The Interdisciplinary concentration provides students with a focus on family and consumer well-being, growth and development of family members, and the relationship of households to their environment. This concentration is interdisciplinary, bringing together coursework in human development, family studies, nutrition and foods, consumer sciences, personal finance, apparel and textiles, design and merchandising, and health and wellness.
It is highly recommended that students participate in internships, volunteer activities, or cooperative extension opportunities to enhance their experiences and development. Graduates who seek advanced degrees often attain higher-level professional positions.
The concentration includes All-University Core Curriculum courses, subject matter courses, and elective courses to enhance personal and professional development.
Effective Fall 2022
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| FACS 179 | Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences | 2 | |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | ||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Introduction to Design Thinking (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 4-5 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Elective | 5 | ||
| Total Credits | 29-30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | 3 | |
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||
| Personal Computing | |||
| ECON-XXX | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30-32 | ||
| Junior | |||
| FACS 320 | Finance-Personal and Family | 3 | |
| FACS 360 | Family and Consumer Sciences Research | 4B | 3 |
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | 3 | |
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | 2 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Infant and Child Development in Context | |||
| Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | |||
| Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | |||
| FSHN, FTEC, RRM Elective | 3 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences Electives1 | 9 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Senior | |||
| FACS 479 | Colloquium--Family and Consumer Sciences | 4A,4C | 2 |
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Lifespan | 3 | |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | 3 | |
| HDFS 403 | Families in the Legal Environment | 3 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Electives1 | 12 | ||
| Support Career Objective-Electives2 | 3-6 | ||
| Total Credits | 26-29 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
Select courses with subject codes AHS, AM, DM, FACS, FSHN, FTEC, HDFS, IDEA, INTD, OT, or RRM. Keep in mind the requirement of 42 upper-division credits when choosing these courses.
- 2
Select courses to enhance knowledge and skill in chosen career area.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Students are encouraged to complete a Family and Consumer Sciences internship.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |||
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | ||||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Introduction to Design Thinking (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FACS 179 | Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences | X | 2 | ||
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 4-5 | ||||
Group A: | |||||
| Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
Group B: | |||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| Elective | 5 | ||||
| CO 150, HDFS 101 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14-15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | X | 3 | ||
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| ECON *** Course | 3 | ||||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| FSHN 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FACS 320 | Finance-Personal and Family | 3 | |||
| FACS 360 | Family and Consumer Sciences Research | 4B | 3 | ||
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | 3 | |||
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | 2 | |||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Infant and Child Development in Context | X | ||||
| Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | X | ||||
| Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | X | ||||
| FSHN, FTEC, RRM Elective | 3 | ||||
| Family and Consumer Science Elective | 9 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Lifespan | 3 | |||
| HDFS 403 | Families in the Legal Environment | 3 | |||
| Family and Consumer Science Elective | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 12 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FACS 479 | Colloquium--Family and Consumer Sciences | X | 4A,4C | 2 | |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | X | 3 | ||
| Career Objective Elective | X | 3-6 | |||
| Family and Consumer Science Electives | X | 6 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14-17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||