Emphasis on career opportunities and career choices. Includes the principles of personal development, preparation of job resumes, job interviews, and global concerns of the environment. A study that focuses on the management of resources for the purpose of attaining consumer goods and services. Emphasis is on the role of the consumer and the study of problems related to personal and family buying and financial management. A study and analysis of vocational education including its history, philosophy, and objective.
Emphasis is placed on occupational exploration and occupational family and consumer sciences.
Sources and uses of occupational information are explored. Family and consumer science related occupational clusters are discussed in relation to entry and exit related occupations and observation exploratory middle grades programs and occupational family and consumer science programs. Work experience in at least one of the occupational clusters is required. A course examining the major contributions of women to society and culture. This course encourages students to become knowledgeable about the influence of women on a global level regarding law, public policy, education, architecture, furniture, politics, employment, the economy, religion, health, medicine, and the media.