SCHOOL OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (HESC) Stephen Jorgensen Degree Conferred: M.S. (HESC)
Areas of Concentration: human development and family sciences, apparel studies, food and human nutrition, general human environmental sciences, and rural sociology. (Rural Sociology M.A. is awarded in the Sociology Department.) 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. Pre-requisites for the concentration in Rural Sociology are found in the description of the Sociology program. Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: Students who specialize in apparel studies, food and human nutrition, or human development and family sciences 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.
Requirements for the M.A. in Sociology with specialization in Rural Sociology are: SOCI 5013, Advanced Social Research, or In addition to these core courses, the student must take sufficient hours of electives to reach 31 semester hours total, and must complete a masters thesis. The student must also pass a comprehensive examination. 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 ENV SC (HESC) HESC400V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) HESC4023 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. Prerequisite: HESC 3033. HESC4033 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. Prerequisite: HESC 2053 and CHEM 1074 and CHEM 1071L. HESC4043 History of Apparel (FA) The evolution of clothing from ancient times to the twentieth century with emphasis upon Western civilization. Cultural and economic factors affecting dress and customs associated with dress will be stressed. Lecture three hours per week. Prerequisite: ANTH 1023 or SOCI 2013. HESC4053 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 three hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 3033. HESC4063 International Apparel and Textiles (SP) International economic and market driven issues are examined in respect to the apparel and textiles industries. Investigation of industry trends requires global understanding and manipulation of the wide range of commerce based concepts. Today's domestic softgoods industries requires an understanding of future based world-wide, business practices and procedures. Prerequisite: MKTT 3433. HESC4103 Experimental Foods (SP, Odd years) Application of experimental methods for investigations in cookery. Group and individual problems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: HESC 4100L. Prerequisite: HESC 2113 and CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L (or HESC 2113 and CHEM 1074 and CHEM 1071L). HESC4100L Experimental Foods Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite: HESC 4103. HESC4123 Home Food Preservation (IR) Principles and techniques of food preservation in the home, by canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and preserving of jellied products. Lectures 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: HESC 4120L. Prerequisite: CHEM 1074 and CHEM 1071L (or CHEM 1103 and CHEM 1101L) and HESC 2113. HESC4120L Home Food Preservation Laboratory (IR) Corequisite: HESC 4123. HESC4213 Advanced Nutrition (FA) Normal nutrition with emphasis on utilization of nutrients. Lecture and reports on current literature 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: CHEM 3813. Prerequisite: HESC 3204. HESC4223 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. Prerequisite: HESC 1213 and either (ZOOL 2213 and ZOOL 2211L or ANSC 3032 or POSC 3032 and ANSC 3042 or POSC 3042) or (CHEM 1074 and CHEM 1071L and BIOL 1543 and BIOL 1541L). HESC4243 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. Pre- or Corequisite: HESC 3204. HESC425V 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. May be repeated for 2 hours. HESC4264 Clinical Nutrition I (FA, Odd years) Principles of nutritional care with emphasis on pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of chronic illnesses. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre- or Corequisite: CHEM 3813 and HESC 4213. Corequisite: HESC 4260L. Prerequisite: ZOOL 2213 and ZOOL 2211L (or ANSC or POSC 3042). HESC4260L Clinical Nutrition I Laboratory (FA, Odd years) Corequisite: HESC 4264. HESC4273 Clinical Nutrition II (SP, Even years) Principles of nutritional care with emphasis on pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment in critical Prerequisite: HESC 4264. HESC4433 Dynamic 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 three hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 1403 and HESC 2413 and junior standing. HESC4443 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: HESC 1403 (or HESC 2413 or PSYC 2003 or SCWK 2133) and junior standing. HESC4453 Parenting and Family Dynamics (FA) Focus is on influence of parenting and family dynamics on individual development, especially factors in family life which contribute to normal psychological development. Topics include family values, the psychology of sex and pregnancy, the transition to parenthood, childbearing techniques, family influences on cognitive and social development, and changes in family relationships during the life cycle. Prerequisite: HESC 1403 or PSYC 2003. HESC4463 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. Prerequisite: HESC 3403 and junior standing. HESC4474 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, laboratory 6 hours per week. Corequisite: HESC 4470L. Prerequisite: HESC 2433 and HESC 3403. HESC4470L Child Development Practicum Laboratory (SP) Corequisite: HESC 4474. HESC4493 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 three hours per week. HESC455V Special Topics (1-6) (IR) Topics not covered in other courses, or a focused study specific topics in the students' areas of concentration. HESC5003 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. Lecture 3 hours per week. HESC5013 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. HESC502V Special Problems Research (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) HESC5033 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. HESC5030L Principles of Textile Testing Laboratory (SP) HESC5203 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. Lecture/seminar format 3 hours per week. May be repeated. Prerequisite: HESC 4213 (or ANSC 4143) and CHEM 3813. HESC522V Readings in Nutrition (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Seminar and individual study. Prerequisite: HESC 4213 or HESC 4223. HESC5403 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: graduate standing. HESC5423 Theories of Human Development (FA) Classic and contemporary theories and theoretical issues concerning human development across the life span. Prerequisite: graduate standing. HESC5433 Advanced Child Development (SP) Theory and research concerning normal behavior and development in childhood. Acquaintance with library resources, classic studies, and recent literature. HESC5463 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, RSOC 5463) Prerequisite: STAT 4003 and AGST 4023 and CISQ 5203 and EDFD 5393 (or EDFD 6403). HESC555V Special Topics in Human Environmental Sciences (1-3) (IR) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in the specializations of human environmental sciences. May be repeated. HESC600V 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. Click here for graduate courses in Food Science. |