Social Sciences
The Department of Social Sciences accepts candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree and offers the following programs of study: A few of the courses taught by professors in the department are: Tony Eastman, Professor of History; B.A., Union University; M.A., Memphis State; Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi. Interests: American history, running, and lifting weights. Barry Hambright, Professor of History and Political Science; A.A., Gardner Webb University; B.A., Carson-Newman; M.A., University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., University of South Carolina. Interests: American government, Southern politics, the judiciary, Major League Baseball, and trips to New York City. David Yelton, Professor of History; B.A., Appalachian State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Interests: Modern Germany, NASCAR, and World War II. Robert Munoz, Professor of Sociology; B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Interests: social deviance, sociology of marriage and family, preparation of his daughters for college, racquetball, and hearts. Timothy W. Vanderburg, Assistant Professor of History; B.A., Gardner-Webb University, M.A. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ph.D., Mississippi State University. Interests: modern United States, New South, North Carolina history, board and computer simulation games, travel, science fiction, and playing with his son's Boxer. Call Dr. Donna Ellington at (704) 406-4467 or Dr. Tim Vanderburg at (704) 406-4469, or visit the Department's offices on ground floor of Dover Chapel.What do we offer?
Majors
Minors
Teaching Licensure
All students are required to complete a minor in a field of their own choice. Students seeking teacher licensure in social studies at the secondary school level must major in Social Sciences or History, minor in teacher education, and complete a supportive minor within the Department.
Why should I study the social sciences?
The social sciences are for anyone who wants to learn more about the social, political, and historical foundations of various world cultures. The increased awareness, analytical abilities, and research skills gained by studying history, sociology, and political science also helps the student function more effectively in the society in which he or she lives. Students who have majored in the social sciences have had careers in law, medicine, education, journalism, social work, and many other professions.
What classes can I take?
Modern Germany Since 1789
Civil War and Reconstruction
Politics of Developing Areas
Early Medieval Christianity
International Relations
Nineteenth Century Europe
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Criminology
Medieval Europe
Constitutional Law
Sociology of Gender
Southern Politics
The American Century
North Carolina History
A complete list of courses offered by the Department of Social Sciences is located in the Gardner-Webb University catalog.
Who are we?
Donna S. Ellington , Chair, Professor of History; B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Duke University. Interests: Medieval Europe, Christian church history. Author of From Sacred Body to Angelic Soul: Understanding Mary in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe.
Michael Kuchinsky, Assistant Professor of Political Science; University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Ph.D. Government and International Studies, 1999. Fields: International Relations, Comparative Politics/Africa, Foreign Policy,
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