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Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department at Northwest is a people-oriented department preparing individuals to work in a variety of professions focusing on individuals and families. Programs offered include:

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department coursework focuses on integrating and enhancing the University-wide Key Quality Indicators, to insure the optimum development of these skills and qualities at the completion of the baccalaureate degree. These KQIs are:

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department students, faculty and advisory committee have validated six additional KQIs which all students completing majors in the department need to achieve to function effectively in their professional roles in Family and Consumer Sciences core KQI's are:

  1. Professional competence in knowledge and technology to be a marketable employee
  2. Vocabulary and communication skills in area of specialization
  3. Critical thinking skills in professional practice and societal issues
  4. Ethical behavior in professional environments
  5. Professional behavior
  6. Public policy advocacy

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department has identified and validated Key Quality Indicators specific to each major. These will be found on the syllabi for individual courses.

*Attention Dietetics Majors*

There is an additional student handbook for the Didactic Program in Dietetics available from your major advisor.

 

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For more information contact:

Family and Consumer Sciences
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone: 660.562.1168
E-mail: dfravel@nwmissouri.edu