A Swimming Success
ATD students gain industry experience with Nike Swim.
A New 设计 Frontier
ATD student grows skills through internship
A Unique Perspective
FCS student prepares for career as child life specialist.
一起学习
ATD partners with Native American Student Center
Sustainable Fashion
FCS student investigates leather alternative.
Teaching Young Children
FCS grad prepared to work with young children.
FCS Director Honored
FCS Director Shelley McGuire has been inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.
Margaret Ritchie School of 家庭 and 消费者科学
Happy, healthy, empowered individuals and families are the foundation of a strong society. Programs and research in the Margaret Ritchie School of 家庭 and 消费者科学 help others live their best life.
FCS提供 undergraduate 项目 在服装, textiles and design, 儿童发展, early childhood education, family and consumer sciences, food and nutrition, 人类发展 and family studies, nutritional sciences and FCS teacher education. In addition, students can choose to augment their education with minors in four areas. FCS students are awarded endowed scholarships that total nearly half a million dollars each year.
FCS also offers master’s degrees in family and consumer sciences 和营养学. Students in these 项目 work with professors who actively conduct research on a variety of topics and customize their 项目 based on research interests.
The range of expertise among FCS faculty provides students with a diverse experience. Specialty areas include maternal and infant nutrition, human milk composition, 牛奶中微生物, 人类发展, intimate relationships, 后设认知, gut barrier function, 个人理财, 食品安全, 儿童发展, sibling relationships, apparel technology, product development and more.
FCS 扩展 faculty support Idaho’s families and communities through a variety of 项目、事件及 出版物.
