Family Consumer Studies
FCS 019 Nutrition 3 Units
This course provides students an introduction to scientific concepts of nutrition, including physiological, psychological and sociological considerations. Students will analyze the human diet in relation to health, lifestyle choices, personal behaviors, and disease prevention. Individual recommended nutrient intake, the body's use of nutrients, and optimum dietary health across the lifespan will be discussed. Students will also examine the influence of culture, food supply, food choices, and nutritional status, as well as socioeconomic conditions, food fads, and diet fallacies. (C-ID NUTR 110)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 2
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
FCS 050 Life Management 3 Units
Life Management provides students with the skills to reach their educational, individual, and career goals. The course introduces students to strategies, techniques, and management tools that lead to success. The course explores day-to-day resources including time, energy, and money. Major topics include value clarification, goal setting, decision making, problem solving, effective study techniques, time management, health, money management, education and career planning, communication and listening skills along with conflict management and managing stress.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU Degree Applicable: AA/AS
FCS 070 Child Development 3 Units
This introductory course examines the major physical, social and emotional, and cognitive/language developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through adolescence. There will be an emphasis on interactions between maturational processes and environmental factors. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages. (C-ID CDEV 100)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: None Repeatable: No Grading: L
Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC Degree Applicable: AA/AS
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