Possible Research Topics
Accounting, Finance	The advent of double-entry bookkeeping; the fall of Enron
Architecture	Frank Geary; Vitruvius
Art	Lascaux and Chauvet; David Hockney; Currier and Ives
Automotive Technology	The first internal combustion engine; Steam-driven cars
Biology, Biological Science	Theories of human evolution; Vesalius, De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship	The Marlboro Man advertising campaign; P. T. Barnum
Chemistry	Dmitri Mendeleev and the Periodic table; Discovery of Radium
Communications	Edward Hall’s theory of proxemics; Cross-cultural teamwork
Computer and Information Science	Tim Berners-Lee; Moore’s Law
Criminal Justice	Cesare Lombroso and criminal types; Theories of juvenile deliquency
Early Childhood and Special Education	Jean Piaget; The Kalikak Family
Education, Social Work	Jane Addams & Hull House;
Engineering, Engineering Graphics	The Bessemer process; The Crystal Palace
English	The Pearl Poet; English dialects worldwide
Geology, Geography	The discovery of the Ice Age; Medieval T-O Maps
Health	Public Health and Tuberculosis; The World Health Organization
History	Arab civilization in Spain; Edward S. Curtis, Native American photographs
Hospitality, Hotel Management	The founding of Disneyland; The Titanic
Humanities, Philosophy, Ethics	St. Augustine's City of God; Plato’s Republic
Journalism	The future of the newspaper; Edward R. Murrow
Mathematics	Introduction of the “zero” into western culture; Leibnitz, Newton & Calculus
Music	Mongolian throat singing; Louis Armstrong
Nanofabrication	Industry regulation of carbon nanotubes; development of nanosilver products
Nursing	Sleep disorders; Diabetes prevention
Physics	Quantum information storage; unified field theory
Political Science, International Relations	The telegraph and World War I; The rise of trans-national corporations
Psychology	Theories of intelligence; Borderline personality disorders
Safety, Health, Environmental Tech.	The Founding of the EPA; The development of OSHA standards
Sociology	Emulation and cultural evolution; Using census data to predict health trends
Sports Management	Personnel and liability management; Native American mascot controversy
Veterinary Technology	The founding of the SPCA; Food industry regulations