1987-1988 Academic Catalog

152 Professors: James E. McGoldrick, Allen L. Monroe, J. Murray Murdoch, Chairman Associate Professor: Joseph G. Halsey Assistant Professors: Robert G. Parr, Rex M. Rogers Part-time Faculty: Patricia Bates, David Haffey, Donald W. Rickard The curriculum of the Department of Social Sciences and His– tory is composed of history, sociology, geography, political sci– ence, public administration, and urban studies. This department seeks to present to the student the origin and development of ideas and institutions; to aid the student in gaining a better understanding of the world which would include an his– torical perspective, spatial awareness, comprehension of political systems, the knowledge of man in a socio-cultural context, and the study of the nature of an increasingly urban society; to provide the student with the prerequisites for responsible civic participa– tion; to expose the student to the complexities of the public sector in modern life and the possibilities of careers in local, state, and national government; acquaint the student with a practical ap– preciation of the methods and tools of original research; to pro– vide the student with an opportunity to formulate and express the results of investigation and study; and to aid the student in de– veloping a Christian world-and-life view through the integration of Biblical principles with the subject matter of the academic dis– ciplines. Requirements for a Major in American Studies. Sixty-two quarter hours including: American Studies core requirements 35 Interdisciplinary electives . . . . . . 27 Total 62 American Studies core requirements. Thirty-five quarter hours including: HIST-111, HIST-112 United States History . . . 10 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography . . . . . . . . 2 GE0-251 World Regional Geography Western Hemisphere ............................ 4 POLS-261 American National Government ..... POLS-366 History of Political Thought in America HIST-400 Seminar in History . . . . . . . . . LIT-337 Contemporary American Literature .5 .4 .5 5 35 American Studies interdisciplinary electives. Twenty-seven quarter hours selected from two of the following discipline areas: Biblical Education BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy . . . 5 BEPH-222 History of Modern Philosophy . 5 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture . . . . . 5 BEPT-240 Evangelism . . . . . . . . . . 3 BEPH-423 Contemporary Philosophy . 5 Business Administration ECON-231, ECON-232 Principles of Economics . 8 MRKT-261 Principles of Marketing . 4 MRKT-263 Principles of Advertising . . . . 4 BUS-313 Government and Business . 4 ECON-331 Money and Banking . . . . . . . 4 ECON-334 History of Economic Thought . 4 Communication Arts RTV-130 Introduction to Broadcasting . . . 3 RTV-232 Theories of Mass Media . 5 RTV-432 Mass Media Law and Regulation . 4 Language and Literature ENG-221 Principles of Journalism . 5 ENG-223 Advanced Composition . . 3 ENG-322 Advanced Journalism . . . 3 LIT-234 Early American Literature . 5 LIT-235 American Romanticism . 5 LIT-236 American Realism and Naturalism . 5 LIT-342 American Novel . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Music HLMU-333 Music History III - Romantic and Modern . 4 Psychology PYCH-160 General Psychology . 5 PYCH-369 Social Psychology . . 5