Skyline College: Family & Consumer Sciences


Business Division Family & Consumer Sciences

Degree

Certificate

Courses

The Family and Consumer Science associate degree major is a cultural core program which provides transfer opportunities in five possible areas: clothing and textiles, child development and family relations, food and nutrition/food services, design and housing, and general family and consumer science.

A certificate in Family and Consumer Science endorses a foundation for paid employment in many entry-level jobs in the above mentioned fields. Advanced education, depending on the area of specialization, opens the door to jobs in industry, business, government, education, and private agencies.

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
Required Core Courses	Units
FASH/FCS 113 Textiles	3
FASH/FCS 117 Creating a Personal Image	3
FASH/FCS 119 Clothing, Culture & Society	3
ECE./FCS 212 Child, Family & Community	3
FCS 213 Child-Parent Relations or ECE. 214 Child-Parent Relations	3
FCS 310 Nutrition	3
INTD 110 Environmental Design	3
Plus a selection of 6 units from the following:
ART/MUS. 115 Music, Art & Ideas	3
BUS. 101 Human Relations at Work	3
BUS. 150 Small Business Management	3
COOP 670 Vocational Co-Op Education	1-4
ECE./FCS 311 Children's Nutrition	1
FASH 151 Fashion Merchandising	3
FASH 153 Apparel & Home Fashion Analysis	3
FCS 313 Holistic Perspective in Nutrition	1
HSCI 100 General Health Education	3
INTD 120 Designing Interiors for Multicultural Populations	3
MUS. 100 Fundamentals of Music	3
PSYC 100 General Psychology	3
PSYC/SOCI 110 Courtship, Marriage & Family	3
PSYC 210 Child Development	3
PSYC 301 Psychology of Personal Development	3
TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA	27
Plus General Education and other requirements for the Associate degree (refer to Associate Degree Requirements).

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES CERTIFICATE
Required Courses	Units
FASH/FCS 113 Textiles	3
FASH/FCS 117 Creating a Personal Image	3
FASH/FCS 119 Clothing, Culture & Society	3
ECE./FCS 212 Child, Family & Community	3
FCS 213 Child-Parent Relations or ECE. 214 Child-Parent Relations	3
FCS 310 Nutrition	3
INTD. 110 Environmental Design	3
Plus a selection of 6 units from the following:
ART/MUS. 115 Music, Art & Ideas	3
BUS. 101 Human Relations at Work	3
BUS. 150 Small Business Management	3
COOP 670 Vocational Co-Op Ed	1-4
ECE./FCS 311 Children’s Nutrition	1
FASH 151 Fashion Merchandising	3
FASH 153 Apparel & Home Fashion Analysis	3
FCS 313 Holistic Perspective in Nutrition	1
HSCI 100 General Health Education	3
MUS. 100 Fundamentals of Music	3
PSYC 100 General Psychology	3
PSYC/SOCI 110 Courtship, Marriage, & Family	3
PSYC 210 Child Development	3
PSYC 301 Psychology of Personal Development	3
TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS	27

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