Variety of courses

VJeneral education courses — every student entering college faces a seemingly endless string of them; courses such as English 101,History 201,Physical Education 101 and Math 115 commonly appear on freshman and sophomore schedules

LBC's Social Science Division offers a variety ofcourses designed to meet general education requirements According to Division Chairman Boyd Rist,the division provides a "useful service to the whole college" with itscurriculum of courses in the various fields of social sciences.

The major thrust,however, istheoffering of seven majors tothe college:history, history education, and psychology which has four tracks that a student can follow: human development, clinical, social-applied, and social-experimental The division also has minors in each of these areas as well as in Latin American studies, anthropology and sociology.

Approximately 300 students majored within the social sciences division in the 1982-83 school year. Sixty percent of them were in the various areas of psychology. The upper-level psychology majors were able to use computers, provided by Dr. David Gillette, for their research inseveral classes

A major accomplishment of thedivision thisyear was theextension oftheWashington, D.C., intern program from a summer- only program to year-round Students who participated worked in public or private government offices in the nation's capital and received college credit for their work

"They apply their major on the job," explained Rist

Other opportunities for students in the social sciences division included participation in various organizations History students of outstanding ability could become members of the honor society Phi Alpha Theta. Psychology majors and minors received practical advice from faculty membersand guest speakers at meetings ofthe Liberty Psychological Association

The Pre-Law Club was also formed this year inanticipation of its upcoming major Itwill begin in the fall of 1983 along with majors in foreign affairs and public management Other future plans for the division include the development of minors in economics and geography and graduate programs in psychology, political science, and history within two years.

More than 80 percent of the social sciences faculty have earned doctorates,one of the highest ratios of any academic divisionatLBC.With continued recruitment of faculty such as these and the addition of new generaleducation coursesand majors, the socialsciences division should become an important influence on the college in the future