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lems and the rising demand for an eilicient public service have led to the de-
mand for people qualified and trained for government positions. 1
Students interested in entering the Federal Civil Service through the usual l
channel of the Federal Service Entrance Examination End a variety of types of ‘
preparation acceptable. If a career in public administration is the student’s goal 4
a course in public administration is most advantageous. For the general part of
this examination, a broad background in political science and the related fields
of social sciences will be helpful. For those desiring to enter specialized fields of
the public service in federal, state, or local government, combinations of courses
across departmental lines can be arranged to supply the technical training
required. ,
PSYCHOLOGY
The Department’s undergraduate program includes courses in general, _
social, experimental, animal, abnormal, and child psychology, in psychological ¤
testing, and in the applications of psychology to business and industry. `
The graduate program includes work leading to the master’s degree and
the Ph.D. degree in the iields of general, or clinical psychology. A pro-
gram in counseling psychology is operated jointly with the College of Education. 2
In cooperation with the Veterans Administration and the Kentucky Department f
of Mental Health, the Psychology Department offers graduate training in clinical
psychology leading to thc Ph.D. degree. Students in these programs usually
have part-time assignments in hospitals or clinics in the Veterans Adrninistra-
tion or Department of Mental Health. Various other means of securing prac-
tical training in clinical psychology are afforded by other hospitals and clinics
in the locality.
The Department operates a speech clinic and an audiology clinic. Diag-
nosis and corrective therapy is provided for children and adults with speech and
hearing disorders, and training is offered in the techniques of speech correction
and clinical audiology.
RADIO ARTS
The Department of Radio Arts provides active on-the—air experience as
well as a rounded educational curriculum for the student who aspires to a
position in the radio—television profession. Courses and actual experience also
are available for students majoring in other fields who want to leam some-
thing about broadcasting . . . and practically every field of endeavor today
utilizes this medium in one way or another. Finally, provision is made for con-
tributing to the knowledge of the student seeking a balanced liberal education.
The radio facilities, located on the top floor of McVey Hall, are among
the most extensive of college operations in the country. They include {ive
broadcasting studios with control rooms, record library, reference library, staH
room, sound effects room, master control, transmitter room, and a full comple-
ment of professional broadcasting equipment. Students broadcast over the
facilities of the University’s own FM station, WBKY, which is operated by
the Radio Arts Department and covers a listening area of 40 miles around
Lexington. In addition, many programs produced by students of the depart-
ment go out over regular commercial stations throughout the state.
Television training, both classroom and on-the—air, is an integral part
of the curriculum. Each summer a selected group of Radio Arts majors are
permitted to enroll in an eight-weeks internship in television at WHAS-TV,
Louisville, for which credit is given under Radio 106b.. Training in this special
television course includes work in film editing, script—w1iting, and floor-directing.
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