Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Faculty

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers several majors. These include Dietetics, Child Development, Fashion Merchandising, Interior Design, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

Each area of specialization prepares graduates to pursue professional careers in family and consumer sciences in such fields as education, business, extension services, research, kitchen, bath, contract, and residential design, social welfare, public health, international service, and careers in a variety of other agencies, organizations, and institutions.

Family and consumer sciences is the field of knowledge and service focusing on families as they function in various forms. Family and consumer sciences integrates knowledge from its own research and other areas such as the physical, biological, and social sciences, and the arts, and applies this knowledge to the enrichment of the lives of individuals and families. The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is involved effectively in the scientific, cultural, social, and economic dynamics of a changing society.

Programs

• Child Development Major, B.S.
• Dietetics Major, B.S.
• Family and Consumer Sciences Major, B.S.
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teaching Major, B.S.
• Fashion Merchandising Major, B.S.
• Interior Design Major, B.S.

• Child Development Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences Minor
• Fashion Merchandising Minor
• Hospitality Minor
• Interior Design Minor

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