• Chair: Elizabeth D. Lowe
  • Program of Family and Consumer Sciences/Dietetics
    • Dept. Office:Remsen 306
    • Phone: 718-997-4150
  • Programs of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, and Physical Education
    • Dept. Office: Fitzgerald 203
    • Phone: 718-997-2710

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The Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences Department (FNES) offers programs in Family and Consumer Sciences, Exercise Science, and Physical Education with several specializations under those programs.
The Family and Consumer Sciences program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Course work regardless of specialization leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. The professional program offered by this accredited unit includes specializations in 1) Family and Consumer Studies, 2) Food and Nutrition, 3) Dietetics, 4) K–12 Teacher Education, and 5) Textiles and Apparel. Course work synthesizes knowledge from the physical sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and applies this knowledge to an interdisciplinary study of various aspects of individual and family life. Courses in the program are designed for men and women who want to enter the profession of Family and Consumer Sciences, those who want to relate some phase of this program to their major, and those who want to fulfill a general cultural interest in one or more courses within the field.
A Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences is offered. See the FNES website for the requirements for this major, as well as the description under the Major Program in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.
The Physical Education program offers a sequence of courses leading to the Bachelor of Science in physical education and a program of instruction in physical activities.
Unless designated, all activity courses are offered for beginners. Students are not permitted to enroll in activities for which they possess a high level of proficiency. Opportunity to study specific areas in depth is provided through advanced-beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses.

Departmental information is taken from the 2003 - 2005 Queens College Bulletin.