Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel
College of Health and Social Sciences
Interim Dean: Dr. Andreana Clay
Department of Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel (FINA)
Burk Hall, Room 329
(415) 338-1219
Website: fina.sfsu.edu
Chair: Dr. Gus Vouchilas
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Gus Vouchilas
Mission Statement
The mission of the Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel (FINA) Department is to provide a transformative student experience that advances understanding of contemporary issues that impact the food, shelter, clothing, and relationship needs of individuals, families, and communities and which leads to career pathways.
The core of each FINA program is to encourage critical thought, diverse ways of understanding, inclusive and equitable pedagogy, and the development of professional practices which will enhance the quality of life for those whom our students will serve.
Program Scope
FINA offers three undergraduate degrees and one graduate degree:
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics (Concentrations in Dietetics & Nutrition Science and also Foods & Community Nutrition)
- Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design & Merchandising (Concentrations in Design and also Merchandising)
Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Apparel Design and Merchandising, or Interior Design, with a GPA of 3.0 or better, may qualify for admission to the Master of Arts in Family & Consumer Sciences.
Advising
The department faculty offer advising to assist students with their program and graduation needs as well as understanding the relevancy of the courses they take and their career outlook.
Career Outlook
The diversity of career options for students within our programs is great as each program offers particular paths to employment.
Interior Design – Residential and/or Commercial Interior Designer
Dietetics – Food Specialist; Clinical Dietician; Food Service Systems Management; Nutrition Education in Hospitals, Industry, or Government Agencies
Apparel Design & Merchandising – Apparel designer; Fashion Merchandiser; Visual Merchandiser; Brand Manager; Textile Specialist; Product Development; Textile & Apparel ReUse or Extended Life Specialist
Professor
Gus Vouchilas (2006), Professor in Interior Design. Ed.D. University of San Francisco.
Associate Professor
Amy Dorie (2017), Associate Professor in Apparel Design and Merchandising. Ph.D. Iowa State University.
Gretchen Lynn George (2013), Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics. Ph.D. University of California, Davis.
Karen Johnson-Carroll (1988), Associate Professor in Interior Design. Ph.D. Oregon State University.
Sherria Taylor (2015), Associate Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences. Ph.D. Loma Linda University.
Assistant Professor
Ivana Markova (2018), Assistant Professor in Apparel Design and Merchandising. Ed.D. University of San Francisco.
Zubaida Qamar (2018), Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics. Ph.D. Texas AM University.
Lecturer
Wanda Siu-Chan (1997), Dietetic Internship Director. M.S., R.D. University of New Haven.
Jennifer Stimson (2017), Didactic Program in Dietetics, Director. M.S., R.D. University of Georgia.
Majors
- Bachelor of Arts in Family and Community Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in Design
- Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design and Merchandising: Concentration in Merchandising
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics: Concentration in Dietetics and Nutrition Science
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics: Concentration in Foods and Community Nutrition
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and Architecture
Family & Consumer Sciences
FCS 220 Young Children and Families (Units: 3)
Growth, development, and enculturation of the child within the family setting through age nine, intra-family relationships, and parent-child relations. Environmental influences affecting children's cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development. [Formerly CFS 320]
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
FCS 312GW Gender, Race, Class, and Family Diversity - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors; GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
FCS 321 Adolescents and Families (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
FCS 325 Transitions in the Family Life Cycle (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
FCS 326 Adulthood and Aging within Families (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors.
FCS 355 Nutrition for Wellness (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
FCS 410 Parent-Child Relationships (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences and Child and Adolescent Development majors.
FCS 412 Critical Identity and Creative Expression in Family Life Education (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors or permission of the instructor.
FCS 422 Early Childhood Education Curriculum: Birth to Five (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division students; CAD 210 or FCS 220 or equivalent.
FCS 426 Family Stress, Coping, and Resilience (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
FCS 428 Children and Families with Violence, Abuse, and Neglect (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 728: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for FCS 428: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences and Child and Adolescent Development majors; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 728/FCS 428 [Formerly CFS 728/CFS 428] is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
FCS 429 Family Policy and Advocacy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors.
FCS 430 Management Dynamics: Life Goals and Decisions (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors.
FCS 481 Family and Consumer Sciences and Nutrition and Dietetics Field Experience (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and permission of the instructor. Advance course application is required. Forms can be obtained from the department office.
FCS 520 Program Development for Young Children, Families, and Communities (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Family and Consumer Sciences majors; FCS 220*, FCS 321*, and FCS 326*.
FCS 524 Supervised Experiences with Children, Family, and Community (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences majors; FCS 220, FCS 223, FCS 321*, FCS 325*, and FCS 422*.
FCS 543 Sustainability in the Textile, Housing, and Food Industries (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 743: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for FCS 543: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 743 [Formerly CFS 743]/FCS 543 [Formerly CFS 543] is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Environmental Sustainability
FCS 600 Professional Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating Apparel Design and Merchandising, Family and Community Sciences, Interior Design, and Foods & Community Nutrition: Concentration in Nutrition & Dietetics seniors; GWAR course.
FCS 685 Projects in Teaching of Family, Interiors, Nutrition, & Apparel (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division Family Interiors Nutrition & Dietetics (FINA) majors; approval of the supervising instructor; grade of B or better in course in which student will be a teaching assistant.
FCS 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
FCS 700 Seminar: Trends and Issues (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Family and Consumer Sciences or the School of Design.
FCS 710 Family and Consumer Sciences Research Applications (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate standing in Family and Consumer Sciences; FCS 700; first level writing proficiency.
FCS 728 Children and Families with Violence, Abuse, and Neglect (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 728: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for FCS 428: Restricted to upper-division Family and Community Sciences and Child and Adolescent Development majors; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 728/FCS 428 [Formerly CFS 728/CFS 428] is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
FCS 743 Sustainability in the Textile, Housing, and Food Industries (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 743: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for FCS 543: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 743 [Formerly CFS 743]/FCS 543 [Formerly CFS 543] is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Environmental Sustainability
FCS 761 Advanced Apparel Design (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 761: Restricted to Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel graduate students or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for ADM 661: Restricted to Apparel Design & Merchandising graduating seniors; ADM 361 and ADM 362; concurrent enrollment in ADM 560 and FCS 600; GPA of 2.5 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 761 [Formerly CFS 761]/ADM 661 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
FCS 769 Visual Merchandising and Promotion (Units: 3)
Prerequisite for FCS 769: Restricted to Family and Consumer Sciences graduate students or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites for ADM 569: Restricted to Apparel Design & Merchandising graduating seniors; ID 240; a college-level drawing class; concurrent enrollment in ADM 560 and FCS 600; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor.
(FCS 769 [Formerly CFS 769]/ADM 569 is a paired course offering. Students who complete the course at one level may not repeat the course at the other level.)
FCS 881 Internship (Units: 3-6)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
FCS 891 Directed Readings in Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Family and Consumer Sciences.
FCS 895 Field Study (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) for the Master of Arts and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
FCS 897 Research in Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Approval of the department.
FCS 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and major adviser; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) for the Master of Arts and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
FCS 899 Independent Study (Units: 2-4)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Nutrition and Dietetics
NUTR 253 Nutrition, Health, and Disease (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: One semester of chemistry or physiology or permission of the instructor.
NUTR 353GW Foodservice Systems Management - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Nutrition & Dietetics majors; GE Area A2; NUTR 253 with a grade of C- or higher.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
NUTR 356 Foods and World Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
NUTR 357 Principles of Food Preparation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-B: Physical Life Science
NUTR 450 Advanced Nutrition I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Nutrition and Dietetics majors; BIOL 212*, BIOL 213*, CHEM 349*, and MATH 124* with grades of C- or better.
NUTR 453 Nutrition in the Life Cycle (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division and second baccalaureate Nutrition & Dietetics majors; NUTR 253* with a grade of C- or better.
NUTR 457 Management of Quantity Food Purchasing and Production (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Nutrition & Dietetics majors; NUTR 357 with a grade of C- or better.
NUTR 484 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; BIOL 212, BIOL 213, CHEM 349, and NUTR 253 with grades of C- or better.
NUTR 550 Advanced Nutrition II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; BIOL 212, BIOL 213, CHEM 349, MATH 124, and NUTR 450 with grades of C- or better.
NUTR 551 Nutrition Education and Communication (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; NUTR 353GW*.
NUTR 557 Experimental Food Study (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; CHEM 115*, MATH 124*, and NUTR 357* with grades of C- or better.
NUTR 584 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; BIOL 212, BIOL 213, CHEM 349, NUTR 253, NUTR 484, NUTR 550 (may be taken concurrently) with grades of C- or better.
NUTR 651 Community Nutrition and Assessment (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduating senior and second baccalaureate Nutrition and Dietetics majors; NUTR 551 with a grade of C- or better.
NUTR 751 Seminar in Nutritional Assessment Across the Lifespan (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Dietetics certificate students.
NUTR 755 Seminar in Human Nutrition and Metabolism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Dietetics certificate students.
NUTR 758 Seminar in Foodservice and Nutrition Program Management (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Dietetics certificate students.
NUTR 785 Seminar in Medical Nutrition Therapy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Dietetics certificate students.
NUTR 881 Internship in Dietetics (Units: 6)
Prerequisite: Dietetics certificate students.