Vision and Goal
Substance: The main objective of the Department of Consumers' Life Information is to generate capable professionals and creative leaders, so that they improve the quality of consumers' life. Students learn and research basic knowledge of consumer life information related to Consumer Science, Food Service and Restaurant Management, Household Economics, and Personal Finance.
Program
- Consumer Research and Consumer Education: Consumer and Markets, Topics in Consumer Problems, Consumer Decision-Marketing, Consumer Research, Consumer Protection Policy, Topics and Internship in Consumer Education, Consumer Counseling and Consumer Management.
- Food Service and Restaurant Management: Food Service Industry, Nutrition, Food Safety, Menus Planning and Creation, Restaurant Business & Management, Food purchase and marketing, Cooking Science Information, Foreign Cooking Culture and Practice, Asian Traditional Foods, Food Styling.
- Household Economics: Household Economics, Family Structure Analysis, Household Welfare & Policy, Retirement, Inheritance & Gift.
- Personal Finance: Financial planning, Financial Counseling, Saving, Investment, Insurance, Debt & Credit management, Tax and Behavioral Finance.
Course
| Consumer Science | Topics in Consumer and Market, Consumer Decision Making, Analysis of Consumer and Market, Consumer Education Internship, Consumer Problems, Consumer Trend, and Consumer Law |
|---|---|
| Household Economics | Topics in Household Economics, Family Structure Analysis, Family Resource Management, Household Welfare, Healthy Families, Life Planning Counseling, Retirement, and Inheritance & Gift. |
| Food Service & Restaurant Management | Appreciation of Functional Food Consuming, Special Topics in Dining-out Culture, Advanced Restaurant Management, and Advanced Food Purchasing & Channel |
| Financial planning | Topics in Financial planning, Financial Counseling, Saving, Investment, Insurance, Debt, Credit, Tax and Behavioral Finance. |
Career Development
- ㆍGovernment agency and local agency related to domestic science
- ㆍKorea consumer agency and consumer research centers
- ㆍFinancial planning and counseling division of banking organization
- ㆍConsumer counseling and education in business
- ㆍMarketing and menu developing division at food service industry and restaurants
- ㆍCustomer counseling and marketing division at food service industry&restaurants
- ㆍManage at food service industry, restaurants and other hospitality businesses
- ㆍSelf-operation of restaurants
- ㆍLife information journalist of broadcasting station, newspaper of journal company
- ㆍLiving improvement division of rural development administration
- ㆍEducation program division of social welfare association
Faculty
| Name | Major | |
|---|---|---|
| Young-Seen Kim | Consumer Science | ys_kim@cnu.ac.kr |
| Joon-Ho Lee Food | Service and Restaurant Management | joonho@cnu.ac.kr |
| Soon-Mi Kim | Household Economics | kimsm@cnu.ac.kr |
| Joo-Young Park | Financial Planing | jooyungpark@cnu.ac.kr |
| Hye-Gyoung Koo | Consumer Science | sophiak@cnu.ac.kr |
Professional qualifications
- ㆍConsumer counselor
- ㆍConsumer financial planner
- ㆍSpecialists of healthy families
- ㆍFamily worker
- ㆍInstitutional household manager
- ㆍRestaurant manager
- ㆍCook
- ㆍRestaurant manager
- ㆍFood hygienist
- ㆍFood coordinator
- ㆍExtension specialist
- ㆍAFPK (Associate Financial Planner Korea)
- ㆍCFP (Certified Financial Planner)
