1991-1992 Academic Catalog

186 Social Sciences andHistory Chairman ofthe department1. Murray Murdoch initiated and chairs the unique "Cedar What" campaign and convention, a rrwckpresidential election campaign whichparallels the nationalpresidential election everyfour years. Purpose 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: L 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 academic disciplines. "Law school is aprocess where one learns to think as a lawyer. I believe that Cedarville prepared me for law school and the practice of law by providing the foundation for aproper Christian legal mind-set. It provided the tools for analyzing right vs. wrong, ethical vs. unethical, and wise vs. unwise, choices confronting anyone in today's society." -John Hart, a 1981 social science graduate and attorney in Dayton, Ohio, attended the University of Dayton Law School.