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CS Department Snapshot
The department of Consumer Sciences, through teaching, research and service activities, addresses issues related to meeting consumer needs through customer service and the acquisition and provision of products in the marketplace.
Curriculum in Consumer Sciences
- Courses in Consumer Sciences focus on the perspective of the consumer in the market, customer service, consumer behavior, and the global consumer.
- Courses in the major curriculum focus on technical expertise for success in one's chosen career.
- A course in professional development assists students with career planning and the job search.
- Field experiences are offered in all three majors.
Academic Programs
Undergraduate Programs:
- Consumer and Family Financial Services
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- Hospitality Management
Learn more about our undergraduate programs.
Graduate Programs:
- Family Resource Management (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Fashion and Retail Studies (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Hospitality Management (M.S., Ph.D.)
Learn more about our graduate programs.
Enrollment
- Undergraduate Programs - 1143 majors (as of 2010)
- Consumer and Family Financial Services - 407 majors
- Fashion and Retail Studies - 356 majors
- Hospitality Management - 380 majors
- Graduate Programs - 30 students
- M.S Program - 8 students
- Ph.D. Program - 22 students