Human Environmental Sciences (HESC)
Mary Warnock
118 Home Economics Building
479-575-4305
E-mail: mwarnock@uark.edu
Web: http://www.uark.edu/depts/hesweb/
• Professors Farmer, Martin, Warnock, Whan
• Associate Professors Bailey, Fitch-Hilgenberg, Gentry, Noble, Turner, Webb
• Assistant Professors Apple, Foote, Killian, Takigiku
• Instructors Baldwin, Crandall, Harding, Powell, Smith
Degree Conferred:
M.S. (HESC)
Areas of Concentration: Apparel studies; food, human nutrition and hospitality; human development and family sciences; and general human environmental sciences. (The Rural Sociology M.A. is awarded in the Sociology Department.)
Prerequisites to Degree Program: Applicants are expected to have sufficient undergraduate preparation to be admitted to the program. An admissions committee that is appointed by the
Prerequisites for the Concentration in Rural Sociology are found in the description of the Sociology program.
Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: The School requires that at least 50 percent of the course requirements be earned from courses at the 5000 or 6000 level. This degree allows for a thesis and non-thesis option. Students who have research assistantships funded by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are required to participate in the thesis option. The thesis option is also recommended for students who plan to continue their education beyond the Master of Science degree.
Thesis Option: The thesis option requires a minimum of 30 semester hours. Of those 30 hours, six semester hours of thesis research are required and at least 12 hours of course work must originate within the area of concentration. Students must also take at least one course each in graduate statistics and research methods.
Non-thesis Option: The non-thesis option requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate level course work. A minimum of 15 of the semester hours must originate in the student’s area of concentration. Students must also take at least one course each in graduate statistics and research methods. Non-thesis track students are required to pass both written and oral comprehensive exams.
HESC Distance Education Master’s Degree: The General Human Environmental Sciences concentration is the only HESC M.S. degree available through distance education. The sequence of courses for distance education students is dependent upon the time of the student’s enrollment and the availability of distance education courses offered by the school.
(HESC) HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
HESC400V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)
HESC4023 Advanced Apparel Merchandising (Fa) Advanced Apparel Merchandising aspects of fashion through interpretation of apparel classification, seasonal cycles, stock emphasis, assortment strategies, target customers, and apparel trends and an overview of marketing communication including advertising, personal selling and sales promotion. Prerequisite: HESC 3033.
HESC4033 Advanced Textile Study (Sp) Use of advanced computer-aided-design (CAD) software to enhance skills in textile studies. Prerequisite: HESC 1053 and HESC 2053.
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 or HESC 1013.
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 and HESC 4043.
HESC4063 Advanced Apparel Production (Sp, Fa) An advanced study of product development incorporating technology used in the industry for a career in fashion merchandising and/or product development. Prerequisite: HESC 3003 and HESC 2013.
HESC4103 Experimental Foods (Sp) Application of experimental methods for investigations in cookery. Group and individual problems. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: Lab component. Prerequisite: HESC 2113 and CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L (or HESC 2113 and CHEM 1074 and CHEM 1071L).
HESC4213 Advanced Nutrition (Fa)
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) Identifying, assessing, and developing solutions for nutritional problems encountered at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 1213.
HESC425V Food and Nutrition Seminar (Sp) (1-2) 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. Prerequisite: HESC 3204.
HESC4273 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (Sp) Principles of nutritional care with emphasis on pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment in critical illness. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 4264.
HESC4423 Adult Development (Fa) Examine individual development beginning with the transition adulthood through middle age; aproximate age ranges are 18-60 years. Content focuses on physical, cognitive, psychological, and social changes that occur throughout this period of the life span. The impact of love, work, and family on men’s and women’s movement through the transitions that comprise adulthood are emphasized. Prerequisite: HESC 1403 or PSYC 2003 and junior standing.
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 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 (Sp, 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 (Sp) Programs” 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.
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 (Irregular) (1-6) Topics not covered in other courses, a focused study of specific topics in the students’ areas of concentration.
HESC4613 Food Service Purchasing (Fa) Food purchasing with emphasis on specifications. Relationship of food purchasing to available equipment. Receiving, storage, distribution, and inventory control. Meal quality control and costing. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 3653 and HESC 3604.
HESC4623 Selection and Layout of Food Service Equipment (Sp) Types of food service. Planning food flow from receiving to service of meals. Choosing proper equipment for the flow plan and service items. Sanitation, maintenance, comparison of personnel requirements. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 3653 and HESC 3604.
HESC4633 Advanced Hotel Operations (Sp) In-depth comprehensive study, strategic planning and analysis of the manager’s role in successful hotel operations including application of specialized computer software and human resource management skills. Lecture 2 hours per week. Laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 3633:
HESC4753 Family Financial Management (Fa) Economic considerations of the family in a rapidly changing society. Family finance and consumer problems are emphasized.
HESC4813 Human Factors in Interior Design (Sp) (Formerly HESC 3823). Emphasis is given to human behavior as applied to interior design. Types of interior spaces, environmental effects on behavior, ergonomics, interior design needs of special groups, and human factors programs are studied. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: SOCI 2013 and PSYC 2003 and junior level standing.
HESC4903 Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Merchandising (Su) Study of the interaction between manufacturing, marketing, and merchandising in the apparel industry through classroom instruction and study tours. Includes study trip. Additional fees required. Lecture 3 hours per week and 1 week study tour. May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 12 hours.
HESC5003 Advanced Apparel Studies in the Global Economy (Fa) Advanced analysis of economic, social and political aspects of the domestic and international textile and apparel industries.
HESC5013 Advanced Apparel Pattern Design (Sp) Use of computer aided design technology to perform pattern making techniques for apparel production. Laboratory 5 hours per week. Prerequisite: HESC 3003.
HESC502V Special Problems Research (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)
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. Corequisite: lab component.
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. Prerequisite: HESC 4213 (or ANSC 4143) and CHEM 3813.
HESC522V
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 the economic and sociological problems of agriculture and Human Environmental Sciences. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Same as AGEC 5013,AGED 5463)
HESC555V Special Topics in Human Environmental Sciences (Irregular) (1-3) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in the specializations of human environmental sciences.
HESC600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)
HESC700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) Prerequisite: candidacy.
(FDSC) FOOD SCIENCE
An interdepartmental doctoral program is available involving the Departments of Food Science, Animal, and Poultry Sciences, and Human Environmental Sciences leading to a doctoral degree in Food Science. For graduate courses, go to Food Science.
(RSOC) RURAL SOCIOLOGY
See Sociology for specialization in Rural Sociology, M.A. program.
RSOC4603 Environmental Sociology (Sp) The course provides a social perspective on environmental issues. It examines the linkage between society, ecological systems and the physical environment. It provides conceptual framework(s) for analyzing environmental issues, considers the role of humans in environmental issues, and enhances understanding the complexity of the relationship between societal organization and environmental change. (Same as SOCI 4603)
RSOC4623 Introduction to Community Development (Fa) Introduction to the field of community development; including approaches used in Cooperative Extension Service, vocational agriculture, local governments, and the private sector. Focus is on the community development process. Prerequisite: RSOC 2603 or SOCI 2013.
RSOC500V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Gives experience in executing research and in analyzing a sociological problem of agriculture. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
RSOC5163 Agricultural and Rural Development (Su) First offered Summer 2001) Examination of agricultural and rural development issues in less developed countries. Alternative agricultural production systems are compared, development theories are examined, and consideration given to the planning and implementation of development programs. Corequisite: graduate standing and AGEC 1103 (or ECON 2023) (Same as AGEC 5163)
RSOC5463 Research Methodology in the Social Sciences (Odd years, 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 Human Environmental Sciences. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
RSOC600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
RSOC700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-9)