Students find departmental faculty vitally helpful in guiding them through their academic experience as well as helping them pursue career goals. The Department of Child, Family and Consumer Sciences is dedicated to improving the environment and quality of life through education, research, and public service in the areas of family and consumer sciences. The department is housed in the Family and Food Sciences Building on the west side of the campus. Two well-equipped laboratory rooms as well as several showcases facilitate learning for students in the clothing and textiles, fashion merchandising area. Day care facilities for the infant-toddler laboratory, preschool laboratory, and after school children are maintained for instructional purposes.
Students plan, implement, and evaluate activities for the children.
Career Opportunities Career opportunities for home economists are available in the concentrations of child and family studies, clothing and textiles, consumer science and housing, fashion merchandising, general home economics, and home economics teacher education. Students may qualify for these career opportunities by selecting appropriate electives in their special area of interest. Students must consult with a departmental academic adviser in selecting appropriate courses for their special areas of interest. Appropriate selection of courses offered in the concentrations listed below provide the necessary background to prepare students for careers in family and consumer sciences. Child and Family Sciences.