Patton College of Education 
Department of Human and Consumer Sciences 
McCracken Hall 121D
Phone: 740.593.2880
Fax: 740.593.0984
https://www.ohio.edu/education/human-consumer-sciences

Beth VanDerveer, Interim Chairperson
vanderve@ohio.edu

Overview

Department of Human and Consumer Sciences

The Department of Human and Consumer Sciences (HCS) offers degree programs that lead to a Bachelor of Science in Human and Consumer Sciences. The following programs are offered at the bachelor’s level: Family and Consumer Science Education; Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism; and Retail and Fashion Merchandising.  The Family and Consumer Sciences Education program provides students with the opportunity to select from two different majors: Family and Consumer Sciences-Teacher Education and Family and Consumer Sciences-Community Leadership. The Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism program offers undergraduate majors in Hospitality Management (online) or Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism  (campus-based).  The Retail and Fashion Merchandising program utilizes diverse instructional formats such as online courses, a study tour to New York Fashion Week and Paris, France, and a summer study abroad program to Milan and Florence, Italy.

The Department of Human and Consumer Sciences provides an on-line bachelor completion program in Customer Service Leadership. The online major leads to a Bachelor of Applied Human and Consumer Sciences. It is a bachelor completion program designed for students who have completed an associate’s degree.

Programs

Majors

Customer Service Leadership Major (B.A.H.C.S.)  - BS6418
Family and Consumer Sciences Education—Community Leadership Major (B.S.H.C.S.)  - BS6375
Family and Consumer Sciences Education—Teaching Major (B.S.H.C.S.)  - BS6370
Restaurant, Hotel, and Tourism Major (B.S.H.C.S.)  - BS6361
Retail and Fashion Merchandising Major (B.S.H.C.S.)   - BS6384
Hospitality Management (B.S.H.C.S)  - BS6184

Minors

Retail and Fashion Merchandising Minor  - OR6380
Customer Service Leadership Minor  - OR8161

Certificates

Festivals, Events, and Entertainment Management Certificate  

Points of Pride

• Small student to faculty ratio
• Faculty with extensive global industry experiences and passion to guide student learning
• Student “hands-on” learning in contemporary facilities and off-site classroom study trips
• Student, faculty and industry partnerships
• Global and domestic study tours, internships and work experiences
• Student support for participating in professional conferences, expos and workshops
• Student organizations and networking opportunities

***Pending Board of Trustee approval, the Department of Human and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy will merge on July 1^st, 2021. The newly formed Department of Recreation, Sport Pedagogy, and Consumer Sciences will challenge students through quality academic coursework, experiential learning, scholarship and service to the university, community and related professions.