FCOS 102 — Scope & Philosophy of Family & Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences · University of Ghana
Philosophy, scope and historical developments of Home Science (Now Family and Consumer Sciences); examination of basic human needs; the impact of local and global issues on the needs; overview of programme approaches in Family and Consumer Sciences which help to meet the needs for good quality of life for the family - the focus of the Family and Consumer Sciences programme; objectives for the establishment of Family and Consumer Sciences programmes and Associations/ Organisations; historical development of names of the discipline and core subjects; the need for the Social and Natural Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts Subjects; socioeconomic and cultural issues on family food security; clothing, housing, education, health needs and maintenance culture; career opportunities.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FCOS 101 — Introduction to Foods and Nutrition
- FCOS 103 — Introduction to Textile Fibres & Fabrics
- FCOS 104 — Introduction to Family Resource Management
- FCOS 201 — Child & Adolescent Development
- FCOS 202 — Introduction to Fashion Design
- FCOS 203 — Task Performance Management
- FCOS 204 — Adult Development
- FCOS 206 — Principles of Foods
- FCOS 208 — Human Physiology
- FCOS 212 — Concepts of Family Resource Management
- FCOS 214 — Foundations of Early Childhood Education
- FCOS 300 — Family & Consumer Sciences Internship
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).