Dual Degree (2+2) Program: B.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences

A dual degree program allows students with an Associate Degree in Hospitality Management from recognized community and technical colleges to complete a B.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences degree at Marshall University. Graduates are prepared for management positions in a wide range of hospitality operations such as hotels, restaurants, franchise, and corporate settings.

Students take the following Family and Consumer Sciences upper level courses:

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).	3
Support courses	18
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	3

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.

MKT 344 Retail Management	3
MKT 435 Internet Marketing	3
MKT 437 Consumer Behavior	3
MKT 442 Market Research	3
Internship	3
FCS 472 Family and Consumer Sciences Internship (Capstone)	3

Suggested Student’s 3rd and 4th Year Plan of Study for HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT In B.A. in FCS at Marshall University

To enter this strand of the B.A. program in FCS, candidates must have completed an Associate Degree in Applied Science in a Hospitality Management area: Culinary Arts, Foodservice, or Hotel/Lodging.

CULINARY ARTS

OR

FOODSERVICE

OR

HOTEL/LODGING