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C OLLEGE OF A RTS AND S CIENCES
SSC3433 JAPANESE HISTO-
RY AND CULTURE
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. A survey of the development
of the Japanese people
from historical and geographic
analysis with emphasis on the
social, political, economic, and
educational life of Japan.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC3513 INDUSTRIAL
ECONOMICS
Prerequisite: SSC2303 or faculty
approval. A survey of the applied
microeconomics of market structures,
with particular reference to
economies of scale, barriers to
entry, market failure, antitrust, and
regulation. Emphasis on industrial,
retail, and nonfinancial service
sectors. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC3523 MONEY
AND BANKING
Prerequisite: SSC2303 or faculty
approval. Monetary systems; indepth
analysis of the banking system
in the United States with particular
emphasis on expansion of
money supply; assets and liability
management and implications
for investors and consumers.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC3713 TOPICS IN
PHILOSOPHY
Prerequisites: SSC2423 and
SSC2413. Fundamental concepts
and categories in metaphysics,
philosophy of mind or epistemology;
the different systems of
thought of representative philosophers.
Note: May be repeated for
credit when topics vary.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC3723 ETHICS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Various ethical systems;
how ethical philosophy resolves
conflicts rationally when automatic
responses and implicit rules of
action collide with contrary
responses and rules. Lect. 3 hrs.
3 hours credit
SSC3733 AESTHETICS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. The origins and nature
of aesthetic theory; bases of critical
judgments in literature, drama,
sculpture, architecture and music.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4133 PROBLEMS IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Study of a significant
problem area in international relations
(e.g., NATO, the special
relationship, terrorism), chosen
each time of offering for its particular
timeliness and relevance.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4143 CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Our constitutional
rights, including rights of the
accused, freedom of speech and
press, and freedom of religion.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4513 SEMINAR
IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prerequisite: Permission of
department chair. Intensive study
of a topic determined by the
instructor. Assigned readings and
class discussion culminating in a
major paper written under the
instructor’s guidance. Lect. 3 hrs.
3 hours credit
SSC4643 WORLD RELIGIONS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2413, or permission of
instructor. A study of the major
religions of the world: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Islam,
Judaism, and Christianity.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4713 THE PHILOSOPHY
OF SPACE EXPLORATION
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. A philosophical investigation
of the nature and value of
space exploration. Standard arguments
for and against exploration,
the connection between science
and technology, the serendipity of
science, and the distinction
between fundamental and applied
science. Conceptual issues in
comparative planetology, space
biology, and space physics and
astronomy. Philosophical aspects
of faster-than-light travel, human
vs. machine exploration, space
colonies, the likelihood of extraterrestrial
intelligence, and the
connection between space technology
and war. Lect. 3 hrs.
3 hours credit
SSC4723 ENLIGHTENMENT
AND REVOLUTION
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Study of the 18th-century
Enlightenment and the revolutions
that followed in America
and France. Lect. 3 hrs.
3 hours credit
SSC4733 TOPICS IN THE
HISTORY AND PROBLEMS
OF TECHNOLOGY
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Investigation of the
place of technology in society.
Topics vary by semester, but may
include the history of technology
from ancient to modern times, the
development of technology in
America and the tension in
Western thought between technology
and philosophy. Lect. 3 hrs.
3 hours credit
SSC4743 WORLD WAR I
AND WORLD WAR II
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. An investigation of the
linkages in political, social, economic,
and cultural history at the
core of these two events. Crossnational
emphases and materials
are utilized. The wars as culminations
of profound problems, and
germinators of succeeding problems.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4753 THE
REFORMATIONS
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. The Protestant
Reformation and Catholic
Counter-Reformation of the 16th
and 17th centuries, focusing on
primary texts. Topics include the
crisis of the Papacy, the
Renaissance-Humanist critique of
the Church, the failure of
Conciliarism, the splintering of
Protestantism and the Catholic
revival. Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4763 ORIGINS OF
MODERN BRITAIN
Prerequisites: SSC2413 and
SSC2423. Introduces the political,
social, economic, cultural, and
religious history of England in
modern times. Emphasis on
chronology, how events and ideas
unfolded, in each of the five
major categories of history. The
panorama of seven centuries of
intense excitement and change.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4903 SENIOR THESIS IN
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prerequisite: Permission of
department chair. Supervised
writing of an essay that demonstrates
depth and breadth of
understanding of an issue in philosophy,
history, economics or
some other social science.
Students give a public presentation
of their Senior Theses.
Lect. 3 hrs. 3 hours credit
SSC4991-3 DIRECTED STUDY
IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prerequisite: Permission of
department chair. Study of a special
topic under the direction of a
member of the department.
1-3 hours credit
SSC5991-3 DIRECTED STUDY
IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prerequisite: Permission of
department chair. Study under
direction of a member of the
department on a special topic, for
one to three credits as arranged
and authorized by department
chair. 1-3 hours credit
U N D E R G R A D U A T E C A T A L O G 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 7
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