Consumer Affairs

Department Chair: Virginia Gray, Ph.D.

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) - 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: Consumers Affairs Department

Faculty: Soo Hyun Cho, Ph.D., Peter Kreysa, Ph.D., Hofner Rusiana, Ph.D.

Program Director: Soo Hyun Cho, Ph.D. 

Baccalaureate Program Coordinator: Young Ha, Ph.D.
Graduate Coordinator: Michelle Barrack, Ph.D.

Administrative Support Coordinators:
Jade Autrand, Mikal Lok

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Instructional Support Assistant: Jenny Tran

College: College of Health and Human Services  

Related Areas:

• Child Development and Family Studies  
• Fashion Merchandising and Design  
• Food Science  
• Gerontology  
• Hospitality Management  
• Nutrition and Dietetics  

Courses: Consumer Affairs (CAFF) Courses  

Career Possibilities

Consumer Advocates on Television and Radio Stations • Litigation Consumer Specialist • Product Safety Advocate • Credit Counselor • Food and Drug Consumer Specialist • Federal Trade Consumer Specialist • Community Consumer Educator • Consumer Science Teacher • Financial Advisor • Financial Counselor • Product Safety and Health Care Consultants • Customer Service Representative • Housing Counselor • Homeless Coordinator • Property Manager • Product Researcher (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, refer to Career Development Center website.)

Courses

• CAFF 209 - Consumers in the Legal and Economic Environment
• CAFF 223 - Personal and Family Financial Management
• CAFF 226 - Consumer Life Skills
• CAFF 228 - Housing in Global Perspective
• CAFF 240 - Real Estate Principles
• CAFF 241 - Real Estate Practice
• CAFF 242 - Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
• CAFF 299 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences
• CAFF 305 - What Happens in Vegas…Consumer Behavior and the Casino Gaming Industry
• CAFF 307 - Crimes against Consumers
• CAFF 309 - The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment
• CAFF 321 - Family and Consumer Resource Management
• CAFF 322 - Family Housing and the Urban Community
• CAFF 388 - Consumers vs. Technology: Who’s Winning?
• CAFF 420 - Personal Finance for the Aging
• CAFF 422 - Housing Policies: Public and Private
• CAFF 423 - Consumer Health
• CAFF 425 - Personal Financial Planning and Analysis
• CAFF 426 - Financial Counseling
• CAFF 427 - Consumer Dynamics
• CAFF 429 - Consumer Protection
• CAFF 490 - Selected Topics in Consumer Affairs
• CAFF 492C - Internship in Consumer Affairs
• CAFF 497 - Directed Studies
• CAFF 499 - Professionalism and Leadership in Family and Consumer Sciences