They should be interested in improving the quality of life for families and consumers. The first two years of human ecology programs are devoted primarily to meeting the General Education Curriculum requirements with concentration in the basic sciences and arts upon which human ecology builds. Several introductory human ecology courses are open to students during the freshman and sophomore years. Courses in human ecology with professional emphasis and courses in areas related to the field of concentration within family resource management are scheduled during the junior and senior years. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
A minimum of 191 quarter hours are required to complete the family resource management degree. Required major courses include Family Financial Management, Consumer Problems, and Economic Status of American Households. In addition, students take required college courses in human ecology foundations and professional development. The family financial management option requires three advanced courses in the department and courses in accounting, business-finance, computer information systems, communications, and economics. This Major Series is provided for you by the staff of the Admissions Office of The Ohio State University.