2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Studies Education (SSED) SSED-3800 2 hours Teaching Social Studies: Adolescent toYoung Adult –Fa An emphasis on the identification, examination, and implementation of the methods and materials that are appropriate for each teacher candidate’s discipline area. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program. Corequisite: other courses in the Adolescent and Young Adult Principles of Teaching block or permission of department Chair. Interdisciplinary Studies Course Descriptions College Studies (COLL) COLL-0900 Foundations –Fa, Sp 1 hour Foundations is designed to orient students to the Cedarville University learning community, explore academic and life goals, and develop strengths to enhance academic success. The one-credit hour may not be used toward the hours needed for graduation. (Fee: $150) COLL-1010 MAP 0 hour MAP (academic probation course) — a unique avenue in which to cultivate scholarship and discipline from a holistic approach for students who are struggling academically. The course is designed to help students in the context of relationship and accountability, to enable students to learn within the dynamics of their lives, to bring concrete strategies to the learning process and to develop skills that will translate into other realms of living. (Fee: $200) Developmental (DEV) DEV-0900 Intermediate Algebra –Fa, Sp 2 hours Review of algebraic principles, which are then extended to the solution of polynomial equations, systems of linear equations, rational and radical equations, functional notation, exponential functions, and logarithmic functions with emphasis on computational proficiency. This course is designed to prepare the student for GMTH-1020 College Algebra or other mathematics courses of comparable difficulty. The class time consists of two hours of lecture and two one-hour laboratories each week. May not be applied toward the 128 semester hours needed for graduation nor toward the science and mathematics General Education Requirement. Honors (HON) Freshman Humanities Sequence: HON-1010,1020 The Making of the Modern Mind 10 hours HON-1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages 5 hours Explores those historical, religious, philosophical, and artistic beginnings that have shaped the modern mind or what some are now calling the “postmodern” mind. The story begins, naturally enough, at the beginning, in the mind of God and continues through the development of classical Greek and Roman culture. Concludes with a study of the rise of Christianity and its dominance of Western culture in the Middle Ages. HON-1020 5 hours Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions Explores the changing balance of power in Western culture: from church to state, from faith to reason, from religion to science, and from piety to humanism. Traces out the implications of these shifts for cultural expressions and revolutions in the arts, religion, science, and philosophy and culminates in a study of late twentieth century postmodernism. Honors Seminars (Seminar offerings vary from year to year.) HON-2510 The Arts and Social Change 2 hours As the culture becomes more diverse and increasingly influenced by multicultural traditions, performative modes reflect broader contexts. The nature of this course is to provide background in theory and practical work in areas of theatre, music, the visual arts, dance, and experimental performance art that focus on the reflection of or the initiation of changes in the status quo politically, economically, behaviorally, artistically, spiritually, and/or philosophically. Prerequisites: HON-1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages; HON-1020 Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions. Crosslisted with THTR-2510 The Arts and Social Change. HON-3030 2 hours Classical Liberal Thought: Modern Critiques and Defenses of Market Ideas and Institutions The course surveys modern criticisms and defenses of market economic ideas and institutions from about 1600 to the present, taking the reader through Mercantilism, Adam Smith, William Paley, Thomas Malthus, the Classical School, Conservative opponents, Christian Political Economy (1780–1835), early “Third Way critics, Socialist critiques (especially Marx), the Neo-Classical School, Keynes and Keynesianism, Von Mises, Hayek, Christian critiques and defenses, and Postmodern criticisms, to name a few of the more important ones. The course will include the historical context in the broader range of ideas as background and will involve some exploration of economic ideas in general in an understandable and non-technical way. The course will be conducted mainly through a series of primary source readings from the various periods under consideration. As we proceed in the class, we will from time to time pause to evaluate the case for and against markets in light of Sscriptural teaching. Prerequisites: HON-1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages; HON-1020 Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions. HON-3060 Leadership 2 hours Leadership as a societal role is addressed through analysis of theory and observation of practitioners. A chronology of methodological approaches to the study of leadership is presented. Assigned reading and class processing of ideas and theories prepare the student for observation and evaluation of leaders in a variety of disciplines. HON-3070 Music and Nationalism 2 hours This course explores the many expressions of music that have been inspired by the ideals of nationalism during the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily in Europe and in the United States. Prerequisites: HON-1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages; HON- 1020 Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions. HON-3130 2 hours Perspectives on Friendship, Love, and Romance Explores friendship, love, and romance from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. HON-3140 2 hours Body and Soul: Foundations for Human Personhood –Sp An interdisciplinary study of human valuing, from the perspectives of theology, philosophy, psychology, biology, and neuroscience. The course will analyze and contrast various secular and Christian theories to arrive at a Christian anthropology, with applications to contemporary issues in bioethics. Prerequisite: HON-1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages; HON-1020 Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions. HON-3150 Japanese Perceptions of Christianity 2 hours This course will provide students an overview of Shinto, the history of Christianity in Japan, and Japanese aesthetic values. With this basic foundation students will then read and evaluate various works of contemporary Japanese literature, anime, and manga that depict Jesus and/or Christianity. Prerequisite: HON- 1010 The Classical and Medieval Ages; HON-1020 Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolutions. (three-year rotation) Page 266 2017–18 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions SSED-3800 – HON-3150 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES