The Family and Consumer Sciences curriculum is designed to prepare students for professional careers in the family and consumer sciences profession. The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. Undergraduate students may choose from four concentrations:
Consumer Studies / Family & Consumer Sciences Education
The Consumer Studies / Family & Consumer Sciences Education option provides preparation for professional careers in all areas of the Family and Consumer Sciences field and licensure to teach Family & Consumer Sciences grades 5–12.
Interior Design
The Interior Design concentration offers preparation for entry-level positions in residential and commercial design firms, sales, design consulting, computer-aided design, and other related design areas.
Merchandising
This concentration offers two options: Apparel Merchandising and Interiors Merchandising. Both provide educational and on-site experiences for a variety of careers in the apparel, textile, and interiors industries including retail store management, sales representatives, buying, visual merchandising, advertising and promotion, consulting, and entrepreneurship.
Nutrition and Foods
This concentration offers two options: The Nutrition and Dietetics option provides students with foundation skills and knowledge to provide medical nutrition therapy to individuals as well as to community groups. The Food Service Management option equips students to pursue upper-level management positions within food service operations.
