Family & Consumer Science course information

Family & Consumer Science

Sciences & Mathematics
DEAN: Karen Walters Dunlap
ASSOCIATE DEAN: Vacant
DIVISION OFFICE: Ht 4
FACULTY: C. Dendinger
LIAISON COUNSELORS: E. Dickson, C. Morris, T. Maddux

Family and Consumer Sciences is basically a resource management program that encompasses human and material resources. The department offers opportunities for the study of life management; nutrition and food; textiles and apparel; home management and housing; consumer decisions; parent education; human development and family studies.
Within this department are certificate programs as well as basic preparation for potential careers in the program areas listed above.

See also the following sheets for specific major programs: Fashion Design and Merchandising; Human Development and Family (Early Childhood Development); Nutrition and Food Science.

TRANSFER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS in Family and Consumer Sciences and Home Economics are available in the Counseling Center. Students should consult a counselor and the appropriate college catalog for other transfer requirements. Catalogs of California and out-of-state colleges are located in the Library and the Counseling Center. Positions for which four-year graduates in Home Economics are qualified include business, education, parent educator and consumer advisor.

Course Information

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES COURSES
FACS 2 LIFE MANAGEMENT
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU
Hours: 3 lecture
Provides skills for identifying, developing and using personal and environmental resources to function effectively in a changing society. Major topics include the following: effects of cultural forces and societal trends on values, standards, and goals; skills for decision-making; time, energy, stress, and conflict management; and techniques for improving self-understanding and interpersonal relationships.

FACS 28 INDEPENDENT STUDY
(Inactive 4-10-01)

FACS 300 SELECTED TOPICS IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Units: .5-4 Transfer: CSU
Course of study will cover topics relevant to the discipline. Topics will vary. Course content and unit credit to be determined by the division. May be offered as seminar, lecture, or lecture/laboratory classes. Students may repeat “300” courses within a discipline only when a topic is different from previously completed course. See Selected Topics page in catalog.

FACS 400 SELECTED TOPICS IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Units: .5-4
Course of study will cover topics relevant to the discipline. Topics will vary. Course content and unit credit to be determined by the division. May be offered as seminar, lecture, or lecture/laboratory classes. Students may repeat “400” courses within a discipline only when a topic is different from previously completed course. See Selected Topics page in catalog.

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