Home Science is the application of sciences and arts towards achieving better, healthier, and happier homes. It deals with attaining well-being of individuals and families through efficient management of resources. Home Science education prepares students for careers in teaching, nursing, dietetics, research, management, and other fields by developing an understanding of scientific principles and their application to everyday family problems. It is a multidisciplinary field incorporating physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, and fine arts.

1. HOME SCIENCE-
Scope and Importance
Dr. Sudha Tiwari
Asst. Professor ( Food and Nutrition)
Govt. Girls PG College, Banda,UP

2. Home
Science  Home Science is the application of sciences and art
towards achieving better, healthier and happier homes.
 Home science is concerned with the attainment of the
well being of individuals and families.
 Home science is all about managing your resources
efficiently.
 It leads to healthier and happier life.

3. Home
Science
▹ Home science education prepares youth for the greatest
of all vocation.
▹ It orients young girls and boys towards preparation for
several professions- teaching, nursing, dietetics, research,
welfare, management, art application, extension work
and communication.
▹ It also deals with the understanding of sound scientific
principles and their application in various situations.

4. Home
Science ▹ Home Science Subjects are built as a synthesis of the Arts and
Science to solve everyday problems of family life. These are:
1. The Physical Sciences including physics and chemistry with
their application in nutrition, textiles, health, home nursing,
home management and household equipment.
2. The biological sciences-including bacteriology, physiology and
hygiene with their application.
3. The Social Sciences including economies, sociology, civics and
psychology with their application in home management,
household and consumption economics, child development,
family relationships.
4. The fine Arts with their application in having home furnishing
and interior decoration.

5. Objectives
of
Home
Science
Teaching
▹ To learn wide range of job opportunities in different fields of home
science
▹ To train the learner to plan and consume the balanced diet by self
and for the family
▹ To understand the fibre and fabric its properties, care and
application
▹ To learn efficient use of resources like time, energy and money
▹ To understand the pregnancy, growth and development of child and
characteristics in adolescence and family in different life stages
▹ To learn ethics in daily life
▹ To know the consumer, consumer problems and consumer rights
▹ To learn about environment and ways to minimize the pollution

6. ▹ Use of scientific knowledge in managing home life.
▹ Use of available services and facilities.
▹ Economic necessities.
▹ Managing day to day family affairs.
▹ Preparing for a healthier and purposeful life.
▹ Family Life Education
▹ Better job opportunities
SIGNIFICANCE OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION

7. Pros
and Cons PROS
▹ It is professional field of study
▹ Provides a wide scope of subjects to
study and specialization
▹ Good salary and jobs
CONS
▹ No cons, except the mindset

8. ▹ Home Science is meant only for girls
▹ Home Science is meant only for girls
▹ Home science is limited to cooking, laundry and needle work.
▹ You can learn about it from your mother/ grandmother at home
itself formal study of any kind is not required.
▹ Studying Home Science does not lead to a career.
▹ You can not have a very satisfying and well paid job and career
after studying home science
Misconceptions about Home Science

9. ▹ Both need to manage resources
▹ Both have to succeed in an increasingly competitive world
▹ Both have to share household responsibilities and tasks
▹ In case of a problem they have to solve it together with other
family members.
▹ Home Science offers varied vocational and professional avenues
for both boys and girls
▹ Joint knowledge and skills help to improve the standard of living.
Home Science is for both Boys and Girls

10. “
Fields of Home Science
Areas of Home Science
Home
Science
Food and
Nutrition
Fabric and
Apparel
Designing
Human
Development
Resource
Management
Extension
Education

11. Main Branch Area of further specialization
Food and Nutrition • Food Science
• Clinical Nutrition and Community Nutrition
• Institutional food service
Clothing Construction
Science
• Clothing Construction
• Textile Science
• Textile Designing
• Garment Designing
• Care and Maintenance of Clothes
Resource Management • Resource Management
• Housing and Equipment
• Interior Decoration
• Consumer Education
Areas of further Specialization

12. Main Branch Area of further specialization
Human Development •Child - Welfare
• Adolescence Guidance
Marriage and Family Guidance
• Care of the Elderly
• Care of special children
Communication and Extension •Media for communication
•Extension
• Programme planning and evaluation
• Training and capacity building
• Management of community service organisations
Areas of further Specialization

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Vocationalization of Home Science

15. Choice of vocations-wage employment and self-
employment.
▹ Wage employment – we work for another person
and receive wages or salary for our services.
▹ Self-employment – we are the owner of an
enterprise which we run and finance.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TYPES IN HOME SCIENCE

16. ▹ Home Science teachers are required in schools and degree
colleges.
▹ Besides this Home Science education –
▹ Polytechnics,
▹ Industrial Training Institutes,
▹ Institutes of hotel Management and Catering etc.
▹ Training centers of anganwadi workers and other
community workers
▹ To run hobby classes or teach small groups in all
vocational areas of home Science.
1.Teaching:

17. Home Science graduates can run childhood care units like day-
care centre, crèches, nursery school and after school centers.
• Anganwadi worker/Supervisor
• Balwadi worker/Manager
• Nursery or Preschool Teacher
• Nursery school supervisor or principal
• Self- Employment
• Creches or day care centre
• Nursery Schools or pre Schools
Preschools and Crèches: Women participating in income

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2. Food and Nutrition Industry

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Food and Nutrition Industry Job

20. Catering service could be extended for parties arranged at home.
• Cook
• Waiter/ Waitress
• Manager Self- Employment
• Canteen
• Cafeteria
• Restaurant
• Tea Shop
• Contact Catering Services
• Mobile Catering Service
3. Catering

21. ▹ Food can be preserved in the form of pickles, jams jellies, marmalades
etc. could be undertaken. This area offers the following jobs:
▹ Wage Employment
• Production Supervisor/Manager
• Production Assistant
• Quality Control Assistant
• Instructor of the community Canning centre
• Incharge of the community Canning Centre
• Self- Employment
• Production unit of processed foods
• Laboratory assistant in the community Canning centre
• Hobby Classes
4. Food Preservation:

22. ▹ The Home Science students can set up confectionery, Ice-cream Parlours
and Bakery. They can use innovation skills to develop new product with
high nutritive value.
▹ It offers following jobs:
▹Wage Employment
▹Worker in a bakery
▹Supervisor in a bakery
▹ Self- Employment
▹Owner of a bakery
▹ Hobby Classes
5. Bakery and Confectionery:

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Family Resource Management

24. ▹ It undertakes the study of managing the home economically and effectively.
▹ Its also cover the interior decoration, training to students and offers following
jobs:-
Wage Employment
• Interior Designer
• Furniture Designer
• Furniture maker
Self- Employment
• Interior Designer
• Furniture Designer
• Furniture maker
7. Interior Decoration:

25. ▹ Wage – Room attendants , Laundry attendants , supervisors , care
takers. Jobs are available in hotels ,motels ,airports , hospitals ,
office premises.
▹ Self – Owing guest houses, contract for maintenance of offices ,
places ,running laundries.
▹ Commercial places , public interest like museum , parks, art
galleries
10. House keeping

26. TEXTILE
&
CLOTHING
.

27. ▹ Textile Designing implies weaving, dyeing, printing etc of
textiles. • Wage employment can be carried out by a person in
his own factory/ shop/ production unit or he may be
employed by someone.
E.g. Spinner, dyer, weaver, printer, knitter
▹ • Self-Organizing hobby classes in tie and die, batik, fabric
painting etc
8. Textile Designing:

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29.  Wage Employment
• Manager • Production Assistant
• Pattern maker • Cutter • Supervisor
• Dress designer
 Self- Employment
• Tailor
• Dress Designer
• Finisher • Boutique owner
• Garment decorator
• Hobby Classes
9. Garment Designing and Making:

30. 11. Human Development

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Human Development

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12. Extension Education

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Extension Education

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35. ▹ Social Work: Home Science students study a subject Extension Education
which creates new opportunity of employment in social work and community
programme.
▹ Wage: social workers, research assistant.
▹ They also work with any institute which are working for women, child, old
people, youth, drug addicts and alcoholics welfare.
▹ Self-own counselling services, conduct research
6. Social welfare and community programme

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Rainbows of Home Science
▹ Home science branches has important
sensitization parameters like;
▹Child’s ability to recognize color is milestone
of cognitive development.
▹Rainbow diet is holistic approach of health and
fitness.
▹Color theory is the base of textile industry.
▹ Therefore, role of Home Science in
community and nation development is
pivotal.

37. Conclusion
▹ Home science program is predominantly practical
oriented.
▹ It helps to develop and polish various skills to
empower the cadre required towards innovation,
incubation and entrepreneurship along with
professional and employable skills.
▹ Hands on experience with Project work
/internship / fieldwork would help and build
capacities for conducting primary research among
the students.
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38. What’s New
in Home Science
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39. “
Family and Community Sciences – is
the new nomenclature of Home Science
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40. A picture is worth a
thousand words
A complex idea can be
conveyed with just a single
still image, namely making
it possible to absorb large
amounts of data quickly.
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41. Bring the attention of your audience over
a key concept using icons or illustrations
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