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ENGL 1023H - Honors Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; General Education Writing option for all majors, including Science majors] A course that enables students in the Honors Program to sharpen critical and analytical thinking skills through reading and writing. The course enables students to develop research skills using the Northwest University and other libraries and to develop the ability to analyze and present arguments. Although students compare Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) formats, the writing standard is the APA.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing, Acceptance in the Honors Program.
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ENGL 2043 - Creative Writing
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Introduction to the craft of imaginative writing: fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing.
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ENGL 2133 - Survey of British Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] British Literature provides students with a broad survey of the British canon from the Middle Ages through the Twenty-First Century. By semester’s end, students will have a working knowledge of the history, aesthetic, and philosophy that inspired the literature of the British Isles.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing.
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ENGL 2203 - Survey of American Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] American Literature examines works of major American authors from the Colonial period to the Present. Including writers diverse in background, ethnicity, and gender, the course relates historic, religious, philosophic, and artistic movements to the literature studied.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing.
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ENGL 2403 - Survey of World Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; A Non-Western/Diverse Literature requirement] World Literature examines literary works written in languages other than English. Selections span from Antiquity through the Twenty-First Century and have either influenced Western civilization or offered divergent perspectives. By semester’s end students will have a working knowledge of the history, aesthetic, and philosophy that informs this diverse canon.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing.
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ENGL 2413 - Introduction to Media Writing
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Basic writing skills and techniques for a variety of media formats. Students learn to write leads, organize story content, and use stylistic guidelines. Students also learn how to craft questions and prepare for effective interviews. (Same as COMM 2413)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing or Instructor Permission.
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ENGL 2711-3 - Student Media: Visual Journalism
1-3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Instruction and skills development for students participating in all visual aspects of producing student media online. Organization, management, layout, photography, multimedia, and web design are included. Students will contribute to an annual online visual record of the people and events at Northwest University. Maximum credit allowed toward a degree program is six combined credits of Visual (COMM/ENGL 2711, 2712, or 2713) and Interpretive Journalism (COMM/ENGL 2721, 2722, and 2723). (Graded on a Pass/ No Credit basis) (Same as COMM 2711, 2712, 2713)
Prerequisite: requires instructor permission.
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ENGL 2721-3 - Student Media: Interpretive Journalism
1-3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Instruction and skills development for students participating in all written aspects of producing student media online. Students learn through practice how to allocate news space, edict copy, and write headlines. Maximum credit allowed toward a degree program is six combined credits of Visual (COMM/ENGL 2711, 2712, or 2713) and Interpretive Journalism (COMM/ENGL 2721, 2722, and 2723). (Graded on a Pass/ No Credit basis) (Same as COMM 2721, 2722, 2723)
Prerequisite: requires instructor permission.
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ENGL 2843H - Honors Topics in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This survey course examines challenging literature written from a variety of perspectives but united by a common theme such as Faith & Doubt or Oppression & Freedom.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023H Honors Composition II, Acceptance in the Honors program.
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ENGL 3103 - Modern Rhetorical Criticism
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Survey of major rhetorical theories from the early 20th Century through contemporary movements, including application of critical methods to a variety of texts. Students refine their ability to make arguments and critically engage the arguments of others. (Same as COMM/PHIL 3103)
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ENGL 3143 - Children’s and Adolescent Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A critical examination of classic and contemporary books for children and adolescents in a variety of genres.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing or Instructor Permission
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ENGL 3163 - History of the English Language
3 credits
A study of the origins of the English language from Old English through the modern dissemination of World Englishes. While covering a wide array of historical events and important literary texts, students will learn about major linguistic changes in pronunciation, grammar, writing, and language politics, with the purpose of better understanding the English language and applying those lessons to other languages.
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ENGL 3213 - Shakespeare
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] The study of selections from Shakespeare’s comedies, romances, tragedies, histories, and sonnets in relation to the Elizabethan/Early Modern Age. (Same as DRAM 3213)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing, ENGL 2133 Survey of British Literature or instructors permission.
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ENGL 3253 - African American Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; A Non-Western/Diverse Literature requirement] Survey course in African American Literature.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing.
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ENGL 3273 - Business and Professional Writing
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Through the study and preparation of various kinds of documents, students apply and strengthen the critical, thinking, writing, and reading skills developed in ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing and ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing. The course acquaints students with the types of writing required in a business environment, usually presenting information and addressing organizational communication needs. At the conclusion of the course, students have a portfolio of their own writing samples. (Same as BUSM 3273)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1013 Composition I: Expository Writing; ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing.
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ENGL 3293 - English Grammar
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] An intensive and practical study of English grammar, including forms and functions of the parts of sentences, editing, and methods of teaching grammar to ESOL students. (Same as LANG 3293)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing.
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ENGL 3323 - Postcolonial Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; A Non-Western/Diverse Literature requirement] Postcolonial Literature helps diversify the perspectives students need as global citizens in the Twenty-First Century. By semester’s end, students will have a working knowledge of the history, aesthetic, and philosophy that has shaped Postcolonial theory and literature. Postcolonial Literature is designed as a lecture/discussion based course.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing.
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ENGL 3363 - Contemporary Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; A Non-Western/Diverse Literature requirement] This course is a focused survey of literature from 1950 to the present. Students explore the advent of Postmodernity, the preoccupations of modern literary criticism, and the broad diversity of voices this era represents. By semester’s end, student should be well versed in the literary, theological, and philosophical modes that define contemporary literature.
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ENGL 3383 - Women Writers
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement; A Non-Western/Diverse Literature requirement] The study of literature written by women and of related issues such as the literary canon, gender representation, and feminist literary theory. Readings will include classic and contemporary women’s literature by writers from a variety of cultures.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing or instructor permission.
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ENGL 3453 - Professional Editing
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course prepares students to work in the publishing industry at various entry points, including book publication, academic journal publication, and business publication. The students learn skills in copy editing, writer feedback, and editing process. They will work with real unedited documents and provide substantive edits and feedback.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing. Recommended: ENGL 2043 Creative Writing
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ENGL 3543 - Introduction to Rhetoric
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course offers a theoretical, historical, and practical introduction to rhetoric, the 2,500-year-old art of persuasion and purposeful communication. Students will learn the art of rhetoric by studying its principles and theoretical concepts, analyzing models and real-world experiences, and engaging in reflective practice. Emphasis is placed on developing students’ skills of reading, listening, and critical thinking through the introduction of key ideas, texts, and figures from the rhetorical tradition. (Same as COMM/PHIL 3543)
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ENGL 3553 - The Legacy of C.S. Lewis
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course examines the legacy and influence of C.S. Lewis by situating his thought within the larger context of Christian expression in Modernity. In addition to Lewis’ writings, students explore the work of Madeleine L’Engle, Marilynne Robinson, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, and others.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing or instructor permission.
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ENGL 3663 - Playscript Analysis
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course engages students in the reading and analysis of representative plays from the perspectives of playwright, director, theorist, dramaturge, actor, designer and audience member. (Same as DRAM 3663)
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ENGL 3733 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In this writing workshop, students will explore various styles/modes of nonfiction writing, including memoir, cultural critique, literary survey, new journalism, and devotional.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2043 Creative Writing.
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ENGL 3743 - Fiction Workshop
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In this writing workshop, students will develop fiction writing skills as they craft short stories and/or sections of a novel.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2043 Creative Writing.
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ENGL 3753 - Poetry Workshop
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In this writing workshop, students will write a variety of modes (free verse, formal verse, etc.) and read works from established poets.
Prerequisite: ENGL 2043 Creative Writing.
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ENGL 3792H - Honors Thesis
2 credits
This course will help Honors Program students formulate a research question, write a proposal, begin a literature review, and select a faculty adviser for the culminating thesis project that they will complete in order to graduate with honors. Following this course, students will work individually for two semesters with faculty mentors to produce a piece of original research in the form of a Bachelor’s thesis.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Program.
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ENGL 3801H - Honors Thesis Independent Study
1 credits
Honors Program students enroll in this course for two semesters as they develop their Honors Thesis under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Prerequisite: ENGL 3792H Honors Thesis and acceptance in the Honors Program.
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ENGL 3863 - Topics in Film
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A topics course, this course focuses on films by director, genre, area of origin or period. This course is recommended for juniors and seniors who have completed some foundation work in the study of communication or literature. For example: for a course on science fiction film, student should have completed at least one literature survey course; communication students should have completed a course in digital media or mass communication. Students will be asked to view each film and to make thoughtful contributions to each discussion. Students may repeat this course so long as the topic of the course differs for each taking. (Same as DRAM 3863-3883)
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ENGL 3873 - Topics in Film
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A topics course, this course focuses on films by director, genre, area of origin or period. This course is recommended for juniors and seniors who have completed some foundation work in the study of communication or literature. For example: for a course on science fiction film, student should have completed at least one literature survey course; communication students should have completed a course in digital media or mass communication. Students will be asked to view each film and to make thoughtful contributions to each discussion. Students may repeat this course so long as the topic of the course differs for each taking. (Same as DRAM 3863-3883)
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ENGL 3883 - Topics in Film
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A topics course, this course focuses on films by director, genre, area of origin or period. This course is recommended for juniors and seniors who have completed some foundation work in the study of communication or literature. For example: for a course on science fiction film, student should have completed at least one literature survey course; communication students should have completed a course in digital media or mass communication. Students will be asked to view each film and to make thoughtful contributions to each discussion. Students may repeat this course so long as the topic of the course differs for each taking. (Same as DRAM 3863-3883)
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ENGL 4013 - Linguistics
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] An introductory course in the study of language. Language origins, phonetics, phonology, syntax, language acquisition, and a survey of language universals will be studied. (Same as LANG 4013)
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ENGL 4401 - English Teaching Assistantship
1 credits
Junior and Senior students serving as teaching assistants. Assistants may be asked to attend class sessions, tutor students, facilitate student study groups, and assist the instructor in class-related projects and assignments. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: instructors permission.
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ENGL 4402 - English Teaching Assistantship
2 credits
Junior and Senior students serving as teaching assistants. Assistants may be asked to attend class sessions, tutor students, facilitate student study groups, and assist the instructor in class-related projects and assignments. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: instructors permission.
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ENGL 4403 - English Teaching Assistantship
3 credits
Junior and Senior students serving as teaching assistants. Assistants may be asked to attend class sessions, tutor students, facilitate student study groups, and assist the instructor in class-related projects and assignments. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: instructors permission.
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ENGL 4413 - Literary Theory
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Exploration of the principles and theories of literary criticism from traditional through contemporary practices. Understanding of these principles and theories as well as skills for evaluating information, finding the theoretical approach for a topic, and strategies for scholarly research and writing are emphasized. (Same as PHIL 4413).
Prerequisite: ENGL 1023 Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing and at least one course from the following group: Survey of British Literature, Survey of American Literature, Survey of World Literature, or instructor permission.
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ENGL 4441 - Writing Center Tutorial
1 credits
A course in which students further develop their writing skills by tutoring other students in the Writing Center. Under the supervision of the instructor, tutors help various students with their writing problems and concerns on a one-on-one basis for an agreed-upon number of hours per semester. Tutors develop skills that help them discuss effective writing techniques such as development of a main idea, organization, and writing conventions. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 course credits (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: ENGL 3293 English Grammar and instructors permission.
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ENGL 4442 - Writing Center Tutorial
2 credits
A course in which students further develop their writing skills by tutoring other students in the Writing Center. Under the supervision of the instructor, tutors help various students with their writing problems and concerns on a one-on-one basis for an agreed-upon number of hours per semester. Tutors develop skills that help them discuss effective writing techniques such as development of a main idea, organization, and writing conventions. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 course credits (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: ENGL 3293 English Grammar and instructors permission.
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ENGL 4443 - Writing Center Tutorial
3 credits
A course in which students further develop their writing skills by tutoring other students in the Writing Center. Under the supervision of the instructor, tutors help various students with their writing problems and concerns on a one-on-one basis for an agreed-upon number of hours per semester. Tutors develop skills that help them discuss effective writing techniques such as development of a main idea, organization, and writing conventions. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 course credits (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: ENGL 3293 English Grammar and instructors permission.
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ENGL 4843 - Special Topics: in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In-depth studies of a narrowly-focused selection of literature for juniors and seniors. Students may repeat as many times as they
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ENGL 4853 - Special Topics: in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In-depth studies of a narrowly-focused selection of literature for juniors and seniors. Students may repeat as many times as they
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ENGL 4863 - Special Topics: in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In-depth studies of a narrowly-focused selection of literature for juniors and seniors. Students may repeat as many times as they
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ENGL 4873 - Special Topics: in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In-depth studies of a narrowly-focused selection of literature for juniors and seniors. Students may repeat as many times as they
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ENGL 4883 - Special Topics: in Literature
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In-depth studies of a narrowly-focused selection of literature for juniors and seniors. Students may repeat as many times as they
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ENGL 4913 - English Capstone
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A capstone course in which students integrate the learning gained in English classes with their faith and create a thesis project.
Prerequisite: ENGL 4413 Literary Theory and Senior standing.
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EXSC 48x3 - Special Topics in Exercise Science
3 credits
Identified with a “TOP” (unless the title includes the type of course) and a code of x84x – x88x. TOP courses are periodically included in the semester schedule to enrich the curriculum and are not listed specifically in the catalog. A professor instructs a semester-length structured class regarding a specific topic. These may be repeated for credit on different subjects.
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EXSC 1183 - Introduction to Exercise Science
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course introduces the discipline of Exercise Science and the study of physical activity from the perspectives of experience, research, and professional practice. Students will learn about the professional areas within the field of Exercise Science. In addition, this course introduces the basic principles needed to develop an understanding of human health, fitness, and wellbeing and the role of physical activity in these areas. This course will introduce principles for maintaining health and wellbeing across the lifespan, which include the role that nutrition, exercise, psychological and emotional health, and development of a healthy lifestyle play in promoting health and wellbeing throughout one’s life.
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EXSC 2193 - Kinetic Anatomy
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of human movement. After a survey of the musculoskeletal systems, students will engage in a detailed analysis of the primary articulations and learn the fundamentals of biomechanics to provide an appreciation of movement. Students will be introduced to the integrated study of kinetic anatomy, physiology, and mechanics with emphasis on understanding the anatomical and functional aspects of human movement in the area of health and exercises science, which includes clinical, daily living, and sport applications.
Prerequisite: SCIE 1153/1 Human Biology w/Lab or SCIE 2213/1 Human Anatomy and Physilogy II w/Lab; or Instructor Permission
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EXSC 3093 - Nutrition for Sports and Exercise
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] [Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the role of nutrition in response to acute and chronic exercise. Practice areas will include a detailed study
of nutrition for fitness and sport, human energy metabolism during exercise, carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and exercise, vitamin and mineral balance and exercise, fluid and electrolyte balance during exercise, and ergogenic substances. This course sorts fact from fiction and helps students and practitioners obtain the knowledge needed to advise athletes and active individuals for optimal health and performance.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: EXSC 3233/1 Applied Exercise Physiology w/lab (may be taken concurrently with instructor permission).
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EXSC 3231 - Applied Exercise Physiology Laboratory
1 credits
An Exercise Physiology laboratory supporting Applied Exercise Physiology.
Concurrent: Requires concurrent enrollment with EXSC 3233 Applied Exercise Physiology.
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EXSC 3233 - Applied Exercise Physiology
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In this course students will deepen their understanding of body responses and adaptations to exercise by examining four major topics: energy metabolism and bioenergetics, cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology, neuromuscular physiology, and body composition. Course content will cover the body’s function from the cellular to systematic level during exercise with a focus on training principles and techniques as well as assessment of health and performance. Students will learn about the influence of exercise on long-term health and fitness as well as appropriate adaptations for children, adolescents, and adults, males and females, and people with chronic diseases or disabilities.
Prerequisite: SCIE 1153/1 Human Biology w/lab or SCIE 2213/1 Human Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab; or instructor permission.
Concurrent: Requires concurrent enrollment with EXSC 3231 Applied Exercise Physiology Laboratory.
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EXSC 3273 - Exercise and Sport Injuries
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course covers the theory and principles of athletic injury as associated with human performance. Students will apply scientific principles of human growth and development, physical conditioning, injury prevention, emergency care, and rehabilitative procedures. Students will learn the signs and symptoms of injury and the process of first response as well as how to support athletes through rehab. Successful students learn how to incorporate injury reduction techniques into the training programs they will develop for their clients.
Prerequisite: SCIE 1153/1 Human Biology w/lab or SCIE 2213/1 Human Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab; or instructor permission.
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EXSC 3363 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will introduce the student to the essential principles of developing strength, aerobic, and anaerobic fitness for general fitness and health as well as participation in sport. It will integrate kinetic anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, sports nutrition, assessment and program design with a focus on the principles of developing period-based, progressive strength and conditioning programs. Course experiences will emphasize practical application and reinforce training principles for skilled teaching/coaching and personal fitness, health, and sport participation. The course will also help students prepare for certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). This certification is useful for sports coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, and fitness instructors.
Prerequisite: EXSC 3233/1 Applied Exercise Physiology w/lab; or instructor permission.
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EXSC 3583 - Psychology in Sport and Exercise
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will cover psychological components of human performance related to sport and exercise as well as provide students with the foundations of applied sport and exercise psychology (e.g., motivation, communication, anxiety, leadership, and applied psychological skills). Students will learn and practice coaching skills, which are incorporated into intervention techniques that lead people to choose and adhere to a wellness lifestyle based on their own resolutions and visions of their own best self. Discussion will include sport participation and psychological assessment, intervention techniques, and a brief introduction to the predominant research methods used in sport psychology. This course will also cover the psychology of the injured athlete/exerciser, and focus on major theories, research, and application in the field of sport and exercise psychology. This course has particular value to coaches, teachers, psychologists, exercise specialists, and other sport-affiliated professions. (Same as PSYC 3583)
Prerequisite: PSYC 1013 General Psychology and EXSC 1183 Introduction to Exercise Science.
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EXSC 3643 - Exercise Testing and Prescription
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course provides the student with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills for assessing fitness, interpreting, and designing health and activity programs for healthy and special populations, with an emphasis on developing competency in following ACSM guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. In addition, students will acquire leadership skills through the presentation of exercise testing procedures and the development of exercise prescriptions for both healthy and special populations. This class includes both lecture and hands-on practical laboratory sessions.
Prerequisite: EXSC 3233/1 Applied Exercise Physiology w/lab.
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EXSC 4913 - Professional Practicum
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Provides students with a practical on-site work experience in which technical skills and abilities are applied to individuals or groups under the supervision of the program coordinator. The instructor will also help guide students through the certification process (optional). (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: EXSC 3643 Exercise Testing and Prescription (may be taken concurrently) and CPR certification.
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EXSC 4933 - Professional Issues and Research in Exercise Science
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] In this course students will research issues in exercise science and present their findings. The course will also help them to develop an increased understanding of the integration of faith in the academic discipline of exercise science and in their intended careers.
Prerequisite: EXSC 3233 Applied Exercise Physiology (may be taken concurrently with instructor permission)
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EXSC 4943 - Professional Internship in Exercise Science
3 credits
This internship offers the student practical experience in administration, techniques, organizational structure and appropriate materials used with health, fitness, or sport-related occupations. Students will gain practical on-site work experience in which technical skills and abilities are applied. Sites are selected by students with the approval of the program coordinator. Students will complete 120 hours over a 15-week period in an approved health/wellness program (hospital, clinic, rehabilitation facility) as a contributing member of the agency staff. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: EXSC 4913 Professional Practicum; instructor permission; certified criminal background/sex offender check; TB Test; and CPR certification (all costs incurred by student).
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BFIN 1152 - Elements of Personal Finance
2 credits
Explores how to make a budget work for practical and ethical living in a complex legal and financial world. Topics include real estate, insurance, taxes, IRAs and social security, saving and investing, education costs, and retirement. A section of the class will cover basic accounting principles, enabling the student to better understand financial documents.
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BFIN 3063 - Personal Financial Management
3 credits
An applied course in managing personal finances. Topics include budgeting, credit, income tax, insurance, investments, home ownership, bank accounts, financial planning, consumer purchases, online financial tools and personal financial advisor as a career field. (Same as BMGT 3063)
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BFIN 3193 - International Economic Development
3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to issues related to international economic development. Students will learn theories that explain the economic transformation of developing countries and apply those theories to country case studies.
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BFIN 3533 - Real Estate Investments
3 credits
An introduction to purchasing and investing in real estate with a focus on financing and tax issues. Topics include housing markets, financing strategies, accounting tax implications and real estate capital markets. (Same as BACT 3533)
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BFIN 3593 - Intermediate Microeconomics
3 credits
A study of economic models used to explain the behavior of consumers, firms and markets. Topics include consumer behavior, market demand, cost of production, profit maximization, and game theory and competitive strategy.
Prerequisite: BUSM 2553 Survey of Economics.
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BFIN 3603 - Finance
3 credits
Emphasizes the complexities of financial management, and the business strategies with which we manage financial resources. Discusses budgets, financial reports, financial resources, tax implications, fund raising, and related moral and ethical issues.
Prerequisite: BACT 2203 Principles of Financial Accounting.
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BFIN 4133 - Federal Income Tax
3 credits
An introduction to basic federal income taxation principles, concepts, and procedures for individuals, proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. (Same as BACT 4133)
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BFIN 4233 - Money & Banking
3 credits
An examination of managerial issues within banking and other financial services firms. Topics include management functions, The Federal Reserve, domestic and international money supply, monetary systems, monetary and banking history and regulation, investment banking, and commercial and electronic banking.
Prerequisite: BUSM 2553 Survey of Economics
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BFIN 4353 - Intermediate Accounting II
3 credits
An advanced accounting course designed to give students knowledge of and proficiency in a widely accepted accounting software program/package. Students demonstrate knowledge of Quick Books and Great Plains accounting software. (Same as BACT 4353)
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: BACT 2203 Principles of Financial Accounting
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BFIN 4533 - Investments II: Capital Assets
3 credits
An applied finance course in capital assets. This course covers terminology, legal issues, investment strategies, risk-return tools, and analysis techniques.
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GEOG 3023 - Geography of Biblical Lands
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Study of the geographical features of the biblical lands with emphasis on the interrelation of the people and events in the Bible with their locations within the topography and geography of the land. (Same as BIBL 3023)
Prerequisite: BIBL 1103 Old Testament History and Literature and BIBL 1203 New Testament History and Literature.
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GEOG 3213 - Introduction to Geography
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] The fundamentals of physical geography are presented through an examination of the relation of people to the planet earth. Attention will be given to the interaction of the human and physical environments.
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HIST 4933 - Senior Research Seminar II
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This is the second semester course (typically taken in the spring semester of a student’s senior year) in a two-semester sequence that culminates in a senior project involving original research of some kind. In this course students will focus on the creation of the final project, possibly including the writing and editing of drafts and a public oral presentation.
Prerequisite: HIST 4923 Senior Research Seminar I
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ENGL 2173 - Religion and Politics
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] Religion and politics have been closely linked throughout human history. This course seeks to better understand the relationship between religious belief and political thought and action within American and international contexts. Issues may include American civil religion, religious freedom, political Islam, and Christian just war theory. (Same as PSCI 2173)
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HIST 494x - History Internship
1-3 credits
[Offered for variable credits] History Internships offer students the opportunity to get practical, hands-on experience using the skills they have learned as a History major in the real world. Students are responsible for arranging their own internships in consultation with a professor. Internships can be in the field of public history, such as museums or archives, but can also involve research, writing, and/or digital humanities. An Internship Fee may be required.
Prerequisite: HIST 3563 Historical Theory and Method, and instructor’s permission.
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HIST 1043 - Foundations of History and Politics
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will introduce students to the study of history and politics. The focus will be on providing students the tools necessary to successfully progress through the major.
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HIST 1503 - History of World Civilization I:Prehistory to 1500 CE
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course traces the story of civilization from prehistory through the fifteenth century. Through a kaleidoscope of kings and slaves, warriors and philosophers, students will consider how human beings defined themselves through cultural creation, social and political organization, religious development and syncretism, technological innovation, and trade and economic development.
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HIST 1513 - History of World Civilization II: The World from 1500 CE
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course traces the story of civilization since the rise of the modern state beginning in 1500 CE. Students explore the world and its peoples, politics, religion, warfare, and cultures that shaped our collective pasts and will serve to define the future.
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HIST 1543H - Honors Western Civilization
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A survey of the history of the civilization of the West with specific reference to one of its constituent or pervasive themes, such as religion, order vs. freedom, warfare, philosophy, the role of the state, cultural conflict and combinations, empire, artistic expression, Greco-Roman influence, geography, democracy, Christendom, etc. Focused attention on a single theme will allow the wide chronological span of the course to gather focus even as it helps students engage with a central influential topic or idea in the construction of the West. Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Program.
Prerequisite: Acceptance in the Honors Program.
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HIST 2083 - Global History
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This global survey will examine the core driving factors throughout history, such as economics, environment, empire, and migration. This will take the shape of both an exploration of ideas and philosophies, as well as the social, cultural, and geographic contexts that formed and were formed by those ideas and philosophies. Students will examine these concepts in a global context, decentering the narrative from a Western perspective, instead focusing on the connections between a broad spectrum of societies. The goal of this course is to enable students to engage with contemporary global issues through a historical perspective.
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HIST 2183 - Introduction to Public History
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will introduce students to the field of public history by teaching them the skills to become savvy consumers of the historical narratives they will encounter in the rest of their lives, as well as introducing them to the roles of both professionals and members of the public in creating and responding to works of public history. In contrast to academic research in history, public history seeks to capture the interest of the public in order to engage, entertain, influence, and inspire. Through a combination of lectures, readings, and individual and group projects, this class will explore how public histories are never neutral or apolitical, but instead are always engaged in broader social issues of power, identity, and belonging.
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HIST 2403 - Survey of US History
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course provides an overview of the history of the American nation, from its founding up to the 21st century. It covers exploration and colonization, the fight for independence, the fight over slavery, the Civil War, industrialization, the Great Depression, World War II, Vietnam, and 9/11. Aside from the usual politics, culture, economics, and wars, this course explores the changing role of religion in the private and public life of the country in light of a growing diversity of practices and a rising tide of secularism.
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HIST 2473 - American Government
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] An introduction to American National Government. It includes a study of the three branches of the federal government. Major public policy issues are also examined, including social welfare, civil liberties, civil rights, and foreign affairs. (Same as PSCI 2473)
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HIST 2503 - U.S. History I: to 1877
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course provides an overview of the formation of the American nation. It begins with exploration and colonization motives and methods. It explores the transformation of the European social, cultural, and political forms as they adapt to the limits and opportunities of the new world and the colonial experience. We trace how through trial, error, force, and faith, the colonies evolved into a new form of national sovereignty. Finally, we engage the forces unleashed by internal expansion, economic growth, and the regional, political, and cultural differences encapsulated in the fight over slavery.
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HIST 2513 - U.S. History II: 1877 to the 1970S
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course provides an overview of the reformation of the American nation. It begins with the Civil War and its social, cultural, and political repercussions. It tracks the effects of immigration and internal migrations, the closure of the West, and increasing urbanization and industrialization. We will look at the rise of the Federal government from the initial trust busting of the progressives to the modern corporate statism. Aside from the usual politics, culture, economics, and wars, the course explores the changing role of religion in the private and public life of the country against a growing diversity of practices and a rising tide of secularism.
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HIST 3093 - History of Science
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course examines how science has influenced the advancement of the modern world as well as demonstrating how the progression of the modern world has influenced the growth of different branches of science. Rather than focusing on the discovery of science, the class will focus on the contextualization and production of science as part of the historical narrative, with an additional focus on the philosophical underpinnings of the scientific discipline. As part of this contextualization, students will delve into themes of class, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion and race as they seek to understand the historical production of science, rather than what science has produced. (Same as PHIL 3093)
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HIST 3113 - American Empire, 1945-Present
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the reality of the United States as a world superpower in the post-World War II era and the internal developments that accompanied it as the nation crossed “the bridge to the 21st century.” Topics will include: the Cold War, Johnson’s “Great Society” and the social crises of the 1960s, Vietnam, Ronald Reagan the Republican Revolution of the 1980s, post-Cold War developments, the rise of global terrorism, and the divided age of Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Trump. The course will feature significant attention to primary sources, notable monographs, and related student research as it parses the United States’ journey to the present day.
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HIST 3223 - Early Modern Europe
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the period of European history from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. The common refrain across European intellectual, political, and even social circles was for reform, but exactly what that meant was up for violent debate. This course will especially focus on the birth of the modern state in the aftermath of Westphalia, and the changing nature of social interaction in the wake of these intellectual and political upheavals.
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HIST 3233 - 19th Century Europe
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course tackles the 19th century, from the advent of Napoleonic empire to the imperial origins of World War I. While the 19th century featured a plethora of critical moments in European and world history, this course will specifically focus on the growth of imperialism, both informal and formal. This necessitates understanding economic, social, intellectual, and religious motivations for imperialism, but also provides a lens through which we can understand both cause and effect. This course will also privilege the subaltern perspective, focusing not just on the imperial agenda, but on those affected and oppressed by the age of empire.
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HIST 3243 - 20th Century Europe
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course resides in the 20th century, examining the rise of totalitarianism, fascism, and communism, and their extreme ramifications across the world. While the focus will primarily be on Europe, a large portion of the course will focus on the aptly named World Wars, and thus this course includes a global dimension. Thematically, this course will focus especially on the historical context for the growth of the extreme ideologies of the 20th century, and look at the impact of those ideologies beyond strictly the political.
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HIST 3293 - The Age of Revolution: 1776-1847
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the Age of Revolution, from 1776 – 1848. Beginning with the question of whether the American Revolution fits the modern model of “Revolution”, the course will spend most of its time on the European continent with the French Revolution and its successors. The Industrial Revolution also serves as a critical antecedent and participant in this Revolutionary drama. This is not just a course on political revolutions, but situates revolutionary upheaval and violence in the context of family, religion, and art.
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HIST 3353 - Early America to 1763
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the theme of “discovery” in the North American context through 1763. Topics will include: the initial settlement and diverse societies of pre-Columbian peoples, the mutual “discoveries” represented by the meeting of Europeans and existing Native American populations, the age of European colonization, and the growing discovery of a unique set of diverse North American experiences and cultures. The course will feature significant attention to primary sources, notable monographs, and related student research.
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HIST 3363 - American Revolutions: 1763-1877
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the theme of “revolution” in the context of the United States from 1763-1877. Topics will include: the coming of the American Revolution, the establishment of a national government, the Jeffersonian transition, the “revolution” of antebellum reform and tensions over slavery in the 19th century, Manifest Destiny, the Civil War, and what historian Eric Foner calls the “unfinished revolution”—Reconstruction. The course will feature significant attention to primary sources, notable monographs, and related student research as it parses the emergence and changes in the United States’ self-identity and national development during this era.
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HIST 3373 - America Comes of Age: 1877-1945
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the United States’ development into a major world power from 1877-1945. Topics will include: the continuing development of industry, labor, and finance during the Gilded Age, the closing of the frontier, American efforts at imperialism, the various plans and effects of Progressivism, the Great Depression and New Deal, and both World Wars. The course will feature significant attention to primary sources, notable monographs, and related student research.
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HIST 3453 - US Diplomatic History
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A focus on foreign policy and international events beginning with the Spanish-American War. The course traces the evolving roles of Congress, the State and Defense Department, and the Presidency through the rise and fall of isolationist tendencies, two World Wars, the rise and fall of Communism and the Cold War era with its numerous foreign engagements, to the evolving wars in the Middle East and against Terrorism. The way in which the various branches of the United States government dealt with those events internally and externally is an important aspect of this course. (Same as PSCI 3453)
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HIST 3503 - Pacific Northwest History and Government
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A study of the Pacific Northwest from its discovery by Europeans to the present. Three connected sets of themes provide a focus for the course. One is the changing circumstances of and relationships between the diverse peoples and cultures of the region. Another set of themes revolves around diverse peoples uses for and attitudes toward natural resources. The third set of themes is how a sense of regional identity evolved over time in the Pacific Northwest. The course will also include a description of the government of Washington State.
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HIST 3523 - American Religious History
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] An in-depth examination of American religious history from the colonial period through the twentieth century examining the relationship between culture, economics, politics, race, gender, theology, and religious experience. The course will highlight Puritanism, revivalism, evangelicalism, civil religion, fundamentalism, denominationalism, Catholicism, Pentecostalism, and church-state issues. (Same as CHIS 3523)
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HIST 3563 - Historical Theory and Methods
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement.] This course surveys current issues facing the historical discipline and contemporary theories that shape present historical inquiry. Additionally, it reviews the historians’ processes in writing narratives from primary and secondary sources, which includes citation and formatting appropriate to the discipline. Integrates Christian faith with the practice of history through discussion and personal reflection.
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HIST 3603 - Church History I
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A survey of the Christian church from the post-apostolic fathers to the late medieval church on the eve of the sixteenth century Reformation. Topics include the rise of orthodoxy, the many transformations that took place after the conversion of Constantine, the rise of the papacy, the many forms of medieval religious life, and the emergence of new forms of both lay and clerical piety. (Same as CHIS 3603)
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HIST 3613 - Church History II
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] A survey of the Christian church, especially in the West, from the sixteenth century Reformation to the present day. Topics include the leaders and issues of the Reformation, the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the emergence of the many Protestant traditions, the modern missions movement, the church in an increasingly secularized society, and the role of the church in U.S. history. (Same as CHIS 3613)
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HIST 3653 - Women and Gender in the Modern West
3 credits
[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course will survey the evolving constructs of gender from the end of the nineteenth century to the present in Western societies. While primary emphasis will be on the changing status and role of women, the broader questions of gender itself will also be explored. This is a seminar course with required reading and participation.
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