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Family and Consumer Sciences Minor

Total Hours: 21

FCS 1000
Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences.  (2 credits)
FCS 2000
Family Perspectives.  (3 credits)
FCS 3000
Family Resource Management.  (3 credits)
FCS 4000
Professional Focus of Family and Consumer Sciences.  (2 credits)

Electives in Family and Consumer Sciences

To be selected in consultation with an FCS advisor and include at least 3 sem. hrs. of courses numbered 3000 or above. Suggested electives are:

FCS 1120
Food Selection and Preparation.  (3 credits)
FCS 1121
Food Service Sanitation.  (1 credits)
FCS 1800
Life Span Human Development.  (3 credits)
FCS 2100
Nutrition in a Global Society.  (3 credits)
FCS 2140
Quantity Food Production.  (3 credits)
FCS 2231
Sociology of Clothing.  (3 credits)
FCS 2233
Fashion Distribution Systems.  (3 credits)
FCS 2244
Consumer Textiles: Care and Production.  (3 credits)
FCS 2250
Consumer Technology.  (3 credits)
FCS 2270
Housing.  (3 credits)
FCS 2800
Family Relationships.  (3 credits)
FCS 3151
Community Nutrition.  (3 credits)
FCS 3245
Textiles: Color Design Production  (3 credits)
FCS 3300
Consumer Education.  (3 credits)
FCS 3790
The Hospitality Industry.  (3 credits)
FCS 3796
Hospitality Operations.  (3 credits)
FCS 3853
Practicum in Child Development.  (3 credits)
FCS 4230
Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences  (1 to 3 credits)

(any combination of FCS 4230 and 4235 limited to 2 sem. hrs. maximum)

FCS 4235
International Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences.  (1 to 3 credits)

(any combination of FCS 4230 and 4235 limited to 2 sem. hrs. maximum)

FCS 4820
Death and Dying.  (3 credits)
FCS 4840
The Disadvantaged Family.  (3 credits)
FCS 4845
The Family in Crisis.  (3 credits)
FCS 4854
Parent-Child Study and Community Involvement.  (3 credits)

Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.