Child
Development and Family Studies
Consumer and Family Sciences Education
Consumer Sciences and
Retailing
Foods and Nutrition
Hospitality and Tourism
Management
Apparel
Design and Technology (back to top)
Prepares students for careers in the sewn products, apparel, and
textile industries. Careers include apparel design, textile design,
quality control, fashion merchandising, computer-aided design, and
costume design.
Plan
of Study for Apparel Design and Technology (pdf)
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Consumer
and Family Sciences Education (back to top)
Prepares students for
careers as professional educators in areas related to individual
and family life. All CFS Education graduates are licensed to teach
in middle and high school family and consumer sciences programs.
They also have career opportunities with community human service
agencies, businesses, and the Cooperative Extension Service. Job
opportunities are strong for CFS Education graduates. In Indiana
alone, there are more than 1,100 school-based positions. Job openings
are projected to exceed the supply of new teachers in Indiana and
nationwide for the next several years.
Plan
of Study for CFS Education (pdf)
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Dietetics,
Coordinated and Didactic Programs (back to
top)
Designed for students
interested in careers such as nutrition counseling, hospital and
clinical dietetics, public health nutrition programs, clinical research,
private practice in nutrition, and institutional foodservice management.
Purdue offers two programs in dietetics.
Didactic Program in
Dietetics (DPD): Upon completion of the four-year didactic
program, the graduate applies for the supervised experience, which
is available throughout the United States and lasts about 10 months.
An advantage to the didactic program is that there is extra time
to take elective courses in other areas of interest.
Plan
of Study for Didactic Program in Dietetics (pdf)
Plan
of Study for Dietetics/NFH dual majors (pdf)
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Coordinated Program
in Dietetics (CPD): The coordinated program includes the supervised
experience component during the student's senior year. An advantage
of the CPD is that students are eligible to take the registered
dietitian (R.D.) examination upon graduation.
Plan
of Study for Coordinated Program in Dietetics (pdf)
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Early
Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (back
to top)
Students gain knowledge
and skills for a variety of careers in education and intervention
programs for young children and their families. Graduates are prepared
to be teachers in inclusive preschool classrooms and/or in classrooms
serving children (up to 8 years) with exceptional needs
Plan
of Study for Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (pdf)
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Early
Intervention (back to top)
This major prepares students
to work in positions serving infants and toddlers with, or who are
at risk for, disabilities and their families. Graduates may work
in center-based or home-based programs.
Plan
of Study for Early Intervention (pdf)
"What
If" Progress Report
Financial
Counseling and Planning (back to top)
Graduates are prepared
to assist in the management of financial resources through careers
with financial planning firms, family financial clinics, investment
services, financial institutions, and credit counseling services
among others. The program is registered with the Certified
Financial Planner Board.
Plan
of Study for Financial Counseling and Planning (pdf)
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Foods
and Nutrition in Business (back to top)
Designed for students interested in combining food science and
nutrition with communication and business for careers in consumer
affairs, advertising, sales, writing, and product development and
evaluation.
Plan
of Study for Foods and Nutrition in Business (pdf)
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Foodservice
and Lodging Supervision (back to top)
This is a two-year program
(associate's degree) that prepares students to assume the responsibilities
of a middle manager or supervisor in a variety of foodservice and
lodging operations.
Plan
of Study (pdf)
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If" Progress Report
Hospitality
and Tourism Management (back to top)
Prepares students for management careers in restaurants, hotels,
clubs, resorts, corporate dining accounts, airlines, cruise lines,
vacation ownership resorts, and catering businesses. Students can
choose to concentrate in one of the following emphasis areas: foodservice
management, lodging management, or tourism management.
Plan
of Study (pdf)
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Nutrition,
Fitness, and Health (back to top)
Designed for students interested in careers in nutrition and fitness
or wellness programs in hospitals, fitness centers, and businesses.
Plan
of Study for Nutrition, Fitness, and Health (pdf)
Plan
of Study for Dietetics/NFH dual majors (pdf)
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Nutrition
Science – Premedicine (back to top)
Designed for students who want to obtain greater depth in the physical
and biological sciences to prepare for additional education such
as graduate, medical, or dental school.
Plan
of Study for Nutrition Science (pdf)
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Retail
Management (back to top)
Prepares students for careers in the retail industry and in channels
of merchandise distribution. Careers include consumer relations,
sales promotion, merchandising, public relations, and communications
among others.
Plan
of Study for Retail Management (pdf)
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Selling
and Sales Management (back to top)
Prepares student for opportunities in professional selling, sales
management, and marketing. Sales is usually the first step up the
career ladder to middle and upper management in many larger U.S.
corporations.
Plan
of Study for Selling and Sales Management (pdf)
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Youth,
Adult, and Family Services (back to top)
Prepares students for careers in community- and home-based programs,
health-related agencies, and mental health agencies. Potential careers
depend on area of concentration within the program.
Plan
of Study for Youth, Adult, and Family Services (pdf)
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CFS Undergraduate Student Services
Consumer and Family Sciences
700 W. State Street
Stone Hall, Room 110
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-8533
Fax: 496-1168
E-mail: cfsundergrad@purdue.edu |
