1990-1991 Academic Catalog

Chairman ofthe department J. Murray Murdoch initiated and chairs the unique "Cedar What" campaign and convention, a mock presidential election campaign which parallels the national presidential election eve1y four years. The curriculum of the Department of Social Sciences and History is composed of history, sociology, geography, political science, public ad– ministration, and social work. This department seeks to: 1. Present to the student the origin and development of ideas and institu– tions. 2. Aid the student in gaining a better understanding of the world which would include an historical 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. 3. Provide the student with the prerequisites for responsible civic participa– tion. 4. Expose the student to the complexities of the public sector in modem life and the possibilities of careers in local, state, and national government. 5. Acquaint the student with a practical appreciation of the methods and tools of original research. 6. Provide the student with an opportunity to formulate and express the results of investigation and study. 7. Aid the student in developing a Christian world-and-life view through the integration of Biblical principles with the subject matter of the aca– demic disciplines. vs. wrong, ethical vs. um~thlical. today's society." - John Hart, a social science graduate and attorney in Dayton, Ohio, attended the University of Dayton LawSchool.