Consumer & Community Studies

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The objective of the Consumer and Community Studies (CCS) minor is to provide students with a minor that focuses on the well-being of households as they are influenced by the marketplace institutions and communities in which households are embedded. Students in the CCS minor gain an interdisciplinary understanding of marketplace and community issues at the local, national, and international level and do so by examining the perspectives of consumers, businesses, community organizations, and government. Students also acquire the practical skills necessary to improve the well-being of households, with courses providing students with opportunities to acquire mediation skills and learn through community service and internships.

In keeping with the interdisciplinary character of the CCS minor, faculty members are drawn from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. These include economics, sociology, psychology, law, and business education.

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