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Housing - B.S.F.C.S.

General Information

Degree & Major:

College Name:

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Department Name:

Housing and Consumer Economics

Contact:

Diane Costyn
Academic Advisor
dcostyn@fcs.uga.edu
(706) 542-8854

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Degree Requirements

College-wide Requirements

University-wide Requirements

Description:

The Housing major focuses on the socio-economic aspects of housing. Special emphasis is given to housing needs and the manner in which the family, the private sector, and government policy respond to those needs. The program features an in-depth study of housing finance and the range of housing alternatives. The program may also be used as preparation for graduate study or as a pre-professional degree. Students may choose an emphasis in Residential Property Management which prepares students to work with diverse groups in property management. Coursework includes sales (leasing), accounting, development, human resources, technology services, legal issues, training, and management.

Details

Career Opportunities:	Students with a housing major are prepared for employment with local, state, and federal housing agencies, helping tenants with housing use and maintenance practices. Graduates may enter employment in real estate firms, utility companies, planning commissions, and with manufacturers of housing and housing components. Other sources of employment are financial institutions involved with mortgages, extension service, and property management firms. Job placement: On an informal basis only through alumni contacts and internship opportunities.
Expectations of Transfer Students:	Students transferring into the housing major should have fulfilled the core curriculum requirements, including social science, humanities, and English. Students should have also completed microeconomics, computer science and introductory sociology, math or logic.
Additional Fees:	For Study Tours
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 5900/7900 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.
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:	Near Environments, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Family Resource Management, The Ohio State University Human Environments, Utah State University Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising, Oregon State University