Family and Consumer Sciences

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5322 USA
(269) 387-3704

WFED courses

NON-TEACHING CERTIFICATION

Special focus area: Leadership

Program requirements:

WFED courses (15 hours minimum)

Suggested core courses:

  • WFED 5100: Special Populations in WFED*, three credit hours
  • WFED 5120: Principles of WFED*, three credit hours
  • WFED 5150: Grant Writing in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 6140: Administration and Supervision of WFED, three credit hours

Electives (courses that can be taken to fulfill 15 hours minimum)

  • WFED 5130: Teaching Methods in WFED* (formerly WFED 3440), three credit hours
  • WFED 5140: Workshop in WFED, one-three credit hours
  • WFED 5420: Curriculum Development in WFED* (formerly WFED 3420), three credit hours
  • WFED 5430: Work-site Based Education Programs, three credit hours
  • WFED 6120: Studies in Technology, one-four credit hours
  • WFED 6150: Trends and Developments in WFED, two credit hours
  • WFED 6160: Occupational Selection and Training, three credit hours
  • WFED 6170: Seminar in WFED, two-six credit hours
  • WFED 6430: Measurement and Evaluation in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 6450: Organization of Employment/Training Systems, three credit hours
  • WFED 6460: Leadership Development in WFED **, three-six credit hours
  • WFED 6480: Adult Education in WFED, two-three credit hours
  • WFED 6500: Business/Industry/Education Work-based Learning, three credit hours
  • FCS 5200: Insurance Education Seminar, one-two credit hours
  • FCS 5250: The Adolescent in Development, three credit hours
  • FCS 6220: Practicum in FCS, two-three credit hours

* Course is a required part of the undergraduate WFED teacher education program, but is highly recommended for graduate students who have not taken the course.
**Available only to master's students accepted into the leadership development program.

Elective courses (9 hours)

EDLD 7120: Field Experience—six hours (fall—three hours; spring—three hours)
Additional WFED Elective Course: three hours

Supporting courses (3-9 hours)

  • EDT 5400: Introduction to Computing and Technology, three credit hours
  • EDT 5410: Telecommunications for Teaching and Learning, three credit hours
  • ED 6000: Fundamentals of Measurement and Evaluation, three credit hours
  • ED 6010: Fundamentals of Education Research, three credit hours
  • ED 6020: School Curriculum, three credit hours
  • EDLD 6020: Educational Leadership, three credit hours
  • EMR 6400: Introduction to Research, three credit hours
  • FCS 6010: Basic Research Methods and Design, three credit hours

Special focus area: Instruction

Program requirements:

WFED courses (15 hours minimum)

Suggested core courses:

  • WFED 5100: Special Populations in WFED*, three credit hours
  • WFED 5120: Principles of WFED*, three credit hours
  • WFED 5430: Work-site Based Education Programs, three credit hours or WFED 6500: Business/Industry/Education Work-based Learning, three credit hours
  • WFED 6430: Measurement and Evaluation in WFED, three credit hours

Electives (courses that can be taken to fulfill 15 hours minimum)

  • WFED 5130: Teaching Methods in WFED* (formerly WFED 3440), three credit hours
  • WFED 5140: Workshop in WFED, one-three credit hours
  • WFED 5420: Curriculum Development in WFED* (formerly WFED 3420), three credit hours
  • WFED 5430: Work-site Based Education Programs, three credit hours
  • WFED 6120: Studies in Technology, one-four credit hours
  • WFED 6150: Trends and Developments in WFED, two credit hours
  • WFED 6160: Occupational Selection and Training, three credit hours
  • WFED 6170: Seminar in WFED, two-six credit hours
  • WFED 6430: Measurement and Evaluation in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 6450: Organization of Employment/Training Systems, three credit hours
  • WFED 6460: Leadership Development in WFED **, three-six credit hours
  • WFED 6480: Adult Education in WFED, two-three credit hours
  • WFED 6500: Business/Industry/Education Work-based Learning, three credit hours
  • FCS 5200: Insurance Education Seminar, one-two credit hours
  • FCS 5250: The Adolescent in Development, three credit hours
  • FCS 6220: Practicum in FCS, two-three credit hours

*course is required part of the undergraduate WFED teacher education program, but is highly recommended for graduate students who have not taken the course.
**Available only to students accepted into the leadership development program.

Elective courses (9-12 hours)

Select 9-12 hours in education, health and human services, communication, family and consumer sciences, or other social, behavioral, or applied science fields. These courses are planned with the advisor. The Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology is also an appropriate choice.

Supporting courses (3-9 hours)

  • EDT 5400: Introduction to Computing and Technology, three credit hours
  • EDT 5410: Telecommunications for Teaching and Learning, three credit hours
  • ED 6000: Fundamentals of Measurement and Evaluation, three credit hours
  • ED 6010: Fundamentals of Education Research, three credit hours
  • ED 6020: School Curriculum, three credit hours
  • EDLD 6020: Educational Leadership, three credit hours
  • EMR 6400: Introduction to Research, three credit hours
  • FCS 6010: Basic Research Methods and Design, three credit hours

 

TEACHING CERTIFICATION

Special focus area: Post-baccalaureate teaching certification

This program can lead to a Michigan Standard Teaching with a grades 5-12 endorsement in Business Management, Marketing, & Technology (GQ); Family and Consumer Sciences (KH); or Industrial Technology Education (TE); and a related Career and Technical Education endorsement.

Admission requirements

  1. Bachelor's degree comparable to the current Michigan endorsement program in Business Management, Marketing, & Technology (GQ); Family and Consumer Sciences (KH); or Industrial Technology Education (TE)
  2. 4000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in a related field. 
  3. Successful completion of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) in the discipline.

Troops-to-Teachers

An online component is offered specifically for military service members. Arrangements will be made for the participants to work with a school in their locale to accomplish the hands-on components of the courses.

Program requirements:

Human growth and development (3 hours)

  • A course in adolescent or human development, three credit hours

Teaching of reading (3 hours)

  • LS 6870: Secondary Literacy, three credit hours

Professional education courses (18 hours)

  • WFED 5100: Special Populations in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 5120: Principles of WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 5130: Teaching Methods in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 5420: Curriculum Development in WFED, three credit hours
  • WFED 5430: Work-site Based Education Programs, three credit hours
  • WFED 6430: Measurement and Evaluation in WFED, three credit hours

Directed field experience (9 hours)

  • FCS 6220: Practicum (intern teaching), six credit hours
  • WFED 6170: Seminar in WFED, three credit hours

Electives (3 hours from the following suggested courses)

  • ED 6010: Introduction to Research in Educational Settings, three credit hours, or EMR 6400: Introduction to Research, three credit hours, or FCS 6010: Basic Research Methods and Designs, three credit hours
  • ED 6020: School Curriculum, three credit hours
  • EDLD 6020: Educational Leadership, three credit hours