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Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Music

  
  • MUS 254 - Women’s Choir

    Credits: 0 or 1 variable credit


    Music Ensemble. Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of from three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required. Designated as repeatable for credit. See Music Student Handbook. Fee for ensemble attire.

    Fulfills major ensemble requirement for music majors.

     

  
  • MUS 257 - Jazz Ensemble

    Credits: 0 or 1 variable credit
    Music Ensemble. Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of from three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required. Designated as repeatable for credit. See Music Student Handbook. Fee for ensemble attire.

  
  • MUS 258 - Wind Ensemble

    Credits: 0 or 1 variable credit


    Music Ensemble. Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of from three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required. Designated as repeatable for credit. See Music Student Handbook. Fee for ensemble attire.

    Fulfills major ensemble requirement for music majors.

     

  
  • MUS 259 - Performance of Chamber Music

    Credits: 0 or 1 variable credit
    Study and performance of chamber music. Minimum three hours of rehearsal or personal practice and one-hour weekly coaching with instructor. Participation in all public appearances required. Emphasis on the development of ensemble and communication skills, in-depth study of at least one piece of chamber repertoire with an assigned group. General familiarity with chamber music repertoire, and musical analysis through performance. Repeatable for credit. 

  
  • MUS 270 - Opera Scenes Workshop

    Credits: 0 or 2 credits
    Foundational principles of stage movement, theatre techniques, improvisation, ensemble work and role preparation for singers. Theatre games, exercises and staged performances of songs, arias and scenes from operetta, opera and Broadway musicals. This class culminates in a performance of opera scenes or a one-act opera. Repeatable for credit. 

  
  • MUS 275 - Musical Production

    Credits: 0, 1, 2, 4
    Offers experience participating in staged musical production of opera, operetta or Broadway musical in major role, comprimario role, chorus member or technical support position. Text assignments and completed written journal required. Credit is awarded based on the student’s role in the production, as determined by the artistic/music director. Designated as repeatable.

    Prerequisite(s): Audition and permission of instructor.
  
  • MUS 311 - Music Theory III

    Credits: 3
    Continues MUS 212 , exploring extended chromatic harmony, Renaissance polyphony, and larger forms such as fugue, invention, rondo, sonata and variations.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 212 .
    Corequisite(s): MUL 311 .
  
  • MUS 315 - 20th-Century Techniques

    Credits: 4
    Fully integrates study of 20th-century compositional techniques with examination of composer perspectives and historical events of time. Combines discussion of style and aesthetic perspective with analysis of building blocks of 20th-century musical language as encountered in representative works of tonal, post-tonal, atonal and 12-tone construction. Use of form, systems of analysis such as set theory and 12-tone theory and exploration of other dimensions of music-making including orchestration, texture, meter, rhythm, sound color and technology.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 311 .
  
  • MUS 318 - Conducting

    Credits: 4
    Studies beat patterns and fundamental baton techniques; laboratory experience in conducting literature of medium difficulty.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 311 , MUL 311 .
  
  • MUS 319 - Advanced Conducting

    Credits: 2
    Studies baton techniques and further development of conducting skills and rehearsal techniques including areas of critical listening, score study and principles of interpretation.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 318 , MUS 327  or MUS 328 .
  
  • MUS 326 - Music History and Literature II

    Credits: 4
    Explores music of the Classical and Romantic periods, historical background, development of musical forms and style; analyzes representative works.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 226  
  
  • MUS 327 - Choral Methods and Literature

    Credits: 4
    Explores selected repertoire and organization and administration of choral program; emphasizes choral tone, blend, balance and intonation.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 318 .
  
  • MUS 328 - Instrumental Methods and Literature

    Credits: 4
    Explores purpose, aims and techniques of instrumental program; emphasizes rehearsal, repertoire and organization.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 318 .
  
  • MUS 330 - Children’s Choirs: Methods and Practices

    Credits: 2
    Exploration of choral literature and techniques appropriate for child’s voice from early elementary to adolescence. Topics include pitch matching, the uncertain singer, choosing literature, developing sight-singing skills, and developing tone and musicality. Field experience required.

  
  • MUS 332 - Pedagogical Practices: Instrumental

    Credits: 4
    Analyzes applied teaching techniques and materials; instrumentalists (including pianists).  (Alternate years.)

  
  • MUS 333 - Pedagogical Practices: Vocal

    Credits: 4
    Analyzes applied teaching techniques and materials; vocal. (Alternate years.)

  
  • MUS 335 - Music Education I (K–5)

    Credits: 4
    Introduces methods and materials for teaching music to younger children; discussion, development and implementation of individual lessons for general music classes and curriculum planning. Field work.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 117 , MUS 311 ; MUL 311 ; PSY 244 .
  
  • MUS 336 - Music Education II (6–12)

    Credits: 4
    Introduces methods and materials for teaching music to older children and adolescents; discussion, development and implementation of individual lessons and total curriculum; general music, music theory, music appreciation and performing classes. Fieldwork.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 335 .
  
  • MUS 337 - Music in Worship

    Credits: 4
    Examines congregational, choral and instrumental use of music in worship from biblical times to present; explores philosophical and practical issues in liturgical and nonliturgical churches. (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Aesthetic Sensibilities and Practices theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • MUS 346 - Instrumentation and Arranging

    Credits: 2
    Introduces arranging music for small ensembles and orchestra with strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 311 , MUL 311 .
  
  • MUS 347 - Counterpoint I

    Credits: 2
    Studies contrapuntal style of 16th-century music and writing of two- and three-voice pieces in that style.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 315 .
  
  • MUS 348 - Counterpoint II

    Credits: 2
    Studies contrapuntal style of 18th-century late Baroque music and writing of two- and three-voice pieces in that style.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 315 .
  
  • MUS 371 - Selected Topics I

    Credits: 2
    Specialized coursework; focuses on area of interest to music major. Designated as repeatable if topic is different.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair.
  
  • MUS 401 - Interpretive Analysis and Musicianship I

    Credits: 2
    Employs music theory and analysis in tonal music to develop practical principles of interpretation for listeners and performers; listening skills and ability to justify intuitive impressions with objective observations about musical score. (Alternate years.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 311 , MUL 311 .
  
  • MUS 402 - Interpretive Analysis and Musicianship II

    Credits: 2
    Continues MUS 401 , Includes study of atonal literature. (Alternate years.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 401 .
  
  • MUS 407 - Music Education Seminar

    Credits: 2
    Analyzes issues in music education, classroom management and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in MUS 415 .
  
  • MUS 415 - Practicum

    Credits: 12
    Field placement in elementary, middle and/or high school. Supervision by College faculty, staff and cooperating teacher(s) in schools. Minimum of 15 weeks of full-time student teaching required. Students must be registered and finalized prior to starting teaching assignment.

  
  • MUS 420 - The History of Piano Literature

    Credits: 4
    Surveys solo piano literature composed from late 17th century to present. Emphasizes recognition of style and form. (Alternate years.)

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 315 .
  
  • MUS 440 - Literature for the Voice

    Credits: 2
    Explores song literature as well as cantata, oratorio, operatic and operetta arias for the voice. Emphasis on study and in-class performance of significant examples from all genres and eras of European and American art music. (Alternate years.)

  
  • MUS 471 - Selected Topics II

    Credits: 2
    Specialized coursework; focuses on area of interest to music major. Designated as repeatable if topic is different.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department chair.
  
  • MUS 491 - Senior Seminar I

    Credits: 2


    Required for B.A. (Music) and B.M. (Performance) seniors. Discussion related to career planning for musicians, assigned reading related to individual student projects and research interests, development of a proposal for the student’s final project (B.A. students) or writing of a final paper related to senior recital repertoire (B.M. performance students). 

     

  
  • MUS 492 - Senior Seminar II

    Credits: 2
    The Department of Music Senior Seminar (second semester) is required of any B.A. Music student. This semester will culminate in a senior project, which may include: a composition thesis and accompanying paper; a senior recital and accompanying paper; a historical or theoretical/analytical academic thesis.  


Non-Departmental

  
  • COE 425 - Career Services Internship

    Credits: 0
    Provides workplace experiential learning and professional development related to student’s major or minor.  Must be prearranged and approved by Career Services, faculty advisor and Registrar’s Office.

    Prerequisite(s): Minimum cumulative GPA 2.0; minimum of 12 credits completed in major or minor prior to internship
  
  • NON 111 - Introduction to Personal Finance

    Credits: 2
    Equips students from all disciplines to manage personal and family financial life in ways both faithful to biblical principles and financially sound. Course covers practical topics such as managing credit and debt, investing, planning for retirement, taxes, charitable giving, estate planning and insurance. Does not count for any majors, minors or concentrations in the department.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
  
  • NON 171 - Gordon After Dark

    Credits: 2
    Affords students opportunity to take seriously a variety of cultural events that Gordon offers. Students attend a concert, film, art opening, theatre performance, lecture, athletic event or panel discussion each week followed by class discussion. Brief readings and reflective essays required for each event. Open only to first-year students.

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of advisor.
  
  • NON 175 - Applications of Learning Theory

    Credits: 2
    Examines topics from learning theory such as memory, metacognition and higher order thinking, and explores their application to personal learning settings.

  
  • NON 211 - Foundations for Leading

    Credits: 2
    Survey of foundations of leadership, its theory and personal and public practice in workplace, church and community. Explores faithful leading with individuals, groups and in organizations; vision, character, creativity and perspectives of leading in past, present and emerging global future.

  
  • NON 335 - Identity, Community & Vocation I

    Credits: 1-2
    This integrative seminar explores issues of identity, community and vocation, and different approaches to framing those issues. Students will engage some of life’s biggest questions (Who am I? Why am I here? What should I do with my life? What makes a life significant?) and learn to identify competing conceptual frameworks which have been employed in the Western tradition to raise and address those questions. The focus will be on theological, sociological and ethical thought. 

    Prerequisite(s): Participation in a Living-Learning Community and approval from instructor.
  
  • NON 336 - Identity, Community & Vocation II

    Credits: 1-2
    Building on NON335, this integrative seminar explores issues of identity, community and vocation through the lenses of psychology and history. Practical questions of “What are my strengths, gifts and interests?” “What emergent challenges and opportunities mark our time in history?” and “How do we discern God’s call in connecting who we are with what’s going on in the world?” will drive the reading, reflection and discussion. 

    Prerequisite(s):  , participation in a Living -Learning Community and approval from instructor

Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

  
  • NSM 202 - The Scientific Enterprise

    Credits: 4
    Explores characteristics of natural science, studies theories related to fundamental concepts such as matter and energy to help understand patterns and processes in nature. Stresses relevance of science to contemporary issues and a Christian worldview.  Unique nature of this course requires matriculated students to take NSM202 at Gordon College Activity fee.

    Prerequisite(s): BCM 101 , COR 107  or COR 109 , sophomore standing, or permission of the course director.
    Fulfills common core requirement.
  
  • NSM 220 - Human Biology, Health and Disease

    Credits: 4
    Studies human body from the molecular intracellular level to structure and function of organ systems. Health and disease, metabolism and energy balance discussed. (Offered spring semester.) Lab fee.

    Fulfills core Natural World or Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).

Outdoor Education

  
  • OEI 241 - Foundations of Outdoor Education

    Credits: 4
    Explores historical and literary foundations of outdoor education and broad definitions of spirituality in wilderness. Inquiry done in conjunction with development of personal environmental ethic and introductory technical skills related to outdoor education.

  
  • OEI 243 - Philosophies and Theories of Outdoor Education and Leadership

    Credits: 4
    Surveys current philosophies, theories, methodologies and applications of outdoor education. General leadership principles reviewed and students introduced to teaching strategies, program design and administrative responsibilities common to outdoor education.

  
  • OEI 343 - Expeditionary Training (Wilderness Education Association Certification)

    Credits: 4
    Through 21-day wilderness expedition, course incorporates Wilderness Education Association’s 18-point curriculum, which includes topics such as judgment, decision making, problem solving, group dynamics, nutrition, health and sanitation, risk management, wilderness emergency procedures, natural and cultural history, processing skills and transference of learning.

  
  • OEI 370 - Nature, Humans and Human Nature

    Credits: 4
    Explores historical relationship between nature and culture; intra-human relationships around socioeconomic class, race and gender; and influence of spiritual, intellectual and aesthetic traditions in shaping environmental thought.

  
  • OEI 425 - Internship

    Credits: 2-4
    Supervised field assignment in outdoor education setting combined with related academic study. Must be prearranged and approved by instructor and Registrar’s Office. Not available while on W.I.L.D. semester; must be taken in a later term.

    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.

Gordon in Orvieto

  
  • ORV 101 - Italian Language Studies

    Credits: 2
    Introduces the Italian language with instruction emphasizing conversational participation in daily local life. Not required for students who have taken Italian.

    Note: Does not fulfill core language requirement; not equivalent to ITL 101 Beginning Italian.
  
  • ORV 270 - Disegno/Drawing at Orvieto

    Credits: 4
    Drawing-based course required during first month of semester, provides framework for program. Uses drawing to deepen students’ engagement with history and landscape of Italy, fusing cultural setting with community life. In-studio drawing sessions combined with on-site response to townscape and art-scape.

    Fulfills Aesthetic Sensibilities and Practices Thematic Core (2009 - 2015).
  
  • ORV 340 - Iconography and Spirituality in Late Antique and Medieval Italy

    Credits: 4
    The interface of the visual arts, Christian doctrine, spirituality, monasticism, and politics during the middle ages in the experience of lay Christians, clergy, and monastics in Italy. (Not offered every year.)

  
  • ORV 342 - Introduction to Medieval Monasticism

    Credits: 4
    Examines one of the most influential modes of spiritual life and intellectual thought in Middle Ages. Examines the particular Italian contribution of Umbrian saints (such as Benedict, Francis and Clare of Assisi) within the larger tradition of Western monasticism. (Not offered every year.)

  
  • ORV 350 - Poetry and Ekphrasis

    Credits: 4
    Explores relation between poetry and pictorial arts in classical Renaissance tradition of ekphrasis (poetry about art or visual art based on poems). Students both study tradition and practice craft of ekphrasis.

  
  • ORV 355 - Renaissance Narrative

    Credits: 4
    Compares how stories were told in literature and visual art of medieval-Renaissance Europe. Focuses on famous fresco cycles of Renaissance Italy as visual interpretations of influential written narratives in European Christian culture.

  
  • ORV 360 - Dante’s Divine Comedy

    Credits: 4
    Explores Dante’s Divine Comedy (in dual-language edition), focusing on plot, theological and philosophical concepts, and historical and political background with attention to epic tradition and Dante’s relation to visual epics such as Signorelli’s Last Judgment in the Orvieto Cathedral.

  
  • ORV 361 - British and American Writers in Italy

    Credits: 4
    Studies strong pull exercised by Italy on imagination of a number of British and American poets, novelists and essayists, and on those wishing to become cultivated people of arts and letters. (Not offered every year.)

  
  • ORV 363 - Religious Drama of the Middle Ages

    Credits: 4
    Surveys medieval theatre connected to church holidays and liturgical readings.  Explores a genre—from dramatizations of saints’ lives to personifications of moral/spiritual warfare in the human soul—that was sophisticated in its handling of theology and Scripture but rooted in popular culture. (Not offered every year.)

  
  • ORV 371 - Painting Studio at Orvieto

    Credits: 4
    Advanced studio in methods and materials of oil or tempera painting with historical attention to narrative tradition of Renaissance painting.

  
  • ORV 372 - Sculpture Studio at Orvieto

    Credits: 4
    Sculpture in context of Italy’s long tradition of stone carving and sculpture in clay, plaster and casting; attention given to mass and space relationships, volume, surface planes, textural variety and narrative organization.

  
  • ORV 373 - Ceramics Studio at Orvieto

    Credits: 4
    Ceramics in context of Orvieto’s long history as a center of terracotta and majolica production since ancient Etruscans, through medieval geometric and animal–pattern decoration, Renaissance refinements of pottery for daily use, to sculptural ceramics of contemporary artists.

  
  • ORV 374 - Special Topics in Art and Art History

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.

  
  • ORV 375 - Special Topics in Literature and Creative Writing

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.

  
  • ORV 376 - Special Topics in Art and Art History

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.

  
  • ORV 377 - Special Topics in Literature and Creative Writing

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.

  
  • ORV 378 - Special Topics in Art and Art History

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.

  
  • ORV 379 - Special Topics in History

    Credits: 4
    Selected topics in areas of expertise of visiting instructors.


Scholars’ Semester in Oxford

  
  • OXF 300 - The British Landscape

    Credits: 4
    Examines in cross-disciplinary manner how British landscape was formed and reformed by societies which conquered and settled in it. Looks at dialectic relationship between culture (economic, social, intellectual, religious and artistic aspects of each group) and landscape (natural landscape and human imprint on that landscape). Viewings, lectures, regional and local field trips.

  
  • OXF 301 - Further Studies in the British Landscape

    Credits: 4
    Students pursue further studies in British landscape with new program of lectures and field trips, writing on additional disciplines or case studies.

  
  • OXF 395 - Secondary Tutorial I

    Credits: 3
    Similar in structure to primary tutorial, secondary tutorial may complement student’s concentration. Takes place fortnightly. Offered tutorials cover range of topics.

  
  • OXF 396 - Secondary Tutorial II

    Credits: 3
    Similar in structure to primary tutorial, secondary tutorial may complement student’s concentration. Takes place fortnightly. Offered tutorials cover range of topics.

  
  • OXF 494 - Undergraduate Research Seminar

    Credits: 4
    Integrates both tutorial work and participation in Oxford faculty lectures which pertain to student’s field of study. Allows students to reflect on key methodological issues within concentration, encouraging learning from each other as well as from tutor, and requiring term papers rather than weekly essays.

  
  • OXF 495 - Primary Tutorial I

    Credits: 6
    Chosen in same field of study as integrative seminar, typically one-on-one supplemented by Oxford faculty lectures. Tutorial based on presentation of short essay responding to assigned question; carried out as conversation between tutor and student. Tutorials offered in disciplinary concentrations of art history, classics, English language and literature, history, modern languages, musicology, philosophy, psychology or theology. Students attend 16 university lectures which complement tutorial work.

  
  • OXF 496 - Primary Tutorial II

    Credits: 6
    Chosen in same field of study as integrative seminar, typically one-on-one supplemented by Oxford faculty lectures. Tutorial based on presentation of short essay responding to assigned question; carried out as conversation between tutor and student. Tutorials offered in disciplinary concentrations of art history, classics, English language and literature, history, modern languages, musicology, philosophy, psychology or theology. Students attend 16 university lectures which complement tutorial work.

  
  • OXF 498 - Thesis Track

    Credits: 3-4
    Over course of second term students work on thesis to be completed and presented in final week of term.


Peace and Conflict Studies

  
  • PCS 250 - Peacemaking: Personal, Social, Global

    Credits: 4
    Peace scholarship, research and diverse Christian perspectives on peacemaking as biblical calling. Conflict explored as transformational process in families, organizations and global contexts. Case studies of faith-based peacemakers and women’s narratives in conflict zones examined. Dialogue skills for personal and civic engagement taught and practiced.

    Fulfills core Civic Responsibility theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PCS 325 - Conflict Mediation: Theory and Practice

    Credits: 4
    Introduces theory and practice of mediation. Utilizing conflicts in families, organizations and communities, students learn basic mediation skills through case studies, role playing and simulations. Grounded in foundational and evolving theory of third-party neutral conflict resolution and transformation, course addresses issues of ethics and appropriate contexts for use of mediation.

  
  • PCS 375 - Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation

    Credits: 4
    Explores theological frameworks for shalom, conflict as transformational, and reconciliation as healing process in organizations and communities. Both justice and forgiveness examined, as well as public apology, truth and reconciliation commissions, historical conciliation and postcolonial reconstruction.

  
  • PCS 425 - Internships in Peace and Conflict Studies

    Credits: 2-8
    Supervised field assignment in peace and conflict studies combined with related academic study. Prepares students for professional career choices. Must be prearranged and approved by instructor and Registrar’s Office.

    Prerequisite(s): PCS 250 , PCS 375  and minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.

Physical Education

  
  • PED 015 - Discovery

    Credits: 0


    Eight-week outdoor adventure learning class that develops trust, responsibility and self-confidence through group games, problem solving activities, a low and high challenge course, rock climbing, and a weekend outing in New Hampshire. PED 015 or PED 016  required first year at Gordon. Signature of La Vida Director is required to drop or withdraw.

     

    Please visit www.gordon.edu/lavida/collegeprograms for more information on the class. Discovery fee; special drop, withdrawal and refund policies apply.

    Fulfills common core requirement.

  
  • PED 016 - La Vida Wilderness Expeditions

    Credits: 0


    Wilderness-based outdoor education course for personal and spiritual formation. 12-day wilderness experience that promotes leadership, confidence and growth in community. La Vida includes backpacking and canoeing as well as rock climbing, a challenge course, orienteering and a solo experience. PED 015  or PED 016 required first year at Gordon. Incoming first-year students register during summer registration for June, July or August La Vida and a deposit is required. Current students register in November for May, June, or July expeditions. Through an academic petition, a limited number of current students may also register in April for August La Vida. Signature of La Vida Director is required to drop or withdraw.

     

    Please visit www.gordon.edu/lavida/collegeprograms for more information on the class. Fee plus additional costs; special drop, withdrawal and refund policies apply.

    Fulfills common core requirement.

  
  • PED 017 - Concepts of Wellness

    Credits: 0
    Promotes knowledge, understanding and implementation of physical fitness and wellness programs. Includes fitness concepts, nutrition, weight control, stress management, leisure choices. Fee.

    Prerequisite(s): By approved medical petition only.
    Fulfills common core requirement.
  
  • PED 018-099 - Physical Education Activity Classes

    Credits: 0
    Designed to introduce fitness and lifetime recreational activity skills, a wide variety of opportunities are offered. The two quad experiences required should be completed by the end of the sophomore year to avoid conflicts with major requirements, study abroad, etc. Fee; some courses require additional costs based on activity. Transfer physical education activity courses must be received on an official college or university transcript and entail a minimum of 20 contact hours. Preapproval of the specific course is strongly recommended. One quad of physical education activity classes may be fulfilled by participation in one approved club or varsity sport supervised by faculty or staff and recorded on the academic transcript.

    Completion of armed forces basic training or ROTC participation may also fulfill one activity.

Philosophy

  
  • PHI 118 - The Examined Life

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to important historical and thematic issues about what it means to be human: Who are we? What is our place in the cosmos and how do we relate to the natural world around us? What does it mean to find an object or work of art beautiful? What does it mean to live well as opposed to just living? What is the best way to live well together as a society of persons? How can we know what is true? And how, given that we are made in God’s image, are we to understand our relationship to God?

    Fulfills common core requirement.
  
  • PHI 202 - Philosophy in the Ancient/Medieval World

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to fundamental philosophical questions and modes of inquiry concerning human nature, God, and the cosmos as developed by central figures from the Greco-Roman world up to the Medieval.  (Alternate years.)

  
  • PHI 203 - Philosophy in the Early Modern World

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to fundamental philosophical questions and modes of inquiry concerning human nature, God, and the cosmos as developed by central figures from the Modern Period.  (Alternate years.)

  
  • PHI 212 - Formal Logic

    Credits: 4
    Introduces theory and practice of modern logic. Emphasizes analyzing and evaluating deductive arguments. No prior acquaintance with logic necessary.

  
  • PHI 220 - Philosophy of Religion

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to philosophical questions arising from religious belief and practice. Topics include nature and justifiability of religious beliefs, faith and reason, theistic proofs, divine attributes, eternity and time, problem of evil, possibility of miracles, meaningfulness of religious language and evidential value of religious experience. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.  (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 223 - Theories of Politics

    Credits: 4
    Explores major themes in Western tradition from classical and modern political thought. Explores central concepts of state and citizen, and considers major traditions in Christian political thought. Cross-listed as POL 223 

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
  
  • PHI 233 - Environmental Ethics

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to important philosophical and moral questions about our responsibilities as human beings to each other, God, and the environment in which we live. (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Civic Responsibility theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 234 - Philosophy of Art and Beauty

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to the philosophical analysis and study of key issues in the philosophy of art. (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Aesthetic Sensibilities and Practices theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 236 - Contemporary Ethics: Love, Life, Death

    Credits: 4
    Introduces students to contemporary ethical questions about matters of life, love and death. (Offered periodically.)

  
  • PHI 315 - Ethics

    Credits: 4
    Surveys and critiques key theories in Western philosophical tradition from Plato to pragmatism. Meta-reflections offered on relevance of such theories for practical experience as Christians.

  
  • PHI 317 - Philosophy and Literature

    Credits: 4
    Compares and contrasts strengths and weaknesses of philosophy and literature for addressing universal questions and problems; e.g., Is the good life possible? Is there anything I can be certain of? What constitutes self-identity? What does it mean to understand? (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 318 - Philosophy of Law

    Credits: 4
    Introduces basic terminology, themes and issues in Western legal theory by examining essays and case studies. Required for prelaw concentration. (Alternate years.)

  
  • PHI 325 - Eastern Philosophy and Religion

    Credits: 4
    Studies fundamental philosophical and religious tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Engages primary texts to develop introductory understanding of important belief systems while also continuing dialogue between these ideas and major tenets of Western monotheism and Christianity in particular.

    Fulfills core Global Understanding or Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 333 - Late Modernity: Kant through Heidegger

    Credits: 4
    Traces philosophical thought from Kant through Heidegger; development of such major movements as idealism, romanticism, existentialism, pragmatism, process philosophy, analytic philosophy and neo-Thomism. (Alternate years.)

  
  • PHI 340 - Philosophy of Women: Women’s Knowing, Doing, Being

    Credits: 4
    Inquires into historical use of term “woman” and its significance for us today. First part of course acquaints students with selected canonical Western philosophical texts about the nature of women; second part engages with theoretical writings by contemporary feminist thinkers who challenge such traditional readings. (Alternate years.)

    Fulfills core Human Person theme (2009 - 2015).
  
  • PHI 370 - Selected Topics: History of Philosophy

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Examines areas in recent philosophy not covered in normal curriculum; for advanced students. Focuses on major figure, problem or system. Designated as repeatable if topic different.

  
  • PHI 371 - Selected Topics: Knowledge, Truth and Method

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Examines areas in epistemology, logic, hermeneutics, and scientific method not covered in normal curriculum; for advanced students. Focuses on major figure, problem or system. Designated as repeatable if topic different.

  
  • PHI 372 - Selected Topics: Faith and Reason

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Examines areas in philosophy, religion and theology not covered in normal curriculum; for advanced students. Focuses on major figure, problem or system. Designated as repeatable if topic different.

  
  • PHI 373 - Selected Topics: Virtue and Value

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Examines areas in ethics, aesthetics and philosophy of education not covered in normal curriculum; for advanced students. Focuses on major figure, problem or system. Designated as repeatable if topic different.

  
  • PHI 374 - Selected Topics: Existence and Being

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Examines areas that explore questions in metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, gender studies, and the philosophy of mind or psychology not covered in normal curriculum; for advanced students. Focuses on major figure, problem or system. Designated as repeatable if topic different.

 

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