Dr. Abel Waithaka
Program Coordinator
330-941-2635
agwaithaka@ysu.edu
The Family Studies and Consumer Studies tracks are designed to provide an in-depth understanding of individuals and families across the life span, and to prepare students to work in agencies serving children, families, and consumers. Students may create a unique program that reflects their career interests or graduate school goals or find employment in a variety of community agencies and businesses related to their areas of study. The Family and Consumer Studies degree prepares the student to obtain Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) certification.
The Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor track prepares students to teach in educational programs, grade four through adult levels, and meets the course requirements for the Family and Consumer Sciences Career/Technical Teaching License required in Ohio's schools. The track includes 100 hours of supervised field work and one semester of student teaching in a secondary school. Graduates will be required to pass the State examination for teachers in order to receive a teaching license.
For more information, contact Dr. Abel Waithaka or visit the Department of Human Ecology in Cushwa Hall 3325.
This program will no longer accept new majors beginning in spring 2020.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirement | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Social Science | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| Healthy Lifestyles | ||
| Normal Nutrition | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| CHFM 3731 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| MRCH 3764 | Family Housing and Technology | 3 |
| HMEC 1550 | Human Ecology Professions | 1 |
| HMEC 3780 | Consumer Economics | 3 |
| HMEC 4836 | Internship | 3 |
| HMEC 4890 | Communication of Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| HMEC 4852 | Family Resource Management | 3 |
| HMEC 4876 | Undergraduate Research | 2 |
| PSYC 2617 | Research Methods for Psychology | 3 |
| or FNUT 4802 | Research Methods in Dietetics | |
| HMEC 4877 | Research Capstone | 2 |
| Consumer Studies Option | ||
| MRCH 3705 | Fashion Textiles | 3 |
| MRCH 3730 | Social Psychology of Clothing and Appearance | 3 |
| FNUT 1553 & 1553L | Food Science and Management Principles and Food Science and Management Principles Laboratory | 4 |
| Department Electives - select 5 courses from the following - at least 9 s.h. upper division | 15 | |
| Introduction to Hospitality Industry | ||
| Apparel Evaluation | ||
| The World of Fashion | ||
| Computer Applications for Textiles & Apparel Lab | ||
| Family Housing and Technology | ||
| Family Law | ||
| Wellness During the Early Childhood Years | ||
| Event Management | ||
| Food and Culture and Food and Cultures Laboratory | ||
| Community Programming in Human Ecology | ||
| Minor | 18 | |
| Electives to meet program requirement of 120 total hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-121 | |
Contact your program director for guidance in choosing a minor. Good matches with FCS are Non-Profit Leadership, General Psychology, Interpersonal Communications, Public Health, and Women and Gender studies, but many other minors are available
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| HMEC 1550 | Human Ecology Professions | 1 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| FNUT 1551 | Normal Nutrition | 3 |
| SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Natural Science + Lab | 4 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| FNUT 1553 & 1553L | Food Science and Management Principles and Food Science and Management Principles Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness Elective | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON 2610 or ECON 1501 | Principles 1: Microeconomics or Economics in Action | 3 |
| MRCH 3705 | Fashion Textiles | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Course in Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MRCH 3730 | Social Psychology of Clothing and Appearance | 3 |
| MRCH 3764 | Family Housing and Technology | 3 |
| PSYC 3758 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| Course in Minor | 3 | |
| Course in Minor | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HMEC 3780 | Consumer Economics | 3 |
| PSYC 2617 | Research Methods for Psychology | 3 |
| CHFM 3731 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| HMEC 4890 | Communication of Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| HMEC 4876 | Undergraduate Research | 2 |
| Course in Minor | 3 | |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Other Electives | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| HMEC 4836 | Internship | 3 |
| HMEC 4852 | Family Resource Management | 3 |
| Course in Minor | 3 | |
| Other Electives | 3 | |
| HMEC 4877 | Research Capstone | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 119 | |
Learning Outcomes
Graduates in the family and consumer studies major will be able to:
- Use family science research and human systems theory to describe the internal dynamics of families and the interrelationships of individuals and families with their environments.
- Identify factors that influence human development across the life span.
- Apply appropriate technologies, critical-thinking, research methods, and communication skills to address significant family and consumer issues.
- Use concepts of resource development, management, and sustainability to evaluate individual, family, and community resource allocation practices.
- Analyze ethical questions that affect families and consumers.
- Relate to others with concern and respect for diversity of family forms, cultural variations among families, and individual differences.
- Follow professional and ethical standards in professional practice settings.
- Evaluate public policies that impact the well-being of individuals, families, consumers, and communities.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs serving children, families, and consumers.