2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 81 2014–15 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog Graduate-Level Course Descriptions HUM-2430 – SOC-1300 HUM-2430 Enjoyment of Music 3 hours This course is designed to present a study of music by genre and chronology. It will focus on the art traditions in music. Students will become familiar with a wide variety of music literature and will learn to listen analytically. The primary goal will be to bring students as far as possible along the road to being music lovers. (Fee: $50) (even years) L Literature (LIT) LIT-2300 Introduction to Literature 3 hours Emphasis on developing the ability to read critically and analytically representative examples of literary genres through use of appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2330 World Mythology 3 hours Study of mythologies, the theories of myth and myth making, and the incorporation of myth in selected literary works. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2340 Western Literature 3 hours Survey of major works of Western literary tradition from Homer to T.S. Eliot. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. P Physical Education Fitness (PEF) PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life 2 hours Study of the role of physical activity in the Christian life from a scriptural, physiological, and psycho-sociological perspective. Emphasis is placed upon developing and continuing active, healthy, Christian life practices. Letter-graded course. Psychology (PYCH) PYCH-1600 General Psychology 3 hours Designed to provide a survey of modern scientific psychology. The course content centers on such topics as the foundations of psychology, development over the life span, how we experience the world, learning and thinking, motivation and emotion, personality, and social behavior. (Fee: $5) PYCH-2610 Statistics 3 hours Designed to provide an elementary coverage of descriptive and sampling statistics commonly used in the behavioral sciences. Includes problems of measurement, measures of central tendency and dispersion, linear correlation, prediction, and simple tests of significance. (Fee: $5) S Sociology (SOC) SOC-1300 Introduction to Sociology 3 hours Introduction to the concepts of sociology. The structure and processes of social life are studied.