The Family and Consumer Sciences Program is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. The concentrations are designed to prepare students to demonstrate:

• an ability to perform as a leader in a variety of community settings, businesses, agencies and schools;

• an understanding of the integrative approach to the relationships among individuals, families, communities and the environments in which they function;

• professional expertise in fashion merchandising, home furnishings merchandising, or family and consumer studies;

• the critical thinking, problem solving, and technological skills essential to work effectively with a specific group of clients, consumers, or students; and

• an understanding and appreciation of diversity and multicultural/global perspective as a leader in an urban environment.

Specialty areas in the Family and Consumer Sciences program allow students to develop skills in one of the following areas: Family and Consumer Studies, Fashion Merchandising, and Home Furnishings Merchandising. Each specialty area requires an internship in an approved community setting.

Family and Consumer Studies

Fashion Merchandising

Home Furnishings Merchandising

Master of Science in Merchandising and Consumer Sciences

Course Descriptions

Undergraduate Catalog