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Home Economics Department

Mrs C McTernaghan

 

What is Home Economics?

Home Economics is a relevant and topical subject.  Open any newspaper or turn on the television and you will read or see something from either the GCSE or A Level Home Economics course.

When we hear the term, ‘Home Economics’ most of us think about cooking and food. Home Economics is about much more than food however. Home Economics combines aspects of science, nutrition and finance. Students learn about the inter-relationships between diet, health, family, home and choice and the management of resources.

What Does GCSE HE Involve?

GCSE Home Economics involves three units:

Unit 1: Diet and Health, and Consumer Awareness (written examination paper)
Unit 2: Diet and Health (Controlled Assessment)
Unit 3: Consumer Awareness (Controlled Assessment)

The course is assessed through one written paper (40%) and two controlled assessment tasks (60%)

 

What Does AS and A2 Home Economics Involve?

Home Economics is concerned with the management of human and non-human resources and with making informed decisions about nutrition and consumer issues.
The knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in a study of Home Economics help to understand and challenge the way society impacts upon health and wellbeing.

Assessment of both AS units and one of the A2 units is through written examination papers, the remaining A2 unit is a coursework assignment.  Throughout the course pupils study:

• Nutritional for Optimal Health (AS1)
• Priority Health Issues (AS2)
• Consumer Issues (A21)
• Research Based Assignment (A22)

 

What career choices are open to me if I study Home Economics?

Home Economics can be studied at both GCSE and A Level. 

Some of the many career opportunities include; consumer services, food science, dietetics and nutrition, food service and hospitality, teaching and education and product development. The diverse nature of the course also enables pupils to enter a wide range of consumer-related areas, such as marketing and management-related activities as well as customer services, financial services, social services and voluntary agencies.

Further information can be obtained from:

http://www.ccea.org.uk/home_economics/

If any specific information about Home Economics at Lurgan College is required please do not hesitate to make contact:

Mrs C McTernaghan
Head of Home Economics
Lurgan College
Telephone:  028 38 322083
E-mail: cmcternaghan124@c2kni.net