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3.00 Credits
F and S. An intensive study of a specific question or topic to the end of producing an article-length (20-25 pages) paper based on original sources and addressing a well-defined historiographical problem in the field. Not open to first- or second-year students.
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3.00 Credits
F and S. The capstone in the history major, this course examines the history of history writing in the Western tradition with a view toward articulating a critical Christian perspective on the discipline. Emphasis is on reading and discussion of significant monuments of Western historiography. By means of persistent critical reflection throughout the course on the texts and on current epistemological and methodological issues, a variety of Christian perspectives are engaged and evaluated, and the students challenged to articulate their own.
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3.00 Credits
F and S. An examination of the interaction between education and the other systems and institutions (e.g., political, economic, and cultural) that shape society. This course will examine how education is shaped by and is reshaping these systems and institutions. Particular attention will be given to the impact of race, class, and gender on schooling and society. Community-based research projects will challenge students to examine these issues in real-life contexts as well as introducing them to social science research methodology. Christian norms, such as social justice, will shape this critical analysis of the interaction between education and society. This class is appropriate for all students who are interested in education and society and meets a core requirement in the Societal Structures category. Credit for this course may be applied towards a Sociology major. Social Work
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3.00 Credits
S. A description and analysis of current American religious developments in historical, sociological, andd theological perspective. Institutional and non-institutional developments, within and outside the Judeo-Christian tradition, will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
A classroom introduction to archaeology with emphasis on archaeological theory, field work methods, artifact processing, and data ARCHAEOLOGY, ART AND ART HISTORY interpretation. The course is designed to introduce students to the theoretical concepts of archaeology, participation in field work, and the critical reading of archaeological reports in both the Old World and New World archaeology. It serves as a prerequisite for Interdisciplinary 340. Offered alternate years, next in Fall 2009.
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3.00 Credits
F. This course prepares students to teach in classrooms where English is the second language, helping them bring their knowledge of second language acquisition to elementary classroom settings. In this course students learn to recognize linguistic, cognitive, affective, and social factors that influence the acquisition of a second language. Course topics include teaching in content areas, classroom methods, curriculum design, and assessment. For students in the education program, concurrent registration in Education 302/303 is required. Field experience also required for non-education students.
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3.00 Credits
F. This course prepares students to teach in classrooms where English is the second language, helping them bring their knowledge of second language acquisition to secondary classroom settings. In this course students learn to recognize linguistic, cognitive, affective, and social factors that influence the acquisition of a second language. Course topics include teaching in content areas, classroom methods, curriculum design, and assessment. For students in the education program, concurrent registration in Education 302/303 is required. Field experience also required for non-education students.
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3.00 Credits
I, offered biennially. A classroom introduction to the skills that are specific to the interdisciplinary method of studying the Middle Ages, structured around a specific theme. This course is mandatory for those students who have selected a minor in medieval studies, but it is open to anyone with an interest in the Middle Ages. Offered during Interim 2010. For 2010, the theme will be "Music, Liturgy and Ceremony in the Gothic Era", and the course will examine the sources and contexts of music and liturgy during the later Middle Ages. The course will begin with an overview of the structure and content of modern chant books then focus on developments in music and ceremonial during the period in which the gothic churches at Chartres, Notre Dame of Paris, and the Abbey of St. Denis were under construction. Aspects of architecture, artistic themes, and local traditions will be considered in conjunction with surviving manuscript sources from the period.
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3.00 Credits
S. Integrative Studies/ Capstone. An examination of natural philosophy in the 17th century and of major developments since then in the physical sciences (predominantly physics and chemistry) Particular attention is given to the philosophical and religious background of scientific ideas and the institutional context in which science develops. A central theme of this capstone course will be the investigation of the interaction of science and religion with a view toward articulating a critical reformed Christian perspective on this historical development. Some primary texts will be considered. Prerequisites: DCM, HIST 151 or 152, PHIL 153, REL 121 or 131, junior/senior standing, and a declared major in the natural sciences (or approval of the instructor) Off-Campus Offering
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
SS. Offered in conjunction with field work done by Calvin faculty or quality field schools of other universities. An on-site introduction to archaeological field work designed to expose the student to the methodologies involved in stratigraphic excavation, typological and comparative analysis of artifacts, and the use of non-literary sources in the written analysis of human cultural history. Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary 240 and permission of the instructor.
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