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submission. Essays must demonstrate that students have read the biographical sketch on Raphael Lemkin (available from any staff person in the Division of Social Sciences or at https://www.plu.edu/social-sciences/documents-forms). Each year, PLU offers students a chance to participate in a Lemkin Essay contest. Students are asked to write a 7-10 page essay on the topic “Genocide: What does it mean to you?” A panel of faculty members judge the essays. The first place essay winner will be awarded $750

submission. Essays must demonstrate that students have read the biographical sketch on Raphael Lemkin (available from any staff person in the Division of Social Sciences or at https://www.plu.edu/social-sciences/documents-forms). Each year, PLU offers students a chance to participate in a Lemkin Essay contest. Students are asked to write a 7-10 page essay on the topic “Genocide: What does it mean to you?” A panel of faculty members judge the essays. The first place essay winner will be awarded $750

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Our Departments Show more information about these links Anthroplogy The four fields of anthropology are cultural anthropology, how people live in groups today, linguistics, the study of language, biological anthropology, the study of humans and other primates as physical beings today and in the past, and archaeology, the study of cultures in the past. Chinese Studies PLU’s Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad

-level physics teachers. Pre-Health Sciences Advising Pre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine and other related fields. Psychology The Psychology department provides a core of courses covering research methodology, statistics, and historical and systemic perspectives. In addition, professors offer

Our Many Years of Advising Experience Greatly Benefit Our StudentsThe Health Sciences Advising Team has been helping students  for the last four decades. Since 1978, more than 70% of PLU students who have applied to medical school have been accepted. For nearly a decade, the five-year running average of acceptances/applicants for all PLU applicants to U.S. medical schools has been 20-50% above the national average. Medical schools to which PLU students have been accepted since 1990 include

Our Many Years of Advising Experience Greatly Benefit Our StudentsThe Health Sciences Advising Team has been helping students  for the last four decades. Since 1978, more than 70% of PLU students who have applied to medical school have been accepted. For nearly a decade, the five-year running average of acceptances/applicants for all PLU applicants to U.S. medical schools has been 20-50% above the national average. Medical schools to which PLU students have been accepted since 1990 include

charter member of the Health Sciences Committee, he immersed himself in pre-med and pre-dental advising. He was truly influential in the successes of many dozens of PLU students who eventually became physicians and dentists over the years. Jerry’s high-quality teaching established his classes as rigorous and comprehensive. He was a global scholar, using his early sabbaticals to pair travel with research interests, in places such as Cambridge, England, and Melbourne, Australia. His university

Pre-Professional Studies includes the following career areas: Health Sciences Medicine Dentistry Physician’s Assistant School Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Veterinary Medicine Pharmacy Optometry Law Military Science (Army ROTC) Peace Corps Prep Certificate Theological Studies

Psychology). Prerequisites: PSYC101. (4) PSYC 320 : Development Across the Lifespan Biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development from conception through adulthood to death. Prerequisite: PSYC 101. (4) PSYC 330 : Social Psychology The study of how an individual's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others. Research and theory concerning topics such as person perception, attitudes, group processes, prejudice, aggression, and helping behaviors are discussed. Prerequisite