MTSU reorganized the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, creating three new departments and moving two programs to other academic colleges, according to a press release sent Monday. The changes will take effect July 1, 2026.
The current Department of Health and Human Performance and the Department of Human Sciences will become three new departments: the Department of Kinesiology and Sports Medicine, the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Sport and Hospitality Management.
The Department of Kinesiology and Sports Medicine will include undergraduate degrees in exercise science and physical education, master’s degrees for athletic training and exercise physiology and a doctoral degree for human performance.
The Department of Health Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in nutrition and food science and speech-language pathology and audiology. Public health provides bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The Department of Sport and Hospitality Management introduces undergraduate programs in tourism and hospitality management and leisure and sport management, and master’s degrees in leisure, sport and tourism management.
All three remain in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, but undergraduate programs from the Department of Human Sciences will move outside the college.
“These programs have distinct missions and growth trajectories,” CBHS Dean Peter Grandjean said in the press release. “Bringing them together allows us to better support students and faculty while responding to workforce needs.”
Human Development and Family Science relocated to the College of Education, with the interior architecture program moving to the School of Concrete and Construction Management in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.
The changes also rename the Textiles, Merchandising and Design program to Fashion Studies.
The changes aim to strengthen academic focus, improve visibility and support future growth, according to the press release.
“I’m very excited for our colleagues in the affected disciplines,” Amy Aldridge, vice provost for Academic Programs, said in the press release. “They’ve given a lot of thought to the future of their units and major offerings and how to most effectively serve students and the greater community.”
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