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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Counseling, EXNS, & FCS Courses
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Department of Health and Human Sciences
FCS 402 - Dynamics of Family Relationships
3 credit hours
General Education Course
A comprehensive understanding of the key issues facing marriages and families in the 21st century; help in understanding the dynamic nature of marriages, families, and intimate relationships and their diversity.
FCS 405 - Adult Development and Aging
3 credit hours
Perspectives on developmental issues in later life. Exploration of issues related to the adulthood and retirement years with special emphasis on processes and problems associated with growing older. Prerequisite(s): FCS 291 .
FCS 407 - Human Sexuality
3 credit hours
This course will examine research and theories related to the physiological, psychological, and social aspects of human sexual development across the life span. The course will also provide students with an understanding of strategies to make value-respectful decisions with the goal of achieving healthy sexual adjustment.
FCS 435 - Professional and Career Development
3 credit hours
Application of family and consumer sciences concepts and principles on the preparation of students to enter the world of work; importance of personal and professional relationships, the dynamics of the professional position, and the strategies used in professional practice.
FCS 451 - Retail Planning
3 credit hours
Practices, policies, and design of retail businesses, emphasis on merchandising and role of the consumer. Course is built on cumulative study of accounting, marketing, management, economics, and family and consumer sciences merchandising. Restricted to majors with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
FCS 452 - Clothing Design-Flat Pattern
3 credit hours
One lecture. Two two-hour laboratories. Flat pattern techniques in costume design. Offered as needed.
FCS 453 - Clothing Design-Draping
3 credit hours
One lecture. Two two-hour laboratories. Draping techniques in costume design. Students execute their original designs. Offered as needed.
FCS 460 - Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences
1-6 credit hours
Students select problem with approval of chairman and work with guidance and supervision of an assigned faculty member. Hours to be arranged. This course can be repeated two times for up to 6 hours credit with instructor and adviser approval.
FCS 461 - Retail Merchandising Internship for Minors
3 credit hours
Off-campus experience in business for 160 hours; includes full-time work in a program developed by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and business personnel. Restricted to retail merchandising minors only. Students must have junior or senior standing and at least a 2.0 GPA.
FCS 462 - Human Development and Family Studies Internship for Minors
3 credit hours
Supervised work experiences for 160 hours (minors) in approved community programs for children, youth, adults, and/or families. Restricted to students who have senior standing and at least a 2.0 GPA. Prerequisite(s): FCS 291 and 391 .
FCS 465 - Parenting and Guidance
3 credit hours
This course provides an application of theory, research, and developmentally appropriate practices to understand the role of parents in guiding the behavior of children from birth to adolescence, and in establishing healthy parent-child relationships across the lifespan. It also includes a study of programs that facilitate parent education. Prerequisite(s): FCS 291 or 391 .
FCS 475 - Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
The study of a selected topic in Family and Consumer Sciences. Course may be repeated for credit as topic changes, up to a total of 9 credit hours. (Cross-listed with FCS 575).
FCS 477 - Quantity Foods
3 credit hours
Two lectures. One two-hour laboratory. Planning, procuring, storing, producing, and serving foods for families and commercial production. Emphasis is placed on nutritional needs, culture, socioeconomic levels, safety, sanitation, and management. Prerequisite(s): FCS 170 .
FCS 490 - Family Life Education
3 credit hours
This course will provide an understanding of the general philosophy and broad principles of family life education in conjunction with the ability to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs. It will include research and theories related to planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; education techniques; sensitivity to others; and sensitivity to community concerns and values. Prerequisite(s): FCS 402 . Prerequisite(s) with concurrency allowed: FCS 407 and 465 .
FCS 491 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credit hours
Strategies and methods for teaching family and consumer sciences career connections and family-life programs in middle- and secondary-school settings; organization, administration, and assessment of career/technical programs including project-based learning, student organizations, advisory committees, business/industry certification, workplace applications, and career portfolio development. Admission to the TEP required.
FCS 494 - Methods of Early Childhood Programs
3 credit hours
Organizing, planning, and evaluating educational programs for young children birth to age 8. Includes observations and participation in the Child Study Center and other early childhood education programs. Prerequisite(s): For human development and family studies concentration: FCS 291 and 391 .
FCS 498 - Retail Merchandising Internship for Majors
6 credit hours
Off-campus experience in business for 320 hours; includes full-time work in a program developed by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and business personnel. Restricted to retail merchandising majors only. Students must have junior or senior standing and at least a 2.0 GPA.
FCS 499 - Human Development and Family Studies for Majors
6 credit hours
Supervised work experiences for 320 hours in approved community programs for children, youth, adults, and/or families. Restricted to human development and family studies majors only. Students must have senior standing and at least a 2.0 GPA. Page: 1
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