Program Overview

Family and Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Sciences program offers a comprehensive course, FCS 277/L, which focuses on the essential concepts, practices, and procedures for the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software in textile, fashion design, and visual merchandising.

Course Description

This course, FCS 277/L, includes 2 hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week. It is a corequisite course, meaning that FCS 277L must be taken concurrently with FCS 277.

Course Schedule

The course schedule for FCS 277 and FCS 277L varies by semester.

• Spring 2026:
  • FCS 277: Class Number 19596, Location SQ246, Day Friday, Time 2:30pm-4:10pm
  • FCS 277L: Class Number 19597, Location SQ246, Day Friday, Time 4:20pm-7:05pm
• Fall 2025:
  • FCS 277: No sections offered this semester
  • FCS 277L: No sections offered this semester

Course Details

The course covers the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software for textile, fashion design, and visual merchandising, providing students with hands-on experience in a lab setting.