1973-1974 Academic Catalog

114 Cedarville College 493 Seminar in Social Science 5 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 methods applied to social phenomena. Techniques for collecting data, elementary statistical procedures, and interpretation of research findings will be included. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor 499 Social Science Internship Majors who participate in government service, historical research, social work, or other approved activities related to the social sciences may earn up to 15 hours credit. The approval of the Division is necessary for any proposed internship. A. HISTORY 201, 202, 203 History of Western Civilization -A, W, Sp 3 hours each quarter 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. Attention is given to the role that Christianity has had in the formula– tion of present world civilization and culture. 211, 212 United States History - A, W, Su 5 hours each quarter 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 idealogy of our cultural, social, and political development. 215 Black Ameri<"a 5 hours A study of the black man from his enslavement to the present. Key Negro spokesmen will be studied such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Roy Wilkens, Rev. Martin Luther King, and Stokely Carmichael. (Alternate, even years) 300 History of Ancient Near East and Greece 4 hours A study of the rise, development, and decline of civilization in the Mesopotamian, Nile, and Aegean areas. Particular attention is given to the development of Hellenic and Hellenistic cultures and their contributions to Western Civilization. 301, 302, 303 History of Modern and Contemporary Europe - A, W, Sp 3 hours each quarter 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, Postwar political and economic problems, the rise of dictatorship, and World War II with its aftermath. (Alternate, odd years) 304, 305, 306 History of England - A, W, Sp 3 hours each quarter A study of Great Britain from 55 B.C. to the present. Emphasis is upon the political, social, economic, cultural, and institutional development of the English people. Particular attention is focused upon the relationships between England and the United States. (Alternate, even years) 307, 308, 309 History of Russia - A, W, Sp 3 hours each quarter A study of the major developments in ancient, modern, and contemporary Russia. After a development of the political, economic, and social development of Russia to the time of Peter the Great, emphasis is upon the Russian background of communist ideas, organization, and practices. (Alternate, odd years)