Mary M. Whan, Interim Director of the School, 118 Home Economics Building, 575-4305
PROFESSORS FARMER, KENNEY, MARTIN, McCOY, VOTH, WARNOCK, WHAN; PROFESSORS EMERITAE BURTON, CARROLL, COTTON; ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DOLLAHITE; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BAILEY, DENNIS, MOOTY, NOBLE, TURNER
Areas of Concentration: human development and family studies, clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, and general human environmental sciences. Students interested in Rural Sociology should also see section for sociology.
Prerequisites to Degree Program: In general, 12 semester hours in junior-senior courses in one or more given areas of human environmental sciences or related subject matter are considered minimum prerequisites to graduate study. Specific course minimums depend on the area of concentration chosen. Eligibility for admission to any of the program areas is determined by an admissions committee (appointed by the Director at the time an application for admission is received). The admissions committee specifies any deficiencies in admission requirements that must be met by students who are accepted. The Director recommends a major adviser to the Graduate Dean. The major adviser will, in consultation with the student, recommend faculty members to serve as the student's graduate advisory committee. Specific recommendations about the compositions of advisory committees appear in the Graduate Student Handbook for the School of Human Environmental Sciences.
Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: Students who specialize in clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, or human development and family studies are required to write a thesis based on their own research. Minimum degree requirements are 24 semester hours of course work and 6 semester hours of thesis research. Selection and execution of the research problem is directed by the major professor with the advice and approval of the advisory committee.
Students desiring education in human environmental sciences, rather than specialization in an area of subject matter, may pursue a course of study in general human environmental sciences. A thesis is optional. The course of study in general human environmental sciences (non-thesis option) requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate-level work including 21 or more hours divided between at least two areas of human environmental sciences. The recommended split is at least 12 hours in one area and 9 hours in a second area. Credit requirements for students who elect to write a thesis are similar to those for students who specialize in an area of subject matter.
For all students, the total program of study, including work outside the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, will be outlined by the student's graduate advisory committee in terms of specific program requirements and individual students' needs. The School requires that at least 50 percent of the course requirements be earned from courses at the 5000 or 6000 level. All students must take at least one course each in statistics and in research methods. Specific degree requirements and other information pertinent to graduate study appear in the Graduate Student Handbook for the School of Human Environmental Sciences.
Courses: Human Environmental Sciences (HES)
400V Special Problems (1-6) (Fa, Sp, Su)
4023 Fashion Merchandising Methods (Fa) Exploration of activities associated with the procurement of fashion apparel. A fashion analysis is directed toward apparel demands and the creation of a fashion statement by the use of specific quantitative skills. Course follows fashion item from the designer to the store rack. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: HES 3033.
4033 Advanced Textile Study (Fa) Practical consumer study of fabrics used for apparel and house furnishings including selection, use and care. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: HES 2053 and CHEM 2613/2611L.
4043 History of Apparel (Fa) The evolution of clothing from ancient times to the 20th century with emphasis upon Western civilization. Cultural and economic factors affecting dress customs associated with dress will be stressed Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ANTH 1023 or SOCI 2013.
4053 Contemporary Apparel (Sp) Fashion as a social force, the origin, scope, theory, and history of the fashion business, the materials of fashion, the fashion producers, auxiliary fashion enterprises, designers, fashion leaders, and leading market Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 4043.
4063L Apparel Manufacturing and Retail Laboratory (Sp) This course follows the normal progression of garment production from the first sketch all the way through production of the line. Units focus on industry standards of production and utilize production of the line. Units focus on industry standards of production and utilize a mini-factory complex. Laboratory 6 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 3003, 4013.
4076 Fashion Merchandising Internship (Su) A practical experience in a retail store or in a work situation related to the fashion industry to gain insight into the field of fashion merchandising; to observe business procedures in merchandising and operations. Prerequisites: first semester junior standing, 2.50 cumulative GPA, HES 3013, HES 3033. (Both Professional Practices 302V and Fashion Merchandising Internship 4076 cannot be taken for degree credit.)
4100L Experimental Foods Lab Corequisite: HES 4103.
4103 Experimental Foods (Fa, Odd years) Appli-cation of experimental methods for investigations in cookery. Group and individual problems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 2113 CHEM 1103/1101L, and CHEM 1123/1121L, or CHEM 2613/2611L, POSC 4314, and either FDSC 3103 or 3202. Corequisite: HES 4100L.
4120L Home Food Preservation Lab Corequisite: HES 4123.
4123 Home Food Preservation (Su) Principles and techniques of food preservation in the home, by canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and preserving of jelled products. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 1074/1071L or CHEM 1103/1101L; HES 2113. Corequisite: HES 4120L.
4213 Advanced Nutrition (Fa) Normal nutrition with emphasis on utilization of nutrients. Lecture and reports on current literature 3 hours. Prerequisites: CHEM 3813, HES 1213, and either HES 3204 or related science courses.
4223 Nutrition During the Life Cycle (Fa) Study of normal nutrition emphasizing quantitative needs for nutrients as functions of biologic processes that vary during stages of the life cycle. Nutritive needs during pregnancy and childhood are emphasized with some attention to nourishing aging and elderly adults. Factors that affect food choices and eating behavior are also considered. Lecture 3 hours per week with some student reports. Prerequisites: HES 1213, and EITHER (ZOOL 2213, 2211L or ANSC/POSC 3032, 3042) OR (CHEM 1074, 1071L and BIOL 1543/1541L).
4243 Community Nutrition (Sp, Odd years) Identifying, assessing, and developing solutions for nutritional problems encountered at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 3204, 4223.
425V Food and Nutrition Seminar (1-2) (Sp) Upperclassmen, graduate students and members of faculty meet weekly for presentation and discussion of selected topics. Two credits (2 semesters) required of all foods and nutrition graduate students.
4260L Clinical Nutritional Lab Corequisite: HES 4264.
4273 Clinical Nutrition II (Sp, Even years) Principles of nutritional care with emphasis on pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment in critical illness. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 4264.
4433 Dynamaic Family Interaction (Sp) Examination of family interaction across the lifespan. Methods for enhancing marriage and family relations will be examined. Sources of marital conflict, intergenerational support and negotiations process will be analyzed. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: junior standing required, HES 1403 and HES 2413.
4443 Gerontology (Sp) Physiological and psychological development of the aging individual, extended family relations, service networks for the elderly, and retirement activities. Some attention to housing and care needs of persons in advanced years. Lecture 3 hours per week. Seminar. Prerequisite: HES 1403, 2413, and/or 6 hours psychology and/or social work, and junior standing.
4463 Administration and Evaluation of Child Development Programs (Sp) Information on planning, developing, operating, and evaluating child development programs. Topics include physical facilities, staff, curriculum, budgets, parent involvement, and education. Lecture and discussion 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: HES 3403 and junior standing.
4470L Child Development Practicum Lab Corequisite: HES 4474.
4474 Child Development Practicum (Sp) Planning, implementing, and evaluating directed experiences on campus and in the community with young children in group settings and with their parents. Lecture 2 hours and laboratory 6 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 3403. Corequisite: HES 4470L.
4493 Public Policy Advocacy for Children and Families (Fa) Public policy advocacy as related to children and family issues. Strategies for advocacy will be emphasized. Lecture 3 hours per week.
455V Special Topics (1-6) (Irregular) Topics not covered in other courses, or a focused study specific topics in the students' areas of concentration.
4903 Economics of Clothing Consumption (Fa) Social and psychological factors influencing selection of clothing; study of the garment industry. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: ANTH 1023 or SOCI 2013.
5003 Clothing and Textiles Studies (Sp) Examination of theoretical base and published research in clothing and textiles. Review of social trends and their effects. Emphasis on understanding, interpreting and use of research in clothing and textiles, and related areas and the planning of scientific studies. Oral and written reports. Three hours per week.
5013 Recent Advances in Textiles and Clothing (Fa) Recent advances and new developments in textile fabrics for clothing and home furnishings. Lecture 3 hours per week.
502V Special Problems Research (1-6) (Fa, Sp, Su)
5030L Principles of Textile Testing Lab
5033 Principles of Textile Testing (Sp) Study of textile testing machines and methods utilized to determine construction and performance characteristics of woven and knit fabrics. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 4 hours per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 2613/2611L, HES 4033.
5203 Special Topics in Nutrition (Sp) Critical review of current literature; reports and discussion of original nutrition research pertinent to the topic(s) identified for study. May be taken for credit more than once, depending upon specific content. Lecture/seminar format 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HES 4213 or ANSC 4143 and CHEM 3813.
522V (1-6) Readings in Nutrition (Fa, Sp, Su) Seminar and individual study. Prerequisite: HES 4213 or 4223.
5403 Advanced Family Relations (Fa) Subtle elements in marriage, parent-child, and other relations among family members and between the family and the larger community. Recent cultural change as it affects the family. Recent research and literature. Prerequisite: psychology, sociology, family relations.
5423 Theories of Human Development (Fa) Classic and contemporary theories and theoretical issues concerning human development across the life span. Prerequisite: 9 hours of child and/or human development or psychology.
5433 Advanced Child Development (Sp) Theory and research concerning normal behavior and development in childhood. Acquaintance with library resources, classic studies, and recent literature.
5463 Research Methodology in Social Sciences (Sp) Logical structure and the method of science. Basic elements of research design; observation, measurement, analytic method, interpretation, verification, presentation of results. Applications to research in economic or sociological problems of agriculture and home economics. (Same as AGEC 5013, AGED 5463, and RSOC 5463.) Prerequisite: STAT 4003, AGST 4023, CISQ 5203, EDFD 5394 or EDFD 6403.
555V Special Topics in Human Environmental Sciences (1-3) (Irregular) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in the specializations of human environmental sciences. May be taken for multiple credit.
600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (Fa, Sp, Su)
Courses: Food Science (FDSC)
The doctoral program in Food Science is an interdepartmental program involving the Departments of Food Science, Animal and Poultry Sciences, and Human Environmental Sciences. See page 121 for graduate courses in Food Science.
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