Associate Professor Erskine R. Smith, Chair
110 Elma Meek Hall

Associate Professors Bomba and Knight
Assistant Professors Tidwell, West and Wachter

The Master of Arts degree is offered in secondary education with an emphasis in family and consumer sciences.

Course Descriptions

Family and Consumer Sciences - FCS

501. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILES. The use of new fibers and fabrics in clothing construction; experimentation with methods and techniques. Prerequisite: 201. (3).

513. DEMONSTRATION TECHNIQUES. Principles and procedures in the organization and presentation of demonstrations in various phases of home economics. (3).

515. NUTRITION, WEIGHT CONTROL, AND WELLNESS. Principles of human nutrition applied to weight control, physical performance, wellness, and disease prevention. (3).

516. NUTRITION OF THE AGED. Nutritional needs of the aged, including concepts of menu selection and preparation. Psychological, physiological, and socio-economic factors affecting dietary problems and practices among the elderly. Prerequisite: H EC 311 or equivalent. (3).

517. COMMUNITY NUTRITION. Nutrition services and problems in the community. Supervised experience in methods for determining and implementing action programs in nutrition education. Prerequisite: H EC 311. (3).

518. MATERNAL, INFANT, AND CHILD NUTRITION. Principles of human nutrition applied to the pregnancy, infant, and child stages of the life cycle. Characteristics of normal growth and development are presented as well as special needs and problems. (3).

521. FAMILY LIVING. Personal adjustment and interaction of parents and children at each stage of development within the family unit. (3).

535. HUMAN SEXUALITY. The physiological, psychological, sociological, and ethical aspects of sexuality are addressed. Topics include, but are not limited to, the human sexual system, sexual response, gender identity and sexuality, sexual behavior and fulfillment, sexual expression, sexual value systems, sexual diseases, and sexual ethics. (3).

543. MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. Alternate ways of meeting family financial needs including earning, spending, saving. (3).

593. INDIVIDUAL STUDY. Development of special projects under supervision. (1-6).

595. INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR. A student-paid tour of major European centers, related industries, markets, museums, cultural and historical points of interest. Requires permission of instructor, passport, visa (if applicable) and immunization shots. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, permission of instructor.

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