The Family and Consumer Sciences unit is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. At the undergraduate level, students prepare for careers in family and consumer sciences and related professions concerned with individuals, family development and consumerism. The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences functions in concert with the inherent larger function of the University as a land-grant institution to prepare graduates who possess highly marketable skills and are competitive in their chosen areas of specialization. The principal charge of the department is to provide resident instruction, conduct research and provide community service. The family and consumer sciences profession has a systematic body of knowledge generated from its own resources as well as concepts from other fields which members must master in order to assist individuals and families as they work toward improving the quality of their lives.
Students majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences at the undergraduate level earn the Bachelor of Science degree in one of three professional areas: family and consumer sciences education, nutrition and food management and family and consumer sciences business. At the graduate level, programs lead to the Master of Science degree in Individual and Family Development and Nutritional Sciences.
Undergrad Programs
Family & Consumer Sciences Business
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Nutrition & Food Management
Graduate Programs
Individual & Family Development
Nutritional Sciences
Chair
Dr. Ethel Jones
For more information, contact:
Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
300 College Street, NE
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: 803-536-8958
Fax: 803-533-3628
Email: egjones@scsu.edu