Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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ARTS FACULTY Rev. George A. Deglman. S. J. T)ean The BLUE-JAY 1933 The College of Arts and Sciences WHILE the modern trend in education has been toward specialization in professional courses, the Arts College has been upholding the cause of a liberal and cultural educa- tion. The course in the liberal arts offered by the college is intended to serve two functions, that of giving the student a broad general education and that of preparing students for advanced work in the professional schools. In its work for a cultural education for the student, the col- lege attempts to train the students for citizenship and for an invigorating and thoughtful life. For this reason the course has been made up of curricula grouped around the disciplin- ary, cultural and informational studies. Students wishing a cultural education may take a general course leading to the degree of bachelor of arts or they may specialize in one of the major departments and take one of the ether degrees offered by the college. Thus students may specialize in sciences and take a bachelor of science degree or in philosophy and take a bachelor of philosophy degree. Just as important is the work of the college in preparing stu- dents for advanced work in the professional schools. Students intending to go into the Schools of Law, Medicine or Dent- istry must take all of their preliminary work in the Arts Col- lege. Pre-professional students gain both a general background and the basic work in their profession in the arts courses. The V [12]

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Daniel Ederer William Schall Michael Brown Willis Barber college stresses greatly the cultural aspect of the pre-medic, pre-dental, and pre-law courses. In order to be a success as a member of a profession, the student must not only know the tools and tricks of his trade but must also have the cultural background and understanding without which no profession can hold its own. As a part of this view, the arts faculty is laying continually more stress on the studies in philosophy as a background for the professions. In building a foundation for the professional courses, the col- lege lays the groundwork without which the student would not be able to get much out of his courses. Work in the sciences which are most important in the field which he plans to enter are given to each student. Thus the pre-medic and pre-dental students follow different programs than do the reg- ular arts students in order to prepare for their future work. There are also special requirements for the pre-law student. As a whole, the university depends to a large extent on the Arts College for its success. Without the constant influx of students, prepared here, into the professional schools, they would be unable to keep up the name they have made for them- selves. The future of the country and its citizens is also largely de- pendent on the culture and background of the students grad- uated from its universities and here the college plays a very important part. The aim of the college has always been to instil culture and build character. Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher. S. J. Assistant ' Dean The BLUE-JAY 1933 [13]