Students selecting the Family and Consumer Studies specialty area will have a background to work with the changing needs of modern-day consumers, families, and communities. Course content in this specialty includes information about child development, parenting skills, financial management, foods and nutrition, textiles, fashion, and home and work environments. With a broad background of Family and Consumer Studies, graduates may work in government and public service or business and industry where skills in planning, organizing, and conveying information are essential. Students interested in a teaching career will have completed all Family and Consumer Sciences technical knowledge and will be ready to apply to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.

Degree requirements for students who entered the Family & Consumer Studies program prior to the Fall 2009 term. WORD | PDF

Degree requirements for students who entered the Family & Consumer Studies program in the Fall 2009 term and after. WORD l PDF

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