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Family & Consumer Sciences in Business Option

FCS in Business Option Requirements

Students must select one of three concentrations: Consumer Affairs, Hospitality Management, or Merchandising.

Coursework includes 21-27 semester hours required for the FCS in Business Option, the semester hours required for selected Concentration Area, and 6 semester hours to fulfill the Business Administration Minor.

Courses required for the FCS in Business Option include:

BUS 1950

Computer Concepts and Applications for Business. (3 credits)

BUS 2101

Financial Accounting. (3 credits)

BUS 2710

Survey of Finance. (3 credits)

BUS 3010

Management and Organizational Behavior. (3 credits)

BUS 3470

Principles of Marketing. (3 credits)

FCS 2244

Consumer Textiles: Care and Production. (3 credits)

FCS 4275

Internship. (3 to 9 credits)

And an Additional 6 Semester Hours

Students must also select an additional 6 semester hours from the following courses to fulfill the Business Minor (Hospitality Management students select 3 hours in addition to BUS 2750 below):

BUS 2102

Managerial Accounting. (3 credits)

BUS 2750

Legal and Social Environment of Business. (3 credits)

(Hospitality Management students must select this course)

BUS 2810

Business Statistics I. (3 credits)

BUS 3500

Management Information Systems. (3 credits)

BUS 3950

Operations Management. (3 credits)

CIS 2000

Problem Solving with Visual Basic (3 credits)

CIS 3500

Advanced Microcomputer Applications and Development. (3 credits)

CIS 3510

Business Presentations and Document Design. (3 credits)

FIN 3720

Investments. (3 credits)

FIN 3750

Management of Financial Institutions. (3 credits)

FIN 3770

Working Capital Management. (3 credits)

MAR 3720

Consumer Behavior. (3 credits)

MAR 3875

Retail Management. (3 credits)

MGT 3450

Human Resource Management. (3 credits)

MGT 4320

Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (3 credits)

Consumer Affairs Concentration

32 Semester Hours:

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

(also counted as general education)

FCS 2250

Consumer Technology. (3 credits)

FCS 2270

Housing. (3 credits)

FCS 3300

Consumer Education. (3 credits)

FCS 4300

Consumer Issues. (2 credits)

FCS 4770

Consumer Decisions in the Marketplace. (3 credits)

FCS 4926

Public Presentation Techniques. (3 credits)

Select 15 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

BUS 2750

Legal and Social Environment of Business. (3 credits)

ECN 2802G

Principles of Microeconomics. (3 credits)

FCS 1120

Food Selection and Preparation. (3 credits)

FCS 2100

Nutrition in a Global Society. (3 credits)

FCS 2231

Sociology of Clothing. (3 credits)

FCS 2233

Fashion Distribution Systems. (3 credits)

FCS 2234

Principles of Clothing Construction. (3 credits)

FCS 2700

The Hospitality Industry. (3 credits)

FCS 2831

Women in Contemporary Society. (3 credits)

FCS 2850

Child Development. (3 credits)

FCS 3233

Fashion Buying. (3 credits)

FCS 3245

Textiles: Color Design Production (3 credits)

FCS 3280

Interior Design. (3 credits)

FCS 4780

Living Environments. (3 credits)

FCS 4790

Interior Design Practices. (3 credits)

FCS 4840

The Disadvantaged Family. (3 credits)

FCS 4846

Aging and the Family. (3 credits)

Hospitality Management Concentration

33 Semester Hours

(**Courses counting toward general education below should not be double counted in the major hours**)

BIO 1004G

Practical Microbiology. (3 credits)

(also counted as general education)

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

(also counted as general education)

FCS 1120

Food Selection and Preparation. (3 credits)

FCS 1121

Food Service Sanitation. (1 credits)

FCS 2700

The Hospitality Industry. (3 credits)

FCS 2740

Lodging Operations. (3 credits)

FCS 3784

Commercial Quantity Food Production. (5 credits)

FCS 3786

Hospitality Operations and Cost Control. (3 credits)

Select 15 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

FCS 2100

Nutrition in a Global Society. (3 credits)

FCS 2784

Hospitality Sales and Service. (3 credits)

FCS 3340

Club Management. (3 credits)

FCS 4275

Internship. (3 to 9 credits)

FCS 4340

Conventions and Trade Shows. (3 credits)

FCS 4345

Hospitality Administration. (3 credits)

FCS 4350

Dining Room Management. (3 credits)

FCS 4760

Hospitality Franchising. (3 credits)

FCS 4940

Food Systems Management. (3 credits)

REC 3310

Travel and Tourism. (3 credits)

Merchandising Concentration

Students in the Merchandising Concentration must choose either an Apparel Focus or an Interior Design Focus.

30 Semester Hours

ECN 2801G

Principles of Macroeconomics. (3 credits)

(also counted as general education)

FCS 3300

Consumer Education. (3 credits)

FCS 4926

Public Presentation Techniques. (3 credits)

PSY 1879G

Introductory Psychology. (3 credits)

(counted in general education -- social & behavior sciences)

Those with an Apparel Focus:

FCS 2231

Sociology of Clothing. (3 credits)

FCS 2233

Fashion Distribution Systems. (3 credits)

FCS 2234

Principles of Clothing Construction. (3 credits)

FCS 3245

Textiles: Color Design Production (3 credits)

Those with a Housing/Interior Design Focus:

FCS 2270

Housing. (3 credits)

FCS 3280

Interior Design. (3 credits)

FCS 4780

Living Environments. (3 credits)

FCS 4790

Interior Design Practices. (3 credits)

Select 12 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

FCS 2100

Nutrition in a Global Society. (3 credits)

FCS 2232

Historic Costume and Fashion Analysis. (3 credits)

FCS 2250

Consumer Technology. (3 credits)

FCS 2700

The Hospitality Industry. (3 credits)

FCS 3233

Fashion Buying. (3 credits)

FCS 4238

Principles of Pattern Design. (3 credits)

FCS 4300

Consumer Issues. (2 credits)

FCS 4770

Consumer Decisions in the Marketplace. (3 credits)

INT 4953

Color Management Applications: Print, Textiles, Web, and other Substrates. (3 credits)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all Family and Consumer Sciences courses taken at EIU)

Depending on Foreign Language and Math Placement, electives may be needed to meet 120 semester hours. Concentration and elective course work is to be selected in consultation with the school advisor.

Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

Family & Consumer Sciences in Business Option

FCS in Business Option Requirements

And an Additional 6 Semester Hours

Consumer Affairs Concentration

32 Semester Hours:

Select 15 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

Hospitality Management Concentration

33 Semester Hours

Select 15 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

Merchandising Concentration

30 Semester Hours

Those with an Apparel Focus:

Those with a Housing/Interior Design Focus:

Select 12 Additional Semester Hours From the Following Courses:

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