Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE)
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences cooperates with the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
in preparing students for teacher certification. Enrollment in the following courses requires prior assessment
for admission to teacher education. Students must meet the admission criteria as described.
330 Introduction to Vocational Family & Consumer Sciences Education (2 - Every 2 Years) Program planning in Consumer
and Homemaking and Occupational Family & Consumer Sciences. Implications of TIM and other models of teaching
for curriculum planning. Leadership and supervision for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America programs
and activities. Measurement and assessment. Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education.
340 Methods of Teaching Family & Consumer Sciences (3 - Every 2 Years) Learning and teaching styles. Examination of
various instructional strategies, equipment and resources. Computer aided instruction. Student, parent, and teacher
relationship, and counseling. Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education.
404 Student Teaching in Family & Consumer Sciences (6 - As Needed) Supervised teaching experience in off-campus
centers for the entire semester. Coreq: TCED 401, FCSE 405. Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education.
405 Student Teaching in Family & Consumer Sciences (6 - As Needed) Supervised teaching experience in off-campus
centers for the entire semester. Coreq: TCED 401, FCSE 404. Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education.
713 Human Relationships in the Classroom (3 - Irregular) Basic needs of individuals, social values, and techniques of
interpersonal relations in developing effective secondary home economics programs.
722 Evaluation in Family & Consumer Sciences Education (3 - Irregular) Purposes, fundamental principles, and techniques.