Family and Consumer Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration, B.S.

Department of Human Sciences
615-898-2884
Beth Emery, program coordinator
Beth.Emery@mtsu.edu

The curriculum leading to a major in Family and Consumer Studies is designed primarily for preparation in broad areas of the field. Electives may be used to build strong combinations with other fields of interest. A major in Family and Consumer Studies requires the selection of one concentration from the two available plus one minor outside the field of human sciences.

The concentration in Family and Consumer Sciences Education offers preparation for students to teach family and consumer sciences education in grades 6-12. Licensure to teach family and consumer sciences requires a bachelor’s degree from an institution approved for the training of teachers in family and consumer sciences and its occupational areas. A minor in Secondary Education is also required.

Occupational endorsements may be added but are not a required part of the major. Those who successfully complete the program are qualified to teach in vocationally reimbursed family and consumer sciences programs as well as nonreimbursed programs. This curriculum also offers preparation for extension service, business, consumer services, and government agencies.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Family and Consumer Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (53 hours)

CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours
CDFS 4310 - Human Development III 3 credit hours
CDFS 4350 - Parenting 3 credit hours
FCSE 1400 - Personal Finance 3 credit hours
FCSE 2510 - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Curriculum 3 credit hours
FCSE 3510 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 credit hours
HSC 1010 - Career Orientation 1 credit hour
HSC 3430 - Housing 3 credit hours
HSC 4000 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
HSC 4410 - Consumer Economics 3 credit hours
HSC 4420 - Personal and Family Management 3 credit hours
IDES 4620 - House Furnishings 3 credit hours
NFS 2220 - Nutrition for the Health Sciences 3 credit hours
NFS 3200 - Food Science 3 credit hours AND
NFS 3201 - Food Principles Lab 0 credit hours
TXMD 3200 - Clothing I 3 credit hours
TXMD 2180 - Textiles I 3 credit hours AND
TXMD 2181 - Textiles I Laboratory 0 credit hours
CDFS 3340 - Life Span Human Development 3 credit hours OR
SOC 3151 - Life Cycle and the Social Environment 3 credit hours OR
PSYC 2130 3 credit hours
HSC 3020 - Presentation Techniques 3 credit hours OR
COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
NFS 3100 - Food and Culture in the United States 3 credit hours OR
NFS 3210 - Meal Management 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 4390 - Women’s Health 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Total hours in program: 121

Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) Add-On Endorsements

The programs of study leading to endorsements in the three occupational areas-early childhood care and services (#451), clothing management production (#452), and food production and management services (#453) are included in the Family and Consumer Sciences Education major and offered as additional endorsements to the basic FACS endorsement (#450). Each endorsement requires 12 semester hours of additional coursework. The 453 endorsement is also offered for graduate credit.

Endorsements and courses are listed below.

Curriculum: Family and Consumer Studies, Family and Consumer Studies Education

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
HSC 1010 - Career Orientation 1 credit hour
NFS 2220 - Nutrition for the Health Sciences 3 credit hours
FCSE 1400 - Personal Finance 3 credit hours
FCSE 2510 - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Curriculum 3 credit hours
TXMD 2180 - Textiles I 3 credit hours AND
TXMD 2181 - Textiles I Laboratory 0 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
TXMD 3200 - Clothing I 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
CDFS 3340 - Life Span Human Development 3 credit hours OR
SOC 3151 - Life Cycle and the Social Environment 3 credit hours OR
PSYC 2130 (formerly 2111 - TN eCampus) - Lifespan Psychology 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Junior

CDFS 4310 - Human Development III 3 credit hours
CDFS 4350 - Parenting 3 credit hours
FCSE 3510 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 credit hours
HSC 3430 - Housing 3 credit hours
HSC 4000 - Senior Seminar 1 credit hour
HSC 4420 - Personal and Family Management 3 credit hours
IDES 4620 - House Furnishings 3 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
NFS 3200 - Food Science 3 credit hours AND
NFS 3201 - Food Principles Lab 0 credit hours
COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours OR
HSC 3020 - Presentation Techniques 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours
HSC 4410 - Consumer Economics 3 credit hours
NFS 3100 - Food and Culture in the United States 3 credit hours OR
NFS 3210 - Meal Management 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 4360 - Teaching Human Sexuality 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 4390 - Women’s Health 3 credit hours