Bachelor of Science - Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Families in today’s complex global society face many challenges when it comes to relationships, life-work balance, raising children, caring for aging family members, finances, food choices and housing. As a family and consumer sciences educator, the Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Education graduate is qualified to teach content in a wide range of settings, including in middle and high schools, occupational training programs, adult programs or to serve as an extension educator.

The program prepares students with comprehensive subject matter background from all areas of family and consumer sciences, contributing to the versatility of the major. The program focuses on characteristics of various learners or clients, learning principles and different applications of the teaching-learning process.