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Fashion Marketing
Family Life Education
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Management

FASHION MARKETING

The apparel and textiles industry include some of the largest employers in the nation.  Career tracts can be at the store or corporate levels. 

Career Opportunities

• Retail Buyer/Purchasing Agent
• Allocation Analyst
• Account Executive
• Department Store Owner or Manager
• Merchandise Manager
• District Retail Manager
• Sourcing Manager
• Manufacturer’s Representative
• Marketing Specialist
• Merchandise Manager
• Merchandise Planner
• Visual Merchandising
• Marketing Manager

Types of Employers

Retailers and manufacturers hire Fashion Marketing graduates.  They are looking for graduates who possess keen business skills and the ability to manage people, merchandise, and money. Store positions include in-store management, employee training, district or regional management of multiple stores with opportunities for promotion to corporate levels.  Corporate positions may focus on merchandise buying, allocation of merchandise to stores, and visual merchandising.

Related Professional Organizations

• International Textiles and Apparel Association
• American Apparel Manufacturers Association
• American Marketing Association
• American Collegiate Retailing Association
• National Retail Association
• The Underfashion Club, Inc. of New York
• Fashion Group International
• American Society of Testing and Materials
• American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
• Costume Society
• Oklahoma Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• International Federation for Home Economics
• Phi Upsilon Omicron, National Honor Society

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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

The family and child development (FLE) major is the study of the development of children and their families from the prenatal stage throughout the lifespan. The study focuses on interpersonal relationships and developmental tasks of all family members. The family and child development academic program includes coursework on developmentally appropriate settings for children, guidance and discipline of young children, parent education, intervention strategies for working with families and their children, and societal issues affecting today's family.

Career Opportunities

A graduate with a bachelor's of science in family and child development is prepared for a career in parent education, early interventions, child care administration, teaching in programs for infants to school-age children, and social services in child and family programs.

Opportunities for those in Pre-Professional Programs (Addition Education Necessary)

• Child Life Specialist (9 month internship)

• Attorney

• Gerontologist

• Physical/Occupational Therapist

• Pediatrician

• Child Psychologist

• Marriage and Family Therapist

• Psychiatric Counselor

• Interventions Specialist

• Children's Author

• Child Development Specialist

• College Instructor

Job Opportunities

• Victim Assistance Coordinator

• Director, YMCA

• Child Advocate

• Child Development Specialist (MS)

• Parent Educator

• Pre-K Teacher

• Child Guidance Specialist (MS)

• Director of Child Care Center

• Head Start Administrator

• Youth Shelter Manager

• Teen Pregnancy Counselor

• Evaluator-Drug and Alcohol Program

• Juvenile Probation Officer/Intake

• Department of Correction

• Social Worker

• Domestic Violence Center, Children's Program

• Elderhostel Programs DHS-Aging Division

• Aging Specialist

• Senior Center Director

• Nursing Home Activities Director

• Case Manager-Eldercare

• Director of Volunteer Service Programs

• School Age Program Director

• Program Director of Scouts, Campfire, etc.

• Early Intervention Specialist

• Retail Manager-Children's Toy

• Faith and Community Coordinator and Educator

• Adoption Specialist

• Parents as Teachers Facilitator

• Early Childhood Food Program Specialist

• Childcare, Resource Referral Specialist

• Department of Human Services-Licensing Agent Child Welfare

• Family Support Programs

• Foster Care

• Child Abuse Prevention and Education

• Training and Education of Professionals

• Family Early Care Homes

• Grant Writing and Development

• Sex Education and Prevention

• Safety Advocacy and Education for Families

• Hospice

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NUTRITION, DIETETICS, AND FOOD MANAGEMENT

Career Opportunities

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Management prepares you for careers in the food and health industries.

• Foods or nutrition editor for various media,
• Food service design consultant
• Dietary products or equipment representative
• Cooperative extension specialist
• Nutrition educator
• Food scientist for industry

Upon completion of a dietetic internship, if a student becomes a registered/licensed dietitian, there are opportunities for the following careers.

• Health care dietitian and administrator
• Nutrition or food science researcher
• Fitness/wellness consultant
• Public health nutritionist
• Entrepreneur in dietetic programs and services
• Corporate dietitian/nutritionist

Job Titles of UCO Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Management Graduates

• Clinical Nutrition Manager, St. Anthony Hospital
• Consultant Dietitian
• Administrative Dietitian
• Quality Control Specialist

Types of Employers

A degree in the exciting, dynamic area of Nutrition and Food Management prepares one for a variety of careers. Opportunities range from Clinical Dietitians to Public Health Nutritionists to Food Service Managers in hospitals, schools, and corporate settings.  Skill learned in this field prepares one to assume management responsibilities as well as become entrepreneurs in such areas as consulting and computer software development. 

Related Professional Organization

• American Dietetics Association
• Oklahoma Dietetics Association
• Oklahoma City District Dietetic Association
• Institutional Food Technologists 
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Phi Upsilon Omicron

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