1971 Utonian

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The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences pursues knowledge spread out through a vast area. It ranges from the study of a single nerve cell to inquiries into the proper use of the world's water supply. Social Science consists largely of a search for definition, according to Dean William Prokasy. Very few, if any, of the basic precepts of social sciences are unquestioned and proved- most of the phenomena dealt with are so complex that simple principles seen to be an impossibility-so that learning in their disciplines consists of acquiring tools with which to analyze mass datum. The eventual goal of social and behavioral science is accurate prediction and engineering of human behavior and its attributes, but in the present it consists primarily of the study of man through laboratory research rather than armchair speculation of him. The College of Social and Behavorial Sciences is working toward an interdisciplinary approach to degrees, and prefers to draw from sources already extant rather than creating new departments for doing so. Students are encouraged to evolve their own major and dig into areas previously unexplored during undergraduate as well as graduate years. Although burdened by the largest load of non-academic degree hounds in the university and plagued by unreasonably large classes in many areas, the College of Social and Behavioral Science is potentially the most important academic discipline on campus. The College of Pharmacy is entering into one of the most exciting periods pharmaceutical education has ever produced. Dean Ewart Swinyard has just finished a major renovation of the curriculum, based on a two-year study of the role of the pharmacist in the next decade. Four years of a new five year program are now in effect, and the fifth year will be in effect in 1972-73. The modern and future Pharmacist must be more patient-oriented than the traditional druggist-type. The College is concentrating its efforts in a two-pronged clinical and community program. The clinical pharmacist will receive his training in a hospital along with resident and intern doctors. He will be more of a physician than in the past, conducting drug therapy, reviewing drug admission cases and correlating laboratory studies with the treatment of attending doctors on a case. The community Pharmacist will counsel his patients on drug use, keep up-to-date drug usage files and maintain a close contact with local medical centers. Today's pharmacy student is the most excited and dedicated practicioner that Dean Swinyard has ever seen. Both the Dean and the students are aware that the greatest difficulty of the new physician/pharmacist approach is making it acceptable to tradition-bound doctors and pharmacists already in practice, but confidence is the new emphasis is high and there are already signs of acceptance from the medical Establishment that are strengthening the program. The Graduate School of Education, under the direction of Dean Stephen P. Hencley is designed to prepare professional personnel for the public schools and other institutions of higher learning. The School of Education provided both graduate and undergraduate programs that fulfill this need. These programs include categories for: elementary and secondary teachers, teachers of exceptional children, principals and administrators for elementary and secondary schools, supervisors and curriculum specialists, media specialists, pupil personnel specialists, and teachers of professional education in institutions of higher learning. Teacher education is regarded as a university-wide function and a direct responsibility of the Graduate School of Education. All teacher certification programs must be approved by the University Council for Teacher Education, an elected body with representation from all University departments who participate formally in the preparation of professional personnel in Education. Programs leading toward certification in the state of Utah must be approved by the Utah State Board of Education. The school promotes research in education by means of faculty and active graduate-students. Promotion of research and training developments are coordinated by a special member of the dean's staff. Research efforts are given special emphasis by the Bureau of Educational Research and the committee of Field Services. The school welcomes opportunities to work with other education specialists.