University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences

The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States.

History

Family and consumer sciences began at the University of Georgia in 1918 with the establishment of the Division of Home Economics. In 1919, Mary E. Creswell became both the first home economics graduate and the first female to graduate from the University of Georgia. In 1933, when the School of Home Economics was established, Creswell was appointed as the first dean.

The name was changed to the College of Family and Consumer Sciences in 1990 to better reflect the research, teaching and outreach being conducted.

The college has evolved over the years to include numerous majors all focusing on the motto, "Knowledge for Real Life."

Departments

The following units are part of FACS:

• Child and Family Development
• Foods and Nutrition
• Housing and Consumer Economics
• Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors

Institutes

Institute on Human Development and Disability

Centers

• The McPhaul Child and Family Development Center
• Center for Family Research
• The Family Therapy Clinic
• Housing and Demographics Research Center (HDRC)
• National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP)

Degrees offered

Undergraduate

The following undergraduate degree is offered by FACS:

• Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.F.C.S.)

Graduate degrees

• Master of Science in Child and Family Development
• Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition
• Master of Science in Housing and Consumer Economics
• Master of Science in Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors
• Master of Family and Consumer Sciences (M.F.C.S.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Child and Family Development
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Foods and Nutrition
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Housing and Consumer Economics
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Textile Sciences

References

• UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences official website
• The History of Home Economics at the University of Georgia, edited by Jessie J. Mize, Athens, Georgia: Agee Publishers, 1983.
• History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949
• UNDERGRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, UGA Bulletin