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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