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Interdisciplinary Concentrations

Art Concentration

Requires:

ART 1413Drawing I

3
OR
ART 1423Drawing II

3
AND
ART 2413Principles of Design

3
ART 4123Art History

3
PHI 4413Aesthetics

3

ART 4123: repeatable.
INS 4413 Aesthetics also fulfills the Aesthetics requirement.

Choose FOUR from: 12 hours

ART 1413Drawing I

3
ART 1423Drawing II

3
ART 2213Fine Arts Studio I

3
ART 2233Introduction to Art Therapy

3
ART 3213Fine Arts Studio II

3
ART 3313Painting

3
ART 4123Art History

3
JRN 2833Digital Photography

3

ART 2213, ART 3213, ART 4123: repeatable

Total Credit Hours: 24

Bible Concentration

Requires:

BIB 3000 or above textual course

9
BIB 2333Biblical Studies Tools

3
BIB 2983Biblical Interpretation

3
BIB 4394Contemporary Issues in Hermeneutics

4
MIN 3813Ministry of the Word

3

Choose one: 3 hours

THL 3793History and Theology of the Christian Tradition I

3
THL 4003History and Theology of the Christian Tradition II

3

Total Credit Hours: 25

Business Concentration

Requires:

ACC 2113Accounting I

3
ACC 2123Accounting II

3
BUS 3003Business Communication

3
BUS 3303Business Law

3
FIN 3203Principles of Finance

3
MGT 2603Principles of Management

3
MKT 2503Principles of Marketing

3

Choose one: 3 hours

BUS 2403Macroeconomics

3
BUS 2413Microeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

English Concentration

Requires:

ENG 3513Critical Writing and Literary Analysis

3
ENG 3613Grammar and Linguistics

3
ENG 4523Advanced Composition

3
ENG 3000
level or above

3

Choose one: 3 hours

ENG 2713World Literature to 1650

3
ENG 2723World Literature Since 1650

3
ENG 4413Diversity in American Literature

3

Choose one: 3 hours

ENG 3213British Literature to 1800

3
ENG 3223British Literature Since 1800

3

Choose one: 3 hours

ENG 3313American Literature to 1865

3
ENG 3323American Literature Since 1865

3

Choose one: 3 hours

ENG 2513Literature and Faith

3
ENG 4723Studies in Genre: Fiction

3
ENG 4733Studies in Genre: Poetry

3
ENG 4743Studies in Genre: Drama

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

General Science Concentration

Select one Laboratory Science sequence (another sequence must be included in the General Education core): 8 hours

BIO 1011Biological Science I Lab

1
BIO 1013Biological Science I

3
AND
BIO 1024Biological Science II with Lab

4
 
CHE 1314Intro to Chemistry I

4
AND
CHE 1324Intro to Chemistry II

4
 
CHE 1514College Chemistry I

4
AND
CHE 1524College Chemistry II

4
 
PHS 2014General Physics I

4
AND
PHS 2024General Physics II

4

Choose 16 hours:

14 hours from:

BIO 2111Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIO 2113Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIO 2121Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
BIO 2123Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIO 2313Nutrition

3
BIO 3214General Ecology

4
BIO 3321Microbiology Lab

1
BIO 3323Microbiology

3
BIO 3334Exercise Physiology

4
BIO 3414Genetics

4
CHE 2514Organic Chemistry I

4
CHE 2524Organic Chemistry II

4
CHE 3514Biochemistry I

4
NSC 1004Earth Science with Lab

4
NSC 1014Environmental Science with Lab

4
NSC 2204Natural Science Field Study

4
NSC 3114Earth's Waters

4
 
NSC 4901Topics in Science

1
OR
NSC 4902Topics in Science

2
OR
NSC 4903Topics in Science

3
 
NSC 4513Natural Science Internship

3
PHS 2004Astronomy

4
Laboratory Science sequence from above

2 hours from:

NSC 4612Senior Seminar in Science

2

Total Credit Hours: 24

History Concentration

Choose three: 9 hours

HIS 1313Western Civilization to 1500

3
HIS 1323Western Civilization Since 1500

3
HIS 2513United States History to 1877

3
HIS 2523United States History Since 1877

3

Choose five with no more than 3 hours lower division: 15 hours

HIS 2113Michigan History

3
HIS 2213History of the Early Church

3
HIS 2413World History

3
HIS 3313French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

3
HIS 3323Nineteenth-Century Europe

3
HIS 3423Globalization in the Developing World

3
HIS 3503Women in American History

3
HIS 3513History of American Foreign Relations

3
HIS 3523Colonial and Revolutionary America

3
HIS 3533The Early American Republic

3
HIS 3543The Rise of Industrial America

3
HIS 3553America in World Crises

3
HIS 3813Historical Research and Writing

3
HIS 4323Europe in the Age of World Wars

3
HIS 4333Europe Since 1945

3
HIS 4513The American Civil War Era

3
HIS 4523Recent America, 1952 to Present

3
HIS 4613Selected Topics in History

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Honors Leadership Concentration

Requires:

LDR 3653Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice

3
SEN 2013Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

3
THL 2013Spiritual Formation

3

Choose three (9 hours)

HON 2113The American Experience

3
HON 2213Global Citizenship

3
HON 2314Science as a Human Enterprise

4
HON 3113The American Experience: Advanced Studies

3
HON 3213Global Citizenship: Advanced Studies

3

These courses are repeatable, so the course titles vary.The same course can be taken twice as long as the titles are different.

Complete honors contracts in two of the following:

BUS 3003Business Communication

3
COM 2223Public Speaking

3
JRN 4333Editorial Writing

3
JRN 4313Feature Writing

3
LDR 3713Leadership of Teams

3
LDR 3633Conflict Management & Negotiation

3
SEN 3003Case Studies in Social Entrepreneurship

3
SMG 4253Facility and Event Planning

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

International Studies Concentration

Six hours of liberal arts taken while participating in an RC GEO international program 6 hours

Minimum of six hours of the same foreign language 6 hours

GER 1214Elementary German I

4
GER 1224Elementary German II

4
SPA 1214Elementary Spanish I

4
SPA 1224Elementary Spanish II

4
SPA 2214Intermediate Spanish I

4
SPA 2224Intermediate Spanish II

4
SPA 3214Spanish Literature

4

Choose six hours from:

BUS 3033International Business

3
COM 3533Intercultural Communication

3
HIS 3313French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

3
HIS 3323Nineteenth-Century Europe

3
HIS 4323Europe in the Age of World Wars

3
HIS 4333Europe Since 1945

3

Choose six hours from:

ENG 2713World Literature to 1650

3
OR
ENG 2723World Literature Since 1650

3
 
GEO 3113World Regional Geography

3
HIS 3423Globalization in the Developing World

3
 
MIN 2401Missions Outreach Internship

1
AND
MIN 2402Missions Outreach Internship

2
AND
MIN 2403Missions Outreach Internship

3
 
PHI 3043Diversity Seminar

3
REL 3923World Religions

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Mass Communication Concentration

Requires:

COM 3533Intercultural Communication

3
JRN 2513Media Writing

3
MED 2013Intro to Mass Communication

3
MED 3003Media and Society

3
MED 3113Digital Media Strategies

3
MED 4113Media Law

3
MED 4943Media Ethics

3
PRN 2613Introduction to Public Relations

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Mathematics Concentration

Requires:

MAT 1334Pre-Calculus

4
MAT 2514Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

4
MAT 2524Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

4
MAT 3534Calculus and Analytic Geometry III

4
MAT 3614Linear Algebra

4
MAT 3624Differential Equations

4

Students with AP credit in Calculus must take 6 hours of the following: MAT 2233, MAT 2413, MAT 3303, OR MAT 4653.

Total Credit Hours: 24

Ministry Concentration

Requires:

BIB 2983Biblical Interpretation

3
BIB 4394Contemporary Issues in Hermeneutics

4
MIN 2513Theology of Ministry

3
MIN 2613The Congregation

3
MIN 3523Practical Issues in Ministry

3
THL 2013Spiritual Formation

3

Choose one:

MIN 3613Pastoral Care

3
MIN 3333Introduction to Youth Ministry

3
MIN 3813Ministry of the Word

3

Choose one:

THL 3793History and Theology of the Christian Tradition I

3
THL 4003History and Theology of the Christian Tradition II

3

Total Credit Hours: 25

Performing Arts Concentration

Take the following:

MUS 1041Class Piano

1
MUS 1203Music Foundations

3
MUS 1211Ear Training I

1
MUS 1213Theory I

3
THE 1103Acting I

3

Choose six hours from

MUS 3403Conducting

3
MUS 4213Arranging and Scoring

3
THE 3102Scene Studies

2
THE 3242Acting Shakespeare

2
THE 4102Audition

2

Choose four hours from:

Any DAN
MUS 1011Private Voice

1
MUS 1031Private Piano

1
MUS 1041Class Piano

1
MUS 1051Private Guitar

1
MUS 1061Private Strings

1
MUS 1071Private Woodwinds

1
MUS 1081Private Brass

1
MUS 1101A Cappella Chorus

1
MUS 2101Worship Ensemble Lab

1
THE 1021Performance Practicum

1
THE 1031Ensemble Acting

1
THE 1061Unarmed Stage Combat

1
THE 2103Acting II

3
THE 2212Musical Theatre Workshop

2

Choose four hours from:

Any DAN

Total Credit Hours: 25

For students who score 80% or higher on the Music Theory Placement test, MUS 1221 and MUS 1223 or any THE 2000 or above can be used to replace MUS 1041 and MUS 1203. 

Pre-Law Concentration

Choose one:

HIS 2513United States History to 1877

3
HIS 3533The Early American Republic

3

Take all of the following:

BUS 3303Business Law

3
MED 4113Media Law

3
POS 2023Introduction to the American Legal System

3
POS 2043Criminal Law and Procedure

3
POS 4013American Constitutional Law

3
POS 4213Substantive Criminal Law

3
POS 4913Directed Legal Research

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Professional Writing Concentration

Requires:

ENG 3513Critical Writing and Literary Analysis

3
ENG 3523Creative Writing

3
ENG 3613Grammar and Linguistics

3
ENG 4523Advanced Composition

3
 
Choose from any upper division JRN

3
OR
BUS 3003Business Communication

3
 
JRN 2513Media Writing

3
PRN 2613Introduction to Public Relations

3
PRN 3513Public Relations Writing and Visual Design

3

ENG 3523: or three semesters of ENG 3521

Total Credit Hours: 24

Psychology Concentration

Requires:

PSY 2013General Psychology

3
PSY 3033Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 4921Directed Readings in Psychology

1

Choose one: 3 hours

PSY 2113Psychology of Adjustment

3
PSY 2223Life Span Development

3

Choose one: 3 hours

PSY 3013Psychology of Personality

3
PSY 3203Child Development

3
PSY 3213Adolescent Development

3

Choose four courses from the following 12 hours

(at least three must be PSY; at least two must be upper division):

Any PSY

9-12

OR

Choose one from:

SOC 2453Marriage and the Family

3
SWK 2013Introduction to Social Work

3
SWK 3003Human Behavior and the Social Environment

3
SWK 3103Social Welfare and Public Policy

3
MIN 3613Pastoral Care

3

Total Credit Hours: 25

Social Entrepreneurship Concentration

Requires:

BUS 4813Business Internship

3
FIN 3303Non-Profit Financial Management

3
MGT 2603Principles of Management

3
MGT 3683Small Business and Entrepreneurship

3
MGT 3723Non-Profit Management

3
SEN 2013Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

3
SEN 3003Case Studies in Social Entrepreneurship

3

Choose one from:

BUS 3003Business Communication

3
LDR 3653Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice

3
MGT 3603Organizational Behavior

3
MKT 2503Principles of Marketing

3
PRN 2613Introduction to Public Relations

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Note: MGT 2603 Principles of Management, PDS 2001, and PDS 3001 are waived for non-business majors.

Strategic Leadership Concentration

Requires:

LDR 3633Conflict Management & Negotiation

3
LDR 3653Strategic Leadership Theory and Practice

3
LDR 3713Leadership of Teams

3
LDR 3733Leadership in a Diverse World

3
LDR 4113Leadership Research and Decision Making

3
LDR 4513Strategic Change and Leadership

3
LDR 4723Leadership Capstone

3
MGT 3603Organizational Behavior

3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Theatre Concentration

Choose 2 courses from the following: 2 hours

THE 1011Production Practicum

1
THE 1021Performance Practicum

1
THE 1031Ensemble Acting

1
THE 1041Theatre Management Practicum

1

Take the following:

THE 2603Play Analysis

3

Choose 2 courses from the following: 6 hours

THE 4743Studies in Genre: Drama

3
OR
ENG 4743Studies in Genre: Drama

3
 
THE 3313History of Western Theatre: Greeks to Renaissance

3
THE 3323History of Western Theatre: Renaissance to the Present

3
THE 4503Acting Theory

3
THE 4603Dramatic Criticism

3

Choose 10 hours from any THE 2000+ courses

Take one of the following:

THE 3143Theatre Ministry

3
OR

Total Credit Hours: 24