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Consumer Studies - Curriculum

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General Education Core  41 Cr.
Communication:   (9 cr.)
ENGL 1010 Critical Reading & Expository Writing  
ENGL 1020 Critical Reading/Argumentation  
SPCH 2300 or 2320    
Mathematics:   (3 cr.)
MATH 1530, 1840 or 1910    
Natural Sciences:   (8 cr.)
CHEM 1110/1111 General Chemistry I (and)  
CHEM 1120/1121 General Chemistry II (or)  
CHEM 1000 Chemistry and Well-Being (and)  
CHEM 1030 Intro to Chemistry Survey  
History:   (6 cr.)
HIST 2010 or HIST 2030    
HIST 2020 or HIST 2030    
Literature:   (3 cr.)
ENGL 2210 British Literature I (or)  
ENGL 2430 European Literature  
Fine Arts:   (3 cr.)
Select one course from this area  
Humanities Elective: (3 cr.)
ENGL 3150 Literature, Ethics, & Values (or)  
ENGL 3280 Mythology  
Social and Behavioral Sciences: (6 cr.)
PSYC 1310 Intro. To Psychology  
SOAA 1020 Intro. To Sociology  
     
Family and Consumer Sciences Core 16 cr.
FACS 1110 Family Development  
FACS 1500 Freshman Seminar  
FACS 2500 Sophomore Seminar  
FACS 3500 Junior Seminar  
FACS 4500 Senior Seminar  
FACS 4330 Family Mgmt. Lifespan  
FACS 4537  Field Studies  
FACS 4547 Corporate Etiquette  
     
Consumer Studies Core 47 cr.
FACS 1410 Food Selection and Preparation  
FACS 1610 Historical Interiors  
FACS 1620 Introduction to Contemporary Interiors  
FACS 2200 Applied Design for Apparel and Interiors  
FACS 2205 Principles of Clothing  
FACS 2620 Design for Human Behavior  
FACS 3430 Community Nutrition  
FACS 2220 Consumer Clothing Concerns  
FACS 3220 Textiles I  
FACS 4700 Vocational FACS Curriculum and Methods  
ECON 1050 Economics & Society  
ECED 2110 Infant/Toddler/Child Dev.  
HDAL 2330 Adolescent Development  
SOAA 2000 Marriage and the Family  
SOAA 4087 The Family in Transition  
     
Directed Electives * 15 cr.
FACS 1621 Design Communications: Studio I  
FACS 2000 Prep for Marriage  
FACS 2420 Principles of Nutrition  
FACS 3210 Apparel Quality Analysis  
FACS 3221 Textiles II  
FACS 3460 Experimental Food Science  
FACS 4417 Food Systems Operations  
FACS 4467 Quantity Food Procurement & Production  
FACS 4497/5497 Administration of Food Service Organizations  
* Select 15 hours of unduplicated FACS courses, making sure that all intensity requirements are met
     
Electives 1 cr.
Electives    


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