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Course Name
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Description
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PERSONAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
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Grade: 9-10 1 year course Credit: 1
Foundation class to all other Family and Consumer Sciences courses.
Covers a wide range of topics to include cooking, sewing, personal
management, and child development. |
| FAMILY LIFE |
Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Explore personal, family, and work-related relationships. Recommended
prerequisites: Personal and Family Development.
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| PARENTING PREPERATION |
Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Investigates the decision to parent, heredity,
pregnancy, and giving birth. This is NOT the school-age parenting
course. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development.
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| CHILD DEVELOPMENT |
Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Focuses on children as they grow from infancy
to school-age. Recommended prerequisite: Parenting Preparation.
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| FOOD SCIENCE |
Grade: 9-12 18 week course Credit: ½
Concentrates on the scientific aspects of
proper nutrition, health, and wellness. Recommended prerequisite:
Personal and Family Development.
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| FASHION DESIGN |
Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 1
Investigates the fashion industry with a focus
on the purchasing and construction of quality garments. Recommended
prerequisite: Personal and Family Development.
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| *CULINARY ARTS |
Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 2
Emphasis in this lab class is on the restaurant
industry, with a focus on food preparation and service to the public.
Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family Development or Food
Science.
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| *HOTEL MANAGEMENT |
Grade: 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Training at the Hill Country Hyatt for jobs
in the hotel industry. Recommended prerequisite: Personal and Family
Development, Food Science or Culinary Arts.
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*EARLY CHLDHOOD PROFESSIONS |
Grade 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Explore careers in early childhood. Training
is at local elementary schools. Recommended prerequisite: Parenting
Preparation and/or Child Development.
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| *SECONDARY TEACHER PREPARATION |
Grade: 11-12 1 year, 2 block course Credit: 2
Concentrates on the secondary teacher profession
with internship at an area middle school. Recommended prerequisite:
Family Life.
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| FCS CAREER PREPARATION |
Grade: 11-12 1 year course Credit: 3
On-the-job training in Family and Consumer
Sciences-related careers.
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| *=Tech-Prep Class |