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> Department of Health and Human Development
Family and Consumer Sciences
| Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) offers a professional program that prepares students for leadership in the following areas of concentration: consumer science, early childhood education, family and consumer sciences education/extension, and family science. The FCS option is fully accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Accreditation is awarded to programs that follow national guidelines for curriculum content, curriculum structure, teaching methods, faculty preparation, and overall program quality. Students in FCS take a common core of foundation courses in content areas based upon AAFCS standards. In addition, students take restricted electives in their program. |
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early childhood EDUCATION program |
consumer science Program |
The Early Childhood Education program emphasizes the dual focus of the education and care of children from birth through age eight within the context of families, schools, communities, and society.
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The Consumer Science program prepares students for employment in business, nonprofit organizations, and government in positions where the organization interfaces with consumers either to inform consumers or to better understand and satisfy consumer needs and wants.
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family & consumer sciences education / extension program |
family science
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Family and Consumer Sciences Education/Extension empowers individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse, global society. The unique focus is on families, work, and their interrelationships.
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The Family Science program emphasizes the family as a dynamic social unit and examines diverse families in contemporary society. The program focuses on family behavior, strengths, and challenges using family-specific theoretical frameworks (family systems, family crisis) and research methods.
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