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Family & Consumer Sciences Department
Work to improve the lives of individuals and families by focusing on family relationships, food and nutrition, and health in their communities! We’ll challenge you to solve problems, advocate for positive change, and make an impact on those around you.
All students get hands-on experiences in their respective fields and graduate prepared for their careers. These can include child life specialist, clinical dietetics, corporate wellness, food service management, public health, family and community outreach, nutrition counseling, human services, and many others.
Child Life Sciences
Build skills to join the pediatric healthcare system.
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Public Health Education
Become an advocate for the health of others.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Learn how to impact the science of food, health, and wellness.
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4+1 Nutrition & Dietetics
Achieve both a BS and MS in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Graduate Program
Nutrition & Dietetics (MS)
Take your passion for health and nutrition to the next level.
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Online Programs
Nonprofit Leadership (MA)
Build skills around your passion for service and change.
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Nonprofit Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Take your education at your own pace with this online certificate.
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Minors
A complement to any major, a minor in Family and Consumer Sciences will enhance your understanding of individual, family and community wellbeing across the lifespan. Courses covering topics such as family dynamics, nutrition, child development, sustainable health, death and dying, and consumer issues provide personal life skills and equip you to support others in improving their lives.
The FCS minor is 15 hrs, with at least 6 hrs at 300-level or above.
Required Course (3 hrs)
- FCS 300 Consumer Issues in America – 3 hrs
Electives (12 hrs), choose from:
- FCS 100 Family Dynamics
- FCS 171 Sanitation, Health, and Safety
- FCS 202 Food and Nutrition
- FCS 203 School Health Promotion
- FCS 220 Consumer Issues in Health Care
- FCS 221 Introduction to Community and Public Health
- FCS 237 Sustainability in the Apparel Industry
- FCS 270 Special Event Planning
- FCS 271 Food and World Cultures
- FCS 302 Lifecycle Nutrition
- FCS 304 Sports and Exercise Nutrition
- FCS 320 Public Health Intervention Strategies
- FCS 321 Sustainable Health
- FCS 335 Survey of Fashion Designers
- FCS 337 Clothing and Human Behavior
- FCS 340 Parent Education
- FCS 341 Human Development across the Lifespan
- FCS 342 Child Development in the Family
- FCS 350 Matters of Life and Death
- FCS 376 Professional Development Seminar
- FCS 400 Human Metabolism
- FCS 420 Public Health Policy
- FCS 450 Foundations of Play
The minor in leadership studies is designed to provide students the information, experience, and opportunities necessary to gain an in-depth knowledge of leadership theory and practice. Courses in the program integrate students’ leadership experiences on campus and in the community.
A minimum of 15 semester hours is required for the minor: 12 hours of required courses and three hours of electives. Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses. The requirements for the minor are outlined below.
Required Courses (12 hrs)
- NPL 300 Advanced Leadership – 3 hrs
- M L 350 Managing for Results in Organizations – 3 hrs
- M L 357 Leading Organizations – 3 hrs
- NPL 381 Seminar in Leadership – 3 hrs (1 hr topics course, can be repeated for up to 6
hrs, at least 3 hrs are required)
Elective Courses (3 hrs)
- COM 315 Intercultural Communication Theory – 3 hrs
- COM 384 Organizational Accidents – 3 hrs
- ENS 105 Introduction to Sustainability – 3 hrs
- FCS 204 Family Programs across the Lifespan – 3 hrs
- FCS 221 Introduction to Community and Public Health – 3 hrs
- FCS 270 Event Planning – 3 hrs
- M L 358 Design Making – 3 hrs
- M L 415 Diversity in the Workplace – 3 hrs
- NPL 381 Seminar in Leadership – 1 hr (can be repeated for up to 6 hrs)
- PHL 347 Ethics – 3 hrs
- PLS 419 Introduction to Public Administration – 3 hrs
- SOC 313 Race, Ethnicity, and Power – 3 hrs
- WGS 200 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies – 3 hrs
Total Hours: 15