Philosophy Emphasis

• Liberal 艺术s Core
• 39-44 Units

• ART 311: 艺术 历史 I
• 3

This is a survey course of Western art from the Prehistoric Period through the Renaissance, employing illustrated lectures, independent 研究, museum visits, and discussion. This class is offered alternate years in the spring semester.

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• ART 312: 艺术 历史 II
• 3

This course is a survey of Western art from the Renaissance up to the 20th century employing illustrated lectures, independent 研究, museum visits and discussion. This class is offered alternate years in the spring semester.

• CENG 201: World Literature to the Renaissance
• 3

This course will focus on critical thinking and 研究-based writing through comparative and interdisciplinary analysis. Alongside lectures and class discussion, the study of representative great works of Western and non-Western literature from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance will emphasize the 文学, 文化, and religious significance of these texts. Co-requisite: 因此201年; permission from Academic Advising is needed to take 201年曾 as an unlinked course.

• COM 324: Inter文化 Communication
• 3

Social and 文化 variables in speech communication processes and strategies for resolving communication problems in inter文化 settings with an emphasis on variables such as perception, 角色, language codes, and nonverbal communication will be examined in this course.

• HST 410: Mythology
• 3

The reception of classical antiquity depends on both the stories the ancients told themselves, as well as their interpretation and reinscription in subsequent times and places. This course traces the debt moderns owe to the earliest recorded stories that shaped civilizations, both to appreciate the stories in their own historical context as well as consider the responses (both those that identify with antiquity and those that assume its alienation) of succeeding eras, culminating in critical consideration of contemporary 文化 evocation of the classical tradition. Prerequisite: 因此201年 or 因此202年 or HST 201.

• HUM 495: Senior Project (1-3 units)
• 1

In this capstone course students will meet with an instructor once per week in order to formulate, 研究, and discuss an appropriate topic for their written project. Topics must be interdisciplinary, combining their emphasis within the major with another discipline within the major. Prerequisite: Liberal 艺术s major and senior standing.

• MUS 352: 音乐 of World Cultures -OR- MUS 482: 音乐 Cultures: 音乐al Expression in Christianity
• 3

MUS 352: 音乐 of World Cultures - This course will introduce students to the study of music as a universal 文化 phenomenon and the discipline of ethnomusicology with exposure to the musical and 社会 aspects of folk, traditional, and art music of regions from Asia, 非洲, Middle East, 欧洲, Latin America, and North America. Experience in music is encouraged but not required.

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MUS 482: 音乐 Cultures: 音乐al Expression in Christianity - This course will survey of the role, development, and function of music in the Christian church from its roots in the Old Testament to the present day, with attention given to biblical, theological, 社会, and 文化 considerations. Offered alternate years.

• REL 321: World Religions
• 3

This survey course of the world's major non-Christian religions will include motifs, belief patterns, ritual and worship, 道德, 社会 patterns, origin and development, and sacred writings.

• THR 251: Introduction to 剧院
• 3

This course will provide an overview of the various conventions, 形式, 风格, and genres of the theatre, including principles of play analysis and exploration of theatre criticism from dramaturgical, 文学, and 文化 perspectives through the thematic discussions of representative plays. There may be an additional charge for required field trips.

• Philosophy Emphasis
• 18个单位

• CPHI 101: Introduction to Philosophy
• 3

This course will explore the study and practice of rational inquiry into fundamental questions about human wisdom, action, and creativity through the study of the traditions of Western philosophy through classic texts. Co-requisite: CMTH 101; permission from Academic Advising is needed to take CPHI 101 as an unlinked course.

• CPHI 200: Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
• 3

Examines topics related to the enduring question "What does it mean to be human?" through the lens of selected medieval and modern philosophers. Special attention will be given to argument analysis, evaluation, and construction. Topics may include the nature of body and soul, 自由意志, personal identity, moral and intellectual virtues, and the like. Co-requisite: CTHL 200; permission from Academic Advising is needed to take CPHI 200 as an unlinked course.

• Choose four of the following courses:

• PHI 211: Philosophical Ethics
• 3

This introductory course to philosophy through the examination of major traditions of ethical reflection in the history of philosophy such as Socrates, 柏拉图, 亚里士多德, 康德, 和机.

• PHI 433: Philosophy of Religion
• 3

This introductory course to the issues of the philosophy of religion including epistemological method, the classical proofs for God's existence, determinism, 自由意志, religious experience, faith and reason, and the problem of evil. Prerequisites: (CTHL 101 or CTHL 200) and (CPHI 101 or CPHI 200) or consent of instructor.

• PHI 439: Analytic Philosophy
• 3

This course will introduce contemporary Western philosophy including 19th century background, the “early” and “later” Wittgenstein, G.E. 摩尔,B. Russell, and the “ordinary language” movement. References to Christian respondents to the practitioners of this style of philosophy will also be examined. Prerequisite: CPHI 101 or CPHI 200 or PHI 211.

• PHI 491: Special Topics
• 3

This seminar course will focus on philosophical topics which will vary with each offering.

• SCI 455: 历史 and Philosophy of Science
• 3

This course will introduce the philosophic nature of science with a 文学 review of philosophic issues associated with the epistemological and historical development of science starting with ancient Greece through today. Cross listed with HST 455. Prerequisite: CBIO 101 or consent of instructor. Typically offered every spring semester.

• THL 430: Christian Apologetics
• 3

The relationship of the Christian faith to the major philosophies and ideologies that conflict with Christianity will be evaluated from the 2nd century to the present in this course. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or consent of instructor.

• THL 465: Christians and Ethics
• 3

Through an exploration of morality and 道德 in light of what Scripture teaches, this course will orient students to the main approaches, both traditional and contemporary, of non-biblical philosophical 道德 as they learn how the Christian faith interacts with these approaches. The significance of the Lutheran confessional distinction between God's left and right hand rule will also be explored. Student 研究 and presentations on contemporary ethical issues are usually included. Prerequisite: (CTHL 101 or CTHL 200) and junior standing, or consent of instructor.