Family and Consumer Sciences

Mission statement

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences provides integrative educational programs and conducts research focused on reciprocal relationships; relationships among individuals, families, and their near environments with the goal of improving the quality of life within a dynamic global community.

Academic programs

Bachelor's degrees

• Dietetics
• Family Science
  • Child and Family Development
  • Family Studies
  • Youth and Community Development
• Fashion Merchandising and Design
  • Fashion Design and Development
  • Fashion Merchandising
• Foodservice Operations and Sustainability
• Interior Design
• Workforce Education and Development  (formerly Career and Technical Education)
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education
  • Industrial Technology: Vocational
  • Industrial Technology: Non-Vocational
  • Occupational Education Studies
  • Secondary Education in Business Major and Group Major

Minors

• Drafting
• Family Life Education
• Fashion Merchandising
• Graphic Arts
• Industrial Technology
• Workforce Education and Development

Graduate Certificates

• Graduate Certificate in Kinship Care

• Graduate Certificate in Workforce Education and Development

Master's Degrees

• Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Dietetics Concentration
  • Family Life Education Concentration
  • Child Life Concentration
  • Textile and Apparel Studies Concentration
  • Accelerated Master's Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Family Life Education
  • Child Life
• Workforce Education and Development  (formerly Career and Technical Education)

Doctoral Degrees

• Education and Human Development
• Family Science
• Educational Leadership
• Workforce Education and Development  (formerly Career and Technical Education)

News

WMU to expand offerings in youth and community development - Aug. 10

WMU student aims to clean up the fashion industry - July 23

Students honored for entrepreneurial innovation - May 8

2017 FCS Newsletter - Dec. 7

Three members of CEHD community shine in 2018 excellence in diversity awards - Nov. 30

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