University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Chemistry The crash of a falling test tube... Your lab partner screaming, Oh no, acid all over my new pants. These are sounds that are so familiar to a chemistry major. The sounds that make hours of lab work more bearable and exciting. There are five chemistry major programs offered by the chemistry department. Chemistry A.C.S., the first major, leads to certification into the American Chemical Committee on Professional Training. At least 42 credits of chemistry are required. The liberal arts chemistry major and the chemistry teaching major take many of the same courses. The chemistry department and the School of Business both offer a chemistry-business comprehensive major. Students interested in chemical sales, marketing and technical programs take 30 credits of both chemistry and business. The physical science comprehensive teaching major requires a minimum of 24 credits in chemistry and 30 credits in physics or 24 credits in physics and 30 credits in chemistry. This program leads to certification both in chemistry and physics in secondary education programs. BOTTOM LEFT: Jim Sarafin, president o the American Chemical Society works on a project.

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History BELOW: Dr. Richard Marcus prepares a slide presentation for his history class. You will hate all Jews. You will be loyal to the Fuhrer... Adolph Hitler! According to one student enrolled in the history course, The Nazis and Germany, you had to feel and think like a Nazi to understand what people went through under Hitler's rule. Studying history gives a better understanding of the present, because the present could not be understood without some knowledge of the past. Students of history can see the processes of change through many aspects of society. Studying history provides training in evaluation of evidence and helps promote a critical habit of the mind. Liberal arts majors who are in the field of history use their degrees as groundwork for further study in business, government, law and journalism. Secondary education history majors use their degrees to teach younger people about their world. A new class added to the department's curriculum recently is Studies in the History of Women, which includes a survey of the entire history of women in the western world or women in American History. Also added is the History of Canada, from its early exploration to the present.

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Medical Technology Competition--every student feels it at one time or another. In Medical Technology, though, competition has an added meaning. Every student works to be accepted by a hospital for the senior year residency There are many students, but there are few hospitals. Once in a residency program, the students work in a hospital as a resident medical technologist. Only after successful completion of this residency can a student graduate. Medical technology is a comprehensive major in the university’s Division of Allied Health program. Requirements include seven biology courses, eight chemistry courses, two math courses, two physics courses, one psychology course and at least two medical technology courses. Students study disease and infections, immunology and the structure of the blood, microbiology and parasitology. A student soon becomes familiar with laboratories and complex, technological terms. UPPER RIGHT: Pctcf Siakpere. ABOVE: Karen Krueger. 16-Books