COURSES OF INSTRUCTION – General Education
EL 2210 Introduction to Writing Fiction A study of the techniques for writing a novel. Readings, lectures/discussions, and assignments completed inside and outside of class will help the student further his or her understanding and handling of the elements of fiction. Emphasis on what editors and agents are looking for in a manuscript. Prerequisites: EL 1210 English Composition 1 and EL 1211 English Composition 2. Seminar format. (1 hour) EL 2310 Children’s Literature A course designed to familiarize the potential elementary teacher with literature suited to children from kindergarten through the eighth grade. Emphasis is given to the techniques of presentation, dramatization, storytelling, and the history and development of children’s books. Prerequisite: EL 1210 English Composition 1. (3 hours) EL 2311 American Literature A survey course designed to acquaint students with major American authors and literary periods from colonial to contemporary. Students will read non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. (3 hours) EL 2312 British Literature This course will acquaint students with major English authors from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Readings include: William Shakespeare’s King Lear, John Milton’s Paradise Lost and selections from Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, Hopkins, Browning, Tennyson, Joyce, Yeats and Eliot. (3 hours) EL 2313 Masterpieces of Western Literature A survey course designed to acquaint students with iconic works of literature from the 8th Century B.C. to the 20th Century. Students will read and discuss great works of literature from Greece and Rome emphasizing epics, dramas, and mythology as well as works by Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and others. (3 hours) EL 2314 World Literature A survey course designed to acquaint students with major authors and works from the Renaissance to the present, excluding British and American literature. Students will read a variety of texts, including fiction, drama, and poetry. (3 hours) EL 3210 Creative Writing The course addresses the growing need for ministry students to demonstrate proficiency with the written word. The main objective of this course is to aid the student in the discovery of his or her unique writing voice through a focus on the craft of writing, with practice and discussion of short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction. Students will also be strongly encouraged to consider opportunities for the development of many other forms of creative writing. Seminar format. (1 hour)
History HI 2210 History of Western Civilization An overview of western civilization from the Italian Renaissance to the present. This study of western culture emphasizes contributory intellectual developments and economic systems, as well as events of major historical significance. The course will consist primarily of lectures enhanced by handouts. (3 hours) HI 2211 U.S. History 1492 to 1877 A survey of the history of America from Colonial times to 1877. Emphasis is given to the basic values safeguarded in our founding documents and to the role of religion in American life. The course will consist primarily of lectures enhanced by handouts. (3 hours) HI 2212 History of the Roman Empire Examination of the development and progress of Roman civilization from its origin to the principate, with special emphasis on the influence and impact in modern Western Civilization. This class highlights: the role and function of imperial myths, political organization, socio-cultural trends, the role of religion, imperial propaganda (e.g., architecture, coins, parades, etc.), and daily life for those in the empire (both citizen and subject). (3 hours) HI 2310 World Geography This course consists of a systematic survey of the ancient biblical world, emphasizing the interrelationship between Bible geography and Bible history. Special attention is given to Syro-Palestine. Based on the Great Commission, this course also surveys world regions and their impact for global missions. Visual learning,
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