Family and Consumer Sciences Department

College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Michaelsen Hall, room 100
Mail Stop 7565
509-963-2766
Fax 509-963-2787
www.cwu.edu/family-consumer
See website for how this program may be used for educational and career purposes.
 

Faculty and Staff    
Chair
Duane Dowd, PhD

Professors
Kimberlee Bartel, PhD, business and marketing, career and technical education
Andrea Eklund, MA, apparel, textiles and merchandising

Associate Professors
Amy Claridge, PhD, family and child life
Duane Dowd, PhD, CLFE, family and child life
Sarah Feeney, PhD, family and child life
John Hudelson, PhD, wine studies

Assistant Professors
Carla Jellum, PhD, hospitality, tourism and event management
Astrid Vidalon-Shields, MA, apparel, textiles and merchandising

Lecturers
Se Eun Lee, PhD, hospitality, tourism and event management
Jodi Musser, MA, business and marketing, career and technical education
Jill Perillo-Clarke, MS, wine studies
Natalie Porter, family and child life
Katie Tenhulzen, MS, family and child life


Emeritus Professors
Joan Amby, PhD, family studies
Dorothy Chase, PhD, recreation and tourism
Willa Dene Powell, PhD, family and consumer sciences education
Carolyn Schactler, MS, apparel design
William Vance, EdD, recreation and tourism
Marla Wyatt, PhD, family and consumer sciences education

Staff
Alex Lange, secretary supervisor

Program Directors
Amy Claridge, PhD, family and child life program, family resource center director
Andrea Eklund, MA apparel, textiles and merchandising
Jodi Musser, MA, business marketing education, family and consumer sciences education, career and technical education
Jill Perillo-Clarke, MS, wine studies
Carla Jellum, PhD, hospitality, tourism and events

Department Information
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences’ programs lead to baccalaureate degrees in: Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising; Family and Consumer Sciences Career and Technical Education Teaching; Business and Marketing Teacher Preparation;  Family and Child Life (with concentrations in Family Science, Child Development and Child Life); Wine Studies (with concentrations in Global Wine Trade and Wine Industry Management); and Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management.

Students may complete a minor in any of the following areas: Apparel Textiles and Merchandising; Apparel Design; Child Development; Event Planning; Family and Consumer Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences Education; Family Science; Program Development; Sustainable Toursim; Tourism Management; and Wine Trade and Tourism.

Admission Policy for Family and Consumer Sciences

• A completed Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) major application form must be signed by a program advisor after an initial advising meeting. The advisor will submit it to the FCS chair for approval.
• Students should apply for the major early in their academic career, and First-Year students are encouraged to apply.
• Students seeking a major or minor should see specific requirements in the appropriate program section of this catalog.
• For information on teacher certification for marketing education or business education, contact Professor Jodi Musser.

Program Outcomes
For information on program outcomes, please go to: www.cwu.edu/mission/assessment-improvement/slo-assessment-plans. 

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: www.cwu.edu/family-consumer or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Family and Consumer Sciences Major, BA

• Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising Major, BS
• Business and Marketing Education Major, BS
• Family and Child Life Major BS, Child Development Specialization
• Family and Child Life Major BS, Child Life Specialization
• Family and Child Life Major BS, Family Science Specialization
• Family and Consumer Sciences Career and Technical Education Teaching Major, BS
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management BS, Event Management Specialization
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management BS, Hospitality Management Specialization
• Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management BS, Tourism Management Specialization
• Wine Studies BS, Global Wine Studies Specialization
• Wine Studies BS, Wine Industry Management Specialization

• Professional Sommelier Certificate
• Wine Trade Professional Certificate

• Child Development Certificate
• Tasting Room Management Certificate
• Winery Event Design Certificate

• Adventure Leadership Minor
• Apparel Design Minor
• Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising Minor
• Child Development Minor
• Event Management Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences Minor
• Family Science Minor
• Hospitality Management Minor
• Physical Activity and Recreation Programming Minor (FCS)
• Program Development Minor
• Sustainable Tourism Minor
• Tourism Management Minor
• Wine Trade and Tourism Minor

Courses

• WINE 332 - Social Media Theory and Practice
• WINE 353 - Tasting Room and Wine Club Management
• WINE 396 - Individual Study
• WINE 397 - Honors
• WINE 398 - Special Topics
• WINE 399 - Seminar
• WINE 402 - Issues in Viticulture and Enology
• WINE 403 - Advanced Topics in Wine Marketing and Branding
• WINE 404 - Wine Law and Winery Compliance
• WINE 406 - Professional Wine Analysis
• WINE 407 - Beverage Management and Service for the Sommelier (Put on reserve 9/16/18)
• WINE 408 - Advanced Sensory Analysis
• WINE 409 - Applied Professional Tasting Analysis (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)
• WINE 410 - Wine Faults
• WINE 412 - Advanced Wine Regions
• WINE 452 - Regional Wine Tourism
• WINE 454 - Wine Tourism Applications
• WINE 490 - Cooperative Education
• WINE 491 - Workshop
• WINE 492 - Field Experience
• WINE 496 - Individual Study
• WINE 497 - Honors
• WINE 498 - Special Topics
• WINE 499 - Seminar