Family and Consumer Sciences Education - Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. Family and consumer sciences is an exciting field with many career opportunities. The mission of this interdepartmental major prepares professionals dedicated to enhancing the well-being of individuals and families and the communities and environments in which they function. Students graduate with an interdisciplinary perspective about the challenges encountered by consumers and families. Family and consumer sciences students attain skills to assist families and consumers with quality of life decisions and challenges related to interpersonal/human relationships, consumer and financial resource management, personal development, nutrition and wellness, and balancing family and work. This program emphasizes management and problem solving skills needed to be a responsible and productive individual, family member, and worker. Students take course work primarily in family and consumer sciences and in the Departments of Human Development and Family Studies, Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Design and Merchandising. Students have the option of the family and consumer sciences education concentration. Graduates qualify to sit for the examination to be Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) with the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Learning Outcomes Students will: Demonstrate mastery of knowledge related to interdisciplinary areas of family and consumer sciences Value professional involvement Demonstrate problem solving and communication skills Demonstrate learning and competence in experiential settings Potential Occupations Graduates' career opportunities include cooperative extension/agent; consumer program development; consultant; product representative; consumer information specialist; customer assurance specialist; writer/developer of informational or educational materials; governmental, community, and non-profit agency worker, and Peace Corps volunteer. Teaching opportunities at the middle school, junior high, high school, or post-secondary level are available upon completion of the education concentration. The placement rate for graduates is very high, especially in the education concentration. Students are often recruited to fill positions before they finish student teaching. The Colorado and national demand for family and consumer sciences teachers exceeds the supply. Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration Family and consumer sciences education directly addresses the needs of youth, families, and consumers. Helping to shape the future, teachers of family and consumer sciences impact the lives of individuals, the health of families, and the welfare of society. The education concentration has as its mission to teach and model best educational practices to prepare emerging teachers as learners, collaborators, and leaders. The family and consumer sciences licensure program includes general education courses, subject matter courses, and teacher preparation courses. Students apply for the licensure program in their junior year and participate in practicum experiences working closely with classroom teachers in area schools. Throughout the phases of the licensure program, students are placed in a middle or junior high school and a senior high school where they apply professional knowledge and refine their instructional skills. While student teaching, they work closely with a family and consumer sciences mentor teacher(s) and a university professor(s). View more details on Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.