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Bachelor of Science (BS) in Human Environmental Sciences in
Consumer Sciences, concentration in Consumer Affairs

Online

Program Overview

The concentration in Consumer Affairs prepares students for enriching careers or further education by providing an applied approach to understanding consumers in individual and corporate or public environments.

Program Format
Online
Credit Hours
120
Tuition Per Hour
$385

Have a Passion for Helping Others?

Coursework focuses on consumer economics, policy, demographics, communications and family resource management. The program builds students’ capacity to analyze market trends and personal finance matters from a consumer perspective and to communicate these concerns and projections to stakeholders.

The skills and knowledge gained through the concentration in Consumer Affairs will equip graduates for careers as consumer specialists, analysts, entrepreneurs, sales professionals, customer engagement specialists and financial professionals in a wide variety of settings—private, public and non-profit.

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Application DeadlineApplications accepted year round
Are test scores required?ACT and SAT scores are not required through the Fall 2024 entry term

Curriculum

This 120 semester hour program includes General Education requirements, 6 hours HES requirements, Major requirements, Consumer Affairs concentration requirements, and electives. Please note that courses are subject to change.

Consumer Sciences

CSM 201 Individual Family Resource Management
CSM 204 Introduction to Personal Financial Planning or CSM 205 Honors Introduction to Personal Financial Planning
CSM 225 Confidence in Conflict
CSM 303 Consumer Decisions
CSM 381 Consumer Marketing Management or MKT 300 Marketing
CSM 401 Consumer Protection
ST 260 Statistical Data Analysis or PY 211 Elementary Statistical Methods, SOC 301 Social Statistics, BER 345 Educational Statistics, CJ 381 Statistics

Consumer Affairs

CSM 403 Consumer Economics
CSM 415 Customer Service Management
CSM 441 Consumer Communications
CSM 447 Digital Tools

Consumer Science Electives

Choose three courses:

CSM 405 Public Policy: Family and Community Resources
CSM 435 Psychology of Money
CSM 440 Maximizing Social Media Marketing
CSM 451 Consumer Demographics
CSM 455 Consumer Analytic Methods
CSM 459 Techniques of Counseling in Consumer Sciences
CSM Elective Block (Additional CSM 100-499 courses)

Course Availability

View more information about this program through the University’s catalog.

Admission

To apply for formal admission to any of the undergraduate degree programs offered through UA Online, you must complete an admissions application and submit transcripts from all colleges previously attended. Transfer students considering admission should review UA’s transfer information and policies.

Applicants must meet one of the following admission requirements:

If you have earned more than 24 college-level credit hours at the time of your application to the University, you will need to meet the transfer student admission requirement of a minimum 2.0 overall college GPA.
If you have earned less than 24 college-level credit hours at the time of your application to the University, you will need to meet both the 2.0 overall college GPA required for transfer students, as well as Admission Requirements for Freshmen Students. If high school graduation was more than four years ago, ACT/SAT scores are not required.

Find more information and learn about restrictions related to this degree program that may exist regarding licensure in the state in which you reside.

Department of Consumer Sciences Contact: csm@ches.ua.edu