Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Family and Consumer Sciences education prepares educators to strengthen home and family life and prepares people for Family and Consumer Science careers. The curriculum provides study in teaching methodology as well as in the fields of child and family development, foods and nutrition, housing and consumer economics, and textiles, merchandising, and interiors. The bachelor of science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences is offered jointly by the Colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences.

FACS Education majors generally spend the spring semester of their senior year student teaching in a middle school or high school classroom. Teacher certification in Family and Consumer Sciences Education is obtained by following the approved teacher education program outlined and passing the required Praxis II Test in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.

Course requirements for FACS Education majors include:

Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences
Development Within the Family
Introduction to Child Development
Family Development
Food Principles
Optimal Nutrition for the Life Span
Family Resource Management
Intermediate Family Financial Management
Housing in a Contemporary Society, or
Household Technology and Systems
Principles of Creative Clothing
Residential Interiors and Furnishings
Practicum in Occupational Studies
Introduction to Occupational Studies
Topics in Occupational Studies
Curriculum Planning in Occupational Studies
Instructional Strategies in Occupational Studies
Students with Special Needs in Programs of Occupational Studies
Student Teaching in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Human Nutrition and Food
Family Economic Environment
Textiles for Consumers
Foundations of Education
Learning and Development in Education