Undergraduate Programs
| Overview of Undergraduate Program
Students completing their requirements will achieve a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Sciences. This undergraduate major has several options: Child Development/Early Childhood Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Family and Consumer Sciences/Journalism and Mass Communications, Family Science, and Inclusive Early Childhood: Birth to Grade 3. Check out the Family and Consumer Sciences and College of Education and Human Sciences Student Organizations. Check out the scholarships available through the College of Education and Human Sciences.
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| Child Development/Early Childhood Education includes child development theory, research, professional practice and application. Study leads to professions that include teaching in early childhood education settings, child development program management and other child service professions. | Family and Consumer Sciences Education program meets the requirements for the Nebraska Secondary Teaching Certificate (grades 7 - 12) with an endorsement in Family and Consumer Sciences and the Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations endorsement (if additional requirements are met). |
| Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Birth to Grade 3 is a program developed in collaboration with FCS, Special Education, and Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education. The program is multi-disciplinary, combining the areas of early childhood education, special education and elementary education. The program prepares students to become licensed teachers of children from birth to grade 3. | Family Science is a comprehensive program grounded in family science theory, research and professional practice and application. Students will gain knowledge and intervention skills to help individuals prevent and remedy interpersonal problems experienced in family relationships, and manage personal finances, building on the family's strengths. This path prepares graduates for careers in non-profit social service agencies, government agencies serving families, and financial service agencies. |
| Family and Consumer
Sciences/Journalism & Mass Communications (Lincoln campus) is a
joint program between FCS and the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
The student combines a broad background in family and consumer sciences
with one area of journalism. Career opportunities include broadcasting news,
editing, reporting, photography, advertising and sales. Family and Consumer Sciences/Journalism & Mass Communications (Omaha campus) is also available on the Omaha campus, and is joint with School of Communications. This is a broad-based, multi-disciplinary program encompassing course work in family and consumer sciences and journalism. The student selects one area from public relations, news editorial, or broadcasting. |
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