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ESL 203 - ESL Writing (4 credits)
The study and practice of formal and informal modes of written communication accepted in American academic work. Intensive work will be done to develop fluency in writing and reading, expand vocabulary, diagnose and remediate grammatical deficiencies and train students to identify and correct their own mistakes.
Prerequisite: this class is open only to ESL students with a concurrent enrollment in ESL201 or ESL251, or permission of instructor.
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ESL 204 - ESL Literature (4 credits)
A study at the intermediate level of English language literature, emphasis will be placed on the development of reading skills and reading strategies through an introduction to literature in the English language. Students will learn how to effectively read a literary text in English, including the development of vocabulary and grammar recognition.
Prerequisites: ESL101, 201, and concurrent enrollment in ESL203, or permission of instructor.
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ESL 205 - Business English (2 credits)
This course is designed to meet the needs of international students who intend to study business at an American institution or whose primary reason in learning English is for conducting business. The course focuses on learning business concepts and terminology as well as improving communication skills.
Prerequisites: ESL251 or 201, and concurrent enrollment in ESL203, or permission of instructor.
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ESL 206 - English for Academic Purposes (4 credits)
This course is designed to meet the needs of international students who intend to pursue undergraduate and/or graduate studies in the United States. The course focuses on preparing students for the demands of academic lecture comprehension, note- taking, and also on improving writing skills in evaluating and organizing material as well as predicting upcoming information. In addition, students will practice reading strategies to improve textbook comprehension.
Prerequisites: ESL101, 201, and 203, or permission of instructor.
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ESL 251 - Advanced Oral English (4 credits)
Continued training and practice in speaking English and comprehending spoken English. Emphasis upon the development of listening comprehension strategies, development of idiomatic vocabulary, skills in paraphrasing, initiating conversation, interrogation, note taking and verification, and the writing of short essays on comparative-cultural topics. Training and practice in college reading strategies toward the dual goal of increased speed and comprehension. Individual work on pronunciation problems.
Note: Required of students with TOEFL scores under 525.
Prerequisite: This class is open only to ESL students with the prerequisite of ESL201 or permission of instructor.
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GEN 150CC - Transformational Cross-Cultural Leadership (4 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
This course will introduce students to the multiple dimensions of leadership. Students will come to understand the critical influence of Christ-centered transformational leadership in diverse cultural contexts. Transformational leadership offers Christians a powerful means to work for restoration in today’s global society. Transformational leaders provide followers with an inspiring mission and an influence that fosters passion. These leaders challenge their followers to identify problems and think in new and unique ways about solutions. They motivate by being visionary and showing love and care for others. They encourage and support followers. They empower them. Transformational leadership is essential in our global world today as we confront racism, hunger, poverty, disease and a number of other societal ills. We need leadership that can embrace difference, foster respect and dignity for people everywhere, and nurture a systemic change that encourages thriving in every community. In this course, students will explore and compare major theories of leadership as well as the Biblical narrative and begin to discover how they can flourish as a gifted human being at work in the Kingdom. This seminar will foster a sensitive social conscience and seek to develop dynamic transformational servant leaders who will work intentionally and passionately toward restoration and transformation in today’s global society.
Note: GEN150CC is a requirement for the recipients of the James L. Franken Servant Leadership Scholarship. It is also a recommended course for second year Bridge Scholars and students involved in student leadership positions on campus.
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GEN 205 - Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar (2 credits)
A seminar designed to expose Honors Program students to significant issues by means of interdisciplinary study of selected topics chose on a year-to-year basis.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different seminar is offered. Must be taken twice to fulfill graduation requirements for the Honors Program. Students may elect to take this course on an “A”/pass/no pass basis. Up to four credits of GEN205 may be substituted for non-Core Integrative General Education requirements.
Prerequisite: membership in the Honors Program or special permission from Honors Program directors.
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GEN 210 - Carlson Internship: Exploring Vocation (2-6 credits) (Offered annually in the summer)
Carlson Internship: Exploring Vocation is a 2-6 credit repeatable summer internship for first through fourth year students with structured opportunities for vocational reflection. Students will experience a real working opportunity in their field of study and process that experience with their faculty advisor. They will reflect on it through the lens of who they are called to be and how their particular experience fits with their calling in the Kingdom. Credits will be given based on the number of hours worked.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisites: Students must have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA; be enrolled full-time the semester prior to their summer experience; and be placed in a Carlson Internship through the Franken Leadership Center.
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GEN 312 - Foundations for Media Involvement
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GEN 312 - Reporting in Washington
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GEN 312 - Washington, News & Public
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GEN 313 - Area Studies (4 credits; non-yearly, consult department)
Course designed to introduce students to the phenomenon of a particular culture(s).
Note: Topics covered will vary, depending on subject interest of faculty.
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GEN 315 - Social Work in a Latin American Context
This program is located in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and offers a unique combination that may be of interest to students double-majoring in Spanish and Social Work.
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GEN 316 - Cross-Cultural Preparation (1-4 credits; may be repeated; non-yearly, consult department)
This course is designed specifically for students planning to engage in an approved for-credit off-campus, cross-cultural experience of two weeks or more during the summer and winter intersessions. The course introduces students to the structures of culture in general and the specificities (historical, political, social, religious, etc.) that inform particular groups of people, their ways of thinking, as well as behavioral patterns. Students learn skills in cross-cultural communication and gain insight into the target culture with which they will be interacting during their off-campus study experience, whether domestic or study abroad.
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GEN 335 - Denver Urban Semester
The Denver Urban Semester is designed to provide a three-pronged experience of classroom instruction, living in community, and internships. The program will consist of 2-3 classes and an internship for a total of 15-16 credits. The following courses will be offered:
- Race and Ethnicity in American Society (3 credits) or Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
- Global Urbanization (City of Joy) (3 credits)
- Incarnational Spirituality (3 credits)
- Cross Cultural Urban Integration Seminar (4 credits)
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GEN 350CC - Topics in Cross-Cultural Studies (2-6 credits; summer; may be repeated) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
Northwestern College offers a variety of off-campus opportunities with Northwestern faculty in various countries around the world. These courses offer a unique opportunity for students to make the world their classroom, going beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. Students are given an opportunity to examine a particular culture through various experiences, such as home stays, ethnographic observation/research, and placement in various social institutions. Past programs have taken students to Austria, China, the Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico, Oman, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Taiwan.
Note: Open to all students.
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GEN 352 - NWC Romania Semester
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GEN 365 - Study Abroad Italy, Florence University of the Arts
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GEN 370 - Cross-Cultural Reflection (1 credit)
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GEN 375 - Off-Campus Preparation (1-4 credits)
This course is designed for students planning to enroll in an off-campus summer course and is intended to prepare students academically for their off-campus experience. Course requirements will vary by discipline.
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GEN 376 - Oman: Cross-Cultural Preparation (1 credit)
This course prepares students for their study abroad semester at Al Amana Centre in Muscat, Oman. Topics range from practical and administrative issues related to study abroad (e.g., health and safety issues) to cultural sensitivity and coping strategies in a new environment to a brief overview of Oman’s geography, history, culture, and literature. Student assessment includes oral presentations and portfolio with self-reflections. The course is only offered in the fall, and to be taken the semester prior to the Oman semester in the spring.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Oman semester program.
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GER 101 - Beginning German Language and Culture (3 credits)
Along with instruction in the German language, beginning German offers students enhanced cognitive skills and insight into another culture. Classes foster communicative competence by emphasizing speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students begin to acquire the linguistic and cultural fluency necessary for basic communication in a German speaking country.
Prerequisite: No previous study of German, or placement by the foreign language placement exam.
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GER 102 - Beginning German Language and Culture (3 credits)
Instruction in the German language and enhanced cognitive skills and insight into another culture. Classes foster communicative competence by emphasizing speaking, listening, reading and writing. Building on previously acquired ability in German, students acquire the linguistic and cultural fluency necessary for basic communication in a German speaking country.
Prerequisite: GER101, or placement by the foreign language placement exam.
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GER 201LA - Intermediate German Language and Culture (3 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Language and Culture)
An intermediate course in German language and culture, German 201LA continues the sequence begun by German 101 and 102. Students extend their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary by practicing the four language skills; speaking, reading, writing and listening. Course texts include song lyrics, news reports, and folktales.
Prerequisite: GER102 or placement by the foreign language placement exam.
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GER 202 - Intermediate German Language and Culture (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Intermediate-level instruction in German language and culture. Study of primary sources such as short stories, newspapers, songs and movies to explore German culture and increase linguistic ability. Special emphasis on conversation, reading and idiomatic expression.
Prerequisite: GER201, or placement by the foreign language placement exam.
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GER 365 - Special Topics in Language (2-4 credits)
See course description for LAN365.
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GRE 101 - Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.
Note: The Greek program is offered at Northwestern College primarily as preparation for those students who plan to continue their education through seminary training. The ancient Greek taught here prepares students for biblical study in that language.
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GRE 102LA - Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture (4 credits, alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Language and Culture)
This course (a continuation of Greek 101) will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.
Note: The Greek program is offered at Northwestern College primarily as preparation for those students who plan to continue their education through seminary training. The ancient Greek taught here prepares students for biblical study in that language.
Prerequisite: GRE101.
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GRE 201 - Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture (1 credit; alternate years, consult department)
This course is designed to facilitate the acquisition and retention of Greek grammatical, exegetical, and interpretive skills through the reading of ancient Greek texts. Primary focus will be on the Gospel of Mark and its context.
Prerequisite: GRE102LA.
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GRE 202 - Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture (1 credit; alternate years, consult department)
This course is designed to facilitate the acquisition and retention of Greek grammatical, exegetical, and interpretive skills through the reading of ancient Greek texts. Primary focus will be on the Letters of Paul and selections from other Greco-Roman authors. Students will also be introduced to the sub-discipline of Textual Criticism.
Prerequisite: GRE201
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HEB 101 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Culture (4 credits, alternate years, consult department)
This course will focus on learning the basics of biblical Hebrew (vocabulary and grammar) and the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the Old Testament. Readings from the different types of literature in the Hebrew Bible will be incorporated into the course work. The Old Testament writings will be studied against the historical and social backgrounds of the ancient Near East.
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HEB 102LA - Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Culture (4 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Language and Culture)
This course will build on the foundation laid in Hebrew 101 by equipping students to grasp the basics of biblical Hebrew grammar in light of its cultural and linguistic background. Readings from the different types of literature in the Hebrew Bible will be incorporated into the coursework as students develop confidence in speaking Hebrew and interpreting these writings. As a course that satisfies the NWCore Language and Culture requirement, students will also explore what it means to read biblical Hebrew with sensitivity toward scholarship, culture, and faith.
Prerequisite: HEB101.
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HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1789 (4 credits)
This course acquaints students with the major periods and contours of Western Civilization from its roots in the ancient Near East through its development in the 18th century Enlightenment. Among the topics treated are the medieval centuries and the eras of the Renaissance and the Reformation.
Note: Does not count toward a history major or minor.
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HIS 120HP - Historical Perspectives (4 credits) (Fulfills NWCore Historical Perspectives requirement)
HIS120HP offers students an introduction to the study of history. The topics of individual sections vary by instructor and semester. After completing this writing-intensive course, students will be able to describe how historical context shapes events and our understanding of events; evaluate the nature and reliability of historical evidence; develop a thesis-based argument using properly cited evidence; demonstrate familiarity with a body of historical knowledge; articulate how faith obliges Christians to pursue historical truth while acknowledging preconceptions, ideologies, and myths; and describe an approach to history based on the belief that God acted through the incarnation to redeem people made in God’s image. Topics include:
City, Empire, and Church explores the intersection of religion, political organization, cultural expression, and human community through a historical investigation of the ancient Greek city-state (the polis), the Roman Empire and early Christianity, and medieval society. We begin with the culture, politics, and history of the Greek polis. From there, we move to the culture, politics, and history of the Roman Empire, attending to how Rome appropriated the ideas of the Greeks and the development of Christianity as a deviant religious subculture within the empire. The course concludes with the medieval society: a world of developing cities, political empires, and the Christian church.
Following Jesus in America: This course is a historical exploration of beliefs and practices of Americans concerning Jesus. Within an overview of major developments, important institutions, and key events, the course will focus on several individuals as case studies. Key themes in the course will include religion as a major thread in American history, Christianity as both a set of social institutions and structures and also as lived religion, and the varied appropriations of Jesus throughout America’s historical experience.
The Search for a Useful Past: Students in this course will learn to ask and answer basic questions about the past creation of “useful pasts”. The course’s main question, “Why do people make and hand on histories?”, organizes our discussion, reading and writing. We will read primary sources from medieval through modern European history where an author has recalled a past significant to (mostly) his people and revised it to answer questions facing them in their age. We will evaluate how Europeans sought a past which interpreted properly would provide them with moral guidance (understood broadly) for the crises of our own generation.
War and the American Experience: This course aims to provide students with a broad survey of American history by looking at the military conflicts that have been an all too frequent part of the nation’s narrative. The American Revolution, Civil War, World War II and the Cold War (including the Vietnam conflict) will be studied in depth but other American wars will be examined as well. The course will look at the causes, course and consequences of these conflicts. Beyond the battlefield, the course will examine war’s roots in politics and diplomacy and will emphasize the profound effects that war has on the nations and people who wage it. The course will examine the “American way of war” and test the assertion that the country was made by war.
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HIS 150 - Introduction to Historical Inquiry (2 credits)
(American history) An introduction to the principles and techniques involved in the study of history. This course will include both reflection and practice, consideration of ideas and actual application, through exercises drawing on primary and secondary materials.
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HIS 206 - History of the United States (4 credits)
(American history) The History of the United States introduces students to the broad contours of American civilization, from native societies and colonial founding to the present and in the context of global events. The course focuses on political, social, economic, religious, and cultural continuity and change in the U.S. history.
Prerequisite: Historical Perspectives course or permission of the instructor.
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HIS 207WI - Europe and the Modern World (4 credits) (Writing intensive)
(European/World history) This course traces a basic outline of European history from the European Middle Ages to the modern West. Topics covered include the breakup of Christendom, the development of modern science. Europe’s colonization outside its borders, the Atlantic revolutions, and the evolution of modern society through the 20th century. Students will learn to work with basic documents in European history as well as a few significant arguments from historians. The student’s primary work will be document studies and essays using such documents to test explanations by historians. In this way, students should be able to express their understanding of primary documents and relevant historian’s arguments.
Prerequisite: Historical Perspectives course or permission of instructor.
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HIS 210 - Introduction to Public History (2 credits)
(American history) This course is designed to introduce students to the theory, methods, and practice of history outside the classroom. Students will explore the ways historians research, preserve, and present historical topics to public audiences through museums, archives, interpreters, documentaries, and through electronic media.
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HIS 224 - History of Greece (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
(European/world history) A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the history of Greece from the rise of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the Roman conquest.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 225 - History of Rome (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
(European/world history) A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the history of Rome from the origins of the city itself to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 226 - Renaissance Europe (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
(European/world history) A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the European Renaissance, focusing on the political, social, economic, philosophical, literary and artistic themes of the period. Special attention will be given to Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Machiavelli, Erasmus and more.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 227 - Reformation Europe (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
(European/world history) A survey of the major events, characters and ideas of the Reformation, with special attention to Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, the Anabaptists, the English Reformation and the Catholic Reformation.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 240 - Issues in American History (2 credits)
(American history) A topical and selective study in American history providing the opportunity to focus on a particular era or issue important to the understanding of the American past. Topics will vary according to professor and student interest. Sample topics have included Cold War America, The Sixties, and History of American Women.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 250 - Issues in European/World History (2 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
(European/world history) A study of selected, issue-oriented topics in both European and world history more generally. Sample topics have included: The Early Middle Ages, The Scottish Highlands and The Millennium in Historic Perspective.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisite: HIS120HP.
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HIS 265 - Colloquium in American History (4 credits)
(American history) This course allows students to investigate broadly a period of history or a historical issue or problem in American history. Students will develop skills necessary to recognize and evaluate the arguments contemporary historians deploy when discussing the topic of the colloquium and to read critically the primary sources related to the topic of the colloquium.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisite: Historical Perspectives course or permission of instructor.
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HIS 275 - Colloquium in European/World History (4 credits)
(European/World history) This course allows students to investigate broadly a period of history or a historical issue or problem in European or world history. Students will develop skills necessary to recognize and evaluate the arguments contemporary historians deploy when discussing the topic of the colloquium and to read critically the primary sources related to the topic of the colloquium.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisite: Historical Perspectives course or permission of instructor.
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HIS 317x - American Indian Societies and Cultures (4 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
This course surveys the historical development of American Indian peoples, particularly during the period of contact and conquest by Euro-Americans and particularly in the trans-Mississippi West region of what became the U.S. Topics include pre-contact life, oral literature, Indian accommodation and selective adaptation to Euro-American societies, Spanish, French and U.S. Indian policies, Native American religion, Christian mission work among American Indians, activism by and on behalf of American Indians, and reservation life.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in sociology.
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HIS 325x - American Political Thought (4 credits, non-yearly, consult department) (American history)
A survey of the historical development of American political thought with attention to significant American political thinkers from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis will be given to the uneasy relationship between liberalism and democracy and the interaction between American political institutions and culture.
Cross-Referenced: Cross-referenced in political science.
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HIS 365 - Seminar in American History (4 credits)
(American history) Building on the skills students developed in the Colloquium in American history, the Seminar in American history invites students to do the work of a historian. Seminars focus more deeply on some period or issue or question, and students will write a significant research paper related to the seminar topic that demonstrates advanced familiarity with the historiography and advanced skills at analyzing and using primary sources.
Note: This course may be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
HIS206 or permission of the instructor.
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HIS 375 - Seminar in European/World History (4 credits)
(European/world history) Building on the skills students develop in the Colloquium in European/World history, the Seminar in European/World history invites students to do the work of a historian. Seminars focus more deeply on some period or issue or question, and students will write a significant research paper related to the seminar topic that demonstrates advanced familiarity with the historiography and advanced skills at analyzing and using primary sources.
Note: This course may be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
Prerequisite: HIS207WI or permission of instructor.
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HIS 417 - Internship (2 or 4 credits may apply toward the major)
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HIS 435SR - Philosophy of History and Historiography (4 credits)
(European/world history) A study of problems relevant to history as a scientific and humanistic discipline. Among the questions considered are the following: What sorts of meaning have philosophers of history ascribed to the overall process of history? What approaches have historians taken to questions of objectivity, causation, and moral values in the study of history? How does philosophy of history relate to the Christian faith?
Prerequisite: HIS120HP or an NWCore Belief and Reason (BR) course.
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HIS 436 - The Research Seminar (2 credits)
(American or European/world history) The research Seminar permits students to develop, research, write and defend a major essay of original historical research on a topic of their choice. This course is the culmination of their major and builds on training and writing completed in the earlier history courses. They will work closely with one member of the history department, but others will contribute to their work by reading and commenting on drafts. The student will defend and discuss their thesis in a public setting.
Prerequisite: HIS435.
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HON 210AE - The Art of Advocacy (4 credits) (NWCore option under Aesthetic Experience)
Students in this Honors Course examine the tension and opportunities that exists between beauty, Christianity, and social responsibility. This course begins with a survey and examination of theorists whose work is aimed towards an enhanced understanding of the roles that art plays in God’s Kingdom. The course moves to an application of some of these theorists to iconic artistic texts that reflect injustice and/or promote social activism. The course culminates with student-devised projects that make use of forms of artistic expression to address social problems affecting the lives of NWC community.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 210SS - The Art of Advocacy (4 credits) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
Students in this Honors Course examine the tension and opportunities that exists between beauty, Christianity, and social responsibility. This course begins with a survey and examination of theorists whose work is aimed towards an enhanced understanding of the roles that art plays in God’s Kingdom. The course moves to an application of some of these theorists to iconic artistic texts that reflect injustice and/or promote social activism. The course culminates with student-devised projects that make use of forms of artistic expression to address social problems affecting the lives of NWC community.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 220CC - Language Story Difference (4 credits) (NWCore option under Cross-Cultural Engagement)
An examination of cross-cultural theories in conversation with literary works-scripture, drama, film, poetry, novel, memoir. Our premise is that language is an attribute of God: “In the beginning was the Word.” Our goal is to answer two questions: 1) How does language mediate cross-cultural engagement? and 2) What role does literature play in a Christian life?
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 220LC - Language Story Difference (4 credits) (NWCore option under Literary Contexts)
An examination of literary works-scripture, drama, film, poetry, novel, memoir- in conversation with theories of cultural difference. Our premise is that language is an attribute of God: “In the beginning was the Word.” Our goal is to answer two questions: 1) What role does literature play in a Christian life? and 2) How does language mediate cross-cultural engagement?
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 230PW - Wellness (4 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Physical Wellness)
Human beings feel well when they have positive physical, mental, and spiritual health and health social relationships. But the science studying wellness is sometimes difficult to unpack and wellness itself is not always easy to achieve. In this course we discuss how to sort through the confusing and contradictory advice about wellness. We explore what health means for people in different communities. We consider what we must do to achieve our greatest physical, mental, and spiritual health and promote the wellness of others.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program or permission of instructor.
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HON 230SS - Wellness (4 credits; alternate years, consult department) (NWCore option under Self and Society)
Human beings feel well when they have positive physical, mental, and spiritual health and health social relationships. But the science studying wellness is sometimes difficult to unpack and wellness itself is not always easy to achieve. In this course we discuss how to sort through the confusing and contradictory advice about wellness. We explore what health means for people in different communities. We consider what we must do to achieve our greatest physical, mental, and spiritual health and promote the wellness of others.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program or permission of instructor.
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HON 240AE - The Greek Legacy (4 credits) (NWCore option under Aesthetic Experience)
Virtually every academic discipline-from art to politics, theater to athletics, science to philosophy-can trace its roots, in some fashion, back to the ancient Greeks. In this honors course, students will explore their own discipline’s historic and aesthetic expression, particularly through Greece’s extensive archaeological remains, and reflect upon Greece’s legacy as one of the most significant and enduring cradles of western civilization.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 240HP - The Greek Legacy (4 credits) (NWCore option under Historical Perspectives)
Virtually every academic discipline-from art to politics, theater to athletics, science to philosophy-can trace its roots, in some fashion, back to the ancient Greeks. In this honors course, students will explore their own discipline’s historic and aesthetic expression, particularly through Greece’s extensive archaeological remains, and reflect upon Greece’s legacy as one of the most significant and enduring cradles of western civilization.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 250BR - Magic, Science and Religion from Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution (4 credits) (NWCore option under Belief and Reason)
This course explores two problems that engage the disciplines of history and philosophy: (1) the nature of magic as a theoretical and practical world view that was dominant in pre-modern Europe and (2) the origin and development of science from ancient and medieval natural philosophy to the scientific revolution of the early modern period. Further, both of these phenomena are inseparable from religion, and consequently the course also attends carefully to how the church responded to both magic and science in three historical periods: antiquity, the middle ages, and early modern Europe.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 250HP - Magic, Science and Religion from Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution (4 credits) (NWCore option under Historical Perspectives)
This course explores two problems that engage the disciplines of history and philosophy: (1) the nature of magic as a theoretical and practical world view that was dominant in pre-modern Europe and (2) the origin and development of science from ancient and medieval natural philosophy to the scientific revolution of the early modern period. Further, both of these phenomena are inseparable from religion, and consequently the course also attends carefully to how the church responded to both magic and science in three historical periods: antiquity, the middle ages, and early modern Europe.
Prerequisite: Membership in the Honors Program.
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HON 498 - Honors Scholarship Methods (1 credit)
Scholarship takes many forms. Research is often associated with the sciences and humanities. Creative activities are often associated with the arts, but scholarship is a unifying standard underlying all forms of academic inquiry. This course is designed so students can explore what qualifies as scholarship in several disciplines, including their own. At the end of this course, students will have synthesized a proposal for their Honors Scholarship.
Prerequisites: Students must be members of the Honors Program and have a minimum of junior standing at the time of course completion.
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HON 499 - Honors Scholarship (2-4 credits)
Honors Scholarship is an integral part of the NWC Honors experience as completion of acceptable scholarship is one of the requirements to be designated an Honors Scholar at graduation. Honors Scholarship involves the completion of scholarship that reflects strong intellectual and technical work appropriate for a 400-level Honors scholarship in the student’s respective discipline.
In order to be approved for Honors Scholarship, the Honors student must:
- Be a junior or senior during the time completing the proposed scholarship.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in his or her major.
- Have successfully completed HON498: Honors Scholarship Methods course prior to beginning scholarship.
- Organize a scholarship panel. This panel will include the student’s scholarship advisor, one of the honors directors and at least one other faculty member. The role of this panel is to approve the quality of the scholarship proposed, agree to the appropriate number of credits awarded to the project, mentor the student during their work and evaluate whether the project is acceptable or unacceptable upon completion.
- Propose the number of credits awarded for their proposed scholarship. Honors Scholarship may be taken for 2 to 4 credits. The credit hours allowed for the Honors Scholarship will depend on the nature of the project and the agreement of the scholarship panel.
- Receive approval from their scholarship panel.
- Receive final approval from (once approved by the scholarship panel) the Academic Dean. This must take place at least three weeks prior to the semester in which the research is to begin.
A copy of each proposal and project will be catalogued by the Honors Program. These will be made available to future Honors students. Work will be evaluated by a scholarship panel who examine the work completed and the quality of presentation.
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KIN 100PW - Body Stewardship (2 credits) (NWCore option under Physical Wellness)
A critical examination of physical wellness within the context of a Christian commitment to the biblical principle of body stewardship and being made in the image of God. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing a Christian perspective on the stewardship of the human body.
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KIN 101 - Concepts of Physical Fitness (2 credits)
The course examines various concepts of health and physical fitness with the purpose of encouraging the student to establish positive patterns of activity and healthy living.
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KIN 104 - First Aid (1 credit)
An intensive course in first aid, including lectures, demonstrations and practice in accident prevention and treatment of injuries. American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and Adult/Child/Infant CPR/AED certification will be secured upon successful completion of this course.
Note: Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
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KIN 111 - Badminton (1 credit)
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KIN 113 - Golf (1 credit)
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KIN 114 - Tennis (1 credit)
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KIN 115 - Personalized Physical Fitness (1 credit)
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KIN 116 - Volleyball Activity (1 credit)
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KIN 117 - Basketball Activity (1 credit)
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KIN 118 - Aerobic Running (1 credit)
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KIN 119 - Ultimate Frisbee Activity (1 credit)
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KIN 120 - Soccer Activity (1 credit)
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KIN 124 - Racquetball (1 credit)
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KIN 125 - Aerobic Activity (1 credit)
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KIN 127 - Weight Training (1 credit)
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KIN 128 - Outdoor Adventure (1 credit)
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KIN 152 - Emergency Care (3 credits)
An intensive course in basic life support (BLS) including lectures, demonstrations, and practice in accident prevention and treatment of injuries and illnesses. BLS for the Healthcare Provider and Heartsaver First Aid certification will be secured upon successful completion of this course. This course is required for the athletic training major.
Note: There is a 15-hour athletic training observation requirement in conjunction with this class.
Prerequisite or concurrent requisite: KIN180.
When Offered: Only offered spring semester.
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KIN 180 - Introduction to Kinesiology (3 credits)
Introduction to the field of kinesiology including aims, objectives, history, philosophy, programs, principles, basic concepts of organization and administration, professional organizations, and the relationship of Christian commitment to the field.
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KIN 182 - Introduction to Sport Management (2 credits)
This course introduces students to the sport and fitness industry, the wide range of career opportunities involving sport, and the social and economic impact of sports on our culture. The course content includes theoretical and applied foundations of sport management. Topics include history of the profession, the need for management and organizational skills, current trends, and future issues.
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KIN 202 - Organization and Administration of Physical Education (2 credits, alternate years, consult department)
A study of philosophy, objectives, curricular development, and organization and administration of programs of instruction used in physical education.
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KIN 206 - Teaching of Sports (3 credits, alternate years, consult department)
Knowledge of and skill development in individual, dual and team sports with emphasis on unit plan formulation and teaching methods for various grade levels.
Prerequisite or concurrent requisite: KIN202.
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KIN 210 - Personal and Community Health (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
A foundational course designed for students to become informed about health as well as becoming responsible and active participants in the maintenance of their personal health and affecting the health of their community. The course is intended to provide a comprehensive coverage of health promotion, mental health, stress management, afflictions and diseases, aging, dying and death, safety and accident prevention, environmental health, consumerism and health care and promotion.
Prerequisite: KIN101.
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KIN 215 - Principles of Personal Training (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
Introductory knowledge and practice in the area of personal fitness training, focusing on the principles of client consultation, goal-setting, screening and risk-stratification, education-based client training, exercise program development, facility management, and liability.
Prerequisite: KIN115 and 180.
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KIN 229 - Leadership in Sport Management (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
This course introduces students to the management and leadership opportunities and skills required in the sport and fitness industry. The applied skills of organizational planning, human resource management, problem solving, communication and motivation in a sport leadership context are the primary focus in this course.
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KIN 230 - Physiological Adaptations to Exercise (3 credits; alternate years, consult department)
The study of the physiological effects of exercise on the human body.
Prerequisite: BIO102SN or 115.
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KIN 233 - Anatomical Kinesiology (3 credits)
The study of human movement based on anatomical and mechanical principles. Emphasis is placed on the application of these principles in the analysis of human sports performance.
Prerequisite: BIO102SN, 115, 121 or permission of the instructor.
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KIN 234 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries (3 credits)
An introduction to athletic injury prevention, recognition, evaluation, care and rehabilitation: including basic wrapping and taping techniques. Adult first aid certification will be secured upon successful completion of the course.
Note: Includes one lab period per week. A fee is associated with this course.
Prerequisite: BIO102SN, 115, 121 or permission of instructor.
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KIN 235 - Integrating PE for Elementary Classroom Teachers (1 credit)
The methods of teaching elementary physical education and health: emphasizing effective instructional procedures and practices to facilitate health and wellness in elementary-aged students.
Note: KIN338 is an acceptable substitute for those seeking an elementary education major and unified early childhood endorsement. Does not count toward a PE major or minor.
Prerequisite: EDU326.
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KIN 236 - Nutrition for Life (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
The study of principles of nutrition and the application of these principles to a healthy lifestyle.
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KIN 237 - Substance Abuse (2 credits; alternate years, consult department)
The study of the history, composition and use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, including their reactions relative to therapeutic values, their known and potentially injurious effects on the human body, and methods for prevention, intervention and rehabilitation of those who would use, or have used, these substances.
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KIN 240 - Topics in Kinesiology (3 credits, non-yearly, consult department)
A topical and selective study of issues and/or trends in kinesiology.
Note: May be taken more than once provided a different topic is studied.
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KIN 241 - Directed Field Experience in Kinesiology I (1 credit)
Provides exposure to a variety of careers related to fitness, therapy, or sport management.
Note: Requires 25-clock hours of work experience. Graded on a pass/no pass basis.
Prerequisite: KIN180 or 182.
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