Overview :
-Home Economics was unveiled in the third term 1401 AH with one section for home economics.
-This section was officially resolved to be the Home Economics Department by the KAU's Council in 1403 AH as held on 02/04/1403 AH corresponding to 16/01/1982 as per Resolution no. (1) "Item Two" pertaining the prescription of Home Economics at the Women's Division.
-Later on, the General Conference for Home Economics was held at the level of Saudi Arabia, which finally resoled five departments to be founded under Home Economics. These are:
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Educational Home Economics.
-Family and Child's Growth.
- Housing and Home Management.
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Food and Nutrition.
-and lastly Clothes and Textile.
-In 1403 AH corresponding to 1983, the Educational
Islamic Arts Department was founded as well. The courses of this Department had been previously taught as merely assistant courses at the other departments.
-Family and Child's Growth (which became later as the
Childhood Studies Department in 1412 AH corresponding to 1991).
-Such six departments were then separated from the Faculty of Economics and Administration in 1403 corresponding to 1983. Finally, the developed plan was approved in 1427/1428 AH, to be then implemented at the beginning of the first term 1427/1428 AH.