 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1936 |  |
SOCIAL SCIENCES
ECONOMICS
Economics B1: The Principles of Economics: Not open to first year
students.—First and second terms: Survey of the principles of Economics. Third
term: The bearing of these principles upon present American conditions. Instruction
will be given by lectures, assigned readings, discussions and written
tests. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Snavely, Associate Professor Hyde and Assistants.
Economics B2: The Growth of American Industry and Commerce:
Economics B1 prerequisite or may be taken concurrently. Other students may be
admitted on consultation with the professor.—A study of the influence of economic
conditions upon American social and political development. This study is preceded
by a short review of European, particularly English, industrial development
before and during the colonial period. Special emphasis is given to the influence
of various phases of American industrial environment upon the culture
and civilization inherited from Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Berglund and Mr. Pence.
Economics B3: Money and Banking: Economics B1 prerequisite.—The
first term is devoted to financial organization, the second to commercial banking
and the Federal reserve system, while the third is given over to the principles
of money. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Kincaid and Mr. Lawson.
Economics B4: Elementary Accounting: Theory and practice in the
handling of real and nominal accounts, together with the use of various types
of books of original entry; the opening and closing of books, adjustments,
statements of profit and loss, and balance sheets. The work of the course will
be exemplified through three types of business organization, namely: the
sole proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation, and will consist of
lectures and problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.) Two sections.
Professor Barlow, Mr. MacDonald, Miss Newman and Mr. Allen.
Economics B5: Statistics: Economics B1 and Mathematics A prerequisite.
—A basic course designed to give the student familiarity with statistical problems
and command of the essential methods of collection, presentation and
analysis. Stress will be placed upon the use of statistics as a tool in economic
investigation and in business. Exercises and problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 course.)
Associate Professor Hyde and Mr. Graves.
Economics B6: Auditing and Cost Accounting: Economics B4 prerequisite.—First
term: Auditing practice and procedure. Second and third terms:
The construction and operation of cost systems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course.)
Professor Barlow and Mr. MacDonald.
Commercial Law B1: Not open to first-year students.—A detailed study
of the fundamental and important, rather than the technical, principles of
those subjects of which some knowledge is necessary in ordinary commercial
transactions, including contracts, negotiable instruments, agency, partnerships,
bailments and carriers, sales of personal property, insurance. Instruction is
given in the practical drafting of business documents, such as simple contracts,
powers of attorney, articles of copartnership, mortgages, deeds of
trust and bills of sale. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hulvey and Mr. Williams.
Economic Geography B1: First term: Elements of geography. Second
term: Economic geography of North America. Third term: Economic geography
of Europe. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Starnes, Mr. Ellett and Mr. Shea.
HISTORY
History B1: Medieval History: From the Fourth Century to 1500.—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Dabney.
History B2: Modern European History: From 1500 to the Present—
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Assistant Professor Hale.
History B3: General American History: Not open to first-year students.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History B4: General English History: Not open to first-year students.
B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor T. C. Johnson.
History B5: Ancient History: Civilization of the Greeks and Romans.
Open to first-year students. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Barr.
History C1: History of European Civilization including Science, Religion
and Morals: Two B courses prerequisite.
Professor Dabney.
History C2: Social History of the United States, 1776-1865: Two B
courses, including B3, prerequisite. (Offered in 1937-38.)
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C3: The Old South, 1776-1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite. (Offered in 1938-39.)
Associate Professor Abernethy.
History C4: American History Since 1865: Two B courses, including B3,
prerequisite.
Acting Assistant Professor Cappon.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Government B1: American Government: Not open to first-year students.—This
course is devoted to a descriptive and critical study of the Government
of the United States. First term: The National Government. Second
term: The Government of the States. Third term: Municipal and Local Government.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Spicer and Acting Assistant Professor Moss.
Government B2: International Relations: Government B1 prerequisite.—
A study of the political, legal, and economic factors in modern international
society followed by a study of international law, the League of Nations, and the
Permanent Court of International Justice. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Mr. Cumming.
Government B3: Party Politics in the United States: Government B1
prerequisite.—A study of the history, organization, functions and procedure of
political parties and their relations to the policies of Government. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government B4: European Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
First term: The Government of England. Second term: The Government of
France. Third term: The Government of Germany, Switzerland and other
countries. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Acting Assistant Professor Moss.
Government B5: Municipal Government: Government B1 prerequisite.—
—A study of the rise of cities and of the development of their governmental
structure and practices of administration. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
Governmental B1 and one other B course in Political Science are prerequisite
to any C course.
Note: The C courses listed are not all offered in any given year. Students
who are interested should consult those in charge of the several courses.
Government C1: United States Constitutional Law: A study of the
American constitutional system through the case method.
Associate Professor Spicer.
Government C2: Political Theory: First term: The Theory of the State
and of Government. Second term: The History of Ancient and Medieval
Political Thought. Third term: Modern and Contemporary Political Thought.
Professor Gooch.
Government C3: Federalism: A study of the theory and practice of
federalism together with an examination of the problems of centralization and
decentralization.
Professor Gooch.
Government C4: The Principles of International and of Public Law.
Government C5: The Theory and Practice of Public Administration:
First term: The principles of Public Administration. Second term: The working
out of practical problems in national and state administration. Third
term: The working out of practical problems in municipal and county administration.
Hours to be arranged. Alternates with Government C8.
Associate Professor Spicer and Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
Government C8: Municipal Administration: A study of the theory and
principles of municipal organization, of departmentalization, of inter-departmental
relations and of intra-departmental structure and methods. Alternates
with Government C5.
Acting Associate Professor Uhl.
RURAL SOCIAL ECONOMICS
Rural Social Economics B1: The Social Economics of Agriculture:
Not open to first-year students.—A study of the economic and social principles
underlying a sound development in agriculture. While the approach is national
and international in scope, especial attention is given to the problems of rural
life in the South. Emphasis is placed upon the cultural approach to the field of
study, and the course is designed to meet the needs of students from both city
and country. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor Gee.
Rural Social Economics B2: Economic and Social Surveys of Virginia
Counties: A laboratory course in rural social economics dealing with the
be published as bulletins of the University. Hours by appointment on Tues.,
Thurs. and Sat. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Dr. Tate and Mr. Mauldin.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology B1: Introduction to Sociology: Not open to first-year students.—The
general principles and fundamental concepts of sociology. (B.A. or
B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Professor House.
Sociology B2: Social Origins: Not open to first-year students.—An introductory
course in general anthropology. First term: The elements of physical
anthropology—man's place in nature, physical traits of the human animal,
physical marks of race—and the study of types of early civilizations and the
origins of social institutions and social organization. Second term: Principles
and methods of social anthropology, the comparative and analytical study
of cultures. Third term: Modern culture. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology B3: Social Problems: Not open to first-year students.—First
term: A general survey of major social problems considered in terms of personal-social
maladjustment and disorganization, and their causes. Second
term: The administration and problems of welfare agencies and institutions.
Third term: Population problems. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C1: Social Theory: Psychology B4 and one B course in sociology,
or two B courses in sociology prerequisite.—Beginning in 1935-36, this
course will deal with somewhat the same range of topics as Sociology B1, but
at a level of presentation adapted to the ability expected of graduate students.
It should normally be taken in their first year by graduate students who have
not had a similar course as undergraduates. Given every year.
Professor House.
Sociology C2: Collective Behavior: Psychology B4 and one B course in
sociology, or two B courses in sociology prerequisite.—First term: Review of
the fundamentals of crowd and mob psychology, and general consideration of the
theory of mass movements. Second term: Public opinion and political behavior.
Third term: The sociology of religion. Given normally every third year. (Not
offered in 1936-37.)
Professor House.
Sociology C3: The Urban Region: Two B courses in sociology. or equivalent,
prerequisite.—The scientific study of human society from a physical, geographic,
and economic point of view; the spatial distribution and movements of population
and institutions; and on the foundation of these considerations, the special
study of the modern urban community and its relation to the region about it.
Given every third year.
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C4: The Family: Two B courses in sociology, or equivalent,
prerequisite.—First term: The primitive family, the family in history, and the
family as an institution. Second term: Family disorganization—divorce, desertion,
marital discord, and the breakdown of the control of the family over its
members. Third term: The modern family—the family in a changing world,
the urban family, tendencies and proposals for the reconstruction of the family
as a social institution. Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C6: Criminology: Two B courses in sociology, or equivalent,
prerequisite.—Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Professor House.
Sociology C7: The Development of Social Policies: Two B courses
in sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—An examination of the major forms and
tendencies of efforts to promote the general welfare and provide for the needs
of the underprivileged and maladjusted classes. The problems involved in the
determination of social policies; and the processes by which such policies evolve.
Social welfare conceived in terms of public and private benevolence, institutional
care, personal guidance, state and national welfare organization, and national and
international economic policy. Given every third year. (Not offered in 1936-37.)
Associate Professor Hoffer.
Sociology C8: The Development of Sociological Theory: Two B courses
in sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—The development of social theory before
1750; the beginnings of modern social science, 1750-1900; the development of sociology
in Europe and the United States since 1830. This course or C9, according to
the choice of students enrolled, will be given in 1936-37 and as often as every
third year thereafter.
Professor House.
Sociology C9: The Logic of the Social Sciences: Two B courses in
sociology, or equivalent, prerequisite.—The classification of the sciences and the
relation of the social sciences to each other, and to other disciplines; the objectmatter
and research problems of the social sciences; fundamental methods of
inquiry in social science. This course or C8 will be given in 1936-37.
Professor House.
| The University of Virginia record March 1, 1936 | |