or economics is assumed. Students who do not possess this background may need to enroll in supplementary coursework to build entry competencies.
• Consumer Health Concentration. Graduate education and research in consumer health are designed to train, educate, and influence the next generation of consumer health scholars by combining the graduate programs of consumer behavior and family and consumer economics with public health expertise. What is Consumer Health?
  
   
• Family and Consumer Economics. Primary areas of study for the Master of Science degree or the Doctor of Philosophy degree are consumer economics, consumer resource management, or family economics. In addition to the primary area, both the M.S. and Ph.D. plans of study must include one or more related areas of study. These areas include, but are not limited to agricultural economics, economics, management, psychology, sociology, and statistics.
  • Minimum requirements for acceptance into a family and consumer economics graduate program include microeconomics, calculus, and at least one course in family resource management, consumer economics, or personal financial planning. These prerequisites are in addition to any departmental, school, or University requirements.

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

The Department of Consumer Science offers graduate students opportunities to become expert social scientists in areas that interface psychology, communication, management, health economics, and financial planning. The dynamic and integrative discipline of consumer science studies consumer decision-making from a behavioral/attitudinal/economic perspective. 

• M.S.
• Ph.D.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

• Consumer Behavior
• Family and Consumer Economics

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

S. Chakravarty
R.A. Feinberg
S.S. Liu

Associate Professor

S.C. Chang Alexander

Assistant Professor

J. Bauchet

Emeritus Faculty

L.B. Comer
S.A. DeVaney
A.J. Dubinsky
H.L. Schrank
R. Widdows

Research Faculty

J. Bauchet
S. Chakravarty
S.C. Chang Alexander
R.A. Feinberg
S.S. Liu

Extension Faculty

David Evans

Programs

• Consumer Science, PHD
• Consumer Science/Gerontology, PHD

• Healthcare Leadership Graduate Certificate
• Healthcare Operations Graduate Certificate
• Healthcare Quality Improvement Graduate Certificate

Courses

• CSR 50300 - Transitional Health Disparities: Research, Practice, And Policy
• CSR 52400 - International Health
• CSR 52500 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Healthcare
• CSR 53100 - Leadership For Healthcare Executives
• CSR 53200 - International And Comparative Healthcare Systems
• CSR 53500 - Cultural Proficiency For Healthcare Leaders
• CSR 53600 - Healthcare Ethics And Law
• CSR 53800 - Financial Management For Healthcare Leaders
• CSR 53900 - Human Resources Management In Healthcare
• CSR 54201 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Healthcare
• CSR 54300 - Healthcare Quality And Risk Management
• CSR 54400 - Informatics For Healthcare Leaders
• CSR 54500 - Health Economics
• CSR 54600 - Operations Management For Healthcare Administration
• CSR 54700 - Advanced Executive Healthcare Leadership Development
• CSR 58100 - Social Marketing And Social Change
• CSR 59000 - Special Problems In Consumer Sciences And Retailing
• CSR 60000 - Introduction To Research In Consumer Sciences And Retailing
• CSR 60100 - Introduction To Health Equality
• CSR 62300 - Design And Analysis Of Public Health Interventions
• CSR 63100 - Consumer Behavior Theories
• CSR 68100 - Consumption Theories
• CSR 68200 - Analytical Tools For Consumer Economists
• CSR 68700 - Public Health Administration
• CSR 69000 - Independent Study In Consumer Sciences And Retailing
• CSR 69500 - Behavioral Research Design
• CSR 69700 - Final Non-Thesis Paper
• CSR 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• CSR 69900 - Research PhD Thesis