Family and Consumer Sciences - Fontbonne University

Family and Consumer Sciences from Fontbonne University is a Campus Bachelor Family studies degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Do you have a desire to work with children, adolescents and adults to help them improve their quality of life? Does assessing problems, developing solutions and working with individuals and families to improve their lives appeal to you? Are you interested in health and nutrition, fashion and textiles, child development and parenting, consumer and family resource management? If so, a major in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) is the right choice for you. Why Fontbonne? The FCS program is housed in the human environmental sciences department, which is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the quality of life for individuals, families and communities. Our FCS program is the only program within a 125-mile radius in the state. The FCS program at Fontbonne University provides you with hands-on experience in working with children, adolescents and the community from the very beginning. In addition, we are unique in providing a certification and a non-certification option in FCS. The FCS certification option is geared towards the student seeking to be an educator in a public or private school setting, while the non-certification option prepares students to work with children, adolescents and families in a variety of community, industry, social service and government settings. The FCS program puts you in touch with professionals in your chosen area who become great contacts for networking and employment opportunities. Both the certification and non-certification options allow you to blend and apply theory from the classroom with real-world, hands-on experiences. Student advising at Fontbonne is individualized. In the FCS program you will receive guidance from your faculty adviser who is mindful of your career and personal growth goals. The FCS program integrates strong general education requirements with coursework in nutrition, health, child and human development, family resource management, aesthetics and accessibility of interiors, interpersonal relationships, advocacy, parenting and more. This gives you a strong foundation for a lifelong career working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings. You will also have the opportunity to become involved in community projects, service- learning experiences and a wide range of local and national professional association activities. What can I do with my Family and Consumer Sciences degree? Your possibilities are endless! Our graduates are sought after by employers because of Fontbonne's reputation for preparing outstanding professionals and the number of alumni who have distinguished themselves as leaders in their professional work and careers. There is a high demand for FCS educators throughout the local area, state and nation. Many of our graduates with certification in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) are educators in middle and secondary schools. Several have become department chairs, curriculum coordinators and principals, while others have moved into school counseling, adult education, parents as teachers and outreach programs. In addition, there is a growing need for social service oriented careers working with community and government entities. Potential careers options with a degree in FCS include, government agent, nonprofit director, community program director, social and human services worker, family and consumer scientist in business, parent educator, home economist, retail management, consumer counseling, marketing, product development, and much more. View more details on Fontbonne University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Family studies courses.