Contact Information:
John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences
The University of Arizona
Family and Consumer Sciences, 205
1110 East South Campus Dr
PO Box 210033
Tucson, AZ 85721-0033
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Phone: (520) 621-1075
Fax: (520) 621-9445
Email: lucas@ag.arizona.edu
Web:
 School Homepage
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General Information:
FCSC Course Descriptions: Family and Consumer
Sciences
FSHD Course Descriptions: Family
Studies and Human Development
RCSC Course Descriptions: Retailing and Consumer
Sciences
Faculty Members
The School of Family and Consumer Sciences is in the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:
Baccalaureate Degree
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Graduate Degrees -- consult the
Graduate Catalog or
department office for details.
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Majors and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to
the Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).
- Family and Consumer Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education (B.S.)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education B.S. Options:
- Family Studies and Human Development (B.S.)
- Retailing and Consumer Science (B.S.)
Undergraduate Minor
The undergraduate programs do not require a minor; however, students may
select a minor
with the approval of an advisor. Minors available within the school
are:
The School of Family and Consumer Sciences provides instructional,
research, extension and outreach programs that enable families, individual
family members and consumers to achieve an optimum quality of life throughout
the lifespan. Instructional programs prepare professionals for careers serving
families and consumers in a culturally diverse and rapidly changing society.
The undergraduate program has as its major objectives: 1) specialization
in various aspects of Family and Consumer Sciences, in preparation for
professional positions, and 2) courses to enrich the professional preparation
of students in other colleges.
The school is organized into two divisions, 1) Retailing
and Consumer Sciences and 2) Family Studies and Human Development.
Division of Retailing and Consumer Sciences
The Bachelor of Science with a major in retailing and consumer sciences (RCSC) focuses on business
theory and practices of providing consumer products and services through
retail channels with an emphasis on meeting consumer interests and needs.
Students in the retailing and consumer sciences major study the whole
spectrum of the industry including retailing of fashion soft goods, food, and
general merchandise. The program also examines traditional store retailing as
well as non-store retailing, such as catalogs and e-commerce. Three
supplemental, specialized certificate programs are available, in food
retailing, international retailing and visual merchandising.
Course work for the major, concentrated in the upper-division portion of
the degree program, focuses on the effective and efficient delivery of
products and services to consumers through four core components of the
program; products and services environment, business environment, visual and
aesthetic environment, and consumer and global environment.
It is important for students to note that they are required to meet the
advanced upper-division standing requirement (a cumulative grade-point average
of 2.6 or above) in retailing and consumer sciences to establish eligibility
for the upper-division level courses in the major. Also important is to note
the advanced standing requirements (a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75
or above) required by the Eller College of Business and Public Administration to
establish eligibility for the upper-division level business courses.
Any course work that might be applicable to the upper-division professional
core or major requirements taken while enrolled in other colleges or at other
universities is subject to acceptance by the School of Family and Consumer
Sciences for degree certification purposes.
Certificate Programs: Under the Southwest Retail Center, three
certificate programs can be completed in conjunction with, or in addition to,
one's major field of study.
The certificate program in international retailing is designed to expose
students to topics affecting international retail businesses and to provide a
broad understanding of multicultural businesses and social issues affecting
retailers in selected regions of the world. Students can choose a
specialization in one of the following world regions: Latin America and
Mexico, Europe, or the Pacific Rim. The program is designed for retailing and
consumer sciences majors and non-majors. Students must have completed a foreign
language prerequisite consisting of a minimum of 8 to 10 semester hours in
a foreign language appropriate for one of the three major world regions
identified above.
The food retailing certificate program is designed to provide students an
opportunity to explore a career in the food retailing industry. This program
is highly recommended for, but not limited to, students in retailing and
consumer sciences, agricultural and resource economics, nutritional sciences
and marketing. Students are encouraged to apply for the program at the
beginning of the second semester of their sophomore year.
The visual merchandising and display certificate program will provide
retailing and consumer sciences majors with the opportunity to complement their
program of study in retailing with a concentration of creative design courses
in art, theater arts and retailing and consumer sciences. This program will
prepare students in the optimum presentation of merchandise. It will be of
value and benefit to those graduates who have responsibility to sell
merchandise or who are concerned about the concept to be sold or the image to
be projected.
For additional information about the certificate programs, and for specific
requirements, consult the Division of Retailing and Consumer Sciences.
Division of Family Studies and Human Development
The major in family studies and human development focuses on generation and dissemination of
basic and applied knowledge concerned with human development and family
relations throughout the life span. The major in family and consumer sciences
education leads to certification for teaching life management in public
schools; concentrations in secondary education and family life education are
available. Candidates for admission to undergraduate programs in family and
consumer sciences education must present evidence of having completed 56 units
of work applicable to the Bachelor of Science degree. Family and consumer sciences education majors will not be allowed
to register for 300- or 400-level family and consumer sciences education or
College of Education courses until successful completion of the writing
proficiency exam.
For more information contact the school office listed
above.
