Prepares students to meet the need for consumer studies professionals to represent, advocate, educate and empower consumers’ decisions, information, rights and responsibilities through career opportunities such as the following:
| Career Titles | |
|---|---|
| Accounts Supervisor | Extension Consumer Specialist |
| Advertising Specialist | Family Financial Educator |
| Bank Manager | Financial Aid Counselor |
| Benefits Coordinator | Health Claims Processor |
| Better Business Bureau | Insurance Claims Representative |
| Collections Coordinator | Investigator |
| University Financial Aid Officer | Legal Support Employee |
| Comparison Shopper | Legislative Assistant |
| Consultant | Loan Counselor |
| Consumer Affairs Agency | Loss Prevention Manager |
| Consumer Communications Specialists | Medical Sales Representative |
| Consumer Educator | News Editor |
| Consumer Law | Public Policy Advocate |
| Credit Counselor | Technical Sales Representative |
| Director of Consumer Affairs | Trade and Consumer Services Manager |
| Dispute Resolution Specialist | Trade Associate Advocate |
| Energy Use Advisor | University Financial Aid Officer |
| Environmental Specialist | Utilities Liaison |
Department of Human Services
Klehm Hall 2014
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-6076
hsl@eiu.edu