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Dec 03, 2024
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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVE]
Humanities, BA
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Overview
Humanities is the classic liberal arts study of human culture as diplayed in literature, art, philosophy, history, and language. The Humanities program introduces students to a core curriculum of Great Books, offering a rich and flexible preparation for life by equipping students to read, write, and think critically from a Christian worldview. A Humanities degree provides a solid foundation for graduate and seminary studies as well as careers in teaching, law, church ministries and cross-cultural work.
Objectives
The objectives of the Humanities program are to:
- Provide an educational forum for students to read and discuss Great Books.
- Develop practice and proficiency in the disciplines of reading, writing, critical thinking, and library research.
- Develop a foundational understanding of influentual currents of human thoughts and creative expression represented in literature, art, philosophy, history, and language.
- Encourage students to use the Christian Scriptures as sources of integration for various fields of knowledge.
- Assist students in their ability to understand and articulate a Christian worldview.
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Course of Study (120)
Bible and Theology Core (18)
Sociological and Psychological Core (3) - Choose one of the following:
Math (3) - Choose one of the following:
Culture and Arts (3) - Choose one of the following:
History (3) - Choose one of the following:
Science (3) - Choose one of the following:
Leadership Development and Spiritual Formation (6)
Humanities Major Courses (42)
Choose one of the following courses: (3)
Choose two of the following courses: (6)
Philosophy (6)
Choose two of the following courses:
English (6)
Choose 2 of the following courses:
Foreign Language (6)
- Choose one year (two semesters) of a foreign language (biblical or modern).
Choose two courses from the list below:
Open Electives (24)
Recommendation: As part of their eight courses of open electives, Humanities majors are encouraged to consider taking four Bible classes for a double major in Humanities and Bible.
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