2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

GSCI-3060 4 hours Environmental Science for Middle School Educators –Sp Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the dynamic relationships that exist between the earth’s organisms and their environment and how human activity affects these relationships. Students will identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made and identify and explore sustainable solutions to the problems. This course will include pertinent pedagogy for teaching environmental science in a middle school setting. Three lectures and one laboratory session per week. This course does not satisfy the general education requirement for biology. Prerequisites: GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology, GSCI-1010 Principles of Earth Science (Fee: $100) (odd years) General Social Science (GSS) GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture –Fa, Sp 3 hours This course serves as an introductory study of America’s constitution and political institutions, with emphases on political participation, political culture, and public policy. GSS-3630 4 hours Data Analysis and Research Methodology –Fa, Sp This course will train social science students in the use of statistical techniques that range from central tendency through bivariate regression, and it introduces students to the primary issues of research methodology, which includes levels of measurement, sampling, internal and external validity, and reliability. Students must also master the use of one piece of statistical software. Prerequisite: students must have satisfied Cedarville’s mathematics proficiency requirement before enrolling in GSS-3630. GSS-3640 3 hours Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning –Fa, Sp This is a course designed to introduce the students in the social sciences to qualitative, nonstatistical research methods. It includes qualitative, nonstatistical research methods. It includes qualitative research design, literature review, the interpretation of qualitative data, ethnographic methodology, propermethods of observation, interviewing and coding, testing the reliability of data, trangulation, and applying objective criteria to data. Included is an actual research project based on the material in the course. GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology –Fa, Sp 3 hours This course satisfies the statistics and research methodology requirements for several social science majors at Cedarville University. The goals of the course are to introduce students to descriptive and inferential statistical concepts and methods and to familiarize them with quantitative methodology within the social sciences. GSS-3810,3820 1 hour each Clinical Teaching in the Social Sciences –Fa, Sp Practical, on-campus, one credit hour experience in which a student is assigned to assist a college instructor in the preparation of tests and quizzes, grading, research, and other teaching responsibilities. A student will be expected to participate for 30 clock hours for each semester hour of credit. A student may arrange to do either of the following with the director of this experience in their discipline: 1. One 30-hour experience for two different semesters. 2. A 60-hour experience for one semester. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program . GSS-4810 Policy Formation –Fa 3 hours A core course of the D.C. Semester focusing on policy formation and encouraging appropriate appreciation for and analysis of that process from a biblically informed perspective. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the D.C. Semester program. GSS-4820 Biblical Principles and Governance –Fa 3 hours A core course of the D.C. Semester focusing on biblical principles related to the role of government, the responsibilities of citizens, and the evaluation of critical issues within the political system. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the D.C. Semester program. GSS-4990 Social Science/History Internship 1–16 hours Majors who participate in government service, historical research, public administration, international studies, criminal justice, or other approved activities related to the social sciences may earn up to 12 hours of credit. H History (HIST) HIST-1110 United States History I –Fa, Sp 3 hours HIST-1120 United States History II –Fa, Sp 3 hours 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-2000 Introduction to History –Fa 3 hours An introduction to the field of history as it pertains to both the academic and the public historian. Emphasis will be given to historical inquiry, source evaluation, analysis and synthesis, research methodology, formal historical writing, and career opportunities. Introduction to History should be taken in the sophomore year. This does not fulfill the general education requirement for a HIST course. HIST-2010 History of Civilization I –Fa, Sp 3 hours HIST-2020 History of Civilization II –Fa, Sp 3 hours This survey of human history begins at the advent of civilized life in the ancient Near East and continues into the 20th century. It presents the religious, social, political, and intellectual development of mankind from a Christian interpretive point of view. HIST-2100 Ohio History for Educators –Fa 2 hours A survey of the history of the State of Ohio from pre-Colonial background to the present. Examines the settlement of Ohio by various Native American tribes, the early exploration and settlement by European migration and the state’s place in national development from the 19th through 21st centuries. HIST-3000 Introduction to Historiography –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the history of historical writing, methods of research, and the philosophy of history. Required of history majors. Should be taken in the junior year. HIST-3030 3 hours History of Christianity: Pre-Reformation –Sp Survey of ancient and medieval Church history with emphasis given to doctrinal and institutional developments. (even years) HIST-3040 3 hours History and Politics of the British Isles and Canada –Sp This course examines three countries: the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Canada. After an extensive topical history along with a discussion of major prime ministers who served in the 19th and 20th centuries, this course also investigates contemporary issues including foreign policy, recent political debates, secessionist problems in Scotland and Quebec, membership in the European Union, and the ongoing structural changes to government. Crosslisted as GEO, INTL, and POLS. (even years) Course Descriptions | – HIST-3200 Page 239 2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions GSCI-3060 – HIST-3040