URB 495 - Wisdom: Its Acquisition and Practice

Institution:

Warner Pacific College

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Description:

This course is a capstone course and is the culminatory course in the Urban Studies Program. It is a seminar on ethics and how to create a more ethical society through an understanding of wisdom. The course seeks to understand wisdom: what it is, its origins, how it is acquired, and how it is practiced. Its purpose is to provide students with a biblical, historical, psychological, ethical, cultural, practical, sociological, spiral, and spiritual framework for the emergence of wisdom, thereby empowering students to become ethical change agents in today’s global urban economy. The course has a research/ reflective component on the nature of wisdom, ethical behavior, and life choices. Students will be asked to develop a personal ethical covenant for wise living. Prerequisite: Junior class standing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.warnerpacific.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 517-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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