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Cultural Perspectives
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CP210 Western Heritage (3 credits)
Summary view of the development of man in the Western world with emphasis upon the problems of unity, continuity, and change in history.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, EN103, EN104

CP230 Arts and Music (3 credits)
An integrated presentation of the histories of art and music with emphasis on aesthetics, as well as practical approaches to viewing art and listening to music.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and EN103, EN104, CP210

CP240 World Literature (3 credits)
A humanities course aimed at developing a true appreciation of the literature of the Western world through an understanding of the great ideas that make up our common heritage of thought and feeling and the forms in which they have been expressed.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, EN103, EN104, CP210 (at least concurrently)

CP295 Philosophical Quest (3 credits)
This course is an historical introduction to the most significant issues which have confronted humankind in the quest of meaning. Attention will be called to the concepts, issues, and philosophers which have played the greatest role in Western civilization. Some emphasis will be placed upon correlations with other courses in the Cultural Perspectives sequence.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, EN103, EN104, CP210 (at least concurrently)

CP320 Epoch-Making Events in Science (3 credits)
Consideration of the great ideas of science: the environments from which they arose, the people involved, and their impacts upon contemporary and succeeding civilization. Interactions of scientific thought with prevailing philosophical and religious outlooks are considered. Among the ideas and epochs discussed are: the origin of the Western scientific
tradition in Ancient Greece, the Copernican revolution, evolutionary theory, relativity, atomic theory and quantum physics, and modern cosmology. This course includes brief discussion of the religious implications of contemporary science.
Prerequisites: BL110, CP210, CP295, one lab science course

CP410 Living Issues (3 credits)
The capstone course in ENC’s Cultural Perspectives sequence of courses, designed to expose students to some of the major challenges facing humanity as a whole and the student as an individual. One of the primary course objectives is the exploration of the tensions and possibilities that exist for Christian faith and values in a society permeated with individualism, materialism, and despair. This course also deals with moral philosophy, considering social issues and morality from the vantage point of individual ethics and responsibility.
Prerequisites: CP295, Senior standing

 

CORE REQUIREMENTS WITH VARIABLE COURSE OPTIONS

Intercultural Literacy Requirement
Students who have not successfully completed a two-year language sequence in high school must fulfill this requirement with a set of two introductory foreign language courses.

Others may fulfill this requirement with two of the following courses (language courses require an examination for proper placement). Courses used to fulfill this requirement generally may not be used for other core requirements or to meet requirements in the major.

This list of courses, although not exhaustive, is meant to provide students with examples of courses most frequently used to meet this requirement. For additional options a student may check with the Registrar’s office.

IN210 Peoples and Cultures of the World
IN299 Special Topics in Cultural Studies
IN220 International Studies Travel Seminar
BL201 Introduction to Hebrew I
BL202 Introduction to Hebrew II
CO198 Drama as Ministry
CO297 Intercultural Performance
EN211 Introduction to Applied Linguistics
EN316 African-American Literature
GK101 Introduction to Greek I
GK102 Introduction to Greek II
HI232 African-American History
HI236 West African History
HI498 History of Civil Rights Movement
MI300 World Religions
SO212 Human Diversity
SO382 Special Topics in Ethnic Studies
SP101 Spanish I
SP102 Spanish II

Specifically excluded:
MI320 Travel Seminar in Missions

Physical Education Requirement
Students are required to take 2.0 credits of PE activity courses. These courses (with the exception of PE222 First Aid and CPR) may be repeated for credit. A student may choose from the following list of options. Each course is worth .5 credit.

Any PE course numbered PE001 or PE002
PE222 First Aid and CPR

Varsity Physical Education
Students who participate on a varsity team may substitute their participation in a full season for 1.0 credit. Students must complete registration and obtain the signature of the department chair. Students may choose the semester to include the credit of Varsity PE; it does not have to be added to the semester of actual participation. This is to avoid course overloads that can occur by adding the extra credit.

Science/Mathematics Requirement
Students must fulfill this requirement with two of the following courses. One course must be a laboratory science course. The other course may be a science or mathematics course, unless otherwise specified in certain majors. Courses used to fulfill this requirement generally may not be used to meet requirements in the major.

Lab Sciences with No Prerequisites
The recommended courses for freshmen with little science background are:

BI101 Principles of Biology
BI110 Nutrition (for non-majors) with Lab
PY101 Astronomy with Lab
FS101 Forensic Science with Lab
PY102 Physical Science
BI210 Earth Science

Lab Sciences with High School Background or Prerequisites Required
The recommended courses for freshmen with a strong science background are:

CH101 Introduction to Chemistry
CH102 Chemistry of Life
BI103 Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics
BI230 Oceanography
PY201 General Physics I

Math Options
Any college level math course; the recommended courses for freshmen are:

CS101 Introduction to Computer Science
CS110 Principles of Computer Information Systems±
CS131 Computer Programming I
MA101 Math Explorations
MA109 Finite Mathematics
MA111 College Algebra
MA121 Algebra and the Computer
MA118 Introduction to Statistics
MA122 Trigonometry
MA151 Calculus I
MA152 Calculus II

Specifically excluded:
MA098 Fundamentals of Mathematics
MA099 Math for College

Social Science Requirement
Students may fulfill this requirement with two courses from the list below. Courses used to fulfill this requirement generally may not be used for other core requirements or to meet requirements in the major. Please be sure to take note of prerequisites for all courses. This is
not an exhaustive list. For additional options, a student may check with the Registrar.

All Psychology courses – PS110 through PS499
All Sociology courses – SO110 through SO499, except for SO392 Special

Topics in Sociology
All Criminal Justice courses – CJ251 through CJ499, except for CJ252 Introduction to CJ
IN210 Peoples and Cultures of the World
IN299 Special Topics in International Studies
IN220 International Studies Travel Seminar
BA231 Principles of Economics I (Microeconomics)
BA232 Principles of Economics II (Macroeconomics)
GO210 American Political Institutions
GO220 World Political Geography
GO310 International Relations
GO320 Comparative Government
SW245 Moving Toward Personhood
SW312 Marriage and Family Relations
CO220 Interpersonal Communications

Specifically excluded:
CJ180 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SO392 Special Topics in Sociology

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