Missiology Emphasis

• Liberal Arts Core
• 39-44 Units

• ART 311: Art History I
• 3

这是一门从史前时期到文艺复兴时期的西方艺术概览课程, employing illustrated lectures, independent research, museum visits, and discussion. 这门课在春季学期每隔一年开一次.

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• ART 312: Art History II
• 3

这门课程是对从文艺复兴到20世纪的西方艺术的概览，采用插图授课, independent research, museum visits and discussion. 这门课在春季学期每隔一年开一次.

• CENG 201: World Literature to the Renaissance
• 3

本课程将通过比较和跨学科分析，着重于批判性思维和研究性写作. Alongside lectures and class discussion, 对古代西方和非西方文学代表作的研究, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance will emphasize the literary, cultural, and religious significance of these texts. Co-requisite: CHST 201; permission from Academic Advising is needed to take CENG 201 as an unlinked course.

• COM 324: Intercultural Communication
• 3

语言沟通过程中的社会和文化变量以及解决跨文化环境中沟通问题的策略，重点是感知等变量, roles, language codes, and nonverbal communication will be examined in this course.

• HST 410: Mythology
• 3

对古典时代的接受取决于古人告诉自己的故事, 以及它们在后来的时间和地点的解释和重新刻写. 这门课程追溯了现代人对塑造文明的最早记录的故事所欠下的债务, 既要在自己的历史背景下欣赏这些故事，也要考虑后来时代的反应(包括那些认同古代的和那些假设古代异化的), 在对古典传统的当代文化唤起的批判性思考中达到高潮. Prerequisite: CHST 201 or CHST 202 or HST 201.

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

在这个顶点课程中，学生将与教师每周见面一次，以便制定, research, and discuss an appropriate topic for their written project. Topics must be interdisciplinary, 将本专业的重点与本专业的其他学科相结合. Prerequisite: Liberal Arts major and senior standing.

• MUS 352:世界文化音乐-或- MUS 482:音乐文化:基督教音乐表达
• 3

MUS 352:世界文化音乐-这门课程将向学生介绍音乐作为一种普遍的文化现象和民族音乐学的学科，并接触到民间的音乐和社会方面, traditional, and art music of regions from Asia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Experience in music is encouraged but not required.

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MUS 482:音乐文化:音乐表达在基督教-这门课程将调查的作用, development, 以及音乐在基督教会中的作用，从旧约到现在, with attention given to biblical, theological, social, and cultural considerations. Offered alternate years.

• REL 321: World Religions
• 3

这门关于世界主要非基督教宗教的概览课程将包括主题, belief patterns, ritual and worship, ethics, social patterns, origin and development, and sacred writings.

• THR 251: Introduction to Theatre
• 3

本课程将提供各种惯例的概述, forms, styles, and genres of the theatre, 包括戏剧分析原理和从戏剧角度探讨戏剧批评, literary, 以及通过对代表性戏剧的主题讨论而获得的文化视角. There may be an additional charge for required field trips.

• Missiology Emphasis
• 19 Units

• ANT 210: Cultural Anthropology
• 3

Understanding diverse cultures of the world, 从前文字社会到现代科技社会, is the focus of this course, and will include mankind's universal as well as adaptive dimensions; and the examination of socioeconomic, political, religious, 以及与不同民族的价值观和生活方式有关的自然环境因素.

• ANT 435: Religion in Society
• 3

本课程将对宗教作为人类文化的一个方面进行比较研究，并将包括对宗教行为的实质性和功能性方法, religion as a symbol system, ritual behavior, magic, religious movements, and paranormal phenomena. Prerequisite: ANT 210 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years.

• THL 222: Christian Witness and Evangelism
• 1

本课程将透过发展与他人分享福音所需的技能，向学生介绍基督教传福音的神学和实践.

• THL 430: Christian Apologetics
• 3

基督教信仰与与基督教冲突的主要哲学和意识形态的关系将在本课程中从2世纪到现在进行评估. 前提条件:初级或高级地位或教师同意.

• THL 481: The Mission of Christ's Church
• 3

本课程将概述基督教宣教的神学和实践，包括历史发展, missionary methods, evangelism programs, and paradigm shifts, to develop the skills needed to share the Gospel to others.

• HST 338: Modern European History
• 3

This course integrates various political, social, economic, 以及从18世纪到现在的欧洲历史的文化阶段, including the French Revolution, industrialization, imperialism, the unification of Italy and Germany, communism, fascism; the two world wars, and the Cold War. It 还将追溯这个时代的主要科学、文学和艺术发展.

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• HST 371: Islamic Civilization
• 3

This introductory course into the lands, peoples, 以及从古代到现代的中东文化, 会包括宗教在塑造社会和政治制度中的作用吗, 伊斯兰思想对阿拉伯世界的影响以及当代中东地区的冲突. Offered alternate years.

• THL ___: Elective
• 3

任何三个单元的高级(300或400级)课程在重点中没有要求.