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General Social Science (GSS)
GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
This course serves as an introductory study of America’s
constitution and political institutions, with emphases on political
participation, political culture, and public policy. (Fee: $5)
GSS-3630
4 hours
Data Analysis and Research Methodology
–Fa, Sp
This course will train social science students in the use of
statistical techniques that range from central tendency through
bivariate regression, and it introduces students to the primary
issues of research methodology, which includes levels of
measurement, sampling, internal and external validity, and
reliability. Students must also master the use of one piece of
statistical software.
Prerequisite: students must have satisfied
Cedarville’s mathematics proficiency requirement before enrolling
in GSS-3630.
GSS-3640
3 hours
Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning
–Fa, Sp
This is a course designed to introduce the students in the social
sciences to qualitative, nonstatistical research methods. It includes
qualitative, nonstatistical research methods. It includes qualitative
research design, literature review, the interpretation of qualitative
data, ethnographic methodology, propermethods of observation,
interviewing and coding, testing the reliability of data, trangulation,
and applying objective criteria to data. Included is an actual
research project based on the material in the course.
GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
This course satisfies the statistics and research methodology
requirements for several social science majors at Cedarville
University. The goals of the course are to introduce students to
descriptive and inferential statistical concepts and methods and
to familiarize them with quantitative methodology within the social
sciences.
GSS-3810,3820
1 hour each
Clinical Teaching in the Social Sciences
–Fa, Sp
Practical, on-campus, one credit hour experience in which a
student is assigned to assist a college instructor in the preparation
of tests and quizzes, grading, research, and other teaching
responsibilities. A student will be expected to participate for 30
clock hours for each semester hour of credit. A student may
arrange to do either of the following with the director of this
experience in their discipline:
1. One 30-hour experience for two different semesters.
2. A 60-hour experience for one semester.
Prerequisite:
admission to the Teacher Education Program
.
GSS-4810 Policy Formation
–Fa
3 hours
A core course of the D.C. Semester focusing on policy formation
and encouraging appropriate appreciation for and analysis of
that process from a biblically informed perspective.
Prerequisite:
Acceptance into the D.C. Semester program.
GSS-4820 Biblical Principles and Governance
–Fa
3 hours
A core course of the D.C. Semester focusing on biblical
principles related to the role of government, the responsibilities
of citizens, and the evaluation of critical issues within the political
system.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the D.C. Semester program.
GSS-4990 Social Science/History Internship
1–16 hours
Majors who participate in government service, historical
research, public administration, international studies, criminal
justice, or other approved activities related to the social sciences
may earn up to 16 hours of credit.
History (HIST)
HIST-1110 United States History I
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
HIST-1120 United States History II
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Analysis of the development of the United States from the
colonial period to the present. Attention is given to the dominant
Christian influences that have tended to mold the philosophy and
ideology of our cultural, social, and political development.
HIST-2000 Introduction to History
–Fa
3 hours
An introduction to the field of history as it pertains to both
the academic and the public historian. Emphasis will be given
to historical inquiry, source evaluation, analysis and synthesis,
research methodology, formal historical writing, and career
opportunities. Introduction to History should be taken in the
sophomore year. This does not fulfill the general education
requirement for a HIST course.
HIST-2010 History of Civilization I
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
HIST-2020 History of Civilization II
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
This survey of human history begins at the advent of civilized
life in the ancient Near East and continues into the 20th century.
It presents the religious, social, political, and intellectual
development of mankind from a Christian interpretive point of view.
HIST-2100 Ohio History for Educators
–Fa
2 hours
A survey of the history of the State of Ohio from pre-Colonial
background to the present. Examines the settlement of Ohio
by various Native American tribes, the early exploration and
settlement by European migration and the state’s place in national
development from the 19th through 21st centuries.
HIST-3000 Introduction to Historiography
–Fa
3 hours
Introduction to the history of historical writing, methods of
research, and the philosophy of history. Required of history majors.
Should be taken in the junior year.
HIST-3030
3 hours
History of Christianity: Pre-Reformation
–Sp
Survey of ancient and medieval Church history with emphasis
given to doctrinal and institutional developments. (even years)
HIST-3040
3 hours
History and Politics of the British Isles and Canada
–Sp
This course examines three countries: the United Kingdom,
the Republic of Ireland, and Canada. After an extensive topical
history along with a discussion of major prime ministers
who served in the 19th and 20th centuries, this course also
investigates contemporary issues including foreign policy, recent
political debates, secessionist problems in Scotland and Quebec,
membership in the European Union, and the ongoing structural
changes to government. Crosslisted as GEO, INTL, and POLS.
(even years)
HIST-3050 Renaissance and Reformation Europe
–Fa
3 hours
A survey of the period spanning the fourteenth through the
seventeenth centuries, focusing on the origins, rise, nature, and
waning of the Renaissance, especially humanism, and the origins,
development, and influence of the Protestant Reformations and
the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. A special emphasis will
be placed on the continuities and discontinuities between the two
movements. (even years)
HIST-3070
3 hours
Europe inthe18th and19thCenturies:Continuity and Change
–Sp
A survey of the period spanning the mid-seventeenth century
through about 1918, including the Enlightenment. The course will
include the many political, social, and ideological changes of the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (even years)
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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Course Descriptions
GSS-1100 – HIST-3070