May 19, 2024  
School of Graduate, Professional and Extended Studies 2021-2022 
    
School of Graduate, Professional and Extended Studies 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Music

  
  • GMU 618 - Conducting Seminar

    Credits: 2
    Required for any student conducting Lab Ensemble. Choral and instrumental sections available.

    Prerequisite(s): GMU 616  (unless waived by audition) and permission of program director. (Elective)

  
  • GMU 619 - General Music Seminar

    Credits: 2
    Required for any student leading general music portion of Lab Ensemble. Team presentations explore relation of general music (K-8) to national standards in music education.

    Prerequisite(s): GMU 614  and permission of instructor. (Elective)

  
  • GMU 620 - Lab Ensemble

    Credits: 1
    Hands-on teaching lab in which music teachers are also music makers, participating in activities related to general music, chorus and band. Must be taken for three summers.

  
  • GMU 621 - Child and Adolescent Vocal Pedagogy

    Credits: 2
    Instruction in vocal method from Teaching Kids to Sing by Kenneth H. Phillips. (Elective)

  
  • GMU 622 - Foundations of Music Education

    Credits: 2
    Explores foundational roots of music study in American schools and challenges students to determine their own rationale for the value of including music in school curriculum.

  
  • GMU 624 - Learning and Assessment in Music Education

    Credits: 2
    Includes information on learning theories in music-particularly that of Edwin E. Gordon-and ways of assessing students’ musical achievement and ability.

  
  • GMU 626 - Curriculum Development in Music Education

    Credits: 2
    Students learn to write curricula reflecting nine national standards in music education, and to evaluate current curricula.

  
  • GMU 628 - Supervision and Administration in Music Education

    Credits: 2
    The clinical supervision process is explored in the first half of the course, which is most helpful for working with student teachers. Administrative techniques such as budgeting, grant writing, personnel management, etc., studied in second part of course.

  
  • GMU 630 - Introduction to Research in Music Education

    Credits: 2
    Explores understanding of quantitative and qualitative research processes; provides means for interpreting and applying this research to music processing.

  
  • GMU 651 - Symphonic Band

    Credits: 1
    Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required.

  
  • GMU 653 - Symphony Orchestra

    Credits: 1
    Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required.

  
  • GMU 655 - Symphonic Chorale

    Credits: 1
    Admission by audition. Representative music of each period of music history studied and performed. Minimum of three to five hours rehearsal and participation in all public appearances required.

  
  • GMU 671 - Special Topics in Music

    Credits: 1
    Students may elect to study specialized area independently as in-depth study. Final paper or project required of each special topic.

  
  • GMU 677 - Flute

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 682 - Field Based Teaching Experience

    Credits: 3
    This independent teaching practicum is carried out in the teacher’s own classroom during the academic year between the student’s second and third summer of enrollment and includes goal setting, mentoring, journaling and portfolio building. The candidate for the master’s degree is expected to demonstrate those qualities in teaching that one would expect from a “Master” Teacher.

  
  • GMU 684 - Violin

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 685 - Viola

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 686 - Cello

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 687 - Double Bass

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 688 - Guitar

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 689 - Harp

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 690 - Thesis

    Credits: 3
    For students considering doctoral program (Ph.D.), thesis provides way to explore suitable research topic. Expect to spend minimum of one full year completing written thesis.

  
  • GMU 691 - Oboe

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 692 - Clarinet

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.

  
  • GMU 693 - Bassoon

    Credits: 1
    Students enrolled in the music education degree program may study applied music for graduate credit during regular academic year. Up to 4 hours of applied credit may be used towards degree as electives. Lessons arranged individually and audition may be required.


Physics

  
  • PHY 603 - General Physical Science

    Credits: 3
    Foundations of physical sciences with in-depth understanding of atoms, matter, mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, electromagnetism and circuitry. Students increase knowledge base and become more confident and resourceful teachers as well as gain thorough understanding of MA Curriculum Frameworks.

  
  • PHY 610 - Motor Control and Learning

    Credits: 3
    Examines perceptual, memory and motor functions in acquisition, retention and control of motor skills. Explores central and peripheral nervous system mechanism involved in control of movement. Weekly lab. Lab fee.

  
  • PHY 614 - Mathematical Methods I

    Credits: 3
    Examines mathematical skill, sophistication and confidence in application of mathematical topics commonly used in physical science and engineering, including complex algebra, vector algebra, matrices, vector spaces, systems of linear equations, vector differential and integral calculus, Fourier series and Fourier transforms.

  
  • PHY 615 - Statics

    Credits: 3
    Examines and demonstrates analysis of forces acting on any static and rigid object. Enhances engineering intuition, mathematical facility and computational skill (using MATLAB).

  
  • PHY 620 - Computational Biomechanics: Modeling of Musculoskeletal Systems

    Credits: 3
    Examines the application of advanced kinematic and kinetic analyses in the assessment of human motion. Concepts of data processing, three-dimensional analysis, mechanical modeling and energy and power analysis applied in sport and rehabilitation contexts. Special emphasis on analysis of locomotion.

  
  • PHY 624 - Astronomy

    Credits: 3
    Important topics in modern astronomy for both science and nonscience majors including light, telescopes, planets, normal stars, pulsars, black holes, galaxies, quasars and origin of universe. Cross-listed with BIO624.

  
  • PHY 625 - Electronic Circuits

    Credits: 3
    Examines and explains concepts of electronics, calculating numerical quantities related to analog electronics, such quantities as voltage, current, impedance, power, bandwidth and gain.

  
  • PHY 628 - Physics and Engineering of Materials

    Credits: 3
    Explores how the history of a material (its processing) influences its structure, and thus determines its properties and performance. The earliest humans lived in the Stone Age, where people used only natural materials such as stone, clay, skins, and wood. Later, people discovered copper and how to harden it, leading to the Bronze Age about 3000 B.C. The use of iron and then steel, gave mankind an even stronger and harder material, with the Iron Age beginning about 1200 B.C. Inexpensive processes to produce steel were commercialized in the 1800s, enabling the Industrial Age and modern civilization as we know it. In the 20th Century, the development of solid-state electronics brought modern man into the Silicon Age.

  
  • PHY 636 - Modern Physics

    Credits: 3
    Study of special relativity, following historical trajectory of modern physics, breakdown of classical physics and development of quantum physics.

  
  • PHY 639 - Electric and Magnetic Fields

    Credits: 3
    Theory of electrostatics, dielectrics, magnetostatics, dia-, para- and ferromagnetism, induction, and Maxwell’s equations.  

  
  • PHY 663 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.

  
  • PHY 673 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.

  
  • PHY 677 - Optics

    Credits: 3
    This course will begin with a review of wave motion and basic electromagnetic theory then proceed on to propagation of light. Geometric optics touching on interference and other wave optics phenomena such as diffraction, polarization and, time-allowing, Fourier optics will be examined. Laser-based experiments will be explored. Lab fee


Political Science

  
  • POL 610 - American Foreign Policy

    Credits: 3
    Examines factors shaping international behavior of United States from end of World War II to present; analytical importance of international system, domestic interest groups, governmental actors, public opinion and ideology; dilemma of reconciling moral principles with exercise of world power.

  
  • POL 619 - Politics of Developing Countries

    Credits: 3
    Explores political-economic situation in countries typically described as “developing.” Using case studies, issues related to structures, markets and societal activity are examined. Emphasizes politics of developmental strategies and place of Christian worldviews.

  
  • POL 624 - Politics of Latin America

    Credits: 3
    Considers development and political governance in unique historical and cultural context of Latin America. Course combines discussion of history and theory with study of individual countries. Included are analyses of regime change, social movements and U.S. foreign policy in the region.

  
  • POL 635 - Politics of the Middle East

    Credits: 3
    Overview of distinctive character of politics in several Middle East nations; role of religion as factor in region’s politics. Considers Arab-Israeli conflict, politics of oil, rise of radical Islam in region.

  
  • POL 640 - Politics of Western Europe

    Credits: 3
    Explores political institutions and problems common to democracies of Western Europe; institutions of parliamentary democracy, micro-nationalism, major political forces, electoral systems and European Union; consociational democracy as alternative to Anglo-American majoritarian democracy.  

  
  • POL 645 - Politics of China

    Credits: 3
    Examines how and why China has reached its status within the international system today. Key issues surround international relations from 19th century to the present day.

  
  • POL 648 - Theories of International Relations


    Critical analyses of leading schools of thought in international relations and their policy implications for major topics such as war, peace and cooperation. Approaches considered include, among others, realism, Marxism, neoliberalism and constructivism.

  
  • POL 650 - Street Art: A Culture of Social and Political Change

    Credits: 3
    Street art has become a global means of cultural, social, and political reform. Numerous forms, genres, and strategies for street art generate new forms of communication and meaning, giving visibility to marginalized voices. The leading practitioners and innovative kinds of work being done from the 1990s to the present include Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos, Barry McGee, Hot Tea, JR, Swoon, Zevs, and others. Questions this course will consider include: How did “street art” and “graffiti ” become legitimized forms of cultural transmission? How does an “outsider” form of art become a privileged category “inside” established art and media institutions? What effect does this privilege have on the legitimacy of street art itself? What influence do media coverage, rebel persona, identity politics, and art world institutions have on the credibility and authenticity of street art? Upon completion of this course, students should be able to engage in critical thinking, semiotics, and urban anthropology; to apply critical imagination in decoding of subversive artifacts; and to interpret the streets and other public spaces of urban landscapes.

  
  • POL 663 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of appropriate topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.

  
  • POL 673 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.


Spanish

  
  • SPN 636 - Latin American Poetry

    Credits: 3
    Study of representative Latin American poets. Focus on two poets. Conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 637 - Contemporary Latin American Poetry and Songs

    Credits: 3
    This course will discuss Latin American poetry and songs, particularly focusing on Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, and Violeta Parra. All texts, lectures and discussions are in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 647 - Latin American Narratives

    Credits: 3
    Study of representative short stories and novels. Reading of two “canonical” novels. Conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 648 - Pinochet and Post-Dictatorship Chile

    Credits: 3
    Studies and analyzes General Augusto Pinochet and his dictatorship from 1973-1990, his legacy, and impact on Chile today.

  
  • SPN 650 - Las venas abiertas de America Latina: 50 Years Later

    Credits: 3
    When I first went to Chile in December 1990, the country had just transitioned to a form of democratic government after 17 years of dictatorship. Pirated (photocopied) copies of Las venas abiertas de América Latina were also freely available on the streets of Santiago. Originally written in 1971 by Eduardo Galeano in the heat of the Cold War, the book has been described as “a bible for an entire generation of left-wing thinkers.” In this course we will do a close reading of Galeano’s original work and take a retrospective look at how the issues he originally addressed in 1971: economic exploitation, political dominance, colonialism, imperialism, dependency theory, among others, have changed (or not) in Latin America fifty years later in 2021.

  
  • SPN 660 - 20th-Century Spain: Novel, Theater and Film

    Credits: 3
    Focuses on 20th-century history as it relates to the country of Spain. Examines relationship to international conflicts, politics and socioeconomic issues during that specific time period. Approaches history through the arts and most specifically Spanish novel, drama and film written or made through the 20th century that exemplify life during the epoch.

  
  • SPN 662 - History, Culture and Civilizations of Latin America

    Credits: 3
    Explores the geography, history, fine arts, and socio-cultural demographics of Latin America countries.

  
  • SPN 663 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.

  
  • SPN 664 - Hispanic Youth Literature

    Credits: 3
    This course will explore how to teach literature to students of different levels of linguistic abilities.  We will explore three major facets of teaching texts.  First, what kind of pre-reading activities are needed to prepare students for what they are about to read?  Students need the cultural and linguistic context before they even begin to dive into the text.  Strategies include:  exploring the context through images and research, introducing vocabulary through images and activities where students develop skills to negotiate meaning, and, based on cultural and linguistic clues, begin to engage in psycho-linguistic guessing to form ideas of what they are about to read.  Second, how can they engage in the text to confirm or deny what guesses they have formed?  Third, how can they use the text to engage in an integrated performance activity?  We will look at different texts and examples to explore these three major questions.

  
  • SPN 673 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 3
    Research, analysis and investigation of appropriate topic or issue of discipline not covered elsewhere.

  
  • SPN 675 - Advanced Composition and Syntax in Spanish

    Credits: 3
    Review and enhance Spanish grammar and syntax to apply it to the process of drafting and written communication. Increase vocabulary and idiomatic phrases. Course covers the following writing genres: descriptive, informative, narrative (simple and complex) and an introduction to expository writing.

  
  • SPN 691 - Contemporary Spanish Theatre

    Credits: 3
    Examines contemporary Spanish theatre from 1940s to 1990s. Playwrights include Antonio Buero Vallejo, Alfonso Sastre, Fernando Arrabal, Lauro Olmo and Paloma Pedrero. Class conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 692 - La Guerra Civil: Spanish Women-The Voice of Silence

    Credits: 3
    Examines and contrasts women’s roles in literature during and after Spanish Civil War. Spanish female authors include Josefina Aldecoa, Carmen Laforet, Dulce Chacon and Carmen Martin Gaite. Class conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 693 - The Spanish-American Story

    Credits: 3
    Examines role of Spanish-American story from its origins moving to a particular focus on 19th century until present day. Analyzes influential themes and works, real events and mythical components aiding development of this great story. Class conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 694 - The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel

    Credits: 3
    Analyzes contemporary Spanish-American novel through lens of such authors as Carlos Fuentes from Mexico and Isabel Allende from Chile. Class conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 695 - 21st Century Latin American Cinema

    Credits: 3
    Examines films released between 2000 and 2012 that are written, directed and/or produced by Latin American filmmakers or set in Latin American spaces. Student will gain broader understanding of contemporary Latin America cinema, allowing the criticism of different meanings, symbols, styles, experiences and fostering emotional and rational responses. Conducted in Spanish.

  
  • SPN 696 - Elena Poniatowska and Carlos Fuentes: Inquiries into Mexican History and Identity

    Credits: 3
    Delve into contemporary history and the concept of Mexican identity through the study of two of Mexico’s most significant authors: Elena Poniatowsk and Carlos Fuentes. Analyze both the narrative and stylistic techniques within the context of the Latin American “boom.” Study the importance of memory as the foundation of Mexico’s future collective imagination.

  
  • SPN 697 - Latin American Short Story

    Credits: 3
    Familiarize students with the development of the Latin American short story from its origins in the XIX century until now. Analyze genre conventions, literary and theoretical movements, and the works of the most significant Latin American short story writers: Quiroga, Echeverría, Rulfo, Borges Poniatowska, Alegría, Cortázar, García Márquez, Ferré and Allende among others. Contextualize and study the universal and mythical aspects of Latin American short story writing.


Communication Arts (UG)

  
  • COM 101 - Visual Storytelling

    Credits: 4
    Develops knowledge and skills in applying basic media storytelling structures and techniques (including documentary, public relations, advertising and scriptwriting) and basic visual design (including color theory, movement and composition).   

  
  • COM 152 - Media and Society

    Credits: 4
    Examines how media of mass communication both reflect and influence our culture. Considers how knowledge of environment and models for social interaction are affected by mediated communication, and how financial and organizational structures of media influence content and approach.
     

  
  • COM 205 - Perspectives on Communication

    Credits: 4
    Examines foundational concepts and methods for understanding and evaluating communication with a focus on theory relevant to visual storytelling. Introduces how core sensibilities about responsible communication are developed through interacting with traditions of communication theory.   

  
  • COM 222 - Journalism

    Credits: 4
    Studies all facets of reporting news. Experience in techniques of interviewing, information gathering and writing news stories.

  
  • COM 241 - Introduction to Public Speaking

    Credits: 2
    Introduces the fundamental skills and preparation for presentational speaking. Students prepare and present 3 speeches: Informative, Persuasive and Special Occasion.

  
  • COM 242 - Interpersonal Communication

    Credits: 4
    Examines how communication functions in relationships of mutual influence. Based on understanding verbal and nonverbal skills, explores models for listening and responding, managing conflict, and developing and adjusting various kinds of relationships. 

  
  • COM 248 - Intercultural Communication

    Credits: 4
    Studies communication dynamics of intercultural engagement. Explores how communication practices disclose and articulate cultural diversity. Emphasizes awareness of cultural values in interpersonal and mediated communication, toward the goal of reducing cultural misunderstandings and enhancing appreciative interaction in multicultural society.

  
  • COM 271 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Topics not regularly taught but of interest to majors. Designated as repeatable; students may enroll more than once if topic changes.

  
  • COM 310 - Contemporary Communication Theories

    Credits: 4
    Surveys influential perspectives on communication developed during past 100 years. Examines social-scientific, humanistic and performative schools of thought on how symbolic action can be understood and adjusted.

     

    Prerequisite(s): COM 205  or permission of instructor.

  
  • COM 325 - Public Relations and Advertising

    Credits: 4
    Studies and practices many forms of advertising and public relations including social media, press releases, public service announcements, coverage memos, media alerts, features, backgrounders and presentations.    

    Prerequisite(s): COM 101 , permission of instructor or department chair

  
  • COM 341 - Advanced Public Speaking

    Credits: 2
    Builds on the introductory course in developing additional skills in the areas of specific professional presentational settings. Students will: a) identify a specific public presentational assignment as a personal speech project, and b) develop a “TED-Talk-like” final project.

     

    Prerequisite(s): COM 241  

  
  • COM 344 - Persuasion

    Credits: 4
    Examines elements, domains, implications and challenges of persuasion. Engages variety of theories for understanding and evaluating persuasion, grappling with issues of effectiveness, ethics and eloquence in interplay of creativity and critique.

    Prerequisite(s): COM 152 COM 205  or permission of instructor.

  
  • COM 356 - Media Criticism

    Credits: 4
    Studies criteria by which people evaluate the visual media of film and television. Students learn and practice established and innovative critical approaches, articulating meaning and value of wide range of visual texts.

  
  • COM 371 - Selected Topics

    Credits: 2 or 4
    Explores topics not regularly taught but of interest to majors. Designated as repeatable; students may enroll more than once if topic changes.  Lab fee for some topics

    Prerequisite(s): Set by instructor.

  
  • COM 425 - Internship

    Credits: 2 - 4
    Supervised learning experience in appropriate professional setting combining on-the-job work with related academic study. Interns maintain journal, produce portfolio and write reflective paper in addition to on-site assignments. Must be prearranged with supervisor and Registrar’s Office.   

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior class standing, previous coursework in field of interest and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

  
  • COM 491 - Senior Seminar

    Credits: 4
    Synthesizes and extends concepts and skills developed throughout communication arts major. Students develop critical and creative thesis projects.  Lab fee for some topics

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and major.

  
  • ISE 305 - Introduction to Social Enterprise

    Credits: 4
    An introduction to the purpose and practicalities of entrepreneurial activity, the creative process that establishes new organizations (non-profit, business, hybrid, etc.). This course offers practical guidance for students from any major interesting in starting (or managing) an organization with an explicit social or environmental mandate. This course provides an overview of the central concepts of entrepreneurship, as segmented into the individual factors, institutional varieties and common challenges facing this dynamic process. These topics will be brought to life by case studies, discussion and group exercises that offer students the opportunity to use entrepreneurial thinking and wield enterprising power as relevant for animating their own personal convictions. This class will serve as inspiration and training ground for those curious to know if they can develop the creativity and determination necessary to start an organization.   


Core (Undergraduate)

  
  • BCM 101 - Old Testament History, Literature and Theology

    Credits: 4
    Examines Old Testament history and teaching against cultural, geographical and literary background of Ancient Near East. Archaeology, comparative history and literature; key theological themes foundational to New Testament and Western culture.

  
  • BCM 103 - New Testament History, Literature and Theology

    Credits: 4
    Examines history and teachings of New Testament in political, social and religious contexts. Highlights important theological themes such as sin, grace, justification by faith, Kingdom of God.   

  
  • BCM 308 - Christian Theology

    Credits: 4
    Introduces key ideas, traditions and people who have shaped the development of Christian theology from antiquity to the present. Considers importance of theology as foundation for Christian thought, as guide to the Church, and as a primary resource for living reflective lives and engaging broader world with the gospel.   

    Prerequisite(s): BCM 101 BCM 103  

  
  • BIO 222 - Environmental Science

    Credits: 4
    In-depth study of environment and human interaction with it. Major topics include the science of ecosystems, ecosystem functioning, human effects on the world, stewardship ethics and sustainability.  

  
  • COR 107 - The Great Conversation: Foundations in Thinking, Reading and Writing

    Credits: 4
    Develops disciplines of listening and reading, speaking and writing, with emphasis on developing writing process through engaging multiple forms and drafts, and giving and receiving feedback. Readings and discussion focus on the question: “What is the good life?” Related themes include love, vocation, Christian character, community and justice/shalom.

  
  • COR 110 - The Great Conversation: Introduction to the Liberal Arts

    Credits: 2
    First-year seminar course that introduces the liberal arts tradition from a Christian perspective. Develops skills of analysis, ability to read diverse texts and interpret them effectively, and to express ideas. Readings and discussion focus on classic liberal arts questions. This course must be taken during the student’s first year.


     

    Prerequisite(s): College-level composition course taken prior to entering Gordon College.

  
  • ENG 140 - Core Seminar in Literature

    Credits: 2 - 4
    Core seminar in literature will engage with the literature of two or more global cultures and explore the value of studying literature from a Christian perspective. Students will apply close reading strategies to facilitate critical thinking and thoughtful class discussion, and use writing to engage with literary texts and contexts. Repeatable for credit twice; maximum of 8 credits.   

  
  • HIS 121 - Historical Perspectives on Culture, Belief and Civilization

    Credits: 4
    Examines culture building, development and change, and interaction of diverse peoples across a broad swath of history. Explores Christianity from its Middle Eastern roots through Renaissance/Reformation to global cultures of contemporary world in political, technological, social and cultural contexts. Investigates Christian traditions, missionary endeavors, reform movements, and relationships between adherents of different world religions. Introduces critical evaluation of historical evidence. Does not count toward history major or minor.

  
  • LAT 101 - Beginning Latin I

    Credits: 4
    Introduction to classical Latin language and aspects of Roman culture and history. Covers fundamentals of grammar, morphology and syntax, along with readings from Latin prose literature (e.g., Caesar, Sallust, Cicero and Livy). Emphasis on developing facility in reading Latin texts including reading aloud.   

  
  • LAT 102 - Beginning Latin II

    Credits: 4
    Introduction to classical Latin language and aspects of Roman culture and history. Covers fundamentals of grammar, morphology and syntax, along with readings from Latin prose literature (e.g., Caesar, Sallust, Cicero and Livy). Emphasis on developing facility in reading Latin texts including reading aloud.   

    Prerequisite(s): LAT 101  

  
  • MAT 134 - Survey of Calculus

    Credits: 4
    Introduces differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions in unified manner. Emphasizes conceptual understanding and problem solving rather than theory. For students with high school algebra and working knowledge of functions. 

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): BCM 101 COR 107  

  
  • 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?   


Economics and Business (UG)

  
  • ECB 101 - Principles of Microeconomics

    Credits: 4
    Introduces the discipline; scarcity and comparative economic systems; pricing system within market economy; output and input markets; efficiency and equity of resource allocation in context of Christian teaching.   

    Prerequisite(s): Incoming freshmen students must have a minimum SAT Math score of 580 or a minimum ACT Math score of 24 in order to enroll in the course for their first semester.

  
  • ECB 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Credits: 4
    Introduces economics of inflation, recession, unemployment, economic growth. Includes role of Federal Reserve, consequences of budget deficits, effects of international trade on U.S. economy, assessment of current policy.   

    Prerequisite(s): ECB 101  

  
  • ECB 117 - Principles of Accounting I

    Credits: 4
    Considers underlying theory and analytical aspects of accounting as control device and management tool; construction and interpretation of basic financial statements. ECB117 is a prerequisite for ECB 118 .   

  
  • ECB 118 - Principles of Accounting II

    Credits: 4
    Considers underlying theory and analytical aspects of accounting as control device and management tool; construction and interpretation of basic financial statements.   

    Prerequisite(s): ECB 117  

 

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