PROGRAM OF STUDY: B.A. IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Credits

A.    General Requirements for Human Services Programs --------------------------   39

 

B.    The Marshall Plan-------------------------------------Included in General Requirements 

 

C.  Core  Courses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  19

1          FCS 201          Family and Consumer Sciences: the Profession        

3          FCS 215          Family Relationships        

3          FCS 358          Family Resource Management

3          FCS 379          Aesthetics for Living                                                                   

3          FCS 444          Consumer Education

3          EDF 218          Child to Adolescent Development in Schools

0          EDF 270          Clinical Experience I (Co requisite for EDF 218)

3          MGT 360         Introduction to Entrepreneurship

 

D.  Areas of Emphasis (Choose one)         

 

1. Apparel Design and Merchandising -------------------------------------------   33

                        3          FCS 112          Fundamentals of Apparel Design & Assembly

3          FCS 160          Overview of the Fashion Industry

3          FCS 212          Textiles

3          FCS 240          Pattern Making and Apparel Production

3          FCS 314          Dress and Culture

3          FCS 311          Advanced Apparel Pattern Making

3          FCS 349          Apparel Product Quality Analysis

3          FCS 359          Fashion Merchandising Process and Procedures

3          FCS 417          Evolution of Fashion

3          FCS 459          Fashion Buying

3          MKT 344         Retail Management

 

Support courses --------------------------------------------------------------------------  15

                        3          ECN 200         Survey of Economics

3          LE 207             Legal Environment of Business

3          ACC 310         Accounting for Entrepreneurs

3          MGT 320         Principles of Management

3          MGT 424         Personnel Management

 

Electives and/or a minor in Marketing (to meet the minimum required 128 credit hours for graduation) may be selected from the following courses.  A minor in Marketing requires a minimum of 12 hours and must include Marketing 340.

3          MKT 340         Principles of Marketing

3          MKT 435         Internet Marketing

3          MKT 437         Consumer Behavior

3          MKT 442         Market Research

 

2.  Child and Family Services -----------------------------------------------------   33

            3          FCS 210          Nutrition

            3          FCS 350          Administration of Child and Family Services

            3          FCS 351          Housing the Family

            3          FCS 363          Meal Planning and Preparation

            3          FCS 432          Parenting

            3          FCS 465          Child and Family Programs

            3          FIN 201           Personal Finance

            3          PSY 201          General Psychology

            3          PSY 312          Adult Development

            3          SOC 408         The Family

            3          COUN 455      Crisis Interventions

 

Support Courses-------------------------------------------------------------------------  15

            3          LE 207             Legal Environment of Business

            3          SOC 200         Introductory Sociology

            3          SOC 313         Contemporary Social Issues and Problems

            3          MKT 445         Services Marketing

            3          MGT 424         Personnel Management

 

Electives and/or a minor in Sociology (to meet the minimum required 128 credit hours for graduation) may be selected from the following courses. A minor in Sociology requires a minimum of 12 hours.

                        3          SOC 200         Introductory Sociology

3          SOC 310         Individual and Society

3          SOC 313         Contemporary Social Issues and Problems

3          SOC 432         Sociology of Appalachia

3            SOC 433         Industrial Sociology

3            SOC 442         Urban Sociology

 

3. Hospitality Management

Requires an Associate Degree in Hospitality Management from a recognized community college.
Note: Students take the following Family and Consumer Sciences upper level courses:

 

3         FCS 306        Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences
        Profession

3          FCS 358          Family Resource Management

3          FCS 359          Merchandising Process and Procedures

3          FCS 379          Aesthetics for Living    

3          FCS  402         Foods of the World

3          FCS 405         Quantity Food Production

3          FCS 407          Food Service System Management

3          FCS 410          Nutrition in Aging                                       

3          FCS 444          Consumer Education

3          FCS 472          Family and Consumer Sciences Internship
                   (capstone).

Support courses ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

                        3          ECN 200         Survey of Economics

3          LE 207             Legal Environment of Business

3          ACC 310         Accounting for Entrepreneurs

3          MGT 360         Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3          MGT 424         Personnel Management

                        3          MKT 340         Principles of Marketing

                       

Electives and/or a minor in Marketing (to meet the minimum required 128 credit hours for graduation) may be selected from the following courses. A minor in Marketing requires Marketing 340 and an additional 9 hours from the list below.

3          MKT 344         Retail Management

3          MKT 435         Internet Marketing

3          MKT 437         Consumer Behavior

3          MKT 442         Market Research

                                                           

E. Internship -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------   3

            

                    3          FCS 472          Family and Consumer Sciences Internship (Capstone)

 

A minor is also available in Family and Consumer Sciences as follows:

 

                        3          FCS 215          Family Relationships

                        3          FCS 358          Family Resource Management

                        6          FCS hours in   Child and Family Services

                                                            or

                        6          FCS hours in   Apparel Design and Merchandising