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Source:
2004-2005 Catalog
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A Department of American Citizenship was made possible through the gift
contributed, in part, by the George I. Alden Trust. The Departments of
History and Political Science administer the American Citizenship Program.
Specific courses are listed under History
and Political
Science.
The courses in the American Citizenship Program are designed to offer
students a study of history that will give them a broad view of what has
happened in the past as a basis for an adequate understanding of what
is happening now and to give them, further, a study of political science
that will contribute toward their competence as effective citizens. The
courses are organized to meet the needs of four specific groups of students:
first, those who want well-rounded training as part of a liberal arts
program; second, those who are preparing for graduate work in history
and political science; third, those who are preparing to go to a professional
school; and fourth, those who plan to teach in secondary schools.
The program for majors in history and/or political science who plan to
teach includes interdisciplinary cooperation in the study of the structure,
key concepts, and methodology of the various areas, work with new ideas
in social studies curriculum projects, the inclusion of media resources,
the importance of current affairs, and the study of education that is
multicultural in nature.
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