1995-1996 Academic Catalog

186 Social Sciences Minors Course requirements for a minior in criminal justice involves twenty-six quarter hours, including: CRJU-131 Introduction to Criminal Justice .................... 5 Electives in criminal justice (with a CRJU prefix) ........ 21 Course requirements for a minor in history involve twenty-seven quarter hours, including: HIST-111,112 United States History ............................ 10 HIST-201,202,203 History of Civilization ................... 12 Electives in history .......................................................... 5 Course requirements for a minor in political science involve twenty-six quarter hours, including: POLS-261 American National Government .................... 5 PUAD-161 Introduction to Public Administration .......... 4 Electives in political science .......................................... 17 Course requirements for a minor in public administra– tion involve twenty-seven quarter hours, including: ECON-339 Public Finance .............................................. 4 MGMT-350 Principles of Organization and Management .................................................................. 4 POLS-261 American National Government .................... 5 PUAD-161 Introduction to Public Administration .......... 4 PUAD-369 Public Policy ................................................ 4 Electives (with PUAD or POLS prefix) .......................... 6 Course requirements for a minor in sociology involve twenty-seven quarter hours, including: SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ................................... 5 Electives in sociology .................................................... 22 The extensive Christian ministries available give students avenues to learn while reaching out to others. Cedarville students are pictured here at the Pacific Garden Mission in inner city Chicago. History Course Descriptions 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-theistic perspective. Required of all students for general education. GSS-284 Concepts of Chemical Dependency 5 hours Designed to investigate the concept of chemical dependency. Course emphasis is on the various drugs of abuse, methods of assessment, intervention and treatment. Prerequisites: PYCH-160 General Psychology, SOC-230 Principles of Sociology, or permis– sion of instructor. GSS-380 Methods of Teaching Social Science--A 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-381,382,383 Clinical Teaching in the Social Sciences-- A,W,Sp 1 hour each A practical, on-campus, 1 credit hour 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 hour of credit. Prerequisite: Admission 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 HIST-490 through PUAD-497 Independent Study in Social Science 1-4 hours Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor ANTH-494 Anthropology CRJU-496 Criminal Justice GE0-492 Geography HIST-490 History POLS-493 Political Science PUAD-497 Public Administration SOC-491 Sociology SWK-495 Social Work GSS-499 Social Science/History Internship 5-15 hours Majors who participate in government service, historical research, public administration, 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 analysis of the concept and its importance for the study of man; an examination of various cultures of the world as they relate to technological, economic, social, political, and religious aspects of these cultures. Criminal Justice CRJU-131 Introduction to Criminal Justice--A 5 hours An introduction to the discipline and institutions of criminal justice in the United States. Law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be recognized in an open systems sense as interacting and interdependent institutions. On occasion timely issues will be considered as they relate to criminal justice agencies. CRJU-220 Criminology--W 5 hours See course description for SOC-220 Criminology. CRJU-231 Juvenile Delinquency--Sp 5 hours A study and assessment of causal theory and problems of correction and prevention of delinquency.