By: Justin Little Photo by: Lindsey Campbell
Not only has Milligan gotten a makeover recently with the addition of the new village, but we can also expect the addition of three new minors next year.
This fall Milligan will offer the new physics, international studies and social work minors.
“One reason I chose to come to Milligan was the opportunity to develop a physics program from scratch,” said Dr. Nathaniel Wentzel, assistant professor of physics. ”Fewer than 50 percent of physics teachers in high school have majored or minored in physics or physics education. Many of the rest have not taken physics beyond the introductory college level.”
Dr. Rebecca Sapp, assistant professor of counseling and psychology, was especially interested in the addition of the social work minor.
“Social workers strive to see the person in the environment and assess where and how to best intervene to improve the living conditions for the individual,” she said. “Therefore, one can see how this minor fits very well with the goals of Milligan College and will help develop servant leaders who will go out and work in the field of social work or a related field.”
Dr. Amy Edmonds Assistant Professor of Political Science felt there was a need for an internationals studies program for students at Milligan.
“I wanted to start this minor for students who are interested in international topics or can see themselves potentially working in an international sphere some day,” said Edmonds.
Not only are the Professors excited about this expansion, but also students.
“I am very excited about the new physics minor,” said sophomore Joe McMahon. “At first I was unsure about what I was going to do with a math major, but now with this I can expand my education.”
Classes Required for International Studies
POLS 210 International Relations
POLS 220 Comparative Politics
POLS 370 Political Problems of Developing Countries
Classes Required for Physics
Required core courses (24 hrs):
PHYS 203 Physics I (4 hrs)
PHYS 204 Physics II (4 hrs)
*PHYS 311 Wave Phenomena (4 hrs)
*PHYS 351 Quantum Mechanics (4 hrs)
MATH 211 Calculus I (4 hrs)
MATH 212 Calculus II (4 hrs)
One elective chosen from the following courses (3 or 4 hrs):
*PHYS 352 Analytical Mechanics (4 hrs)
*PHYS 353 Electricity and Magnetism (4 hrs)
*PHYS 354 Thermal Physics (3 hrs)
(*denotes new course offering)
Classes Required for Social Work
SOWK 2xx Principles of Social Work (3 hrs)
SOWK 3xx Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3 hrs)
POLS 330 Public Policy (3 hrs)
9 hrs of electives selected from the following:
BADM 301 Introduction to Leadership in Organizations (3 hrs)
COMM 345 Dynamics of Group Communication (3 hrs)
LS 330 Family Law (3 hrs)
LS 340 Juvenile Justice (3 hrs)
POLS 120 American National Government (3 hrs)
POLS 203 State and Local Government (3 hrs)
PSYC 252 Developmental Psychology (3 hrs)
PSYC 356 Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 hrs)
PSYC 350 Social Psychology (3 hrs)
PSYC 357 Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Counseling (3 hrs)
PSYC 358 Abnormal Psychology (3 hrs)
PSYC 435 Child Sexual Abuse (3 hrs)
PSYC 470 Human Sexuality (3 hrs)
PSYC 499/SW 499 Research in Social Work field (3 hrs)
SOCL 201 Introduction to Sociology
SOCL 211 Social Problems (3 hrs)
SOCL 303 Family (3 hrs)
SOCL 314 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 hrs)
SOCL 321 Sociology of Death, Dying, and Bereavement (3 hrs)
SOWK 4xx Social Work Field Work (3 hrs)
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