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Consumer Journalism - B.S.F.C.S.

General Information

Degree & Major:

College Name:

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Department Name:

Housing and Consumer Economics

Contact:

Dr. Teresa Mauldin
Associate Professor
tmauldin@fcs.uga.edu
(706) 542-4854

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Degree Requirements

College-wide Requirements

University-wide Requirements

Description:

The Consumer Journalism major includes courses from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the College of Journalism and Mass Communication. It is designed to prepare graduates for work requiring knowledge from the Family and Consumer Sciences areas enhanced by communication skills.

Students enter a variety of occupations including public relations, magazine writing, newspaper writing, as well as radio and television. The emphasis within an occupation focuses on areas such as consumer economics, consumer foods, merchandising, housing, or one of the other areas offered in the College.

Details

Career Opportunities:	Career opportunities for Consumer Journalism students are endless. Graduates may pursue a career in either concentration or they can combine their concentrations for a more specific career choice. Below are some of the degree combinations and possible careers that can be obtained with them: Consumer Economics/Broadcast News-Consumer Affairs Reporters; Child and Family Development/Public Relations-Community Affairs Director for a Children's Hospital; Fashion Merchandising/Magazine-Retail Buyer; Textiles/newspapers-Textile industry associations; Food and Nutrition/Telecommunication Arts-Producer for TV shows on nutrition and diet; Housing/newspapers-non-profit housing associations.
Expectations of Transfer Students:	Admission to the Major Admission to the University of Georgia is not a guarantee of admission to the Consumer Journalism major. More students usually apply than are accepted. Applications must be submitted to the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics. Applications for admission will be accepted up to the third Friday of fall and spring semesters. Expectations of Transfer Students Students transferring into the Consumer Journalism major should have fulfilled the core curriculum requirements, including those under social science, humanities, English, and science. Students should have also completed microeconomics and a social science class in anthropology, sociology, or psychology.
Additional Fees:	Additional fees are required for study tour courses.
Scholarships:	http://www.fcs.uga.edu/newfacs/ss/scholarships.html
Study Abroad:	London Study Abroad Program, Study Tour in Housing and Consumer Economics, UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program,Study Tour in Xalapa Mexico
Internships:	Faculty work with students to arrange internships that meet students' needs. Students must take HACE 5900 before applying for an internship and will learn more details about arranging an internship in that course.
Service Learning:	Service learning opportunities are available in several upper-division HACE courses. Faculty will also work with students to design individual projects.
Other Learning Opportunities:	Study Tour in Xalapa
Student Organizations:	National Association of Home Builders, Dr. Anne Sweaney, asweaney@fcs.uga.edu, and Dr. Andrew Carswell, carswell@fcs.uga.edu Student Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Mrs. Connie Rash, crash@fcs.uga.edu Student Financial Planning Association, Dr. Lance Palmer, lpalmer@fcs.uga.edu
Available Graduate Programs:	Graduate program possibilities depend on the student's specific interests.