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FCS 2700 - Advanced Culinary Skills and Food Service
This course covers the concepts involved in the production of common food items prepared in food service operations. Students will apply the principles learned in a lab setting by actually preparing and sampling varied types of foods and baked goods. Students will become more familiar with ingredients, selection criteria, optimal storage, and techniques of preparation and service in order to gain more practical experience in order to feel more comfortable preparing and serving food.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1650
Credits: 4 hours
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FCS 2720 - Food Purchasing and Resource Management
This course identifies and describes food, supplies, and related merchandise used in the food service industry. Provides methods and criteria for recognizing quality, and evaluating, specifying, purchasing, and inspecting these products. Application of cost controls, development of cost-reduction methods through management policy and decisions, examination of cost-control techniques for food, labor, and supplies, and emphasis on beverage management control are addressed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1650 and ACTY 2100.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 3050 - Professional Job Search Strategies
Extensive investigation of basic elements involved in a job search, including job resume, letter of application, career resources and establishing contacts, and questions and kinesics in the job interview.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design. or Food Service Administration.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3140 - Infant and Toddler Development
Addresses theories related to early development with special emphasis placed on systems theory. Students will gain an awareness of cognitive, physical and psychosocial development of infants and toddlers within our society. This course will address children’s development from conception (prenatal factors) up to age three.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3150 - Global Ecology of the Family
Study of families in the global environment, using social construction theory. Includes an examination of the following factors and influences on families: religion, ethnicity, education, economics, socio-political, family structure and dynamics, gender roles, meals/food preferences, access to healthcare, housing and geographic location, mass-media, relationships with other people (friendships, community and networking systems), and issues related to globalization and tribalism. A social constructionist perspective guides explanation of families from a variety of world cultures.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3160 - Early Childhood Assessment and Curricula
Study of developmentally-appropriate methods and tools used to assess young children from infancy through age 5, and of established curricula for early childhood educational programs. Emphasis on inclusive practices in assessment and curriculum development and implementation, and on the role of assessment in the selection and development of curricula.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 2140 and FCS 3140.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 3170 - Crisis and Resiliency in Families
Investigation of violence, alcohol and drug misuse/abuse, disasters, incarceration, illness, loss, and death experienced by families. Protective factors; coping strategies; the process of resilience; resiliency; and educational, legal, and treatment interventions are highlighted.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 3180 - Intimate Relationships: Friends, Family, and Marriage
Exploration of research, literature, and family issues related to formation and maintenance of interpersonal relationships in adolescence and adulthood. Includes study of communication and conflict negotiation strategies for marriage and other relationships.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3200 - Visual Merchandising
Specific development of display fundamentals in composition, lighting, color, signing, motion, ideas, organization and management, installation, budget, tools, props, materials, mannequins, store planning, point of purchase, exhibits, showrooms, and special promotion.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1550
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3220 - Fashion Design Studio II
A study of advanced drafting techniques, including computer-aided designing, employed in the flat pattern method for designing clothing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 2220
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 3260 - History of Fashion
Survey of the development of costume throughout history and its relationship to contemporary fashion.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3290 - Promotion in the Merchandising Environment
Communication principles and strategies important to the promotion of fashion products in the merchandising environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1260 and MKTG 2500.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 3300 - Entrepreneurship in Family and Consumer Sciences
The course provides students with economic, cultural, political, sociological, and psychological perspectives on the creation and evolution of entrepreneurial ventures. It will provide a broad, practice-based experience in the process of creating and managing a small business in family and consumer science professions with a focus on service-based businesses.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS major, junior status, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which fulfills the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 3460 - Nutrition Education and Counseling
Analysis of the teaching-learning and individual counseling processes for dietetic professionals. Included are interpersonal communications, education skills, interviewing techniques, individual counseling techniques and skills, teaching methods for the delivery of one-on-one instruction as well as to small and large groups and to diverse populations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 2600 and FCS 3150 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3510 - Studio II
Introduces the design of the commercial environments.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 2500, FCS 2560 and FCS 2590. Corequisite: FCS 3540.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 3520 - Professional Practices
An analysis of the professional procedures and practices used in the interior design industry. A survey of the diversified career opportunities in both residential and commercial fields.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 3510
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 3530 - Introduction to the Construction Environment
The knowledge and awareness acquired in this course will allow students to better appreciate the importance of the construction environment around us. The course provides a broad view of the legal, social, economic and technical considerations necessary to the effective development of various structures. It exposes the students to global challenges such as increasing population, climatic considerations, energy efficiency in construction environments, functional efficiency of building structures, cost reduction, appropriate materials and appropriate technology.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to Interior Design and Industrial Tech:Vocational majors only.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3540 - Lighting for Interiors
Considers light as an element of design and investigates its role in designing interiors. Material covered will emphasize the practicalities of appropriate fixture location and specification, blueprint reading and budgets.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1570, FCS 2490, FCS 2540 and FCS 2590.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in interior design.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3550 - 3D Computer Visualization
Integrate computer 3D visualization into the design studio ideation process. Students will learn how to construct, work, and design in three-dimensional space. They will create and edit 3D objects and apply rendering, lighting, and material-mapping techniques.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 2500 and FCS 3510.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3590 - Studio III
Continued exploration of the design of commercial environments with an emphasis on medium to large scale office interiors.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 3510
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3600 - Lifespan Nutrition
This course emphasizes application of nutrition principles to the stages of the life cycle in a cultural context. Skills in assessing and meeting nutrition needs of individuals and families are developed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 2600
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3650 - Understanding Research in Dietetics
This course introduces students to basic research design and applied methods used in research relevant to the field of dietetics. It is designed to prepare students to evaluate and use research in dietetics practice and to equip students with the skills necessary to engage in research and scholarly activities as future investigators. Emphasis is on evaluation of research from settings appropriate to the field of dietetics. Critical examination and evaluation of current controversies and issues in nutrition and food will allow students to learn how to analyze professional and layperson literature.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing in dietetics; FCS 2600 and STAT 3660 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Dietetics.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3680 - Quantity Foods
Course emphasizes quantity food purchasing techniques, safety and sanitation, and quantity foods preparation in residence hall kitchens, school lunchrooms, and other quantity foods institutions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1650, FCS 2600.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 3700 - Introduction to Food Systems and Sustainability
This course examines the practical and ethical aspects of food production, transformation, service, and consumption on social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Major elements that impact the environment such as use of water, air, land, energy, and transportation will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior/senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 4050 - Travel/Study Seminar
Student participation in departmentally sponsored travel/study program in U.S. and/or abroad. Written assignments and planned itinerary. Maximum 2 to 3 foreign, 1 to 2 domestic, not to exceed 4 in total.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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FCS 4130 - Later Life Family Relationships
The study of family relationships and social roles of people in later life families. Exploration of issues related to the post-parental and aging family system and implications for the development of practice and policy.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 3180 or approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Child and Family Development, Family Studies: Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education, Family Life Education, Family Studies, Home Economics: Secondary Education.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4150 - Effective Parenting
Study of the relationships between the child, the child’s development, the process of parental development, school, and family relationships. Special attention to systems theory as it applies to the family.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 2140 and FCS 3180.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to senior standing.
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
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FCS 4190 - Teaching Family Life Education
This course reinforces family life education (FLE) principles and concepts in conjunction with planning, implementing, and evaluating FLE curriculum and programs. Emphasis is placed on developing a sensitivity to diverse personal and community values and a pluralistic understanding of families.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1010, FCS 2090, FCS 2100, FCS 2140 or equivalent, FCS 3150 and FCS 3180, (a minimum grade of “C” is required), and 100+ hours.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 4220 - Product Development
The study of garment manufacturing, including the decision making involved in producing apparel.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: 88 credit hours or more and FCS 1260 and FCS 2200 and (either FCS 2260 or FCS 2220).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 4240 - Apparel Line Development
Development of apparel line from concept to completion, including analysis of fit, cost, quality, and performance. Exploration of textile materials, construction methods, grading, and specifications.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 2240, FCS 2300 and FCS 3220.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4290 - Internship
Off-campus, supervised experience. Specific sections per area of interest.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Department junior or senior; FCS 2020 with a grade of “C” or better; departmental approval required.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
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FCS 4300 - Merchandising Seminar
Capstone course for TEX majors. Students will integrate and apply principles and theories from textile and apparel, marketing and management courses to the contemporary fashion merchandising environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1260, FCS 2260, and MKTG 2500, MGMT 3000.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 4510 - Studio IV
In this course each interior design student will continue investigating the design of business/commercial interiors with the first phase of a thesis project. The primary emphasis of this course will be the development of a programming document that is an organized presentation of information pertinent to the selected project. The programming document will include a summary of existing research related to the student’s topic. This course will fulfill the University’s Baccalaureate writing requirement for interior design students.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 3590
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4590 - Studio V
Capstone course in investigation and execution of special problems and projects in the field of interior design.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 4510
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4600 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I
A focus on the development of individual nutrition care plans using the techniques of the Nutrition Care Process: assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation and monitoring. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) will be discussed for selected disorders. Drug-nutrient interactions and associated medical terminology are also discussed. Case studies allowing integration of MNT principles are a prominent feature of the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior standing in dietetics; FCS 3600, FCS 3650, BIOS 2400 and CHEM 3550 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites. Corequisite: FCS 4630.
Credits: 4 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Dietetics.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4610 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II
This course is a continuation of FCS 4600 and examines the Medical Nutrition Therapy for disorders of the liver, biliary, renal, cardiovascular, endocrine, and pulmonary systems. HIV/AIDS, critical care, and eating disorders are also discussed. Case studies allowing integration of MNT principles are a prominent feature of the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 4600. Corequisite: FCS 4640.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4620 - Community Nutrition
This course will utilize online technology to engage students in a study of the structure of community nutrition programs including the roles of government, health care, economics, and public policy.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 2600 and FCS 3600.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4630 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Laboratory I
Skill development in nutritional assessment via performing anthropometric measurements, biochemical analysis, physical exam, and diet history. Nutrition counseling and interviewing, as well as documentation and charting are also discussed. Students are also introduced to parenteral and enteral products, practice calculating individual formulations, and become familiar with feeding tubes, pumps, and catheter care.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Corequisite: FCS 4600.
Credits: 1 hour
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4640 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Laboratory II
A focus on further development and application of skills needed for Medical Nutrition Therapy of liver and gallbladder disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, cancer, stress/hypermetabolism, eating disorders and weight management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Corequisite: FCS 4610.
Credits: 1 hour
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4660 - Institutional Management
Study and application of multiple systems involved in the management of food service operations in a variety of settings.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Senior standing in dietetics or foodservice administration and FCS 3680 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 4 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Dietetics.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4670 - Professional Issues in Dietetics
This course will acquaint senior dietetic students with concepts and skills important to professional life. It will allow students to integrate knowledge and theory of nutrition, food, management, communication skills, and social and behavioral sciences necessary to support quality dietetics practice. This course will also allow students to develop a perspective in dealing with issues such as professional ethics and how to function as a member of the health care team. Current public policy and health care reimbursement issues as they influence dietetics practice and the role of registered dietitian in the U.S. health care system will be explored.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior standing in dietetics; Phil 3340, FCS 3600, and FCS 3650 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 2 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Dietetics.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4680 - Advanced and Experimental Foods
Understanding the physical and chemical properties of foods by use of objective and subjective testing methods. This course is approved as a writing intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior standing in dietetics; FCS 1650, FCS 2600, FCS 3650 and CHEM 3700/3710 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 4690 - Nutrient Metabolism
This course builds on basic concepts of biochemistry to explore the structure, function, and metabolism of nutrients in the human body. Topics include energy metabolism, function and regulation of enzymes and coenzymes, and the cellular environment as it relates to metabolism of nutrients.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Senior standing in dietetics; CHEM 3550 and FCS 3600 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Dietetics.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 4700 - Food and Beverage Systems
This course emphasizes the food and beverage concepts essential to all hospitality managers. Areas such as beverage operations, food-production systems, food-service and delivery systems are studied. Methods for identification, management and control of those beverages used in the hospitality industry are discussed. The course will include lectures and tastings of actual product, beverage service methods, spirits identification and production, legal liabilities, service methods and controls. Responsible alcohol service - personal and professional - is emphasized. The National Restaurant Association ServSafe program is utilized and students have the opportunity to gain their ServSafe certification (responsible alcohol training) by successfully completing the national certification exam.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1650, FCS 2700 and Senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 4720 - Farm to Table and Sustainability
This course focuses on improving the ways we meet the need for increased food production across America. Coursework will include how the vitality of America’s communities is bound to the successes and failures of its farmers. Agricultural and operation issues address the delivery of fresh, local food and how the lives of farmers and communities have changed as we work to create healthy soil, healthy animals, and healthy food. In the context of federal policy the course examines growing competition from abroad, public misconceptions regarding government subsidies, the dangers of environmental damage and genetically modified crops, and the myths of modern economics are addressed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 4740 - Global Food Systems and Sustainability
This course is designed to equip students with a basic macro-level understanding of the global food system and challenges to creating a more sustainable system. Topics covered include food production, transformation, distribution, marketing/retain, and consumption as well as food system impact on natural resources, social justice issues, diet and health, and social movements. Policy decisions and regulations to achieve societal goals will also be discussed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 5100 - Teaching Sexuality Education
Teaching Sexuality Education is designed as a teaching methods course to prepare family life educators, secondary education instructors, and other human service professionals for the implementation of sexuality education in school-base curricula and/or in a variety of community settings.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 5110 - Kinship Care Family Members: Strengths and Challenges
Focuses on highlighting varying experiences and realities for multi-generational kinship care family members, including adult caregivers, the children in their care, and children’s biological parents. Common challenges will be presented, along with strategies for assisting family members in resiliency building and accessing available resources. Socio-cultural differences, both within the United States and internationally, will be examined. Topics addressed in this course may vary to some extent each semester, depending on students’ professional experiences, needs, and interests.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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FCS 5120 - Educational Systems and Kinship Care Families
Explores the interface between educational systems and kinship care families. Topics will include the history of family engagement in U.S. schools, current practices in American schools, educational risks for children living in poor families, models and strategies of family engagement and common school-related experiences for kinship care family members. Students will focus on strategies for reducing educational challenges for both kinship caregivers and children living in kinship care families.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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FCS 5130 - Health Care and Kinship Care Families
Focuses on health care systems in the United States and their interfaces with kinship care family members. Topics will include the evolution of health care in the United States, current status of health care systems within the U.S., common health challenges for kinship care family members and effective responses and programming.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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FCS 5140 - Economic Realities and Kinship Care Families
Focuses on theories of family economics as well as financial challenges and realities for kinship care family members. Topics will include an overview of family economic theory, poverty in the United States, financial information and challenges for kinship care families, and an analysis of existing and needed services and programs.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: Open to upperclass and graduate students.
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FCS 5220 - Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences
A study of the current issues impacting the areas of study in Family and Consumer Sciences: dietetics and human nutrition, family life education and family and consumer sciences, textile and apparel technology, or career and technical education. Students may elect up to six (6) hours if topics vary. Topics to be announced.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Seniors and graduate students only.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
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FCS 5240 - Socio-Psychological Aspects of Dress
Study of dress and adornment in human interaction. Considers the body in social and cultural contexts, dress in various stages of human development and in individual and group behavior. Uses an interdisciplinary approach to dress-related research.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design, or Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 5250 - The Adolescent in Development
The study of individuals between 10 and 22 years of age, the changes that characterize these years, and the role of the family and school in supporting and enhancing development.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 5340 - Consumer Behavior in the Fashion Environment
This course is designed to give students an overview of the important topics in consumer behavior research and practice as they relate to the fashion/retail environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status or graduate level.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall of even years
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FCS 5350 - Communication Skills for Working with Families Across the Lifespan
Laboratory study designed to develop interpersonal helping skills in delivery of family life education. The location of family life education within the range of helping professions is examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Graduate student or undergraduate with 100+ hours.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FCS 5440 - Global Aspects of the Fashion Industry
The course addresses issues facing fashion-related businesses in global markets, including ethical, economic, political, socio-cultural and professional aspects of working in a globally connected industry.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing or graduate level.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall of odd years.
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FCS 5500 - Raising Children in Contemporary Society
This course examines contemporary societal factors that influence children and parenting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Graduate student or undergraduate with 100+ hours.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FCS 5510 - Families and Hospitalization I
This course introduces students to aspects of hospital and medical interventions as they affect children and their families, and the role of child life specialists in making health care experiences positive ones.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FCS 5520 - Families and Hospitalization II
This course builds on theories and skills learned in Families and Hospitalization I, with emphasis on interventions and techniques used regularly by child life specialists. In addition, content will focus on professionalism, the process of certification as a child life specialist, and the field of child life in preparation for a successful practicum/internship.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 5510 with a grade of “B” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FCS 5530 - Advanced Child Life Practice
This course addresses advanced practices in child life, such as administering a child life program, facilitating support groups, and pain management strategies used in pediatrics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 5510 with a grade of “B” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FCS 5680 - Gender, Culture, and Families
Study of the implications of gender and cultural orientation for family, work, social interactions and therapeutic interventions. Includes an examination of sexism and racism in the media, advertising, educational institutions, and social policies.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Graduate or undergraduate with 100+ hours.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring, Summer I or Summer II
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FCS 5750 - Administration of Child Development Centers
Examination of day care and preschool regulations and/or requirements, and knowledge of administrative materials and duties in providing optimum growth for young children. Includes management, planning, and organizing child development centers.
Credits: 3 hours
Cross-Listed: ED 5750
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 5900 - Project/Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences
Directed independent project in specialized curricula within Family and Consumer Sciences.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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FCS 5980 - Independent Study in Family and Consumer Sciences
Directed independent advanced study in subject matter area not otherwise treated in departmental courses.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval required prior to enrollment.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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FIN 1010 - Personal Finance
Designed to enable a student to make informed financial decisions. The course includes management of income, savings, and investments. Various types of consumer debt are covered, including credit cards, car loans, and student loans. The course also covers personal income taxes, real estate purchases and mortgages, insurance, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Credits: 3 hours
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FIN 2420 - Entrepreneurial Finance
This course provides an understanding of the financial decision-making process facing entrepreneurs in small business firms. The course is conducted on a lecture-case discussion basis. Among the topical areas covered are the following: Financial sources available, working capital management, capital budgeting, assessment of risk and valuation techniques. These and other areas are treated from the viewpoint of the entrepreneur in a small business setting.
Credits: 3 hours
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FIN 3100 - Introduction to Financial Markets
A survey of financial markets and intermediaries with emphasis on their structure, social justification, and current status. This course provides additional background for advanced study in finance and a practical foundation for those students interested in an exposure to the financial system.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACTY 2100
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3200 - Business Finance
Presents a basis for understanding the financial management function of the business enterprise. Considers financial principles and techniques essential for planning and controlling profitability and liquidity of assets, planning capital structure and cost of capital, and utilizing financial instruments and institutions for capital raising.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 2100 and (STAT 2160 or STAT 3660 or MATH 2160 or MATH 3660 or IEE 2610), or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3300 - Real Estate Fundamentals
Supplies the basis for comprehension of the basic economic characteristics and the organization and techniques used in the real estate business. Treats real estate resources, marketing, financing, valuation, and trends.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3310 - Real Estate Finance
Considers the field of real estate finance from the viewpoint of sources of funds, various real estate contracts, valuation techniques, appraisals of residential and income properties and the various aspects of risk analysis in real estate.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3350 - Small Business Finance
This course provides an understanding of the financial decision-making process facing entrepreneurs in small business firms. Among the topics covered are financial resources available, working capital management, capital budgeting, assessment of risk and valuation techniques. Topics are treated from the viewpoint of the entrepreneur in a small business setting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FIN 3360 - Funding New and Growing Ventures
This course focuses on how entrepreneurs obtain the financing necessary to launch and develop a venture. Students will incorporate a life cycle approach in their analysis and study the financing needs and options for entrepreneurs in the initial development, start-up, rapid growth, and maturity stages of a venture. The concepts and theories underlying the financing decision of entrepreneurial enterprises will be studied, and students will learn how the theory can be applied in practice. The course format includes both lecture and cases.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FIN 3410 - eFinance
The global electronic marketplace is causing a dramatic change in financial practices. Thus, it is necessary to understand the implications of these changes on the economic structure of financial markets and more specifically how these changes are affecting all areas of finance: corporate, investments, markets and institutions, international, personal financial planning, insurance and real estate. This course provides a framework for meeting the challenges posed by this new technology. Students demonstrate proficiency through technology-related projects, exams and team presentations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3450 - Computer Applications in Finance
Apply commonly used computer software and data systems to finance. Examples of the computer software used are Excel, Expo, Minitab, SAS, and Word. Financial information is obtained from websites or financial databases such as Compustat and CRSP. Some of the finance problems studied are creating cash budgets and loan amortization tables, estimating beta and forecasting financial needs. Students demonstrate computer proficiency through projects, exams and team presentations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3510 - Investment Analysis
A survey of the securities markets from the viewpoint of the novice investor. This course includes a study of market operations, trading techniques, special investment vehicles such as options and warrants, and a consideration of the investment objectives and practices of institutional investors. Prerequisite:
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3600 - Risk and Insurance
A comprehensive course that considers the nature and orientation of insurance risks and their management. Major business and personal risks are analyzed and their insurance treatment evaluated, as are the functional aspects of insurer operations. The impact of insurance on public policy is also considered.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3710 - Personal Financial Planning
This course covers the various elements of the financial planning process. Topics include Risk Management, Investment Planning, Tax Planning, Retirement Planning and Estate Planning, as well as technological innovations in the financial services industry.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3720 - Estate Planning
The course examines legal, financial and practical considerations in the creation, management and conservation of an estate. Various types of property interests (joint tenancy, tenancy in common, community property) are reviewed. The use of revocable and irrevocable trusts, gifts, powers of attorneys, retirement and custodial accounts are discussed. The influence of federal estate and gift and state taxation rules on estate planning techniques is examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 3730 - Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits
This course covers all the major retirement-related issues. Retirement plan design, social security, Medicare and similar plans are studied. In addition, group life, health, and disability insurance, non-qualified deferred compensation, and other commonly-provided employee plans are examined.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4120 - Global Financial Markets
This course covers the functions and operations of global financial markets. Securities markets, along with commercial and investment banking, will be studied. Consideration will be given to issues in international debt, equity, and derivative securities markets. Policy implications for investors as well as corporations and governments are included.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FIN 3100 and FIN 3200.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4140 - Management of Financial Institutions
This course is devoted to in-depth analysis of the operations of selected financial institutions with emphasis on management decision-making processes. Case analysis and analytical problems are included in the course content.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3100
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4250 - Short Term Financial Management
An analytical approach to the study of short term financial management. In connection with Treasury Management Association this course is the Certified Cash Manager Associate Program (CCMA). An emphasis is placed on the working capital topics specifically addressed in this program. In addition to the practical emphasis of the CCMA approach the course will include the theoretical underpinnings of short term financial management utilizing cases and lectures to fully cover financial decision making in the area of working capital management, financial analysis, and forecasting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4260 - Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice
An analytical approach to the study of the concepts and theories underlying the financial decisions of corporations and business enterprises. In addition to theoretical framework, the course includes cases covering financial decision making processes in the areas of capital budgeting, long-term financing decisions, financial structure, cost of capital, dividend policy, merger, corporate restructuring and valuation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4320 - Real Estate Investments
The effect of various forms of taxation, market conditions and governmental policies as they affect the investor’s spendable income are reviewed.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4330 - Real Estate Appraisal
A study of the sources of real estate value, the techniques for estimating property value, and the effective use of appraisal information.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4370 - Real Estate Management
Management of income producing properties as an agent of the owner. Consideration of professional standards, business promotion, leasing, insurance and maintenance.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4420 - International Finance
A study of contemporary problems in international finance. The course examines the international money markets, working capital considerations and capital budgeting problems as faced by the multinational corporation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3200 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4480 - Internships in Finance
Under the direction of a faculty advisor, students obtain employment experience with industrial, commercial, and financial enterprises (commercial banks, brokerage firms, etc.), with insurance companies or firms with an insurance division or department, or with a real estate firm or enterprises with a real estate department or division. Students are required to file periodic reports to the advisor. In addition, the firm’s executives evaluate them.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequsite: Written approval of instructor and department chair is required.
Credits: 1 to 5 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to students majoring in finance or minoring in finance, insurance, or real estate.
Notes: May be repeated for credit. No more than 3 hours can be used as credit toward a major or minor. (May be substituted for BUS 3900 Business Internship.)
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FIN 4530 - Securities Analysis
An analysis of stocks and bonds as investment vehicles. The course is designed as a sophisticated analysis of valuation techniques with a view towards aiding the student to bridge the gaps between techniques used by the academician and the practitioner.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3510
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 4710 - Applications in Personal Financial Planning
This course examines professional issues in financial planning, including ethical considerations, regulation and certification requirements, written and oral communication skills, and professional responsibility. Successful completion of the course requires the integration of skills learned in other courses, such as insurance, tax planning, investments, retirement planning, and estate planning. Students must successfully solve problems, mini-cases, and a comprehensive personal financial planning case. This is a capstone course for the personal financial planning curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ACTY 3240, FIN 3510, FIN 3600, FIN 3720 and FIN 3730 (ACTY 3240, FIN 3600, FIN 3720 and FIN 3730 may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FIN 4980 - Readings and Research in Finance
Directed individual study of finance topics that are not treated in departmental course offerings.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Written approval of instructor and department chair is required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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FIN 5530 - Student Managed Investment Fund
A course in which students get hands-on experience in investment research and portfolio management. Under the guidance of an instructor, the students have fiduciary responsibility to manage a portfolio of real money on behalf of the WMU Foundation, subject to the WMU Foundation Investment Policy Statement and other guidelines provided by the WMU Foundation Investment Committee. The students, acting as research analysts, utilize quantitative, qualitative and fundamental analysis to determine whether a financial security should be included in the portfolio. The students must present their research findings to the class. Admission to this unique class is by application, and class size is limited to 10 to 15 students.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FIN 3510
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Finance and Personal Finance Planning.
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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FREN 1000 - Basic French I
Fundamentals of French. A four-skills approach (speaking, listening, reading, writing) with emphasis on communication. Introduction to cultural aspects of France and other Francophone countries.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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FREN 1010 - Basic French II
Continuation of FREN 1000.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FREN 1000 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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FREN 2000 - Intermediate French I
The development of French language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on communication. Increased competence in French and Francophone cultures.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FREN 1010 or two years of high school French, or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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FREN 2010 - Intermediate French II
The continued development of spoken and written expression in the French language through readings and discussions of civilization and culture materials.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FREN 2000 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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FREN 2750 - Francophone Culture
This course, taught in English, is an introduction to various aspects of the culture of non-European countries and regions in which the French language plays a significant role. It will offer a critical and historical perspective on the cultural and social effects of colonialism and decolonialism. This course does not count toward a French major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations.
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FREN 3160 - Introduction to Advanced French Studies
A review of French structure, form and use; focus on the development of communicative competence and on grammatical difficulties encountered by non-native users. Emphasis on the development of academic writing and speaking skills in preparation for content courses.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FREN 2010 with a minimum grade of “C”, or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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FREN 3170 - French Conversation
Exercises to develop ease and accuracy in the use of everyday French. Emphasis on oral aspects of the language.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FREN 2010 with a minimum grade of “C”, or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Foreign Languages.
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