1988-1989 Academic Catalog

Course requirements for a minor in political science involve twenty-four quarter hours including: POLS-261 American National Government ............ 5 Electives in political science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Course requirements for a minor in public administration involve twenty-six quarter hours including: POLS-161 Introduction to Public Administration ........ 4 POLS-260 Methods of Research in Political Science . . . . . . 5 POLS-261 American National Government ............ 5 POLS-462 Public Policy ........................... 4 ECON-339 Public Finance ......................... 4 MGMT-353 Personnel Management .................. 4 Course requirements for a minor in sociology involve twenty- four quarter hours including: SOC-230 Principles of Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Electives in sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Course requirements for a minor in urban studies involve twenty-eight quarter hours including: GE0-250 Introduction to Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 GE0-251 World Regional Geography-Western Hemisphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 POLS-262 American State and Local Government . . . . . . . 5 POLS-364 Urban Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DEPARTMENTAL COURSES GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science-A, W,Sp,Su 5 hours This course is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of some of the basic concepts in sociology, economics, and political science from a Christian-theis– tic perspective. Required of all students for general education. GSS-380 Methods of Teaching Social Science- W 3 hours In this course an emphasis is placed upon the identification, examination, and implementation of the methods and materials which are unique to the teaching of social sciences within both the secular and the Christian secondary school setting. GSS-381, GSS-382, GSS-383 Clinical Teaching iu the Social Sciences-A, W,Sp 1-3 hours A practical, on-campus, 1-3 hour credit experience in which a student is assigned to assist a college instructor in the preparation of tests and quizzes, in teaching, grading, research, and other teacher responsibilities. A student will be expected to participate for 22 clock hours for each quarter hours of credit. Prerequisite: Admis– sion to the Teacher Education Program. A student may arrange to do any one of the following with the director of this experience in his or her discipline: 1. One 22-hour experience for three different quarters 2. A 44-hour experience for one quarter and a 22-hour experience for another quarter 3. A 66-hour experience for one quarter Social Sciem:es and History 167 POLS-470 Prelaw Seminar-W 5 hours Individual projects acquaint the student with legal procedures and research in such areas as briefs and contracts. HIST-490 through POLS-493 Independent Study in Social Science 1-2 hours Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor HIST-490 History SOC-491 Sociology GOE-492 Geography POLS-493 Political Science SOC-499 Social Science/History Internship 5-15 hours Majors who participate in government service, historical research, public adminis– tration, social work, or other approved activities related to the social sciences may earn up to 15 hours credit. The approval of the department is necessary for any proposed internship. ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology-W 5 hours . An anal~sis of the concept and its importance for the study of man; an examina– llon ofvanous cultures of the world as they relate to technological, economic social political, and religious aspects of these cultures. ' ' GEOGRAPHY GE0-250 Introduction to Geography-A.Su 2 hours An introductory study of the discipline ofgeography and the major elements of the natural environment, with particular emphasis on their effect upon man and his activities. GE0-251 World Regional Geography-Western Hemisphere-W,Su 4 hours A spatial survey of various regions in the western world with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical envi– ronment. Prerequisite: GE0-250 Introduction to Geography or permission of instructor. GE0-252 World Regional Geography-Eastern Hemisphere-Sp 4 hours A survey of various regions in the eastern world with an emphasis on the cultural economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical environment'. Prerequisite: GE0-250 Introduction to Geography or permission of instructor. HISTORY HIST-104 The British Empire and the Developing Third World-A 4 hours A study of Great Britain in her role as the disseminator of Christian values and libertarian ideals and institutions to Africa, India, and Australia. (Alternate vears) HIST-106 History of Modern Germany-A 4 'hours A composite examination of the course of German unification under Prussia and Germany's rise to the status of a great world power. Emphasis is given to nineteenth and twentieth century political and intellectual movements. (Alternate years) HIST-111,112 United States History-A, W 5 hours each qnarter 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. HIST-120 Modern Chinese History-A 3 hours A survey of Chinese history and thought in the twentieth century.