University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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.. tf tfia Social Sciences It is the belief of the History Department that man is better understood by evaluating the yesterdays of time that have re- sulted in today. Not to be considered dead, history is made to live through the Museum located on the second floor of the Historical Building. Planning for the future in light of those errors revealed by history is the area of the Department of Government. Here man ' s climb to self-realization and self-government is emphasized and college-trained citizens are encouraged to enter public ser- vice. Many graduates of NT are now in governmental positions, civic, state, and national. Page 1 7

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Social Sciences The Department of. Economics and Sociology provides study in the nature of human behavior and the relation of human inter- action to the total environment. Graduates may enter many fields of social work, from national levels of administration down to county welfare agencies. Courses extended by the Department of Geography are de- signed to provide the student with an understanding of man in relation to his physical world. Soil conservation and the ecology of man are primary aspects of the field. I ' age Ifi

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Journalism With their hands on the pulse-beat ot the campus com- munity, student journaUsts early learn the rules of the Fourth Estate and their responsibilities therein. The spawning ground of All-American publications, the Department of journalism instills the principles of free speech, democratic procedure, and the dignity of man into the lives and actions of its students. Ample opportunity is provided for ex| erience on the three campus publications, Atresia, Campus Chat, and YUCCA. Page 18