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Child, Family, and Consumer Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology
Department of Child, Family,
and Consumer Sciences
Nina J. Dilbeck, Chair
Belinda Rossette, Administrative
Support Coordinator
Family and Food Sciences Building,
Room 204
(559) 278-2283
http://cast.csufresno.edu/cfcs/
B.A. in Family and
Consumer Sciences
Programs of study:
• Child and Family Sciences
• Clothing and Textiles
• Consumer Science
• Fashion Merchandising
• General Family
and Consumer Sciences
• Home Economics Teacher Education
B.S. in Child Development
M.S. in Family and
Consumer Sciences
Minor in Family
and Consumer Sciences
Minor in Fashion Merchandising
Certificate of Special Study
in Fashion Merchandising
Child, Family,
and Consumer Sciences
The Department of Child, Family, and Con-sumer
Sciences is dedicated to improving the
environment and quality of life through edu-cation,
research, and public service in the
areas of family and consumer sciences. The
department is housed in the Family and
Food Sciences Building on the west side of
the campus. Two well-equipped laboratory
rooms as well as several showcases facilitate
learning for students in the clothing and
textiles, fashion merchandising area.
Child care laboratory facilities serving in-fants,
toddlers, and preschool children are
maintained for instruction purposes. Stu-dents
study child behavior and develop-ment
under the supervision of faculty and
laboratory teaching staff.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for family and con-sumer
sciences professionals are available in
the concentrations of child and family sci-ences,
clothing and textiles, consumer sci-ence,
fashion merchandising, general fam-ily
and consumer sciences, and home
economics teacher education. Students may
qualify for these career opportunities by
selecting appropriate electives in their spe-cial
areas of interest. Students must consult
with a departmental academic adviser in
selecting appropriate courses for their spe-cial
areas of interest. Appropriate selection
of courses offered in the concentrations
listed in the copy that follows provide the
necessary background to prepare students
for careers in family and consumer sciences.
Child and Family Sciences. Courses focus
on individual and family development
through the life cycle with analysis of the
forces affecting personal and family devel-opment
and relationships. Career possi-bilities
include: elementary teacher (this
requires a credential), child care consult-ant,
child advocate, administrator of fam-ily
services, counseling, and child care pro-gram
administrator.
Clothing and Textiles. Courses prepare
students for careers such as textiles techni-cian,
product and research evaluator, prod-uct
promoter, industry or trade association
representative, museum costume curator,
textile conservator, textile sales representa-tive,
and cooperative extension agent.
Consumer Science. Courses focus on the
family as a social and economic unit and
prepare students for careers as consumer
affairs professionals with banks and finance
companies, home service advisers, consumer
representatives in business and consumer
relations specialists. Other opportunities
include work in product testing and re-search,
debt counseling, government agen-cies,
cooperative extension service agents or
specialists, 4-H youth agents, communica-tions,
and equipment consultant services.
Fashion Merchandising. Courses focus on
the many facets of the apparel industry,
display techniques, social and psychologi-cal
aspects of clothing, clothing construc-tion,
and fashion analysis, as well as practi-cal
application through working in the
industry. Computer-aided design is uti-lized
in teaching merchandising and de-sign
principles. Career opportunities are
found in retail, wholesale, and private ap-parel
industries.
General Family and Consumer Sciences.
Courses prepare students for such careers
as cooperative extension service agents or
specialists, and 4-H youth agents.
Home Economics Teacher Education.
Courses under the credential program fo-cus
on the preparation of teachers, who will
teach in public schools and professionals
who will serve as consultants in business
and government.
Faculty
Nina J. Dilbeck, Chair
Jackie Adamson
Richard D. Berrett
William R. Fasse
Carolyn B. Jackson
Marianne Jones
Michele M. Kilner
Eugene Wm. Krebs
Kathie Reid
Kennon Rider
The faculty members are highly qualified
professionals with advanced degrees from
universities across the nation. They bring
practical insights and experience to the
classroom through local and national pro-fessional
activities: owning and directing
child development centers, operating coun-seling
centers, consulting, serving on advi-sory
boards, and conducting research. Stu-dents
find departmental faculty vitally
helpful in guiding them through their aca-demic
experience as well as helping them
pursue career goals.
Object Description
| Title | 2000-01 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2000-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
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| Full Text Search | 114 Child, Family, and Consumer Sciences College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Department of Child, Family, and Consumer Sciences Nina J. Dilbeck, Chair Belinda Rossette, Administrative Support Coordinator Family and Food Sciences Building, Room 204 (559) 278-2283 http://cast.csufresno.edu/cfcs/ B.A. in Family and Consumer Sciences Programs of study: • Child and Family Sciences • Clothing and Textiles • Consumer Science • Fashion Merchandising • General Family and Consumer Sciences • Home Economics Teacher Education B.S. in Child Development M.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences Minor in Family and Consumer Sciences Minor in Fashion Merchandising Certificate of Special Study in Fashion Merchandising Child, Family, and Consumer Sciences The Department of Child, Family, and Con-sumer Sciences is dedicated to improving the environment and quality of life through edu-cation, research, and public service in the areas of family and consumer sciences. The department is housed in the Family and Food Sciences Building on the west side of the campus. Two well-equipped laboratory rooms as well as several showcases facilitate learning for students in the clothing and textiles, fashion merchandising area. Child care laboratory facilities serving in-fants, toddlers, and preschool children are maintained for instruction purposes. Stu-dents study child behavior and develop-ment under the supervision of faculty and laboratory teaching staff. Career Opportunities Career opportunities for family and con-sumer sciences professionals are available in the concentrations of child and family sci-ences, clothing and textiles, consumer sci-ence, fashion merchandising, general fam-ily and consumer sciences, and home economics teacher education. Students may qualify for these career opportunities by selecting appropriate electives in their spe-cial areas of interest. Students must consult with a departmental academic adviser in selecting appropriate courses for their spe-cial areas of interest. Appropriate selection of courses offered in the concentrations listed in the copy that follows provide the necessary background to prepare students for careers in family and consumer sciences. Child and Family Sciences. Courses focus on individual and family development through the life cycle with analysis of the forces affecting personal and family devel-opment and relationships. Career possi-bilities include: elementary teacher (this requires a credential), child care consult-ant, child advocate, administrator of fam-ily services, counseling, and child care pro-gram administrator. Clothing and Textiles. Courses prepare students for careers such as textiles techni-cian, product and research evaluator, prod-uct promoter, industry or trade association representative, museum costume curator, textile conservator, textile sales representa-tive, and cooperative extension agent. Consumer Science. Courses focus on the family as a social and economic unit and prepare students for careers as consumer affairs professionals with banks and finance companies, home service advisers, consumer representatives in business and consumer relations specialists. Other opportunities include work in product testing and re-search, debt counseling, government agen-cies, cooperative extension service agents or specialists, 4-H youth agents, communica-tions, and equipment consultant services. Fashion Merchandising. Courses focus on the many facets of the apparel industry, display techniques, social and psychologi-cal aspects of clothing, clothing construc-tion, and fashion analysis, as well as practi-cal application through working in the industry. Computer-aided design is uti-lized in teaching merchandising and de-sign principles. Career opportunities are found in retail, wholesale, and private ap-parel industries. General Family and Consumer Sciences. Courses prepare students for such careers as cooperative extension service agents or specialists, and 4-H youth agents. Home Economics Teacher Education. Courses under the credential program fo-cus on the preparation of teachers, who will teach in public schools and professionals who will serve as consultants in business and government. Faculty Nina J. Dilbeck, Chair Jackie Adamson Richard D. Berrett William R. Fasse Carolyn B. Jackson Marianne Jones Michele M. Kilner Eugene Wm. Krebs Kathie Reid Kennon Rider The faculty members are highly qualified professionals with advanced degrees from universities across the nation. They bring practical insights and experience to the classroom through local and national pro-fessional activities: owning and directing child development centers, operating coun-seling centers, consulting, serving on advi-sory boards, and conducting research. Stu-dents find departmental faculty vitally helpful in guiding them through their aca-demic experience as well as helping them pursue career goals. |
