We are “The People-Centered Sciences.” Prepare for a career in fields like event management, family services, education, and public health.
As a Family and Consumer Sciences major, you’ll focus on the managerial skills needed in the workplace and the home, such as financial management, stress management, resource allocation, organization and time management skills.
Coursework covers a wide range of topics and can be customized depending on your area of interest. The Event Planning and Design emphasis includes classes in multicultural etiquette, project management, event planning, and cooperative management and housing. Students will also complete hands-on event planning through a practicum and internship. The FCS Education emphasis leads to licensure in grades 6-12 and prepares you to teach courses like family studies, food science and nutrition, interior design, personal finance, hospitality and human services. A semester of student teaching gives students a chance to practice classroom leadership skills under the guidance of a licensed teacher. As an FCS major, the coursework prepares you to enter a career in community extension and eligibility to sit for the Certification in Family and Consumer Sciences exam during the spring of your senior year.
Emphasis Areas
• • Child and family advocate• Corporate health programs director• Elder care• Event management/planning• Extension agent• Hotel administration• Human services• Non-profit manager• Policy analyst• Research analyst• Retirement facility program director• Travel/tourism• WIC nutrition counselor• 4-H specialist
C-N students have completed internships and work experiences in places like:• Life Care Centers of Jefferson County• Cherokee Country Club• Glenmore Mansion• Shepard’s Inn• Women of Vision• Carson-Newman Alumni Relations• Tybee Island Bed and Breakfast• True Life Church• Student teaching at area high schools
My time at Carson-Newman University gave me the ultimate preparation for my professional life. Many times throughout my career I have been able to call upon experiences and information learned while in my undergraduate degree. I can say without a doubt I would not be where I am today in my career without my education from the School to Family and Consumer Sciences at Carson-Newman University.
Current projections indicate that there are three jobs nationally for every one FCSE major graduating from college.
In our FCS program, you will receive invaluable instruction from world-class professors and receive intensive, hands-on learning in our state-of-the-art Blye-Poteat Hall.
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