University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

College of Business and Technology

Department of
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES MAJOR

• Family and Consumer Sciences in Business Comprehensive Option
  • Apparel Marketing Emphasis
  • Food Service Management Emphasis
  • Geriatric Care Management Emphasis
  • Interior Design Emphasis
• Human Development and Family Relationships Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education -Teaching Field Endorsement - Bachelor of Science in Education
   
• Endorsement in Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences (offered in conjunction with the Teaching Field Endorsement)
   
• Family and Consumer Sciences in Business Minor
• Human Development and Family Relationships Minor

COMPREHENSIVE DIETETICS MAJOR

• FCSC Courses

Barbara Nemecek, Interim Chair

Professor: Crossman
Associate Professors: Forell, Markussen
Assistant Professors: Curry Denison, Pedersen
Lecturers: Asay,, Davis, Green

Adopted in part from the statement of the American Home Economics Association: 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.

Department Objectives

• Human Development and Family Relationships: 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.
• Clothing, Apparel and Textiles: To prepare students for a professional career in the apparel industries. Emphasis will be placed on production, pricing, promotion and distribution throughout the soft-goods chain (textile producer, apparel manufacturer and retailer).
• 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.
• Consumer Services, Education and Management: To provide students with a more global view of economics and management, while enhancing the interaction between themselves and their environment.
• Interior Design: To provide students with a background in the physiological, sociological and economic aspects of housing and in the selection of housing, interior design, furnishings and equipment and to prepare students for the occupation of Kitchen Design as a certified Kitchen Designer.
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education: To prepare students for certification for teaching in the family and consumer sciences at the secondary level. They may elect to focus on family life, foods and nutrition or take a general perspective. The occupational family and consumer sciences teaching endorsement is an option.

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.

I. Family and Consumer Sciences in Business Comprehensive Option

Apparel Marketing Emphasis
Food Service Management Emphasis
Geriatric Care Management Emphasis
Interior Design Emphasis

II. Human Development and Family Relationships Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
III. Family and Consumer Sciences Education -Teaching Field Endorsement - Bachelor of Science in Education

An endorsement in Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences is offered in conjunction with the Teaching Field Endorsement.

1. Family and Consumer Sciences in Business minor
2. Human Development and Family Relationships minor

COMPREHENSIVE DIETETICS MAJOR

I. Dietetics Option Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science Degree-- ADA Approved Plan V Program.

Courses with the prefix FCSC are offered by the department.