FCSE Family and Consumer Sciences Education



FCSE-500 Externship: Family and Consumer Sciences Community Education (4-8 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Practicum in one or more of the following family and consumer sciences education programs: extension services, elementary education, post- secondary education, occupational teaching experience and community educational services. Approval of graduate program director required if taken for graduate credit. Consent of program director.

FCSE-503 Family and Consumer Sciences Education in the Middle and Elementary Schools (3 cr.)
Spring
Develop techniques, materials and curriculum concepts in family and consumer sciences education with application of human growth and development principles for teaching in middle and elementary school.

FCSE-520 Vocational Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (2 cr.)
Fall and Spring
Techniques, materials and curriculum for family and consumer sciences wage-earning programs in secondary and post-secondary schools; preliminary procedures for program development.

FCSE-580 Consumer Economics (3 cr.)
Spring
Personal and family consumer economics for family and consumer education programs; management of human and non-human resources in achieving personal, family and community goals.
Prerequisites: take ECON-201 or ECON-210.

FCSE-585 Family Housing (3 cr.)
Fall
Individual/family's housing needs and resources as a basis for family and consumer education programs. The impact of historical, environmental, social, cultural, and technological, aesthetic, and design influences.

FCSE-651 Family Life Education Programs (2 cr.)
Fall
Development of family life education programs including methods, materials and techniques for teaching family relationships and child development at the secondary level. Instructor's consent required.

FCSE-708 Curriculum Studies in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (2 cr.)
Principles of curriculum construction. Review of recent literature on curriculum development. Evaluation of curriculum practice and techniques.

FCSE-710 Applied Evaluation in Family and Consumer Sciences (2 cr.)
Theory and application of principles in planning evaluation techniques in family and consumer sciences to assess behavioral changes in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains.

FCSE-720 Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences (1-2 cr.)
Consideration of problems in contemporary living that are affecting family and consumer sciences education.

FCSE-725 Graduate Internship in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (8 cr.)
Fall and Spring
A clinical assignment in a school for one semester during which time the student integrates in-depth academic knowledge and pedagogical skill. Consent of program director.

FCSE-735 Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences (2 cr.)
Identification, selection and completion of a problem in family and consumer sciences, culminating in a Plan B paper.
Prerequisites: take EDUC-740. $

FCSE-770 Thesis-Family and Consumer Sciences Education (2-6 cr.)
Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of method of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for 2, 4, or 6 semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of 6. Consent of program director.
Prerequisites: take EDUC-740. R$

FCSE-797 Field Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (2 cr.)
Field experience related to family and consumer sciences education skills and knowledge used in teaching wage-earning courses at secondary level.