About the Department of Resource Management and Consumer Sciences
Resource Management and Consumer Science is one of the major departments in the faculty of Home Science, PJTSAU, Hyderabad and has grown into a strong discipline by expanding its activities in multi-dimensions. This discipline pertains to scope of management in judicious use of resources to achieve the goals. The students are also trained on techniques related to enhancing efficiency and safety at work by application of ergonomic principles. Planning for functional housing along with aesthetics of interior decoration and consumer education are other fields of study. This department attempts of clarify the scope and meaning of management in the home while helping students to recognize and make the best use of the available resources in and around the home. Effort is made to avail of the local and community resources in the process of facilitating the students accomplish their individual purposes.
Mission: To equip the students in the area of Resource Management and Consumer Sciences for academic excellence, wider job opportunities and enhancement of life with a modern perspective
Objectives of the Department and Courses offered:
- To improve the managerial abilities of students in their daily living
- To foster aesthetic value among the students
- To impart skill-oriented knowledge and training for professionalism
- To develop entrepreneurship ability in students through practical experience
- To impart professional competence to become interior designers
Courses Offered in the Department
In Under-Graduation: Fundamentals of Art and Design, Management of Family Resources, Housing and Space Management, Family Economics and Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Technical Drawing in Interiors, Basics in Building Construction, Fittings, Fixtures and Services, Furniture and Furnishings, Materials and Treatments for Space Design, Flower Arrangement, Computer Aided Interior Design, Fundamental Interiors for Special Needs, Entrepreneurship in Interior Design, Residential Interior Space Design, Commercial Interior Space Design, Landscape Designing, Experiential Learning, Rural Home Science Work Experience Programme and Internship.
In Post-Graduation: Approaches to Resource Management, Consumer Ergonomics, Advanced Interior Space Management, Advanced Housing, Consumer Issues and Challenges, Product Design, Testing and Evaluation, Energy Conservation in Building Design, Colour and Lighting in Interiors, Special Project, Master’s Seminar and few other elective courses
In Ph.D.: Advances in Resource Management, Occupational Biomechanics, Globalization and Consumer Economics, Consumer Product Design, Doctoral Seminar and few other elective courses
Skills taught to the students
- Design Development
- Resource Management
- Consumer Education
- Hand Sketching and Computer Aided Designing for Interior And Exterior Space Planning
- Environmental Protection and Sustainability
- Skill Development in Designing and Development of different Consumer Products
- Entrepreneurship Development
Career Opportunities
- Interior Designers in Interior designing & Architectural firms
- Freelance Interior Designing Consultants
- Designers for Residential & Commercial interiors
- Residential developers – Designing to senior citizens & physically challenged
- Facilities manager in Industries, Healthcare centres, Office buildings, Trade shows, Museums, Auditoriums etc.
- Product designers – carpet & floor coverings, furniture, lighting, accessories etc.
- Window designers in commercial establishments
- Landscape planners and designers
- Estimators for Interiors and Landscape Design
- Advertising Consultants
- Colour Consultants
- Window Designers
- Exhibition layout designers
- Event designers
- Accessory designers
- CAD Professionals
- Furniture Designers
- Design Consultants
- Promoters for value addition to flowers and plant material
- Entrepreneurs in floriculture
- Work station designers
- Consumer counsellors
- Promoters for consumer guidance centres
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Entrepreneurs
- Promoters/Consultants for Entrepreneurship Development