College of Business and Technology

Department of
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

 

Richard Glotzer, Chair

Professor: Markussen

Associate Professors: Glotzer
Assistant Professors: Asay, Curry, Moore

Lecturers: S. Davis

Mission:

The mission of Family and Consumer Sciences is to enable families, both as individual units and generally as a social institution to build and maintain systems of action which lead (1) to maturing in individual self formation, (2) to encourage enlightened, cooperative participation in the critique and formation of social goals and means of accomplishing them; and (3) to enable individuals to be critically aware of consumer resources and their management as well as to develop the competence to base actions upon rational, responsible decisions. (The Department's mission statement is adopted in part from the Mission Statement of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.)

Department Objectives:

• Family Studies: To present opportunities to identify universal principles governing development in the family, encounter and analyze a variety of theories, and studying the complex but integrated life-styles and family structures which evolve over the life span.
• Foods and Nutrition: To educate students for a profession responsible for the nutritional care of individuals and groups. Includes preparation for becoming a member of the American Dietetic Association or for professional careers in the food service industry.
• Interior Design: To provide students with a background in the physiological, sociological and economic aspects of housing and in the selection of housing, commercial and residential interior design, furnishings and equipment, with additional specialization in kitchen and bath design

• The Interior Design program is accredited by the National Kitchen and Bath Design Association.
• The Family Studies program is approved by the National Council on Family Relations.

  (Students fulfilling the NCFR Curriculum requirements may apply for the Provisional Certified Family Life Educator designation.)

• The Dietetics program is developmentally accredited by the American Dietetics Association.

Department Policy

All students completing a major or minor in the department will be required to earn a "C" or better grade in all courses in the major or minor.

College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take at least 50% of their major area credit hour requirements from the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

All students graduating with a degree from the College of Business and Technology must take a minimum of 30 of their last 36 hours of credit needed for their degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES MAJOR

Two options are available in this major:

1. Interior Design Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science Degree
2. Family Studies - Bachelor of Science Degree

          Pre-Dietetic Program - Transfer with Ease Program with University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  
Minors in Family and Consumer Sciences are:

Nutrition minor
Family Studies minor

Courses with the prefix FCSC are offered by the department.

11 May 2006
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