FACS 100.     Research: Methods and Application in Family and Consumer Sciences. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): 6 FACS units completed. FACS majors only

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Study of methods and application of research in the field of Family and Consumer Sciences. Focus on scientific inquiry, methodology, evidenced-based practice, interpretation of research results, program and project evaluation., and professional communication. Includes the examination of ethical practices, professional presentation skills, and technical writing skills.

FACS 140.     Family Resource Management. 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Management of resources in family systems. Interaction of families with other societal and environmental systems in acquiring and using resources to meet goals and other demands.

FACS 141.     Family Finance. 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Economic problems of and financial management by the individual and family. Topics include: income patterns, inflation, credit, contracts, housing, financial services, insurance, taxes, investments, retirement income planning.

FACS 168.     Senior Seminar. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): 21 FACS units.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Designed to synthesize knowledge in Family and Consumer Sciences. Examination of the concentration in the major and career exploration. Analysis of public policy and ethical issues, professionalism and leadership strategies. Includes personal and professional competency assessment and development of an academic and professional portfolio.

FACS 195A.     Field Study: Selected Areas in Family and Consumer Sciences. 1 - 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Guided study and experience in some area within Family and Consumer Sciences in which the student needs orientation or greater depth of study in a specialized field.

Credit/No Credit

FACS 195C.     Internship. 1 - 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Upper division status; instructor permission obtained in the preceeding semester; 2.5 GPA or above.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Directed observation and supervised work experience in an approved business, government, or service agency. Internships are offered for the purpose of increasing student understanding of the nature and scope of agency operations and giving students orientation in occupational specialties. Supervision is provided by authorized persons in the cooperating agencies and collaborative supervision is provided by the Family and Consumer Sciences faculty. Each student is required to maintain a record of activities and assignments and to prepare periodic reports.

Note: Student must make arrangements with a faculty member for a work program one semester prior to admittance to the course. A minimum of three hours per week per unit of credit is required.

Credit/No Credit

FACS 199.     Special Problems. 1 - 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Individual projects or directed reading.

Note: Departmental petition required.

Credit/No Credit

FASH 30.     Fashion and Human Environment. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: GE AREA D

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

This course serves as an introduction to the study of fashion and human environment and how fashion is perceived, marketed, and internalized within individuals across Western and non-Western cultures. A focus on both internal factors such as psychological, aesthetic and self-image, and external factors such as social, economic, cultural and political experiences will be addressed.

FASH 31.     Science of Textile. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Physical Science (B1)

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Introduction to textile science fundamentals to guide daily textile product selection, use, and care. Overview of physical and chemical properties of textile composition and its impact on textile product performance. Emphasis of textile as a unique medium for studying physical science through an approachable and real-life applicable lens. Discussion of environmental impact of the textile industry as well as scientific innovations in sustainable textile production.

FASH 32.     Fundamentals of Apparel Production. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): You must be a FACS major or FASH major to enroll in this course.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Principles of fit and design. Applied basic construction with emphasis on standards and custom techniques. Characteristics of fabrics used; individual pattern adjustment. Lecture, discussion, demonstration one hour; laboratory four hours.

FASH 33.     Fashion Sustainability, Global Impact, and Critical Thinking. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Critical Thinking (A3)

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Introduction to critical reasoning, evaluating, and thinking skills through the social, environmental, and economic issues in fashion sustainability. Students will use research, reflection, acquisition of information, structuring arguments, and other critical thinking processes to analyze individual decision making as consumers, and gain an understanding of the greater global impact in fashion sustainability.

FASH 130.     History Of Western Fashion. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Arts (Area C1)

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

An overview of dress and fashion in western civilization from antiquity to the present. An interdisciplinary approach is used to examine how western fashion has evolved over time and functions as a reflection of trends in technology, political events, social ideals, and cultural developments such as art and music. Emphasis on the contributions and perspectives of women, as well as the differing roles in the production, dissemination, and consumption of clothing in relation to socioeconomic groups. Lecture, discussion.

FASH 131.     Quality Analysis: Apparel. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FACS 31, FACS 32.

Term Typically Offered: Spring only

Analysis of apparel construction and production; current industrial and technological developments. Discussion of sizing and quality standards with emphasis on identification of fabrics, garment styles, finding and trims. Lecture, discussion, demonstration, field trips.

Field trip(s) may be required.

FASH 133.     Creative Principles of Apparel Design. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FACS 30 and FACS 31

Term Typically Offered: Fall only

Study of the functional and aesthetic elements of apparel design. The creative process and development of illustrative techniques. Development of creative approaches through projects of experimental, contemporary and traditional techniques with emphasis on elements of design, and selection and organization of colors, forms, materials and accessories for apparel production. Studio-activity six hours.

FASH 134.     Introduction to Fashion Industry. 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Designed to develop an awareness and understanding of the total fashion industry including past, present and future directions of costume design, manufacturing, textiles, retailers' publications, buying offices, advertising and the consumer.

FASH 135.     Merchandise Buying. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FASH 134.

Term Typically Offered: Fall only

Detailed study of merchandising mix, purchasing plan, inventory plan, assortment plan, pricing, markdown, markup, and reports. Review of planning and control processes and the buyer's role in merchandise management and decision-making. Lecture, discussion.

FASH 136.     Fashion Retailing. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FASH 134.

Term Typically Offered: Spring only

A in-depth exploration of fashion retailing from different perspectives, including organizational structure, store location and image with a focus on visual merchandising techniques, and fashion advertising and promotion strategies.

FASH 137.     Clothing, Society, and Culture. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: GE AREA D

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Study of the relationship of humans and clothing within their cultural and social environment. Introduction to the fundamentals of social psychology in the examination of clothing and appearance. Clothing and appearance are studied as forms of nonverbal communication and as devices for expressing cultural and social values.

FASH 139.     Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FASH 134 or MKTG 101.

Term Typically Offered: Spring only

Overview of global factors affecting the textiles and apparel industries and trade, the impact of textiles and apparel industries on the economy and consumers, the US textiles and apparel in the global economy, and strategies for balancing conflicting interest.

FASH 146.     Fashion Entrepreneurship. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FASH 134.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This is a Service Learning course addressing the essentials of entrepreneurship in the fashion industry, enabling students to learn effective entrepreneurial and general management practice through service learning. Emphasis is placed on the essentials of planning that are vital to entrepreneurial success, step by step guide for starting a fashion business and effective business models, which focus on problems, solutions, key metrics and competitive advantages that will assist in pitching the business. Students complete 45 hours of fieldwork.

FASH 148.     Fashion Law. 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall only

This course provides an overview of legal issues affecting the fashion industry and its professionals with an emphasis on fashion entrepreneurship, design, advertising and promotion, production, sourcing, marketing and retailing. Students will also learn about fashion regulatory and policy issues, intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, patents), contractual agreements, leasing, commercial operations and expansion, and the international development of a fashion business.

FSHD 50.     The Family and Social Issues. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Race & Ethnicity Graduation Requirement (RE), GE AREA D

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Family structure, systems and functioning in marriage and other partnerships, parenting, work issues, domestic violence, divorce, and remarriage. Focus on social issues including gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Historical and theoretical perspectives on families in America. Introduction to research in family sciences and public policy implications. Lecture, discussion.

Note: Not open for credit to students who have taken SOC 5.

FSHD 52.     The Child In The Family. 3 Units

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Understanding Personal Development (E)

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of the child, conception through adolescence, in relation to the family. Strong theoretical emphasis. Introduction to methods of study, including observation and interview. Lecture, discussion, fieldwork.

Note: Not open for credit to students who have taken CHDV 137, CHDV 138, or PSYC 148.

FSHD 108.     Family Communication. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): COMS 8, FACS 50, SOC 166, or instructor permission.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Study of the family as a small group with emphasis on understanding and interpreting the dynamics of family communication using various communication and social-psychological theories. Opportunity to develop an analytical framework.

Cross Listed: COMS 108; only one may be counted for credit.

FSHD 150.     Family Stress and Coping: Multicultural Focus.  3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; a WPJ Portfolio score OR ENGL 109M or ENGL 109W

General Education Area/Graduation Requirement: Writing Intensive Graduation Requirement (WI), Race & Ethnicity Graduation Requirement (RE), GE AREA D

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Study of multicultural families and diverse family forms, with a focus on how families function under stress. Family theory and research are applied to the interpretation and analysis of selected literary work, both in print and film formats.

FSHD 152.     Adolescent Development. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): CHDV 30, or CHDV 35, or FACS 52, or instructor permission.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

In-depth study of the achievements and challenges associated with the adolescent stage of development. Focus on understanding the needs and motivations of adolescents and the challenges they face within their socio-cultural environment. Lecture, discussion.

Note: Not open to students who have taken PSYC 149. Previous or concurrent enrollment in CHDV 133 strongly recommended.

FSHD 154.     Issues in Parenting. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): CHDV 30, or CHDV 35, or FACS 52, or instructor permission

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Survey of historical and contemporary attitudes toward parenting. Review of research on child-rearing and parent-child relationships. Use of case studies to explore the influence of personality, developmental stage, family structure, ethnic and cultural factors on parenting. Lecture, Case Study.

Note: Previous or concurrent enrollment in CHDV 133 strongly recommended. Cross-listed: CHDV 154; only one may be counted for credit.

FSHD 155.     Family Life Education. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FACS 50; and FACS 100 or CHDV 133; and senior standing.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Historical and philosophical perspective on family life education across the lifespan. Practice in curriculum development including content, objectives, and teaching strategies.

FSHD 156.     Child Life and Family-Centered Care. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): FACS 52 or CHDV 30 or CHDV 35 or a course in child development/human development, covering at least birth through adolescence with instructor permission.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Overview of the Child Life profession and child life practices. Focus on family-centered care for children in the healthcare environment and their families. Major course topics include: scope of practice in child life; ethical and professional practice; impact of illness, injury and health on patients and family; techniques and outcomes of preparation; therapeutic play; grief and bereavement.

Note: This course is designed to meet the specifications set forth by the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) for the child life course required for certification as a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)

FSHD 159.     Adulthood and Aging in Human Development. 3 Units

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Analyzes the interrelation between physical, psychological, and social development in the middle and later years of adulthood with attention to personal, family and community challenges and opportunities in their cultural context.

FSHD 162.     Family Support Services. 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): A minimum of 12 units in FACS and/or FSHD upper division family area courses.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Application of family science to the development, implementation, and evaluation of family support services. Implications of research for practice with diverse families. Focus on developing skills in family-centered services, family-professional collaboration, and resource-based and asset-based intervention. Lecture two hours; fieldwork in the community three hours.

FSHD 195F.     Practicum in Family Life Education. 1 - 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): senior status; GPA of 2.75 or above; NURS 160 or PSYC 134 or HLSC 134; and FACS 155.

Corequisite(s): If not taken as a prerequisite, FACS 155 may be taken concurrently with instructor¿s approval.

Term Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Directed observation and supervised work experience in an approved educational setting, service agency, business or government agency that provides family life education. Students will move from observing and assisting to developing, delivering and assessing lessons and programs in family life education. Students will gain experience applying educational and developmental theories, curriculum development, and teaching methods to delivering evidence-based and culturally sensitive lessons in the content areas of family life education: parent education, strengthening relationships, and/or sexuality education.

Note: Students must make arrangements with the supervising faculty member one semester prior to admittance to the course.

Credit/No Credit