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BIO 115  Environmental Science
Environmental Science is an introduction to biological and social issues affecting the environment.  Topics include energy resources; land conservation; ecosystem diversity and sustainability; soil, water and air quality management; climate change; and environmental policy.  A diversity of social, political, religious, and scientific viewpoints on environmental issues will be presented.  Of special emphasis will be a Christian perspective on responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources.

BUS 121 Introduction to Business
This course examines the core functions of business, introducing learners to management, accounting, economics, finance, and marketing. Through both formal academic and experiential training, learners are encouraged to determine if business is a calling on their life. In addition, this course explores the biblical basis for business and the free market, distinguishes between profit and greed, and establishes a biblical standard for ethical business decision-making.

BUS 135 Business Information Systems
This course will assist the student in developing proficiency in the application of word processing, spreadsheet, statistics, presentation and web design software.

BUS 210 Personal Finance
A study of important personal finance problems form a decision-making viewpoint; examination of the principles of spending, saving, borrowing, and investing; how to set personal Christian financial goals. Topics include budgeting, inflation, housing, insurance, taxation, banking and lending and investments. 

BUS 243 Principles of Marketing
An introduction to marketing in relation to the business environment; involves a study from the conception of the idea for a good or service to its utilization by the consumer with emphasis on major decision areas (product, place, price, and promotion) and tools.

BUS 310 Team Management
Selected readings will offer students the opportunity to examine current topics and thought related to managing teams in the work environment.

BUSA 341 Employee Selection
Development and implementation of effective employee selection programs is a critical component in an organization’s success. As part of the process of selection this course will examine the differences between staffing and selection, recruitment, predictors of job performance, and measurements.  

BUS 448  International Business
An examination of international organizational structures and managerial processes; cultural, political, economic, and legal environments of global marketing.  World market patterns and international trade theory.

COMM 111 Introduction to Communication
A course designed to develop an understanding of the basic principles of speech communication and proficiency in their use. 

ENG 109 College Writing I
This course focuses on the development of proficiency in writing through peer editing, revision, and instruction by the professor. Students will write a number of essays, one of which involves a short literary work, learning the skills required for a variety of writing modes.

ENG 110 College Writing II
Students will learn basic elements of critical thinking and the application of those elements to living in the contemporary world. Assignments include a major research paper on a controversial topic and a critical analysis of a topic originating in a major work of fiction. Prerequisite: ENG 109.

HIS 112  Western Civilization II
A survey course with an emphasis on world geography studying modern civilizations 1660 to the present. (You do not need to have Western Civilization I prior to taking this course)

HIS 222 History of the United States II 
A survey course that includes the influence of geography in the historical development of the US. This course covers 1877 to present. (You do not need to have History of the United States I prior to taking this course)

MGT 237 Principles of Management
A survey of management theory and practice with emphasis on the functional and task requirements of management. Specific topics include decision making, time management, planning, organizing, directing, motivating, and controlling.

MGT 441 Leadership and Managing Change
This course explores leadership traits, styles, roles, and responsibilities of successful leaders over time. This course seeks to determine the students’ individual leadership style and to promote the development of the servant leadership approach modeled by Christ. The course also deals with the practical issues of leading organizations through change and managing the day-to-day aspects of organizational change.

MUS 210 Music Appreciation
A survey course designed to investigate the nature and role of music.  Emphasis on the elements of music, the characteristic styles of major historical periods, and the lives and works of key composers within the Western musical tradition. 

PSY 111 General Psychology
Introduction to the general field of psychology. Emphasizes concepts helpful for understanding contemporary psychology and those basic to further study.