1970-1971 Academic Catalog

SOCIAL SCIENCE 111 DIVISIONAL COURSES 100 FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE-A, W, Sp This course is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of some of the basic concepts in sociology, economics, and political science. Five credit hours Required of all students for general education. 480 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL Teaching methods and materials in social studies. 493 SEMINAR IN SOCIAL SCIENCE Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor Four credit hours An analysis of the problems of social science research. A study of the scope and methods of field research, questionnaire design, and the scientific method applied to social phenomena. Techniques for collecting data, elementary sta– tistical procedures, and interpretation of research findings will be included. A. HISTORY 102, 103 UNITED STATES HISTORY-W, Sp Five credit hours An 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. Five credit hours each quarter 201, 202, 203 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION-A, W, Sp A study of Western Civilization. Emphasis is placed on the development of the religious, social, political, economic, and intellectual forces that influenced the formation of the present European states and the role these states have had in the colonization and development of the Western Hemisphere. At– tention is given to the role that Christianity has had in the formulation of present world civilization and culture. Three credit hours each quarter 300 HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE A study of the rise, development, and decline of civilization in the Mesopo– tamian, Nile, and Aegean areas. Particular attention is given to the develop– ment of Hellenic and Hellenistic cultures and their contributions to Western Civilization. Four credit hour.r 301, 302, 303 HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPE– A, W, Sp ( 1971-72 and alternate years) An in-depth study of Europe from 1648 to the present. Emphasis is upon the French Revolution, Unification of Germany and Italy, World War I, Post– war political and economic problems, the rise of dictatorship, and World War II with its aftermath. Three credit hours each quarter