The major in Humanities introduces students to the influential ideas of Western civilization. Students read great works of literature, history, philosophy, theology, and political theory and interact with them from a Christian perspective. Additional courses in philosophy, literature, and history prepare students for graduate work in seminary, classical studies, literature, history, law, or any other field in the liberal arts.

  • On-Campus

At a Glance

  • 49

    Core Hours

  • 6

    Language Hours

  • 24

    Christian Studies Minor Hours

  • 30

    Humanities Major Hours

  • 18

    Elective Hours

  • 127

    Total Hours

Program Courses

Requirements

BA Core

General Studies

  • GEN 0000 – Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training
  • GEN 1000 – Introduction to the College Experience
    • Students with fewer than 60 hours of undergraduate credit are required to take this course during their first semester.
  • GEN 1200 – Vocation and Calling
  • COM 1100 – Communication
  • ETH 2900 – Introduction to Christian Ethics
  • MIS 1000 – Introduction to Christian Missions
  • PHI 1100 – Introduction to Philosophy: Faith, Reason, and the Christian Mind
  • PSY 2600 – Introduction to Psychology

English

  • ENG 1110 – English Composition I
  • ENG 1120 – English Composition II
  • ENG 2100 – Survey of World Literature
  • Select one of the following courses:
    • ENG 2110 – Survey of British Literature
    • ENG 2120 – Survey of American Literature

Great Books

  • HUM 3110 – Great Books I
  • HUM 3120 – Great Books II
  • HUM 3130 – Great Books III
  • HUM 3140 – Great Books IV

History

  • HIS 1110 – World History I
  • HIS 1120 – World History II
  • HIS 3100 – Church History Survey

Math

  • MAT 1600 – College Algebra

 

Christian Studies Minor

  • BTI 3100 – Hermeneutics
  • EVA 1100 – Evangelism: Nature and Practice
  • NTS 1110 – New Testament Introduction I
  • NTS 1120 – New Testament Introduction II
  • OTS 1110 – Old Testament Introduction I
  • OTS 1120 – Old Testament Introduction II
  • THE 3110 – Christian Theology I
  • THE 3120 – Christian Theology II

 

Humanities Major

Humanities

  • HUM 3510 – Seminar in Theology & Culture
  • HUM 3520 – Seminar in Philosophy and Science
  • HUM 3530 – Seminar in History and Politics
  • HUM 4599 – Humanities Colloquium

Worldview and Religion

  • PHI 2100 – Western Culture & World Religions
  • PHI 2500 – Christian Philosophy: Worldview, Western Thought, and Apologetics

Logic and Rhetoric

  • PHI 3510 – Logic
  • PHI 3520 – Rhetoric

Language

Select one of the following pairs of courses:

  • Greek
    • GRK 2610 – Biblical Greek for Ministry I
    • GRK 2620 – Biblical Greek for Ministry II
  • Latin
    • LAT 2610 – Latin I
    • LAT 2620 – Latin II

 

BA General Electives

In addition to a selected major and a Christian Studies minor, all baccalaureate students must complete at least 18 hours in additional courses, which may be applied toward a second major or a second minor. In order to graduate, baccalaureate students must complete at least 127 credit hours. Any hours remaining after the student’s major and the Christian Studies minor may be used as free electives.

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