Social Studies (BA)
Refine your expertise while gaining professional experience.
Refine your expertise while gaining professional experience.
Are you passionate about history, government, and the world around you? Do you see yourself educating future generations or working in public service? Madonna University's Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies prepares you to do just that. This versatile program provides a strong foundation in various social studies disciplines.
For a variety of careers in federal, state and local government, non-profit organizations, international organizations, business, teaching, and law.
Ideal for students aiming for careers that span more than one country
Associate Professor, History Program
Director, General Studies Program
Professor Dennis Bozyk presently serves as Chair of the Department of History. He earned his M.A. in History from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and completed his doctoral course work in the History of International Relations at Michigan State University. He offers classroom and online courses at the undergraduate and graduate level to Madonna's on-campus students and to international students in Dubai, China and Haiti.
He has received the Faculty Excellence Award from the university and continues to place the highest priority on advising and teaching. Bozyk has presented scholarship in the discipline of history and in the theory and practice of university teaching and learning.
Bozyk has been awarded individual grants from such prestigious groups as the Kellogg Foundation and the Lilley Endowment, and has participated in university grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Michigan Humanities Council. He is a member of several scholarly organizations related to history, including the American Historical Association and the Historical Association of the United Kingdom.
Associate Professor, History Program
Director, History Program
Ph.D., University of Southern California
M.A., University of Southern California
B.A., University of Minnesota Minneapolis
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Paul Radzilowski holds degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of Southern California. He has taught History at Madonna University since 2003, especially world and European history, and historical methods, but he also has experience in teaching a variety of Humanities courses, and has led study abroad trips. He has taught classes for graduate, undergraduate, and high school special enrollment students.
His research interests include micro-history, the study of culture and religion in Late Medieval Poland, and the interrelations of history and philosophy.
He has been published in journals such as Polish Review, Catholic Social Science Review, and Logos, and has held grants, which include an IIE Fulbright Grant.