The family and consumer sciences programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels are designed to prepare professionals for employment in broad career options. Graduates are employed in business, education, healthcare facilities, industry, government, community agencies, and other organizations.
The focus of family and consumer sciences is on the individual, the family, and the interaction between families and their changing social and physical environments. The curriculum provides professional preparation built upon an interdisciplinary knowledge base drawn from research in family and consumer sciences; the arts; and the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree have multiple options: community nutrition, nutrition science, dietetics, or family and consumer sciences. Licensure for teaching family and consumer sciences in secondary schools is earned with the BSE degree.
The Master of Science degree is offered in family and consumer sciences or nutrition. The graduate student may select the thesis or non-thesis option. The undergraduate dietetic program and the graduate dietetic internship program are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).