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College of Education & Human Development Work, Community and Family Education

Work and Human Resource Education
210 VoTech Ed Building - 1954 Buford Ave - St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-624-1221 -  Email: whre@umn.edu

WCFE Is Now WHRE!

Department Name Change (Effective Fall 2005)

Our name has changed from the Department of Work, Community and Family Education (WCFE) to the Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE) to better represent our programs and faculty interests. Please note the additional changes below that come with the transition to WHRE.

Degree Changes (Effective Fall 2006)

The graduate degree titles have changed but most of the content will remain the same. The undergraduate degree titles will remain the same.

Former WCFE Degrees Current WHRE Degrees
Ph.D. in Education Ph.D. in Work and Human Resource Education
Ed.D. in WCFE Ed.D. in Work and Human Resource Education
M.A. in Education M.A. in Work and Human Resource Education
M.Ed. in WCFE M.Ed. in Work and Human Resource Education

Course Changes (Effective Spring 2006)

The course designator WCFE has changed to WHRE. Some course titles and descriptions have also changed but most of the course content will remain the same. (See a complete listing of the courses in WHRE that have changed.) Also, please make note that many of our cross listed course designators have changed to a single designator. See examples:

Previous Cross Listed Course Will Become
BIE/HRD 5626—Customer Service Training HRD 5626—Customer Service Training
AFEE/HRD 3105—Intro to Strategic Planning WHRE 3105—Intro to Strategic Planning

Web Site (Effective Fall 2005)

With a new department name comes a new URL. Please check out our new web site at http://cehd.umn.edu/whre/.

Questions

If you have any questions about these changes please contact Mary in our Student Information Office or your adviser.

Mary Gupta
612-624-7485
gupta006@umn.edu

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