1952-1953 Academic Catalog

Departments and Courses BIBLE 101 OLD TESTAMENT The development of the Hebrew nation and religion. The objectives of the course are to give the student an understanding of the Old Testa, ment and an appreciation of its literature. Two hours credit. Required. 102 NEW TESTAMENT A study of the literature of the New Testament including the life and teachings of Jesus, the letters of Paul, and the other books of the New Testament. Special attention is also given to chronology and the moral, social, and ethical teachings of the New Testament are stressed. Two hours credit. Required. 201 THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS An intensive and detailed study of the life and teachings of Jesus. The New Testament accounts are compared and contrasted. Two hours credit. Elective. 202 THE LIFE OF PAUL The early Christian missionary movement through the letters of Paul and the accounts of Acts. Two hours credit. Elective. 301 THE PROPHETS A study of the writings and the times of the great prophets of Israel. Two hours credit. Elective. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 101 GENERAL BIOLOGY A course in which the principles of life, structure, processes, develop· ment, and history are surveyed. Applications are made to humans in most instances. Four lecture-demonstrations per week. Four hours credit. 110 NATURE STUDY A course well adapted for prospective teachers. Principally field ac, quaintance with local flora and fauna. The types of forms receiving most emphasis depend upon the seasonal incidence and therefore the semester in which the course is given. Two 2-hour field trips per week. Four hours credit. 42