Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison - Columns Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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Depo rTmenT of Social Sciences Tinsley, J. , Chairman Chai, W. Redmond, K. DelahanTy, J. Riggs, R. Forner, C. PraTT, L. FriTz, J. Singer, G. MarkofT, R. Weleish, G. The Social Science curriculum oFFers courses ThaT lead To a Bachelor of ArTs degree in eco- nomics, hisTory, sociology, inTernaTional careers, governmenT and poliTical science. In an efforT To round ouT The sphere of The liberally educaTed sTudenT, acTiviTies ouTside The scope of The class- room have been inauguraTed by The deparTmenT. Field Trips, sociological surveys, and lecTures by inviTed guesTs have added To This year's lisT of accomplishmenTs. New courses dealing wiTh currenT social prob- lems are also added To The curriculum when enough inTeresT is shown by The sTuclenTs. In facT, This pasT year saw Juvenile Delinquency and Criminology added To The elecTives IisT, boTh courses under The guidance of Dr. Lois PraTT. Dr. Redmond Mr. John Tinsley-Chairman lmporTanT and informaTive visiTs were also made by The Peace Corps, which is linked To The social sciences by a common sociological inTeresT and by The chairman of The deparTmenT, J. F. Tinsley, who is also The liaison beTween The Uni- versiTy and The Corps. Received quiTe warmly by Madison sTudenTs, The Peace Cofps already boasTs of FDU graduaTes acTively parTicipaTing in iTs work --a feaTher in our cap, Too. Dr. l. Pratt Dr. weltfish

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Psychology Depa rTmenT Delagarza, C., Chairman Bishop, R. Johnson, E. Crowell, A. Marshall, G. Damianopoulos, G. STrauss, P. HimmelwrighT, V. Teiirian, E. HorowiTz, S. Weisbach, H. Youngberg, C. In The complex world of Today, There is The ever-increasing demand for Trained psychologisTs and for psychological services. The Psychology DeparTmenT aT Madison has geared iTself To meeT Those needs. The psychology sTudenT is Trained in Techniques and procedures aimed aT The solving of problems. An experimenTal psychology labo- raTory is now in operaTion on campus. iTs funcTion has a dual purpose: Teaching and research. Al- Though H is quiTe new, The TaciliTies of The lab are already being used for experimenTs exploring various faceTs of human behavior, and in The near Dr. Crowell Dr. C. O. Delagarza-Chairman TuTure, facilities for experimenTaTion lower animals will be incorporaTed. Psychology Honors has proved To be a mark of disTincTion To FDU graduaTes. This program, which is by inviTaTion only, provides for sTudy on a close insTrucTor-sTudenT basis. To compIeTe The diversified curricula, The deparTmenT makes wide use of insTrucTional films, class demonsTraTions, programmed Tesz, field Trips and guesT speakers. The DeparTmenT of Psychology seeks To Teach and To learn; iT Thereby conTinues To provide understanding and perspecTive of man and The lower forms. involving Dr. Damianopoulos 19