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Family and Consumer Sciences 103networking, job search skills, portfolio development,professional associations, and entrepreneurship.FCS 416 Family and Consumer Sciences Practicum (1-3) Prerequisite: Department chair approval. Practicalexperience in the classroom or other professional settings.Experiences can include laboratory assistance, organization,presentation and evaluation of activity units in family andconsumer sciences. May be taken twice.FCS 430/530 Organization and Administration of EarlyChildhood Education Programs (3) Prerequisites: FCS120, 220, 230. A study of program development andmanagement, safe and nurturing environments, andprinciples for successful operation of early childhoodeducation programs and centers. Personnel management,public and private funding, legislation and public policytrends, environmental safety, children with a range ofabilities, and family and community partnerships willbe addressed. Graduate students will complete a projectrelative to the management of an early childhood program.Eligible seniors may enroll in 500 level graduate courses.Graduate CoursesFCS 505 Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences(3) Each time this course is offered the focus will be ontopics related to one of the areas of family and consumersciences. The areas to be rotated include housing, textilesand apparel, family relations, foods and nutrition, resourcemanagement, and other topics as applicable. The coursemay be repeated with a change in topic three (3) times for atotal of nine (9) hours.FCS 520 Infants/Toddlers Through Primary Children Birth-8(4) Study of the processes of human growth and developmentfrom birth through age 8 as determined by heredity,society, and human interaction. The course will examinephysical, social, emotional, cognitive (intellectual), language(communication), and creative development.FCS 530 Organization and Administration of Early ChildhoodEducation Programs (3) See FCS 430FCS 610 Instructional Techniques and CurriculumDevelopment in FCS (3) This course will examine thecurrent literature on instructional techniques and curriculumdevelopment; compare and contrast available curriculums;adapt and apply curriculums to meet needs of family andconsumer sciences.FCS 615 Current Trends & Issues in Family and ConsumerSciences (3) This course explores current trends and issuesthat affect the field of family and consumer sciences.FCS 616 Early Childhood Practicum/Applied Research (3-5) Prerequisites: FCS 520, 530. Study of children birththrough age 5 by observation and interaction in an organizedenvironment such as a child development center orpreschool program. Thirty (30) hours of interaction andobservation are required for each credit hour. A child study,case study, anecdotal record or other research project resultingfrom the interaction/observation will also be required.General Studies (GST)A total of 5 credits from GST courses may be applied aselectives to a degree program.GST 102 Beginning Algebra (2) Operations with real numbers,solutions and graphs of linear equations, problem solvingstrategies, and algebraic manipulations are included.The course also reinforces basic mathematical skills andtheir everyday applications. Intended for students withinadequate math background, high level of math anxiety,or out of a school environment for some years. It is alsouseful for Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) preparation.This course will not fulfill the math General Educationrequirement.GST 110 Succeeding in College (2) Freshmen, Sophomores,& Transfers A course designed to assist students inimproving learning efficiency and effectiveness forall facets of college. Learning styles and personalityassessments are used to explain how each student learns andinteracts. Not a required course but highly recommendedfor all new WSC students.GST 112 Speed Reading (1) Emphasis is on learningtechniques to improve reading speed and comprehensionand applying them to various college courses. Anindividually paced course for all levels of readers. Itspurpose is to help all college students develop their readingskills.GST 114 Vocabulary Development (1) This courseconcentrates on the expansion of college level vocabularyskills and enrichment for more confident reading, writingand speaking.