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Human Environmental Studies offers programs that focus on the quality of life for individuals and families, and includes courses and degree options in such diverse areas as child development, consumer services, interior design, and food service and hospitality management.
Majors
Food Service and Hospitality Management (B.S.)
Human Environmental Studies (B.S.)
Options: Child Development
Dietetics
Family Life
Fashion Merchandising
Housing and Interior Design
Family and Consumer Services Education (B.S.Ed.)
Child Care and Guidance (A.A.)
Food Service and Hospitality Management
Minors
Child Life Services
Child Studies
Family Economics and Management
Family Studies
Food Service and Hospitality Management
Gerontology
Interior Design
Nutrition
Fashion Merchandising
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project or to learn about a particular topic. They provide summaries, place topics in context, and often include bibliographies for further reading.
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence (R 305.23103 G131)
Encyclopedia of Family Life (R 306.8509703 En194)
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (R 612.303 En195)
Encyclopedia of Interior Design (R 747.03 En19)
Encyclopedia of Housing (R 363.503 En195)
Facts & Figures (Fact Sources)
Use dictionaries, statistical works, atlases, handbooks, and similar works to check facts about topics, people, or events.
Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention (Stacks 362.19892 H19154 2000)
Manual of Clinical Dietetics (Stacks 615.854 M319 2000)
The Interior Design Business Handbook (Stacks 729.068 K723i3)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (R 317 Un3)
Find Articles
Search indexes, abstracts, and databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. For a complete list of Kent Library's online databases, see the Find: articles page at: (http://library.semo.edu/find/articles.asp).
Useful databases include:
Academic Search Premier
ABI Inform
Agricola
PsycINFO
CINAHL
Wilson Omnifile
Useful periodical indexes include:
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Art Index
Humanities Index
Social Science Index
Find General Collection Books
Use the Kent Library Catalog (http://library.semo.edu/find/books.html) to find books, videos, government documents, and other cataloged materials. Possible subject headings include:
child development
dietetics
diet in disease
diet therapy
family
family life education
interpersonal relations
fashion merchandising
clothing trade
fashion--economic aspects
interior decoration
consumer education
hospitality industry--management
Organizations
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
http://www.ascn.org
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
http://www.asns.org
Your Child Nutrition eSource; American School Food Service Association
http://www.asfsa.org
American Hotel & Lodging Association
http://www.ahma.com
International Hotel & Restaurant Association
http://www.ih-ra.com
National Association of College and University Food Services
http://www.nacufs.org
National Park Hospitality Association
http://www.nphassn.org
SHM: Society for Hospitality Management
http://www.hospitalitysociety.org
American Society on Aging
http://www.asaging.org
AGHE (Association for Gerontology in Higher Education)
http://www.aghe.org/site/aghewebsite
Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org
International Association of Gerontology
http://www.sfu.ca/iag
National Council on Aging
http://www.caregiver.org
National Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org
National Council on Family Relations
http://www.ncfr.com/Default.htm
American Society of Interior Designers
http://www.interiors.org
International Interior Design Association
http://www.iida.org
National Council for Interior Design Qualification
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 721-0220
FAX: (202) 721-0221
American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
http://www.aafcs.org
Costume Society of America
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com
Fashion Group International
http://www.fgi.org
International Textile and Apparel Association
http://www.itaaonline.org
Additional Web Resources
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
http://www.aarp.org
Children, Youth and Families Education Network
http://www.cyfernet.org
Foodservice.com
http://www.foodservice.com
Hospitality News
http://www.smartbrief.com
National Senior Citizens Law Center
http://www.nsclc.org
Resource Directory for Older People
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/resource/html
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
http://www.senate.gov/aging~aging
A World of Possibilities
http://www.ca.uky.edu/fcs/possibilities/index.htm
Angel of Fashion
http://www.fashionangel.com
Fashion.About.Com
http://fashion.about.com
Worthglobalstylenetwork
http://www.wgsn.com
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last updated: 6/8/04
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