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3.00 Credits
Examines basic religious concepts in the Hebrew-Christian tradition by focusing on two major quests: ( 1) humans in quest of faith; ( 2) humans in quest of community. These quests deal with Judaism, Catholicism, and Protestantism from a historical perspective as well as with contemporary mainline expressions. Studies secondary communal expressions, including the Shakers, Harmonists, and contemporary cults. The mystery and meaning of being human and the creation versus evolution controversy are analyzed. A better understanding of death and of life after death is sought so we may understand better the nature and meaning of life.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the major intellectual traditions of civilization from the ancient world through the Renaissance, including the Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. Second segment surveys the major intellectual traditions of civilization from the Renaissance to the present, including the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Marxism, Liberalism, and Darwinism. Students compare and contrast these intellectual traditions and assess their contribution to the modern mind.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the study of human behavior, including the psychology of perception, learning, motivation, and emotional development. Theory and current research data are presented, although thrust of the course translates theory into personal and work-related applications. Emphasizes interpersonal relationships, interpersonal communication, and personal performance and productivity in the personal- social environment.
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3.00 Credits
Engages student in the scientific method of identifying a problem, gathering data of the problem, and writing a report to describe the problem and findings. Student conceptualizes the problem and designs the study during this semester. Pass/fail.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with a basic framework for a better understanding of the world in which they live. Promotes understanding and provides insight into the cultural similarities and differences that permeate our world. Examines the concepts of cultural regions, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural integration, and cultural landscapes. Establishes a sense of urgency in our need to understand and accept these cultural differences for the survival of the human race.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the application of behavioral science principles by examining human behavior in work-related organizations from a managerial perspective. Factors affecting individual and small group effectiveness will be explored through content and experiential learning. Examines the basic concepts of communication, motivation and perception, and factors affecting inter-group and total organizational effectiveness.
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3.00 Credits
Explores topics in environmental science, including ecological concepts and environmental pollution. Introduces the interdisciplinary nature of problems related to the environment and emphasizes the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of these problems. Accompanying social, political, and economic issues also considered.
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3.00 Credits
Student prepares rough draft with findings of the integrated study project for presentation during summer term. Pass/fail.
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3.00 Credits
A chronological survey from the Greek period through the Renaissance, 1600-1800, and 1800 to present day. Student gains an understanding of various artistic products of these periods. Styles of music and fine art which encompass and exemplify the ideas and beliefs of these periods are explored. Perception and understanding of the various common elements of the period are stressed. Emphasizes sensitivity for the ever-changing concept of beauty, as well as the development of an arts vocabulary.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the dramatic and non-dramatic literature of the classical, medieval, and Renaissance periods, establishing the traditions and sources of ideas and forms of the Western world. Surveys the major movements and authors of the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Focuses on reading and understanding dramatic and non-dramatic literature as a mirror to our present society and ourselves.
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