FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCESFamily and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Education empowers individuals to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Students develop human literacy as they master a complex set of essential skills and knowledge needed to achieve quality of life. They gain career preparedness as they acquire readiness to participate in a rapidly changing workforce and global economy.
Family and Consumer Sciences students prepare for family life, work life, and careers in eight core areas:
- Consumer Education and Resource Management
- Early Childhood Education and Services
- Family and Interpersonal Relationships
- Food Production and Services
- Foods, Nutrition and Wellness
- Housing, Interiors and Design
- Parenting Education and Human Development
- Textiles, Apparel and Fashion
FACS Education currently offers one middle school course and sixteen high school courses that comprise seven career pathways within six national career clusters.
LINKS
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.
- North Carolina Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
TEACH FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES IN NORTH CAROLINA:
Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Education is looking for enthusiastic, dedicated people to become middle and high school FACS teachers.
- High school graduates who want to earn a four-year degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Adults who have a degree and/or work experience in a FACS-related career and want to become certified and teach in one of five areas---General Family and Consumer Sciences, Apparel Design, Child Development/Family Studies, Foods and Nutrition/Culinary Arts, or Interior Design/Housing
You can make a difference in the lives of over 155,000 North Carolina students.
Contact the following universities to find out how you can earn a teaching degree in FACS Education.
For additional information, contact: