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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
F. An introduction to the nature of energy and energy transformations with an emphasis on the different forms of energy and the use and availability of different energy resources, this course includes a study of the environmental implications of the use of a variety of energy resources such as fossil fuels, renewable resources, and nuclear energy resources. This course is taught from a biblical worldview and includes a discussion of the relationship between God, humans, the creation, the nature of science, and the validity and limitations of scientific knowledge. From these discussions a biblical view of stewardship and its implications for our use of energy resources is developed. Laboratory.
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1.00 Credits
F and S. The Mosaic Floor is a living-learning community made up predominantly of first year and sophomore students. Students explore cultural diversity and racism. Due to the intentional nature of the community, students must apply to live on the floor.
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4.00 Credits
S. See Geography 191 for the full course description.
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1.00 Credits
F and S. This class is made up of half American/Canadian students and half international students. Students explore some of the different cultural values and assumptions which underlie human behavior and can cause cultural misunderstanding. Short readings, a weekly journal, and both small and large group class discussions facilitate this exploration. Class meets for ten weeks and satisfies the crosscultural engagement core requirement. Note that international students register for IDIS 192A and American/Canadian students for IDIS 192B.
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1.00 Credits
F and S. Each American or Canadian student partners with someone, usually a Calvin seminarian or spouse, for whom English is a second language. While the ESL partner has opportunity to practice spoken English and learn about the American culture, the American/ Canadian student has opportunity to learn about the life and culture of their international partner. Class meets four times at the beginning of the semester. Partners meet for conversation throughout the semester. This course meets the cross-cultural engagement core requirement.
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1.00 Credits
S. This course is designed to help new international students better understand the culture of college life in the U.S. Students choose an American or Canadian partner from their dorm floor to talk and interact with each week. Topics explored include time management, individualism, friendship, communication styles, impressing your professor, and being a minority. The class is open to first year international students. Class meets for ten weeks and satisfies the cross-cultural engagement core requirement.
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3.00 Credits
F, S. The major focus of the course will be to increase student understanding and knowledge in the area of transcultural care (culture care) , an area of study that is essential in the diverse and global world in the 21st century. Students will examine culture care from a Christian perspective, implementing a variety of theoretical perspectives on culturally congruent care. Students will have the opportunity to directly be involved with several ethnic groups as they examine the lifeways and cultural norms and values of groups in relationship to their health care needs. This course provides valuable information to students who are interested in entering the health care professions.
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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.
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3.00 Credits
S. A description and analysis of current American religious developments in historical, sociological, and theological perspective. Institutional and non-institutional developments, within and outside the Judeo- Christian tradition, will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
See Archaeology for course description.
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