| FCS 1050: () Offerings |
| Introduces the history, literature, and contributions of the family and consumer science profession to help students discover special interests, career potential, and set academic goals. The integration of faith, vocation, and calling is explored through class discussions and reflective exercises. Guest speakers highlight each FCS major. |
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| FCS 1710: () Offerings |
| Surveys how design can be used to enhance the quality of life for individuals by applying standards for creativity, integrity of materials, and the elements and principles of design. The focus is primarily on classic, modern, and post-modern architecture and the impact of culture, economics, social structures, natural resources, and technology on design. Includes local walking tours and events. Part of the course will be Web-based. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
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| FCS 1840: () Offerings |
| Presents basic techniques necessary for the construction of simple garments. This is a skills-oriented class designed to develop strong competencies required by the beginning sewer who wishes to become proficient in constructing professional-looking apparel. |
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| FCS 2110: () Offerings |
| Explores the professional uses of fashion illustration, career opportunities, training, and skills required for the professional. Teaches design details and rendering of an elementary fashion figure through lectures and demonstration. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
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| FCS 2204: () Offerings |
| Provides a practical introduction to architectural drafting, hand lettering, space planning, and presentation. Applies the elements and principles of design to residential interior design problems. Extra fee. |
| Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 2252: () Offerings |
| Surveys the family as an institution and a mode for personal hiring: marital adjustment, parent-child relationships, changing family patterns, and family disorganization and reorganization. |
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| FCS 2365: () Offerings |
| Examines the basic scientific concepts related to the preparation of food. Studies the principles of food selection, storage, and preparation based on a knowledge of chemical and physical properties. Includes laboratory. Extra fee. |
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| FCS 2375: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2365. Surveys the organization, management, and cost control of food service operations. Includes laboratory experience in quantity food-service facilities in Seattle. |
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| FCS 2385: () Offerings |
| Examines consumer behavior in the selection of food as it relates to need, economics, and satisfaction. Analyzes personal nutrition in relation to cultural, social, faith, aesthetics, and psychological influences on food selection. Identifies the impact of environment, safety, food additives, natural foods, supplements, and freedom of choice. |
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| FCS 2702: () Offerings |
| Examines elements and principles of design applied to residential and commercial interiors, and provides an overview of the interior-design field. |
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| FCS 2820: () Offerings |
| Presents an overview of the background, structure, and operation of the ever-changing world of the fashion industry. Provides basic knowledge and skills for effective development in understanding the fashion industry and fashion. Allows a chance to explore one's personal attributes and different career opportunities in the fashion industry. |
| Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 2870: () Offerings |
| Study of how political, economic, and sociological factors have influenced people's clothing choices and the materials available for dress. This course will examine clothing styles throughout history, from early Egypt to the present day, with special focus on dress during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A
Restrictions:Senior students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3220: () Offerings |
| Analyzes factors that affect development of the child physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Identifies the impact of health, the environment and society on the child. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 3240: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 1050. Introduction to the application of concepts and theories in human development within the context of the family. Explores the reciprocal relationships between families and their environment and issues of individuals and families as consumers that affect the quality of life. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3320: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 2385, 3340 or BIO 1100 (Human Nutrition). Studies the influence of nutrition on the course and outcome of pregnancy; nutritional needs during lactation, fundamentals of infant nutrition and influence of nutrition on growth, development, and behavior during infancy, childhood and adolescence. Women's study minor course. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 3340: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: CHM 1211, 1330, BIO 2129, and 2130 (Note: either BIO 2130 or CHM 1330 may be taken concurrently). Presents essentials of adequate diets and food sources of the nutrients; nutritional needs throughout the lifespan; nutritional composition of foods in relation to normal diets and medical nutrition therapy. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 3350: () Offerings |
| Examines the knowledge and skills required for effective nutrition counseling. Includes topics such as counseling and health behavior theories, counseling strategies for individuals, families and groups, and professional ethics. Uses case studies, simulations and role playing to develop skills. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Food and Nutritional Sciences Majors only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3365: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2365, a human nutrition course or permission of instructor. Surveys the effect of nutrition, budget, aesthetics, and resources in menu planning for various nutritional needs. Includes laboratory. Extra fee. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 3385: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Explores how the foodways of individuals in different cultures evolved. Considers gender issues. Evaluates the nutritional, economic, and aesthetic properties of food from various cultures. Examples are prepared. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3410: () Offerings |
| Understanding financial planning for individuals and families, including net worth, budgeting, cash management, use of credit, federal income taxes, investment basics, insurance, making wise consumption decisions, consumer redress, and ethical behavior in the marketplace. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 3460: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 1050. Emphasis is on a systems approach to resource management within the family ecosystem. Includes strategies for maximizing management influences on individuals and families at varying stages of the lifecycle and socioeconomic levels. Explores issues of work and family. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3564: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3240 and five completed courses in FCS area of specialization within the major, or permission of instructor. Provides opportunity for skill development in content selection and delivery techniques appropriate to audiences in the areas of professional practice for the family and consumer sciences profession. Students' presentations utilize the lecture/demonstration method. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3710: () Offerings |
| This survey course studies housing as a complex process and product that meets individual, family, and community needs. Housing is demanded by consumers and supplied by the private, nonprofit, and government sectors of the economy. The provision of housing is further impacted by government policies at the local, state, and federal level. Topics addressed include defining housing, housing constraints, construction, styles, housing tenure, financing home ownership, the housing market, housing for special populations, and social issues related to housing. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3712: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 2204 and 2702. Explores the use of lighting as a design element in the interior environment. Electricity, electrical distribution systems, light sources, lighting calculation, lighting fixtures, and lighting installations are topics of lecture and discussion. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3714: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2204. Applies the design process to practical problems in interior-design drafting. Incorporates elements of furniture design, universal design, and organization of commercial space. Extra fee. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3720: () Offerings |
| Introduces the students to the fundamentals of universal design and home modifications. Students learn about human factors, activities of daily living, and priorities to make the best functional and aesthetic use of space. This course is designed to stimulate students' critical thinking and creative problem solving often in very restricted space. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3820: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2820. Studies the fundamentals of successful retail strategic management and merchandising. Introduces the role of retail buyer's in merchandise management and organization, and operation of retail firms offering apparel products. Emphasizes external market analysis, and internal planning and management procedures to satisfy consumer needs within profitable retail organization. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3830: () Offerings |
| Study of textiles from raw materials through finishing and dyeing of fabrics as related to durability, comfort, and aesthetics. Survey includes the structure of the textile industry, textile laws and regulations, and textile testing. Provides hands-on experiences in areas such as fiber identification, properties, and structures. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3840: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 1840. Presents basic drafting and sewing techniques necessary for the construction of basic and torso muslin and slopers. Provides basic pattern engineering and construction skills to develop creative designed garments. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3842: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 1840 and 3840 or permission of instructor. Provides clothing construction techniques and pattern engineering skills employed in the production of ready-to-wear apparel that fulfills standards of the industry. Presents knowledge related to the industry standards and quality and cost analysis, which are essential for evaluating apparel products in the ready-to-wear industry. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3843: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2204. Applies two- and three-dimensional computer drawing in the design of interior space. Uses AutoCAD software on a Windows-based system. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Undergraduate only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3870: () Offerings |
| Studies textile and costume designs of civilizations from the ancient to present day. Social, economic and political factors of various periods and their influence on evolution of costume and the importance of women's role in the history of Western dress are major emphases. Integrates costume with various arts: painting, sculpture, drama, and music. A women's studies minor course. |
| Attributes:Arts and Humanities A, Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 3875: () Offerings |
| A study of the diverse meaning of appearance and dress as manifestations of individual and group behavior, social organizations, and cultural norms in various cultures. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4240: () Offerings |
| Studies the role of families in establishing a home environment that provides for the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of all family members including decision making elements, problem solving techniques, and shared responsibilities. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 4250: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3220, FCS 4511 (can be taken concurrently). Provides opportunities to observe and participate with children in a nursery school or kindergarten and to observe the role of the teacher as a participant. Implementation and valuation of models, methods, and materials relevant to programs for children in pre-school, day-care centers, and kindergarten. Thirty hours of laboratory experience required. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4310: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3340 or permission of instructor. Discusses basic nutritional principles: The role of the six major nutrient groups in physical performance; energy metabolism and exercise; and special concerns with dietary considerations about nutrition and performance. Current readings on controversial issues. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 4330: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: CHM 1330, BIO 2130, and FCS 3340. Expanded discussion of nutrient interrelationships, intermediary metabolism, and nutrient requirements for health maintenance. Research of recent advances and controversial issues in human nutrition. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| FCS 4340: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 2365 and 3340. This course presents nutrition as a factor in the treatment and prevention of disease and maintenance of health. Strategies for assessing needs, developing treatment care plans, implementing and documenting of plans, evaluating and quality assurance will be studied for each medical condition. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4341: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 4340. Continuing study of nutrition as a factor in the treatment and prevention of disease and maintenance of health. Strategies for assessing needs, developing treatment care plans, implementing and documenting of plans, evaluating, and quality assurance will be studied for each medical condition. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4350: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3340 or permission of instructor. Covers nutrition education and community nutrition programs; multidimensional nature of nutrition problems and programs designed to solve them; communicating with people in clinical and community settings; application of learning theory and methods of behavior change. Also, preparation for post graduate jobs, study, and internships. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4367: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2365, CHM 1330 and Statistics. Provides an experimental approach in the study of the physical and chemical properties of food. Explores theory and application of basic food-science research design, implementation of experiments, interpretation of data and reporting of data in a research paper. Extra fee. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| FCS 4511: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: BIO 1100, FCS 2365, 3220, 3410, 3460, 3564, 4240 and Professional Quarter Two. Explores methods (scope and sequence) and strategies for teaching family and consumer science concepts. Emphasizes a critical understanding, development, and organization of the subject content that promotes student learning and meets national and state standards. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| FCS 4512: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: Methods Quarter. Identifies philosophy and mission of career and technical education and explores methods of planning and implementing a program that meets the established standards and criteria for a state approved Family and Consumer Sciences Program. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4710: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3712 and 3714. Focuses on honing advanced skills in architectural drafting, space planning, and presentation. Applies the design process to projects in residential design. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 1 time. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4712: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 3712, 3714, and 3843. Focuses on honing advanced skills in CAD drafting, space planning, and presentation. Applies the design process to projects in commercial design. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit 1 time. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4720: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 4710 and 4712. Instruction in the development of a professional portfolio including resume and cover-letter writing and presentation of samples of creative work. Examination of professional practice in interior design. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4730: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 2204, 2702, and 3830. Studies the functional uses and inherent properties of materials used in interiors, as well as safety standards and local resources. Includes local field trips. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4743: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 3843. Application of advanced techniques (3-D) of computer-aided design and drafting using AutoCAD software. May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4820: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: FCS 2820. Includes hiring, scheduling, selling costs, department presentation, and special events. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4840: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3840 and 3842 or permission of instructor. Focuses on acquiring the skills necessary to develop apparel designs by using techniques of draping material on the human form. Principles of design will be studied and applied in the production of attractive apparel designs that are in harmony with the current fashion scene. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4843: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3840 and 3842. Students in apparel design and merchandising will acquire the knowledge and rendering skills of Corel/Draw 10 necessary to effectively communicate visual concepts. This course will prepare students with the computer-aided skills for anyone who wishes to be competitive in entering a career in the fashion industry. For students who wish to learn advanced Corel/Draw 10 or develop a professional portfolio, this course can be repeated. May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Graduate, Undergraduate only. Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4844: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 3840, 3842, and 4840, or permission of instructor. Explores creative designing process through integrating the theories and skills of sketching, pattern making, draping, and construction in the production of ready-to-wear clothing. Provides a chance to practice visual presentation skills. May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4899: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: FCS 1050 and FCS 3240. FCS senior capstone course. Examines history, philosophy, and cultural values as they relate to the mission and goals of the family and consumer science discipline and profession and to each FCS specialization. Investigates public-policy issues affecting families. Examines role of faith in vocation and ethical behavior in professional practice. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4900: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing and a B average in family and consumer science studies. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4930: () Offerings |
| Provides an opportunity to gain practical experience related to previous coursework in the major field in supervised teaching, grading, laboratory preparation, and/or tutoring. Specific arrangements with the instructor required. No more than 6 credits may count for major. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| FCS 4931: () Offerings |
| Practical application of coordination, production and promotion in the Designer's Showcase. May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
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| FCS 4940: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: "B" average; junior standing. Provides opportunities for observation, orientation, and participation in employment. Work experience planned in advance with the instructor. May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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