FCSE 450 - Teaching Vocational and Family Consumer Science Education

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: HDFS 350
Description: Emphasizes teaching vocational family and consumer sciences in consumer/ homemaking and occupational family and consumer sciences programs. Federal legislation affecting family and consumer sciences is analyzed for use in program decisions. Emphasizes program development using CBVE model, development of individual learning packets, vocational youth organizations, advisory committees, family and consumer sciences and vocational educational priorities, professional organizations, proposal development for funding, impact on public policy, marketing family and consumer sciences, and development of a personal philosophy of family and consumer sciences education.