A Study on Curriculum Development in the Field of Consumer Science

소비자학분야의 대학교과과정개발에 대한 연구

The purpose of this study is to develop the curriculum in the field of Consumer Science through the analysis of current curricula which are offered within Home Economics units in Korea and the U.S. A field of Consumer Science was proposed to be divided into two different area, the area related to household economy and the area related to consumer problems. The area related to household economy includes the subfield of household economics and the subfield of family financial management. The area related to consumer problems are the subfield of consumer decision-making, the subfield of consumer education, and the subfield of consumer protection policy. And the new curriculum based on this classification was developed and discussed with respect to the purpose and content of lectures.