General Education
"Beloved"
Mixed Media
- Emily Reich
Incoming freshmen who plan to major in Art or Visual Arts Education are required to submit a portfolio for review in the first semester of entrance to the art program.
Art majors must submit another portfolio for review during their junior year as a requirement for acceptance into the major. Specifications for both the freshman and junior portfolios may be obtained from the department office or from the art faculty.
Spotlight
"Malone gave me the opportunity to express myself."
- Judy Myers
Art (BA) Alumni, 2009
Requirements (50-56 hours)
One course is required in each of the 17 components with the exception of Bible which requires 2 courses. Course descriptions for all general education courses are located in the appropriate academic sections of this catalog.
Foundations of Faith and Learning (13 hours)
First-Year Seminar
- GEN 100 - The College Experience
- Bible (both required)
- BIBL 111 - The Old Testament
- BIBL 121 - The New Testament
Theology
- THEO 211 - Introduction to Theology (Prerequisites: BIBL 111, 121)
Philosophy
- PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
- Foundational Skills (9-10 hours)
Writing
Oral Communication
Quantitative Reasoning
- BUS 240 - Statistics for Business *
- MATH 140 - Introduction to Statistics * or
- PSYC 140 - Introduction to Statistics *
- MATH 145 - Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 150 - Precalculus *
- PHIL 211 - Introduction to Modern Logic *
*Prerequisite of MATH 130 or proficiency. See note #1 below.
- Engaging God’s World (28-33 hours)
- Engaging Human Experience (11-12 hours)
Understanding Persons
- PHIL 232 - Ethics: God and the Good Life
- PHIL 262 - Theories of Human Nature
- PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology
Literature
Fine Arts
- ART 122 - Art History I: Ancient, Medieval, and Non-European Art
- ART 124 - Art History II: Renaissance to the Present
- ENG 314 - Creative Writing: (Genre)
- FA 120 - Exploring the Worlds of Art and Music
- FA 224 - Christianity through the Artist’s Imagination
- MUS 374 - Survey of World Music
- THEA 220 - Introduction to Theatre
Health and Wellness
- BIOL 190 - Nutrition
- HED 220 - Core Concepts of Health
- NURS 252 - Nutrition and Health
- PE 100 - Personal Wellness
- Engaging Cultures and Institutions (10-12 hours)
World History
American Cultures and Institutions**
- COMM 230 - Mass Media and Society
- [ ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics ]
- HIST 335 - Religion in America (w)
- [ POL 201 - Introduction to American Government ]
- [ SOC 201 - Principles of Sociology ]
Global Connections**
- ENG 322 - World Literature
- ENG 270 - World Cinema or
- COMM 270 - World Cinema
- [ GEN 225 - Global Studies: (Topic) ] See note #6 below.
- [ HIST 356 - History and Politics of the Modern Middle East (nw) ] or
- [ POL 356 - History and Politics of the Modern Middle East ]
- [ HIST 358 - History and Politics of East Asia: China and Japan (nw) ] or
- [ POL 358 - History and Politics of East Asia: China and Japan ]
- [ POL 212 - Introduction to World Politics ]
**Students must take at least one approved social science course [noted in brackets] from either the American Cultures and Institutions or Global Connections menus.
Cross-Cultural Encounter
- ENG 390 - African American Literature and Culture
- SOSC 211 - Cross-Cultural Experience
- SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
- SWK 211 - Community Based Cross-Cultural Experience
- Engaging the Created Order (4-6 hours)
Lab Science
- BIOL 100 - Biological Principles
- CHEM 104 - Uses of Chemistry in Society
- PHYS 100 - Physical Science Survey
- SCI 142 - Astronomy
Additional, more advanced options:
- BIOL 131 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I or
- BIOL 132 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 145 - Organismal Biology and
- BIOL 146 - Introductory Cell Biology
- BIOL 273 - Introduction to Human Biology
- CHEM 115 - Basic Physiological Chemistry
- CHEM 131 - General Chemistry I
- PHYS 211 - General Physics I
- Faith in the World (3 hours)
- Faith in the World Seminar
- GEN 460 - Faith in the World Seminar
