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Health and Consumer Sciences Major

Consumer and Community Services
Concentration

Gain professional communication skills through stimulating courses in economics and business, communications, psychology, sociology,  and consumer sciences.

Tremendous flexibility in course selection  allows students to individualize this concentration to fit their career needs. Students select a minor in one of the following areas: Business, Communication Arts, Professional Writing, Psychology, Sociology or Spanish. 

Up to date computer technology and applications are emphasized in the concentration. The capstone experience in a  two credit professional internship.

Positions held by graduates in this concentration include:
  • Event Coordinator for non-profit organizations
     
  • Consumer Information Specialist
     
  • Public Relations Specialist
     
  • Supermarket and Test Kitchen Specialist
     
  • Human Resource Personnel
     
  • Residential Counselor
     
  • Program Director, shelter or elderly program
     
  • Family Planning Counselor
     
  • Activities Director, nursing homes and recreation programs
     
  • Life skills Educator
     
  • Housing Coordinator
     
  • Family Advocate


   

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