Lipscomb University
 

Family and Consumer Sciences Minor

Total hours required - 18

Base Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
Hours
1011  Professional Orientation (1) - F 1

Seventeen hours of Family and Consumer Sciences courses with approval of the academic chair. Nine hours are to be taken in upper-division courses with three areas represented. These areas include: Food and Nutrition, Child Development and Family Relations, Textiles and Clothing, Related Art and Home Furnishings, Family Resource Management and Consumer Economics.

Family Studies Minor

Total hours required - 18-20

Base Courses in Bible (BI)
Hours
2223  Marriage and the Christian Home (2) - SP 3

Base Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
Hours
2413 Early Childhood Development (3) - F 3
3403  Contemporary Issues in Family Studies (3) - F 3
3433 Family Interaction (3) - SP (even numbered years) 3
3503 Family Problems (3) - SP 3

Base Courses in Sociology (SO)
Hours
2103  The Family (3) - F, SP, SU 3

Additional Coursework
Hours
Three hours selected from:  
  Base Courses in Psychology (PS)  
3453 Death and Dying (3) - F, SP, SU 3
  Base Courses in Social Work (SW)  
3223 Social Work with Aging (3) - F 3

For Parent/Child Emphasis the following courses should be taken instead of those listed above:

Base Courses in Bible (BI)
Hours
2223  Marriage and the Christian Home (2) - SP 3

Base Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
Hours
2413 Early Childhood Development (3) - F 3
3433 Family Interaction (3) - SP (even numbered years) 3
3451   3
3503 Family Problems (3) - SP 3
4423 Development in Later Childhood (3) - SP (odd numbered years) 3

Base Courses in Management (MG)
Hours
3503  Principles of Management (3) - F, SP, SU 3

Base Courses in Marketing (MK)
Hours
3503   3

Fashion Merchandising Minor

Total hours required - 18

Base Courses In Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
Hours
2113  Textiles (3) - SP 3
3113  Fashion Buying and Merchandising (3) - SP 3
3123  Display and Promotion (3) - F 3
4113  Fashion Fundamentals (3) - F 3

Base Courses in Management (MG)
Hours
3503  Principles of Management (3) - F, SP, SU 3

Base Courses in Marketing (MK)
Hours
3503  Principles of Marketing (3) - F, SP, SU 3

Interior Design Minor

Total hours required - 18

Base Courses In Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)
Hours
1323 Art Applied to Everyday Life (3) - F, SP 3
2113 Textiles (3) - SP 3
2133 Interior Design I (3) - F 3
2143 Interior Design II (3) - SP 3
3323 Materials and Resources for Interior Design (3) - SP 3

One Course Selected From:
Hours
  Family and Consumer Sciences (FS)  
375V Special Topics (1, 2, 3) 1, 2, 3
400V Travel (1, 2, 3) 1, 2, 3
  Management (MG)  
3503 Principles of Management (3) - F, SP, SU 3

Additional Courses
Hours
In addition to these courses, Art 1113 is strongly recommended.  
1113  Foundation Studio I (3) - F 3