Academic Catalogs

Foods & Nutrition (FN)

FN C1603 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Food Safety and Sanitation  
Advisory: FN C170.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
The basic principles of bacteriology, safety, equipment selection, and facility layout for food service operations. Includes cause and control of food-borne illnesses, cleaning materials and procedures, general safety regulations, food processing methods, first aid, and fire prevention. National food handler certification exam will be given. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: HOSP 110.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C160

FN C1703 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Nutrition  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course covers the scientific concepts of nutrition relating to the functioning of nutrients in basic processes of life. Individual needs, food sources of nutrients, current nutrition issues, scientific principles to analyze and evaluate nutritional information, and diet analysis will be emphasized. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: NUTR 110.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C170

FN C1773 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Global Perspectives of Food and Culture  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.
This course uses anthropological concepts to examine the social, cultural, and ecological aspects of food, food production, material culture of food, and food resources in a global, historical, and comparative perspective. Examines how food choices affect personal health, lifestyle, environment, and the wider human society. This course is identical to ANTH C175. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C177

FN C1803 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Nutrition and Disease  
Prerequisite(s): FN C170.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Fundamentals of nutrition needs for common and uncommon health conditions/diseases including lifecycle variations. Review of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), scope of practice, screening for nutritional risk, assessment of dietary needs, medical nutrition therapy interventions, modified diets, meal planning, and menu writing. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C180

FN C1903 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Foodservice Management  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is the study of personnel, communication, and business operation as they pertain to dietary managers. Course content covers recruiting, staffing, scheduling, educating, and managing personnel as well as managing operation and capital budget, purchasing, and implementing cost-effective procedures. This course is identical to MGMT C160. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C190

FN C2253 Units (54 lecture hours)  
Nutrition through the Lifecycle  
Advisory: FN C170.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is the study of special nutritional needs, physiology and health concerns throughout the principle stages of the lifecycle - pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, older adulthood. This course is identical to AGNG C225. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C225

FN C2831 Unit (8 lecture hours; 48-50 other hours)  
Work Based Learning in Business Operations and Personnel Management  
Prerequisite(s): FN C190.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Course is designed to provide students with real-life experience in business operation and personnel management as they pertain to dietary managers. Students will practice and apply topics covered in their instructional courses which include determining personnel needs and job functions, participating in employee hiring process, managing a budget and planning and budgeting for improvement in the department design and layout, assisting in the purchasing process and implementing cost-effective procedures. Students complete 48-50 hours of work in a field related to Foodservice Business Operation and Personnel Management. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C283

FN C2841.5 Units (8 lecture hours; 72-75 other hours)  
Work Based Learning in Foodservice, Sanitation and Safety  
Prerequisite(s): FN C160.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This work-based learning course provides field experience for students in the Dietary Management Program. Students will apply the principles of sanitation, food protection, hazard analysis critical control guidelines, manage standardized recipes, prepare and produce food on a large scale. Students will complete 72-75 hours of work in a field related to Foodservice, Sanitation and Safety. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C284

FN C2850.5 Units (8 lecture hours; 24-25 other hours)  
Work Based Learning in Nutrition  
Prerequisite(s): FN C180.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
This course is the study and practice of medical nutrition therapy as it pertains to dietary managers. Students will gather and apply nutrition data, interview for nutrition-related information and provide nutrition education to clients under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian in healthcare setting. Students complete 24-25 hours of work in a field related to nutrition. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing FN C285