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Caption: Course Catalog - 1893-1894
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64 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. DESCRIPTION OF DEPARTMENTS. ECONOMICS. The instruction in this subject is based on the work of the first two years in science. The relation of the study to the biological sciences commonly so called is emphasized and kept steadily in view. In the general courses the aim is to study society as an organism, to trace its evolution from primitive forms to its present complex structure, to examine the nature of its environment and its adaptation thereto, its present normal character and operations, and the forces, subjective and objective, which are at work tending to change its structure. The courses on special topics are treated as detailed studies of special organs and functions, their character as such is described, and their relations to one another and to the whole social organism is studied. The plan of instruction combines recitations, lectures, discussions and reports by students on assigned topics. The advanced courses are divided into two groups and given in alternate years. PEDAGOGY. The work in pedagogy includes both the theory and practice of teaching. The purpose of public schools, the relative value of studies, their relation to one another, and the methods of teaching them, are some of the theoretical subjects to be considered. The recent establishment of a Model School under the control of the department of pedagogy affords an opportunity for applying the theory advanced. Students making the sciences a specialty, may, if they wish, direct their attention chiefly to the teaching of those subjects; they may study particularly the relative worth of science as a part of the school curriculum, its relation to the other studies, the selection of suitable subject matter and the method of teaching it. Also they may give as much instruction in the Model School in the sciences as they choose, subject to the criticism of an expert teacher. PHILOSOPHY. The courses offered comprise the subjects of History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Logic, and are open to students who have completed at least two years of University work. They are planned to meet the needs of those who make Philosophy their specialty and also of those who desire an acquaintance with the subjects as a means of general
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