Students gain an awareness of the history, philosophy and ethics of the profession of family and consumer sciences.
Students form a knowledge base for evaluating personal and professional career choices.
Incoming freshman are introduced to the technological innovations widely used with the Family and Consumer Sciences profession. Students are introduced to and utilize library data bases, specialized computer software, distance learning technology, professional journals and other education media which will assist them in preparing class assignment, making class and professional presentations and completing research based literature reviews. An interdisciplinary course which enables students to explore interpersonal and family relationships, family issues as impacted by societal problems and problem solving techniques. Additional concepts include budgeting, planning, credit management and other consumer issues, as well as the social graces requisite to interactions in various situations. Students work, travel, and attend institutes and conferences or other such professional experiences.