Graduate School - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions
• Professors Farmer, Martin, Turner, Warnock, Whan
• Associate Professors Bailey, Fitch-Hilgenberg, Gentry, Robertson,
Webb
• Assistant Professors Apple, Foote, Killian, Moore, Takigiku, Way
• Instructors Baldwin, Crandall, Harding, Powell, Smith
Degree Conferred:
124
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 Director at
the time an application for admission is received determines eligibility
for admission to any of the program areas. The admissions committee
specifies any deficiencies in admission requirements that must
be met by students who are admitted.
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.
Human Environmental Sciences (HESC)
HESC400V Special Problems (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)
HESC4023 Advanced Apparel Merchandising (Sp, 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 3013 and HESC 3033 .
HESC4033 Advanced Textile Study (Fa, Sp) Use of advanced computer-aideddesign
(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 and 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 4043 or consent.
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 2112 and HESC 2111L and CHEM
1123 and CHEM 1121L (or HESC 2112 and HESC 2111L and CHEM 1074 and CHEM
1071L).
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 3203.
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 3203.
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 (Fa)
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 3402 and HESC
3401L 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. May be repeated for
6 hours.
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 or Corequisite: HESC 3604. Prerequisite:
HESC 3653.
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. Prerequisite or Corequisite: HESC 2815.
HESC4903 Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Merchandising (Su, Fa)
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 for 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 3143) and
CHEM 3813.
HESC5223 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
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