3 courses with the subject FCSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FCSC 1010Perspectives in Family and Consumer Science2
This course is designed to explore the history, core concepts, professional experience and career options in the field of Family and Consumer Science. Students will gain experience in online education as well as assessment and goal setting to achieve expectations for professional competencies in the field. Students will begin to develop a professional portfolio as part of this course.
A study of the science of food as it relates to the attainment and the maintenance of health and/or contributes to specific pathologies. Course emphasis will include principles of nutrition; scientific basis of nutrition; nutrients, their functions, requirements, and interactions; nutritional fads and fallacies; energy consumption; energy expenditure; and metabolism. Special topics will include national and world nutrition and laboratory situations.
A course in the study of the various societal and cultural influences on the growth and development of children during the early childhood period. Emphasis will be placed on the period from conception to age eleven. Students will observe infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary grade children for a total of 30 hours during the semester in order to related theory to the actual behavior of children.
