V .11 .011. a Social Science I. Requirements 4 . ForBachelor's- Degrees 0, Stud) ofAnthropology, 1. Economics,History,Political 41. Science, and t. Sociology in General Graduation°Requirements 4 byJENNINGSB.SANDERS Spec for SocialSciences \*All.e a BULLETIN MILNO. S U. S.DEPOSITORY COPY DO NOTDISCAR U. S.DWARTMENTOF HEALTH, EDUCATION,.AND WELFARE Arthur $.Flemming, seer, Mos ofEduction Lamina) G.Derthick,Commissioner- ' Foreword AlmN HEPRESENTSTUDY isallhaseofalarger investi- 1gation of highereducation curriculumsbeing planned by the Higher EdUcation ProgramsBranch, Divisionof Higher Education.This investigationwill seekab4terunder- standing thanwehavehadheretoforeof thecontent of differ- ent undergraduate,programsand willtry to find out the part played in theseprogramsby the humanities, thenatural sciences, and thesocial sciences, irrespectiveof subjects in which studentsmay.be majoring. Thesurveyjust completed Providesthe first dataever as- sembledon alarge scale of social sciencerequirements for bachelor's degrees.It shows theextent to which institu- tions of highereducation havesudh/requirements and the extentto which anthropology, economics, history,political science, and sociologyeachmay*be taken bythe student in satisfacti,on ofthem.It then proceedstoastudy in depth of thecourses mostfrequently taken bystudents fcir this purpose.The data thus assembledcanbe used by adminis- trators, department heads,and professors for reappraising the role of the socialsciences in general curricular'require- ments, and for re-examining thosecoursesshownto be the. onlyonesto whichamajority of studentsarelikelyeverto be exposed. 4 To theextent that the social wiences have00111ethillg of valueto offer in the general and citizenship educationof ool- legestudents.--i'ndtheir valtpx for thesepurposesis almost universally conceded---thestudynow,presented is of much signifiamm. LLOYD E. Butucit, SAssistant Commissioner for Higher Eduoation.4'. A.J. BRUXBAUGINI AW Consultant, Higher EducationPrograms Brandt, . Division of Higher Education. I. 1 t _ Acknowledgments ThN THECONTENTof the questionnaireused in this kfistudy, helpful advice,wasgiven' by BoydShafer, Exec- utive Secretary ofthe American HistoricalAssociation, and by 'R. M. Kirkpatrick, E7LecutiveDirector of the American Political ScienceAmociaiion.Thequestionnairein itapre- linitnary form was.filled out byWhiter 1 `11. lAres,chair- man,Department of Govenunent,Indiana University; by Wesley M. Ge'vehr,chairman, Department of History,Uni- vemity of Maryland; and by James H.Peeling, head, De- . partmentof Sociology, ButlerUniversity. Acknowledgment of assistance with theproject is also due toseveral Intimbers of the Office ofEducation staff, especially toRalph C. M.Flyni.,formerly Director of the Higher Edu- cation Programs BranchandnowAssistant Commissioner, ative Services Branch, whoadvisedonthe study from its beginning. WellsHarrington andBionson Price of the Division of Statistics and ResearchServices helped with the drafting of the questionnaire and designingthe institutional sample.Aiiistanceby Granditi L King,this Shirley Radcliffe, of the HigherEducation Programs Branch, is also acknowledge& a lv I. .% 1 ad--40 Contents .0 01. Pas. FOREWORD.. 11 to III ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.. II ***** al tv CHAPTEft t. INTRODUCTION...... **** * . 1 CHAPTER2. ANTHROPOLOG. y... ***** . 4 TheAnthropologycows*which studentsmostfrequently take towwd satisfyingabachelor-degreesocialsciencerequire- mitm I I OOOOO 4 TheAnthropologycomemost. taken: Scope,em. Ada',andwent chan .. e.s e 6 TheAnthropologycome modFrequently taken:Features regardedbyrespondentsasunusuallysuccessful..., lite Anthropologycourse mostfrequently taken:Features regardedbyrespond, . asweaknesses. 7 0. Anthropologyin integrated social'ciente and general ecru- dationcomes.. 8 4 CHAPTER3. ECONOMICS,.... ,,.. 10 The Economicscoursewhich studentsmostfrequeptly take toward sat*ingabachelor-degreesocialscience require- ment .440. ea. 10 TheEconomiacourse modfrequently taken:Scope, ernAa- :is,andmawchanges... 1 1 P. .. The Economiacoursemostfrecp,ntly taken:Featuresre- yarded byrespondents'asunusually succestfull.. 1 3 The Economiacoursemostfremontlytaken: Featuresre- gardiid byresoranchntsmwsakneuss .114) II 15 EconomksinIntegratedsocialscience and general education COMM 0004100410000 1 7 .` GIA.PTER4. HISTORY . 8' The-Historycoursewhich studentsmodfrsquently take toward satishiingabachelorodegres socialscience requirement. 18 4 1 4 4 a --9 - 4= 4 mar.- 1 CHAPTER 4. 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Features're ImmomtmillimmogiiiiioNmiimmigolummontsiosommimiloolioloonmmil -yrespondent,= * unusuallysucced I 94*.e a:4 4' 4a & Z .6 41 -= a_ a - E E t . Iiutnuv a- roast take_aa *# I# IF 22 N'Eyres emu'-01 ea nenes... _ aA Sociologynintegrated socidscienceandgeneful E- w a a- EA 5 a_aa- _ a _a a= = '9 * -a-. 77 * # CoUfgraZ E 6a 4 4 a_ A =- E AftE Appendix A. CoveringiiandausIonrr a a = Append p= TAttlar = 55 V -5 t M 4 Mr _2 I - "-74. I , for ble r kka the - p3=-A 7 and 171 44-4-itt only - A " were - II/.1.- social 2 to IF 41t- .1 rk y 1 amplifi 4-4 1#- The taking 4 AAA ith by 7 1 the kkaachers rn 5 = IF Eff included _ AA. a 4 _re4 _h EducatIon A 1---#=-*,=7,47-7. I 4 ill! _r"- large institutions ,E=2.- 7111 is _ few t Ersities, 2 1 _ all invited 4t iii 7 tc k4 £ ,very - -------- 7- science twrff. t4 ff g 44-TA , ex . coIg ofr == am Total = of a=glef 114,3 4_ i - the answered =3-£1 bachelor's r more s -4- p; a-744- -4 s - r-f-- 4 50 1936 CA _ r---#Y!#4 of 1 in - eighth S = writing; - higher aaaiaa to E77 questionnaires fs-7 relCral C__N-A = sptions, the -ttFfl The - ffFj-'-m = _ the possible the degrees and _ I Et- political tricilr a 5 mma I I tze __If = tit #i77-7AV tm*(-1 m 4 institutions a,- _A_ pt items - g ---7 -- to I e-'1A1 === C-L-E-a4 -- V 134 4 =-w letter at 11 chairmen 4._ catalog 4W...A A----4 consult AA m on A _1 for - I UI-it'll offered. ;the AA a arts f , science, 7,32-17==k s A had k.r = of whi "C" a mainv the 4-1 11 liberal _ . -1.- 1 Lir_O _ r Ile) it _ _ _ - § Y ____:,..7______ , and Z r_,- e 111 4747 r institutional V I aTh Moreover, yin ikL-iM research catalogs 44.2 - departmental I it _ 4 s college .,. political -4 )4_ by _ -74 h, 1474a4-_44__=.rt A ?flints, 17- &-= Opj in 7-1 n A bachelor's to A r institutions n was i, =- I 1 except zy A - the h A B, to the r #4 = k, ---= w departments the Ica 1) science, mightfor Mil colleges, sociology a = n I of .112 -- t institutions cat% TvAl==r in out V 4:ht.-vv: table glInciunc*roPi 210 percent) in take raf :ties And a J.!.46. on of 4 ; ir----C2* ti" - W n;:ry I of could were at .# 1). t given _ LD 1 kaW, I# questionnaire what theba and 7tn -4474 304 the _4 t at for not- ..A7k Thus, 1 0, help 15 Thesample _ 1;a college " wa_g answer; 44"K.-A- 1 a These .a.a-111'12'i 4 lists. anthropology, .44.a = flaw the of _ t_t Office a-a4 AAA selected Education a ag- 44 74,4- A I N7 aw---maa44 1=-4 .7-4 = sociology, ___=A eco--- com- 4- P-71--14.4 AAAA stuscepti= 1 con- recipients bachelor's of R. ==w weirs were 319A).satisfy T-..-.1-_,14tg1M-111-111%1 bymtst, ts sAmple 0 2 SOCIALSCIENCEREQUIREMENTS FOR _ DEGREES I mitoutoi11111011111111111111INIIINMPIINIM siderablepartotthe finalrepowastxt.*14upondata deriy on] fl figuresorcheckmar placedinthe ea" and "no" A-Ar. onthe qufftionnaimforms. 1( -AaI AA The shows thatthesocial A VA. _ occupyai placein laicrrequirements forbachelor'sdegree& From - fte 319 Wirt ---- Ma'nercntcame la _ from 1or moreof the 5 social sciencedepartmental chairmen,n theirinstitutionshad A 3E bachelor'sderreisociI science AAA. toward, AAAIII 111 E of w A whichwork instheir departmentsmig NI taken. Asa1 iwA studyakkl indicatesthe importantpart played by certainsurvey orintroductory- _ = = a coursesin meeting theserequirements.Since = Areg that the majorityof students would takenootherocurat%inaparticu- -4 lar scienex aftercompleting for creditIheIcourssutales Ur/ it A A A to niekttagraduationrequirement, the significance t v.nAdeurw3in astudent's totalprogramisapparent,Thus,ifmost students will a As A nosociologyother than AAAE A w Ft _ coure -5,fit E a AAA will takenohistory otherthan world historyorAmerican history,it '4 A- in thesecourses,notinmore auv a that must communicateto I whateverof value they cv7eve rsubjects _ hold for E_A educationand TwiliAA___ft intelligent F,A Becausethefirstorintroductory ursin each of the twill sciencesaretheonesmaet likely to be taken by students,it is forttmato =u that thesecourses areaccord.t4 the staffingrecognition :AAAnw= A=_AA re- ceive.Indeed, ifanyonehas hr.; the notion that, (),in these courses ISregardedby social science A asanunpleasant routine A ii -e-t4 oreto = to instructors and lateassistants,he will bedi.mAltisionedy this study.