2017-2018 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The numbers in parentheses following course titles indicate (1) hours per week of lecture, (2) hours per week of laboratory and (3) semester credit hours. An asterisk (*) following these three figures indicates variable or alternative credit, and the last figure represents the maximum variation in semester credit hours. In general, credit hours for these variable courses may range from one to the number indicated.

The frequency of offering follows the meeting and credit hour information. Courses offered every year are designated by semester(s) only. Courses offered every other year are designated by semester and odd/even year.

Note: Since most courses are not offered every semester, students should be aware that failure to take a required course when it is offered may delay graduation.

Any course may be offered on demand should sufficient interest be demonstrated and should a qualified instructor be available. “Demand” courses with a defined content will be offered as regularly as practical for the host department.

At the end of the course description, the following information will be given when applicable: laboratory information, corequisites (“concurrent enrollment”) and prerequisites, cross listed courses (“same as”), special fees, and pertinent information about the use of the course.

Courses and Numbering

All courses are listed alphabetically by course prefix and numerically within each prefix. The department and college assignments are also noted. ACU uses a three-digit course numbering system. Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower-level courses (primarily for freshmen and sophomores). Courses numbered from 300 to 499 are upper-level, or advanced, courses (primarily for juniors and seniors). Courses numbered 500 to 799 are graduate courses. All courses numbered 000 to 099 do not count toward graduation or GPA.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Some courses have prerequisites, which must be met before a student may register for that course. In some cases, a student may have special knowledge, skills or background that will enable him or her to perform well in a given class without meeting its prerequisites. Such a student should seek special permission from the department and/or instructor offering the course. Courses listed as corequisite must be taken together. Students should refer to the most recent catalog for course corequisites, prerequisites, and restrictions.

Course Sequencing

Some courses have recommendations of a previous course(s) for appropriate sequencing. Such recommendations are not prerequisites; the system will allow any student meeting a course’s prerequisites to enroll for a course regardless of whether the student meets the sequencing recommendations. Students are cautioned, however, to follow sequencing recommendations when all of the courses in the sequence are on their degree plans.

Guided Study, Special Topics, and Tutorial Courses

Each department may offer Guided Study (also called Independent Study) courses (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700); Special Topics courses (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740); or Tutorial courses (generally offered to students at Study Abroad locations) as special needs dictate and/or available faculty allow. The first number will indicate the level of the course. Special Topics courses are offered on a one-time basis, to take advantage of particular faculty expertise, or to allow a department to develop a course for permanent inclusion in the inventory of courses. Generally, Special Topics and Tutorial courses may be included in the Semester Schedule when they are offered; Guided Studies will not be included in the Semester Schedule.

The Texas Common Course Numbering System

The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) has been designed for the purpose of aiding students in the transfer of general academic courses between colleges and universities throughout Texas. Common courses are freshman and sophomore academic credit courses that have been identified as common by institutions that are members of the common course numbering system. The system ensures that if the student takes the courses the receiving institution designates as common, then the courses will be accepted in transfer.

For further information contact the transfer course coordinator in the Registrar’s Office.

 

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis given to corporate financial statements, their preparation, and their use in decision making by persons outside the organization. Incorporates identifying, analyzing, measuring, recording and communication of financial information. Prerequisite: 24 earned hours.
  
  • ACCT 211 - Managerial Accounting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to the development and analysis of accounting information used by managers in manufacturing and service businesses. Topics include managerial concepts, cost behavior principles, relevance of information, product costing techniques, and planning and control. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    A study of principles and techniques of cost accounting for product costing, planning and control. Topics include but are not limited to job-order, process, and hybrid costing systems, allocation methods, cost-volume-profit analysis, standard costing, and flexible budgeting. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 304 - Income Tax I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Study of federal income tax law and procedures as they pertain to individuals. Topics include but are not limited to gross income, exclusions, and personal business deductions and credits. Emphasis is placed on practical problem solving using tax forms, tax research and tax planning cases. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    General objectives and principles of financial accounting with emphasis on accounting for assets and statement presentation. Topics include but are not limited to historical development of the accounting profession, the FASB conceptual framework, balance sheet analysis, revenue recognition and income determination, and concepts of present and future value. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Current procedures in accounting for liabilities, stockholder’s equity, statement analysis and special statement preparation. Topics include leases, pensions, earnings per share, and accounting for price changes. Prerequisite: ACCT 310  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 324 - Accounting Information Systems


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    A study of the integration of information technology in accounting information systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding business processes and how the integration of technology impacts these processes, as well as learning how internal controls are implemented to ensure the integrity of information produced by the systems. Prerequisite: ACCT 210 , BUSA 120 , both with grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 404 - Income Tax II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Tax research methods and survey of federal income tax law and procedures primarily as they pertain to partnerships, corporations, and trusts and estates. Topics include but are not limited to problems between partners and partnerships, corporate operating rules, complete and partial corporate liquidations, earnings accumulations, corporations, trust and estate operations and taxation. Prerequisite: ACCT 304  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 405 - Fundamentals of Auditing


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Study of auditing theory and procedures. Topics include but are not limited to the auditor’s report, structure of the profession, code of ethics, litigation, engagement planning, evidence, internal control, audit programs, and statistical sampling. Prerequisite: ACCT 311  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 410 - Advanced Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Accounting for alternative forms of business expansion with emphasis on consolidated statements. Topics include, but are not limited to; partnerships, business combinations, consolidated financial statements, foreign operations and segment reporting. Prerequisite: ACCT 311  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 499 - Accounting Internship


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    A practical work experience in accounting or finance. Prerequisite: ACCT 302 , ACCT 310 ; GPA of 2.75 or above in BA; overall GPA of 2.50 or above; and consent of department chair. Same as FIN 499 , IS 499 , ITC 499 , MGMT 499  and MKTG 499 .

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  
  • AENV 110 - Introduction to Agricultural and Environmental Systems and Technology


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Overview of global agricultural and environmental systems from a Christian worldview. Departmental expectations, career opportunities and student outcomes portfolios are introduced. Students gain exposure to software packages used in the A&E curriculum and emerging technology. Laboratory graded and credited with course. Course fee.
  
  • AENV 130 - Environmental and Technological Science


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    A study of environmental and technological sciences including natural resources and the impact of modern technology on the human environment. May be used to satisfy Science University Requirements. This course is for non-science majors.
  
  • AENV 371 - Experimental Designs and Data Analysis


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Fundamental concepts of experimental and statistical methods as applied to agricultural research. Various experimental designs, their analysis and application to agricultural research will be discussed. Course provides hands-on training with SAS applications to prepare students for real life data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 123  or MATH 130 .
  
  • AENV 384 - Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Supervised field experience providing in-service training and practice in agricultural and/or environmental sciences. May be taken twice. Maximum 3 hours of credit awarded per approved experience. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: 60 earned hours; final approval by department chair.

Agribusiness

  
  • AGRB 261 - Principles of Agricultural and Applied Economics


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A study of microeconomics principles and their application to food, fiber and natural resource issues. May be used to satisfy University Requirements social science requirement. Prerequisite: 24 earned hours.
  
  • AGRB 382 - Agribusiness Management


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Examination, discussion and application of the basic skills needed to be an effective manager of an agribusiness. Prerequisite: AGRB 261  or ECON 261 

Animal Science

  
  • ANSC 111 - General Animal Science


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A survey of factors involved in the production and marketing of livestock. Laboratory includes judging and production skills. Laboratory graded and credited with course. May be used to satisfy Science University Requirements. Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 235 - Companion Animal Management


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Practical aspects of behavior, nutrition, breeds and breeding, reproduction, health and management of dogs, cats and other animals generally considered to be human companions. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of professor.
  
  • ANSC 336 - Animal Nutrition


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    General plant and animal composition. Properties, functions, deficiency symptoms, digestion, absorption and metabolism of water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Prerequisite: A laboratory chemistry.
  
  • ANSC 337 - Animal Nutrition Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Provides a set of practical activities to complement the Animal Nutrition course. Focuses on the application of nutritional principles of animal feeding, nutritional value of feed ingredients and methods of assessment. Principles of ration formulation and practice will be emphasized. Students will receive different feed samples to analyze for dry matter, fiber, digestibility, nitrogen and nitrogen fractions. Prerequisite: ANSC 336 . Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 343 - Animal Reproduction


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, odd years

    Physiological processes of reproduction in farm animals, anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, endocrine relationships, fertility and factors affecting reproduction efficiency, principles of artificial insemination, methods of improving reproductive performance and the ethics of using reproductive technologies. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 , BIOL 112 /BIOL 114  and BIOL 113 /BIOL 115 .
  
  • ANSC 345 - Techniques in Animal Production


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Hands-on animal production practices and techniques currently used in the livestock industry. Reproductive and management techniques are emphasized. Students will also develop proficiency in care, handling, and routine procedures for swine, sheep, goats, horses, beef and dairy cattle. May be taken twice. Maximum of one hour of credit awarded per experience. Prerequisite: ANSC 343 , ANSC 363  or ANSC 483 . Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 360 - Horses and Horsemanship


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Horse industry. Breeding, feeding, and management principles for light horses. Disease control. Types and breeds of riding horses, gaits, grooming, showing, training and basic instruction in various riding patterns. Laboratory graded and credited with course. One semester hour credit can substitute for 1 hour of PEAC activity in the University Requirements. Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 363 - Monogastric Livestock Production


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, even years

    Swine and poultry production. Industry dimensions and structure, breeding plans, nutritional requirements, feeding and feeding strategies, behavior, health care and economics, and relevant production systems. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 .
  
  • ANSC 392 - Animal Health


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A discussion of diseases affecting farm animals. Provides an in-depth examination of diseases of major economic importance in each category of farm animals. Selected, infectious, production and parasitological diseases of cattle, small ruminants, pigs, poultry and horses will be discussed. Clinical signs, prevention and treatment will be presented for each disease. Prerequisite: BIOL 112 /BIOL 114  and BIOL 113 /BIOL 115 .
  
  • ANSC 431 - Animal Biotechnology


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Current techniques used in biotechnology and their applications to the animal agriculture field will be explored. Topics covered include gene mapping, somatic cell cloning, embryo sexing, transgenesis and marker assisted selection. Prerequisite: BIOL 475  and BIOL 476 .
  
  • ANSC 483 - Ruminant Livestock Production


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, odd years

    Structure of the ruminant industry in Texas and the United States. Physiology of ruminants, management practices including breeds and breeding, feeding, health and disease prevention and control, housing and waste management. Systems of production for beef and dairy cattle, sheep and goats. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 .
  
  • ANSC 496 - Animal Breeding


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, even years

    Genetics applied to the improvement of domestic animals and methods of selection. Introduction to basic statistics. Prerequisite: BIOL 351 .
  
  • ANSC 497 - Special Problems in Animal Science


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A special project course. Students will complete a project on a selected topic, issue or problem. Projects may relate to research, extension or care and management of livestock. Prerequisite: Senior standing. A capstone and writing-intensive course.

Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An overview of archeology; physical, linguistic, and cultural anthropology. Challenges students to a serious look at today’s “global village” with its diversity of cultures and a fuller understanding of “tribal loyalties” in the midst of growing international interdependence. An appropriate world view is suggested, in contrast to provincialism. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ANTH 211 - Ethnography of U.S. Culture


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Designed for international or American students who have been enculturated in an ethnic enclave significantly different from main-stream U.S. culture. An in-depth study of American cultural traits and social structures with guided field experiences of an ethnographic nature.

Art

  
  • ART 101 - Introduction to Art


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of visual art pertaining to perceptive viewing and understanding. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 105 - Two-Dimensional Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of visual organization on a two-dimensional plane. Study of value, color, shape, line, and their interrelationships.
  
  • ART 106 - Three-Dimensional Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of organization in three-dimensional space. Study of space articulated by line, plane, volume, and surface.
  
  • ART 111 - Basic Drawing


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to studio activity. Visual fundamentals as expressed through drawing. Line, value, space, texture, proportion, composition.
  
  • ART 112 - Figure Drawing I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Continued exploration of drawing fundamentals with emphasis on the figure. Prerequisite: ART 111 .
  
  • ART 213 - Figure Drawing II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    More complex drawing problems emphasizing the figure. Emphasis on varied material, techniques, and concepts. Prerequisite: ART 112 .
  
  • ART 221 - Art History: General Survey I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Art of the Western World from Prehistoric through Gothic. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 222 - Art History: General Survey II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Art of the Western World from Renaissance through Modern. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 287 - Art Education Methods: All-Levels


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Theory, techniques, materials, and activities appropriate for elementary, junior high and high school art instruction.
  
  • ART 291 - Introduction to Black and White Photography


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    In-depth introduction to the basic principles and history of black-and-white photography. Course includes the study of small-format cameras, film exposure, basic darkroom techniques, and the fundamental theory and practice of photography such as the meanings of various photographic terms, composition, and the artistic expression throughout studio assignments.
  
  • ART 292 - Digital Art Photography


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring only

    Explores digital photography and digital camera operations, covering lighting, composition, exposure, and image editing. Students will study and fundamentals of digital photographic concepts as well as experimental processes. Basic computer skills are required. This course is designed for art and design majors, but non-art majors can register with instructor’s approval. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills and fundamentals of photography are required.
  
  • ART 314 - Advanced Drawing


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, Summer

    Emphasis on experimentation with concept and media. Prerequisite: ART 213 .
  
  • ART 315 - Printmaking


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Introduction to printmaking with primary emphasis on relief and intaglio processes. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 317 - Introduction to Illustration


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An introduction to illustration as a commercial art field. Explores pictorial problem-solving for a client through utilization of traditional media and processes. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 111 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 318 - Digital Illustration


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Explores the computer as a medium for creating original images for commercial art outlets. Uses both bitmap and vector programs. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 111 , ART 112 , ART 317 .
  
  • ART 324 - Art History: American


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Architecture, painting, and sculpture of the United States from Colonial times to the present.
  
  • ART 325 - Art History: Christian


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Christian art from the first century to the present.
  
  • ART 331 - Sculpture I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Exploration of sculptural form. Media and processes will vary but may include metal casting, clay portraiture, and stone carving. Prerequisite: ART 106 .
  
  • ART 332 - Sculpture II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continued exploration of sculptural form begun in ART 331 . Media and processes will vary but typically include welding processes, mixed media, wood construction, and bronze casting. Prerequisite: ART 331 .
  
  • ART 341 - Painting I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Problems in pictorial expression. Oil or acrylics. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 342 - Painting II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continuation of ART 341 . Development of painting problems in keeping with the student’s personal interests and aptitudes. Prerequisite: ART 341 .
  
  • ART 347 - Plein Air Painting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Summer, even years

    An introduction to outdoor painting practices. Covers materials, techniques, and skills needed for successful on-site painting. Prerequisite: ART 105  and ART 111 .
  
  • ART 351 - Typography I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Introduction to formal resources, systems, conceptual principles and procedures underlying the practice of typography. Particular attention is given to problem solving, the visualization of problems and solutions, and the correlation of forms with their content, function, and context. Prerequisite: ART 105 .
  
  • ART 352 - Typography II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    An introduction to computer aided design with emphasis on InDesign and Photoshop. Continuing emphasis on problem solving in relation to electronic message making. Prerequisite: ART 351 .
  
  • ART 353 - Identity and Brand Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Examination of the problems and possibilities using design to interpret information. Exploration of how difficult concepts and abstract ideas can be made visible and understandable to an audience. Prerequisite: ART 352  and Junior standing in art.
  
  • ART 361 - Ceramics I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Introduction to ceramics. Construction of pottery forms by hand building and on the potter’s wheel.
  
  • ART 362 - Ceramics II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Development of proficiency on the potter’s wheel. Concentration on design and introduction to glazes. Prerequisite: ART 361 .
  
  • ART 371 - Jewelry/Metals I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Designing and making jewelry and small objects with various metals and alternate materials. Casting and constructed forms. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 106 .
  
  • ART 372 - Jewelry/Metals II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Exploration of the plasticity of metal by smithing. Jewelry work in fabrication or casting. Emphasis on design and craftsmanship. Prerequisite: ART 371 .
  
  • ART 423 - Art History: 20th Century


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Art of the late 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and the United States. Prerequisite: ART 222 . A capstone and writing-intensive course.
  
  • ART 425 - Art Theory


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    This course will provide students with a meaningful and significant learning experience in the use of interpretive forms of inquiry to analyze, understand, argue, and create artistic objects and the means of their apprehension. Prerequisite: ART 423  and preferably the highest 400-level course in the student’s concentration.
  
  • ART 433 - Sculpture III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Advanced sculpture problems with emphasis on content. The student is encouraged to experiment with new materials and techniques. Prerequisite: ART 332 .
  
  • ART 434 - Sculpture IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Problems involving larger scale forms with medium and technique chosen by the student. Prerequisite: ART 433 .
  
  • ART 443 - Painting III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Increased emphasis on student initiative and experimentation in problems of content, style and technique. Prerequisite: ART 342 .
  
  • ART 444 - Painting IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continuation of ART 443 . The student will be expected to develop a personal style of pictorial expression. Prerequisite: ART 443 .
  
  • ART 454 - Information Graphics


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Investigation of publication design, particularly that of magazines and books. Emphasis on marketing and directing reader’s emotional and intellectual response. Prerequisite: ART 352 .
  
  • ART 455 - Persuasive Graphics


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Introduction to package design; investigation of materials and production methods. Projects include revitalization of existing packaging and packaging of new products. Prerequisite: ART 352 .
  
  • ART 456 - Graphic Design Portfolio


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Advanced problem solving activities structured to increase graphic design awareness and skills. Internship with local design firms. Course work culminates in a mini-exhibition or presentation. Prerequisite: ART 353 , ART 454 , ART 455  or permission of instructor. A capstone course.
  
  • ART 457 - Interactive Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Introduces interactive Web design; reviews current visual communication practices on the Internet, considering the basic concepts of information architecture, developing core technical and design competencies, and exploring the fundamentals of interaction design. The class challenges students to expand the creative potential of the medium. Prerequisite: ART 352 , ART 353  and ART 454  or permission from instructor for non-art majors.
  
  • ART 463 - Ceramics III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Further development of proficiency on the wheel. Special projects in technique and form. Experiments with glazing and firing. Prerequisite: ART 362 .
  
  • ART 464 - Ceramics IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Individual problems and assignments. Prerequisite: ART 463 .
  
  • ART 473 - Jewelry/Metals III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Casting, fabrication and forging continued. Chain making. Historical studies of style and function of jewelry. Prerequisite: ART 372 .
  
  • ART 474 - Jewelry/Metals IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Fabrication, forming, exploration of non-traditional materials. Experimental approach to form and material. Prerequisite: ART 473 .
  
  • ART 490 - Advanced Studio Problems


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Specific problems in various media. Course content and media to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated up to 3 times. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: Junior standing and permission of instructor and department chair.
  
  • ART 494 - Senior Exhibition


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    This course prepares students to conceive a senior project and prepare and present the resulting works of art in a senior exhibition. A study of exhibition design will lead to a culminating exhibition and a written explanation and defense of the project (capstone). Prerequisite: ART 423  and successful completion of the highest 400-level course within their area of specialization. A capstone course.
  
  • ART 495 - Life and Career in Art


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A study of the culture of the art world, the marketplace for art and art services, and the professional practices required for a career in fine or applied arts. Special emphasis is given to developing skills, practices, and values for an artistic life of leadership and influence. Prerequisite: Senior standing and one of ART 318 , ART 433 , ART 443 , ART 455 , ART 463 , ART 473 , or ART 490  in drawing. A capstone course.

Bible Core

  
  • BCOR 310 - The Search for Meaning


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    A detailed study of systems of meaning through which human beings make sense of their lives. Students will compare Christianity with Islam and at least one other system of meaning. Includes analysis of creative expressions of these systems. Prerequisite: Junior standing (60 hours); CORE 115  or CORE 210 . May be used to satisfy University Requirements.

Biblical Greek

  
  • BGRK 221 - New Testament Greek for Beginners I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Beginner’s grammar of Greek of the New Testament with emphasis on inflections and vocabulary. Meets MTWR.
  
  • BGRK 222 - New Testament Greek for Beginners II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Continuation of BGRK 221 . Simple readings in the Greek New Testament. Meets MTWR. Prerequisite: BGRK 221 .
  
  • BGRK 331 - Elementary Greek Readings I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Read and interpret the Greek Bible. Consolidate and expand understanding of grammar with an emphasis on syntax. Prerequisite: BGRK 221  and BGRK 222 .
  
  • BGRK 332 - Elementary Greek Readings II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Read and interpret ancient Greek texts, emphasizing the Greek Bible. Train to use the Greek text in exegesis. Prerequisite: BGRK 331  and BIBL 320 .
  
  • BGRK 441 - Exegetical Greek Seminar I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Read and interpret ancient Greek texts related to Early Christianity. Study exegetical and/or text critical issues at an advanced level. Prerequisite: BGRK 332 .
  
  • BGRK 442 - Exegetical Greek Seminar II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Continuation of BGRK 441 . Prerequisite: BGRK 441 .
  
  • BGRK 611 - Elementary Greek I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An introduction to the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of the Greek New Testament and related literature.
  
  • BGRK 612 - Elementary Greek II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A continuation of BGRK 611 . Prerequisite: BGRK 611 .
  
  • BGRK 621 - Intermediate New Testament Greek


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Intermediate Greek vocabulary, grammar, and syntax; introduction to New Testament textual criticism.
  
  • BGRK 623 - Seminar in the Synoptic Gospels


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, odd years

    For advanced students; issues of synoptic research and methodology; relationship of the synoptics to John and to non-canonical gospels; message and theology of the individual evangelists; directed research in selected periscope. Prerequisite: BGRK 621 , and consent of professor. This course may be repeated.
  
  • BGRK 624 - Exegetical Seminar in Acts


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, even years

    An exegetical seminar for advanced students; intensive study of the Greek text with special attention to literary and historical method; directed research in selected passages and topics. Prerequisite: BGRK 621  and consent of professor.
  
  • BGRK 625 - Exegetical Seminar in the Epistles


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Seminar for advanced students; directed research in selected passages and topics. Prerequisite: BGRK 621  and consent of professor. This course may be repeated.
  
  • BGRK 628 - Seminar in New Testament Textual Criticism


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    A seminar for advanced students; sources of textual data; history of the printed Greek New Testament; principles of textual criticism; problems of canon; analysis of selected units of variation; exercises in paleography. Prerequisite: BGRK 621  and consent of professor.

Hebrew

  
  • BHEB 471 - Introduction to Hebrew I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An inductive study of the elements of the Hebrew language: forms, syntax, vocabulary. Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of instructor; BIBL 101  and BIBL 102  (or BIBL 103 ); BIBL 211 .
  
  • BHEB 472 - Introduction to Hebrew II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Continuation of BHEB 471 . Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor; BHEB 471 ; BIBL 101  and BIBL 102  (or BIBL 103 ); BIBL 211 .
  
  • BHEB 622 - Elementary Syriac


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Introduction to classical Syriac grammar, vocabulary, and syntax, with an aim towards the acquisition of elementary reading skills. Emphasis on the use of grammatical tools and the significance of Syriac for biblical studies, church history, and the study of Christian spirituality.
  
  • BHEB 623 - Intermediate Syriac


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Readings in Syriac texts, with an emphasis on improving reading ability and on critical engagement. Texts and topics selected according to particular student interest. Prerequisite: BHEB 622 .
  
  • BHEB 671 - Elementary Hebrew I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An inductive study of the elements of the Hebrew language: forms, syntax, vocabulary.
  
  • BHEB 672 - Elementary Hebrew II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Continuation of BHEB 671 . Prerequisite: BHEB 671 .
  
  • BHEB 681 - Intermediate Hebrew Readings I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Readings in the Hebrew Bible with special attention to grammar and vocabulary building. An introduction to the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Prerequisite: BHEB 672 .
  
  • BHEB 682 - Intermediate Hebrew Readings II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Continuation of BHEB 681 . Prerequisite: BHEB 681 .
 

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