# Family and Consumer Studies (FCS) courses

San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://catalog.sjcc.edu/course-descriptions-information/course-descriptions/fcs/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### FCS 018 — Principles of Foods With Lab

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 3
- **Advisory:** Previous completion of a nutrition course or knowledge of nutrition.
- **C-ID:** NUTR 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: O
- Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 3 Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

This course will study the application of food science principles with emphasis on ingredient function and interaction, food preparation techniques, sensory evaluation standards, food safety and sanitation and maintaining nutritional values.

### FCS 019 — Nutrition

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** NUTR 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/fcs.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/fcs.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
- Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: 2
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students are introduced to basic nutrition principles, including physiological, psychological, and sociological considerations. Students will analyze the human diet in relation to health, lifestyle choices, personal behaviors, and disease prevention. Individual recommended nutrient intake, the body's use of nutrients, and optimum dietary health across the lifespan will be discussed. Students will also examine the influence of culture, food supply, food choices, and nutritional status, as well as socioeconomic conditions, food fads, and diet misinformation.

### FCS 070 — Child Development

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture Hours: 3
- **C-ID:** CDEV 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/summer-2026/fcs.md); Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/fcs.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/san-jose-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/fcs.md)
- Repeatable: No
- Grading: L
- Cal-GETC: 4 District GE: 4
- Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Students will study the child from the prenatal period through adolescence. The physical, social-emotional, and cognitive aspects of development are explored. This course is required for ECE majors and recommended for nursing and psychology majors, and anyone wanting to understand the development of children.

### FCS 138 — Work Experience

- **Units:** 1-8
- **Hours:** Lab Hours: 2.07
- **Corequisite:** Be employed or a volunteer at an approved work-site for the minimum number of hours per unit as stipulated for paid and unpaid status.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Repeatable: Yes
- Grading: O
- Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None Cal-GETC: None District GE: None
- Degree Applicable: AA/AS

Work Experience is designed for students who work or volunteer in a field related to their career major. Students are required to provide evidence that they are enrolled in a career program (e.g., education plan or coursework in a career/technical subject area). Students can earn one unit of credit for each 60 hours of unpaid volunteer time or 75 hours of paid work during the semester. Students can repeat Career/Technical Work Experience, combined with General Work Experience, or alone, up to a maximum of 16 units. Internship/job placement is not guaranteed.