Undergraduate

Learners are introduced to accounting principles and practices with a focus on understanding and utilizing the accounting system and financial statements to support management decisions and evaluate and improve operational and financial performance.  They will learn to read and understand financial documents, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow projections, changes in financial position, and ratio analysis.

Discusses essential tools for statistical analysis. Topics include descriptive statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion and bivariate analysis and correlation; Hypothesis testing using the following inferential statistics: t-tests, analysis of variance, and regression, and nonparametric statistics, ethical presentation of data.

Introduces the many facets of behavioral health as a profession. Topics include philosophy, historical development, and major concepts of behavioral health, special populations, integration of professional practice with a Christian perspective.

Acclimatizes new Evangel students to the University. Encourages the intellectual and practical orientation to the challenges and opportunities of University life and learning. Students learn about the mission of the University and EU20 themes while learning to build relationships within the department. Provides educational and professional options available to students majoring in the behavioral sciences. Topics include holistic self-assessment, careers in the behavioral sciences, and integration of faith and vocation. Requirements provided for manuscript preparation according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

Discusses the knowledge, values, and skills necessary to intervene in crises and perform brief interventions to bring about positive change. Topics include how to correctly assess crises and utilize a wide variety of interventions designed to return a client to a normal state; allows students to demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge gained throughout the educational experience by applying it to facilitate positive changes to improve the mental, physical, relational and spiritual health of individuals; research-based interventions. Projects and activities within the course facilitate academic growth through hands-on experiences.

Discusses the family as a social institution, including its functions and history, modern trends and changes, and the relationship between the parent and child. Provides opportunities to develop community and family interventions.

Explores core communication skills essential to developing helping relationships. Topics include experiential role-playing and practice in nonverbal expression, active listening, exploration, constructive confrontation, conflict resolution, and other interviewing skills essential to a professional helper; development of these skills and the wisdom to know when to use them.

Examines the nature and extent of drug addiction and alcohol problems. Topics include characteristics of an addictive society, the political economy of drugs and alcohol, community treatment facilities, and services to addicts and their families.

Examines abuse and neglect in the United States and across the lifespan. Topics include sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; theoretical models for understanding the phenomena and treatment for both victims and offenders; development of a framework for the church's response to families in crisis.

Examines the normal personality. Topics include the psychology of adjustment and healthy personal development, recognizing and coping with stress, and interpersonal psychological disorders.

Discusses case management, a core component of service delivery in every sector of human services. Topics include case management roles, functions, models, fields of service, managed care, practice functions, and policy issues.

Introduces the skills needed for accurate clinical documentation and information literacy. The most common types of report writing in behavioral health will be examined and applied to case studies. In addition, this course equips students to access, evaluate, and cite sources of scholarly information. Ethical and valid use of medical and scientific information are addressed.

Provides a summary of the theory and skills presented in the Behavioral Health program. Topics include critical information regarding work in a behavioral health organization and next steps in developing a career in the field; themes in contemporary professional ethics that are likely to arise for a behavioral health practitioner.

Introduces central concerns of the Christian life with emphasis on three main areas. Topics include spiritual growth, integration of faith and learning as a way of developing a Christian worldview and finding one's place in life in response to God's call.

Introduces students to an analytical study of the Old Testament in its historical-cultural, theological, and literary contexts with particular attention given to prominent themes.

Introduces students to an analytical study of the New Testament in its historical-cultural, theological, and literary contexts, with particular attention given to prominent themes.

 An intensive study and application of biblical interpretation.

An intensive study and application of biblical interpretation.

Explores selected and concentrated studies in Old Testament books or problems, including readings surveying the entire Old Testament. Includes a unit on procedures for interpreting the Bible. The department reserves the right to select the specific book study to be offered.

Explores selected and concentrated studies in New Testament books or problems, including readings surveying the entire New Testament. Includes a unit on procedures for interpreting the Bible. The department reserves the right to select the specific book study to be offered.

Introduces biological science with an emphasis in the development of critical thinking skills in science, procedure skills, and content competency. Meets General Education requirements. Applied Biology and Allied Health majors should take BIOA 200.

Accompanies BIOA 101 as laboratory component.

Explores nutritional requirements of human beings. Topics include the roles of nutrients throughout the life cycle. Meets General Education requirements. 

Explains the physiology and anatomy of the human body. Topics include a unit on origins and bioethics. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Accompanies BIOA 124 as laboratory component.

Discusses agro-environmental characteristics of world agriculture. Topics include historical and contemporary features of world food production, interactions between agriculture and human societies (past and present), historical discussions on the world's major food crops and farming methods, current agricultural systems on our planet, climate and soils' roles in agricultural systems, and how agriculture and the rest of the environment interact. 

Introduces cell biology, genetics, and concepts important to contemporary society. Develops critical thinking skills in science. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Introduces human anatomy and physiology. Topics include roles of homeostasis and pathology and their interactions. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Continues introduction of human anatomy and physiology. Topics include roles of homeostasis and pathology and their interactions. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Focuses on musculoskeletal movement and associated peripheral nerves. Designed to meet the needs of students preparing for careers in physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, or athletic training. 

Introduces comprehensive medical terminology organized by body systems with emphases on anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and diagnostic treatments and procedures.  

Examines the physiological response to disease, stress, and the environment, including a review of basic human physiology. 

Discusses the human nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of human brain, spine and peripheral nerves. The course will also integrate knowledge of normal and abnormal neuroanatomy and neurophysiololgy into a meaningful basis for understanding movement dysfunction. Topics include the function of nerve cells, sensory systems, control of movement, and neurologic dysfunctions. 

Define and understand key terms related to data analytics. Understand the data analytics process and core elements of an analytics project. Develop a recognition of elements of the analytics process in everyday applications. Understand foundational elements of analytics in Microsoft Excel.

Understand the key design elements of an effective data visualization. Develop an understanding of how data visualization fits in the business world. Identify what it takes to build a data fluent culture. Develop an effective visualization to answer a key business question.

Understand how analytics is used across industries and disciplines. Identify elements of the analytics process in everyday interactions with businesses. Identify the ethical, legal, and other risks of data use in various applications.

Plan and execute a data analytics project. Leverage the SQ Method to guide your project. Use data visualizations to communicate results of your analytics. Communicate the results of your project to the relevant audience. Design a written report related to a data-focused analysis. Design a presentation focused on communicating data-focused results.

Introduces the fundamental concepts of general chemistry with emphasis on developing critical thinking and mathematical skills in science and problem-solving techniques. May be used to meet the General Education Natural Science option. 

Introduces fundamental concepts of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, primarily focused for application to nursing. Topics include molecular structure and bonding; chemical equations and associated calculations; solution calculations; states of matter; nuclear chemistry; identification of primary organic functional groups and their reactions; the basic chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, amino acids, and DNA; critical thinking skills in science; and problem-solving procedure development. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Discusses the fundamentals of chemistry. Topics include physical and chemical properties and changes in atoms, molecules, and ions; mass relationships in chemical reactions; reactions in aqueous solution, gases and the gas laws; thermochemistry; quantum theory and the electric structure of atoms; periodic relationships; chemical bonding; molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals; and intermolecular forces in liquids and solids. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Continues discussions from CHEA 111. Topics include properties of solutions; chemical equilibrium; acid-base theories; acid- base equilibria; solubility equilibria; entropy and free energy; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics; transition metal chemistry and coordination compounds; nuclear chemistry; and introduction to organic chemistry. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Accompanies CHEA 112 as a laboratory component.

Discusses ministerial and church legal issues. Topics include application of civil law to churches and ministers; laws affecting religious bodies in such matters as incorporation procedures, contracts, deeds, bonds, and other instruments; insurance, legal liabilities of the church, criminal law as it relates to pastoral ministry; and overview of polity of the Assemblies of God Fellowship.

Examines church administration. Topics include incorporation, parliamentary procedure, clergy tax, building maintenance, and risk management, issues related to administering church staff, board, and relationships with fellowship, and an overview of church financial systems and procedures.

Develops a comprehensive leadership philosophy for Church Ministry. Topics include leadership issues related to church ministry and work in a Christian non-profit setting, preparation for licensure with the Assemblies of God (if desired). This is a capstone course for graduating adult studies church ministry majors.

Explores the theoretical basis for dealing with individual and family problems and religious perplexities of church members. Topics include personality abnormalities and professional referral.

Examines the leader's role in establishing and communicating a church's vision, goals and objectives, and programs to accomplish the church's mission. Topics include creating a comprehensive and strategic church calendar, innovative service programming, and leading effective church ministry teams.

Examines the leader's role in establishing and communicating a church's vision, goals and objectives, and programs to accomplish the church's mission. Topics include creating a comprehensive and strategic church calendar, innovative service programming, and leading effective church ministry teams.

Explores the living religions of the world. Topics include backgrounds, philosophies, teachings, and influences, and examines their relationship to the Christian faith, apologetic task, biblical responses to the common barriers to faith, and a critique of opposing worldviews with a focus on effective communication of the Gospel.

Explores the biblical characteristics of the leader through examination of biblical examples of leadership from a biblical-theological approach. Attention given to leadership development, integrity, ethics, vision, Spirit-empowerment, servanthood, and mentoring. Exposure to current leadership trends, models, and methodologies in the church. Additionally, the course will provide information on the credentialing process for those seeking ministerial credentials with the Assemblies of God.

Examines and applies genre-specific hermeneutical and homiletical principles for the preparation and delivery of biblical sermons. Student preaching is a key component of the course.

Introduces the criminal justice system in the United States. Topics include an examination of crime and the nature of law, process of justice, aspects of criminal law and procedure, courts and adjudication, and law enforcement.

Explores the nature and cause of crime and delinquency. Topics include punishment, correction, and prevention of crime.

Explores the American correctional system. Topics include the development of the concept of corrections, the correctional process, the correctional client, correctional institutions, institutional procedures, treatment approaches, effects of institutionalization, the role of jails, community-based corrections, probation, parole, and other release programs.

Introduces the essentials of criminal law and significant legal issues confronting today's criminal justice professionals. Topics include constitutional policy making of the United States Supreme Court pertaining to criminal law and procedures as well as other salient issues in contemporary criminal justice and legal discourse.

Examines criminal investigation. Topics include the evolution of criminal investigation, the investigative process, evidence identification, collection and processing, interviewing and interrogation, report writing, follow-up investigation, the crime laboratory, and how to conduct various types of criminal investigations.

Discusses the general police organization and administration. Topics include current management theories, principles, and practices, and the role of the police department in the community and as a part of the political entity.

Provides an overview of the history of private security up to the current application of physical security measures. Topics include risk assessment, risk mitigation, physical and environmental crime prevention techniques, cyber-security and access control, emergency planning, incident management, and policy development.

Provides students the opportunity to gain practical experience by working in a law enforcement agency under the supervision of a field instructor.

Survey of the traditional mass media from both historical and cultural perspectives, including attention to media theories and effects, media operations, and social and economic problems in the media. Introduction to advertising, public relations, the relationships of foreign media to American media, media ethics and law, and new media technologies, including the Internet. Credit applies to the General Education humanities requirement.

Special topics within the communication field.

Survey of personal computers and applications. Introduces general computer concepts and terminology with emphasis on using the personal computer as a tool for knowledge workers; Popular software applications examined include word processing, data management, electronic spreadsheets, and computer graphics.

Explores principles of economics essential for managers. Topics include the US economy, national output, employment levels, economic growth, inflation, and a global perspective.

Introduces the American public school system. Topics include the legal, philosophical, and sociological foundations of education; individual evaluation and suitability for membership in the profession; lesson planning aligned with state and local curriculum requirements; strategies involved in the effective engagement of learners, development of critical thinking skills, and classroom management.

Provides an overview of the elementary instructional process. Topics include using instructional strategies to create and facilitate effective and engaging experiences for diverse learners. Admission to teacher education program required.

Provides an overview of the secondary instructional process. Emphasis is placed on using instructional strategies to create and facilitate effective and engaging experiences for diverse learners. The course will be differentiated to address specific content area specialties. Admission to teacher education program required.

Introduces the area of literacy instruction in elementary and middle level schools. Explores development and early literacy instruction including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Admission to teacher education program required.

Provides an overview of the unique needs of individuals with disabilities covered under IDEA, the culturally diverse, the gifted, and the English Language learner. Emphasizes teaching diverse individuals in elementary, middle, and secondary school settings.

Stresses appropriate strategies and materials for teaching basic math concepts, operations, and problem solving. Topics include the proper use of manipulative materials and remediation procedures in teaching math to student's pre-K through grade 6.

Discusses methods for focusing on the special literacy needs of students. Topics include reading difficulties, corrective and remedial procedures, and techniques. Demonstrates materials to assess and aid the disabled and under-achieving reader.

Prepares the prospective teacher in methods for developing students' reading skills in conjunction with knowledge in subjects other than reading. Topics include instruction in the reading needs of the student in content areas, readability of textbooks, study skills for each content, comprehension skills, and writing in the content area classroom. Admission to teacher education program required.

Prepares the prospective teacher in the basic concepts and the methods and procedures for effective presentation of science and social studies. Topics include methods, content, and materials to meet the needs of all students.

Prepares the prospective teacher in the basic concepts and the methods and procedures for effective presentation of science and social studies. Topics include methods, content, and materials to meet the needs of all students.

Prepares the prospective teacher to analyze and articulate the necessity of a biblical worldview and distinguish between secular and Christian approaches to education: Topics include strategy and lesson plans for integration of faith in the classroom.

Focuses on writing a variety of clear, well-developed paragraphs and shorter professional communications, culminating in essay writing. Emphasis is placed on basic principles of grammar, punctuation, and clear expression.

Focuses on developing writing skills for professional activities with an emphasis on academic conventions, library use, and documentation of sources in APA style, including avoidance of plagiarism. Additional emphasis on writing in the professional setting, including professional correspondence, reports, proposals, and other appropriate tasks. Students must pass the Evangel University English Writing Proficiency exam in order to pass the course.

Discusses skills in writing tasks normally encountered in the work world, including various types of business correspondence, mechanism and process description, instructions, proposals, and reports. Some class assignments involve subject matter from the student's major area of study.

Poetry, fiction, and drama written primarily by British and American authors since about 1950. Course content varies each time.

Prepares students to become a resource in their communities for lifestyle and preventive medicine practices. Topics include wellbeing, basic nutrition for culinary medicine, sleep health, program design for preventive health, and management and implementation of programs. 

Provides students with skills in the use of therapeutic modalities, as well as indications and contraindications for proper use. Addresses the course objectives as described in the competences and standards put forth by the Board of Certification (BOC) and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).  

Develops students’ skills in evaluating upper extremity orthopedic injuries. Includes identifying common injury, illness and diseases, as well as proper referral procedures. 

Develops students’ skills in evaluating lower extremity orthopedic injuries. Includes identifying common injury, illness and diseases, as well as proper referral procedures. 

Explains the physiological processes that regulate human exercise tolerance. Topics include bioenergetics; energy expenditure; functions of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, renal, and neuroendocrine systems; training; environmental influences; ergogenic aids; nutrition; and weight control. 

Explores the mechanical aspects of human motion and the structure and function of these motions in physically active individuals with or without pathological involvement.  

Provides students with the basic concepts of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs and the knowledge and skills needed to design, implement, and assess progress of rehabilitation programs to return individuals to a healthy state, full functional fitness, or athletic performance.  

Review of fundamental mathematics, including practical business and consumer problems in areas such as credit, banking, interest, taxes, investments, and insurance.

Examines principles and problems involved in the finance function of firms. Topics include taxes, cash flow, capital management, budgets, reorganization, and investments, identification of financial performance measures, creation of short-term cash budgets, application of basic valuation model to cash flow, development of capital budget techniques, determination of short and long-term costs of debt and equity capital, analysis of credit terms, and evaluate lease v. purchase decisions.

Helps students adjust to the rigor of an online program and sharpen their academic skills. This course focuses on study skills development and reflective self-assessment. Students are encouraged to develop a positive approach to online university through effective resource management, to develop their unique strengths and skills, and to gain confidence and belief in their ability to manage the demands of college-level online academics.

Explores the nature of adult education and an overview of re-entry to university life. Emphasis is placed on self-assessment that will provide a Christian base for personal understanding and career planning as well as the opportunity to sharpen the skills needed for success.

Serves as a vehicle through which students in the Professional Studies program can prepare to petition for the award of academic credit based on learning attained through life/work experiences. The student will learn theories and processes of adult learning and identify and document those learning experiences and competencies that equate to the content and competencies addressed in University courses.

Study of city, county, and state governments with their relations to the national government.

Examines the basic foundations of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration used in the resolution of conflict in society.

This course is an introductory legal studies course that helps students to discover the basics of the American federal and state law.

Studies the historical development, roles, and styles of the American presidency.

Focuses on significant developments in the study of politics, government, and/or public administration.

This course is a study of the origins, nature, functions, and limits of the American legal and judicial systems.

Studies the background, development, problems, and Constitutional aspects of church-state relations in the United States.

Introduces the physical science behind the processes and materials involved in the creation of the earth's crust and its soil. Topics include minerals, rock types, weathering, erosion, soil characterization, perturbation, mapping, horizonation, and soil classification. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. May be used to meet the General Education requirements. 

Accompanies GSCA 111 as a laboratory component.

Introduces the physical processes governing weather events and the resulting pattern of climates developed over the earth's surface. Topics include atmospheric composition, temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, radiation processes, clouds, condensation and precipitation, the hydrologic cycle, atmospheric stability, circulation systems, air masses and fronts, hurricanes, thunderstorms, flash floods, hail, lightning, tornadoes, El Nino, global warming, climate classification, climate change, and seasons of the year. May be used to meet the General Education requirements.

Accompanies GSCA 112 as a laboratory component.

Introduces topics in geology, meteorology, and astronomy. Astronomy topics include the Universe, components of Earth’s solar system, and the effects of Earth’s movement in space. Geology topics include rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, building and shaping of Earth’s surfaces, and geologic dating. Meteorology topics include Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate, and Earth’s water structures and cycles. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. May be used to meet the General Education requirements. 

Accompanies GSCA 113 as a laboratory component.

Survey from the time of discovery and exploration of America through the founding and development of the 13 English colonies, the Revolutionary War, the establishment of the United States Constitution and government, the War of 1812, westward expansion and manifest destiny, states' rights, slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Offered as needed. Topics include Ancient, American Religion and Society, Medieval Europe, North America, Africa, United States, Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, Eastern Europe.

Prepares students to meet the challenges of the destitute of this world through compassion, cutting edge technology, sustainable processes, and financially viable methods. Students investigate approaches to the provision of clean water and adequate food resources to the Least Developed Countries and to people most impacted by physical and economic disaster.

Examines the biblical foundations of compassion as an essential element of Christian faith. Topics include how compassion relates to the people of God in the Old and New Testaments, a biblical approach to compassion within a clear Pentecostal framework and the survey of compassion in expression and thinking of believers today.

Presents the foundational principles and skills necessary to plan and conduct services for the four phases of disasters: Preparation, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. Emphasis includes the coordination of services between governmental, non-governmental, and religious-based organizations.

Explores practical and applied principles of relief and development to include disaster response and long-term sustainability efforts. topics include: practice of crisis intervention, rehabilitation and development, the role of the church in compassionate action and biblical justice.

Explores practical and applied principles of relief and development to include disaster response and long-term sustainability efforts. Students will understand basic practice of crisis intervention, rehabilitation and development. Additionally, students will analyze the role of the church in compassionate action and learn to apply concept of biblical justice, specific to community relief and development.

Develops a biblical and practical understanding of conflict. Topics include:  conflict cycle, styles of conflict management, and intervention strategies for resolving conflict. Special focus is given to the leader’s pivotal role in managing conflict, using conflict for positive change, and setting the cultural climate conducive for addressing conflict.

Providing support through humanitarian outreaches can become physically, spiritually, mentally, and psychologically demanding on the relief providers. This course places a particularly strong emphasis on health management for the relief provider in the demanding environments often associated with disaster mitigation. Students learn to monitor themselves and fellow relief participants to ensure sustained productivity in a variety of settings.

Examines the history, dynamics and impact of human migration with special attention given to effective strategies for aiding refugee and migrant populations. Topics include: challenges these populations face, effective relief and development strategies.

Offers students a biblical framework and holistic approaches to assess and apply methods of advocacy, aligned with both the beneficiary and the intended outcome. Topics include methods of strategic advocacy, spheres of influence, stages of effective action, all within a kingdom-centered framework of ethics.

Provides students with the knowledge and skills to function from a state of integrated health in an humanitarian context. Emphasis will include ownership of personal wellness, collaboration for community wellness and application for wellness of those served. Topics include psychological first aid, evaluation and interventions for physiological health, biblical frameworks for self-care and wellness, compassion fatigue, and interventions for personal and community health. 

Introduces developmental and biblical worldview of children, providing basic relief actions and strategies for children in crisis. Topics include: how to identify stress symptoms, . (This course is not intended for professional or trained counselors, but for those who are on site immediately following natural or human caused disasters, or who conduct outreaches where children and youth may be in crisis.)

Introduces students to program theory, tools, and methods of monitoring and evaluation, equipping them to design and adjust effective protocols, adapting to the various factors of their context, all for the purpose of Kingdom impact. Students will also learn how to interpret the data they collect and report upon their findings.

Providing disaster and humanitarian relief is a complex process involving individuals from diverse backgrounds, locations, languages, preparation, involvement, and commitment. Leadership in these settings requires both skills in leading multifaceted projects, delegating responsibilities, inspiring volunteers, and managing funds. This course prepares students for leadership within the field of community relief and development.

Supervised field experience in a nonprofit, humanitarian-focused service organization(s) for practical application of the nature and scope of humanitarian relief and developmental theories and skills.

Equips students to experience, reflect on, and evaluate cultures other than their own and demonstrate compassion in various settings. Topics include visiting and learning from another culture, characteristics of cross-cultural communication, meaning for life from immersion and observation in another culture.

Provides a field experience for students in a ministry venue. Topics include exposure to specific church ministries or community outreach programs, mentorship to assist in the demonstration of leadership knowledge, values, and skills.

Examines the issues and concepts involved in the study of leadership (individually and organizationally) by focusing on the nature of character of leadership itself. The readings, assignments, class discussions and activities will address several basic elements, such as theoretical underpinnings, definitions of leadership, contextual factors, and moral purposes. Recognition of the fact that we are all leaders in some capacity, this course puts special emphasis on the narrative nature of our lives and vocational visions, with particular regard to inherent leadership responsibilities. Through this course, students will be able to understand, examine, and develop their own approaches to leading, as well as increase their abilities to recognize and evaluate leadership strengths in others.

Enables students to become familiar with the tools, skills, and attitudes necessary to transition from jobs to careers. Information gathered and mastered from this course will be useful to you as you develop your personal strengths, research and marketing skills, networking abilities, and knowledge about diverse occupations. The overriding goal for this class is to facilitate your growth on personal and professional levels. Students learn and practice job search strategies and tools including resume writing, interviewing skills, ethical decision making, goal setting, action planning, business etiquette, and self-marketing techniques for effective career management.

Provides a field experience for students in a ministry venue. Topics include exposure to specific church ministries or community outreach programs, mentorship to assist in the demonstration of leadership knowledge, values, and skills.

Provides practical insights and approaches to develop the disciplines necessary to be effective in relationships and leading others. The course includes tools and processes to develop effective teams such as a communication profile, idea generating tools, consensus building tools, problem solving strategies, and meeting skills.

An individualized reading program in literature related to leadership. The program of readings will be done under the direction of a faculty member approved by the leadership program director.

Discusses analysis and evaluation of problem-solving techniques. Topics include statistical information, identifying and measuring objectives, collection of data, working with significance levels, analyzing variance, and constructing questionnaires.

Explores classical management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Topics include systematically analyzing managerial roles and responsibilities in their work environments, organizational structure, scope of management, and internal and external environments.

Provides hands-on training in spreadsheet and database management applications by completing work-related tutorials.

Develops writing and speaking skills essential for effective managers. Topics include intercultural communication, gender and diversity related issues, media, crisis, and conflict resolution.

Explores laws regulating business conduct. Topics include contracts, sales and leases, torts and strict liability, product liability, cyber law and e-commerce, creditor-debtor relations, consumer protection, agency and employment, environmental law, land-use control, anti-trust and monopoly law, sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations, and limited liability companies.

Explores application of quantitative techniques, using mathematical models, to assist in the decision-making function of operations management. Topics include case studies and work applications, scheduling services and projects with CPM/PERT, organizing quantitative models for operations and capacity planning, identifying supply chain requirements, and recognizing characteristics for materials management.

Encourages analysis of work environment and methods of planning, staffing, training, and developing human resources. Topics include analytical skills and reasoning through a survey of assessment, strategy, compensation, and legal aspects of HR management.

Explores leadership and basic organizational behavior concepts. Topics include effective people management strategies, insight into their own behavior to increase personal and organizational success, moral principles from a Christian worldview to identify methods to increase self-awareness and motivation, strategies for improving personal relations, identifying leadership and team skills that help improve employees satisfaction and productivity, and current workforce issues effecting individuals and groups.

Develops techniques and skills to identify, analyze, and improve both financial and non-financial measures. Topics include process of establishing and managing budgets, balanced scorecard approach to organizational performance.

Explores Biblical principles to guide ethical business decision-making and values formation. Topics include defining business success, lifestyle balance, scripture principles to business situations, practice application of Biblical principles and problem solving to the workplace, need to develop Christian accountability, knowing how and when to seek and accept counsel, understanding and fulfilling the role of a seeker.

Develops knowledge and skills regarding the formulation, implementation, and management of effective business strategies for an organization or work unit. Topics include case studies of high-performance organizations, application of concepts to real business issues in a case study, team research projects, and formal and written presentation.

Explores basic marketing theory and terminology through the analysis of workplace practices and case studies. Topics include identification of critical marketing data and development of solutions to problems in their workplace, application of marketing in international settings.

Explores topics such as properties of real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, functional relationships, exponential and logarithmic functions such as sequences and series. Does not count towards the core curriculum mathematics requirement.

Examines descriptive statistics including univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data; binomial and normal probability distributions; and confidence intervals, parametric and non-parametric hypothesis tests. This course also uses a statistical software package such as SPSS. 

Familiarizes the student with various American music genres of the 20th and 21st centuries including Blues, Jazz, Broadway Musicals, Rock and Roll, and Classical. The study will include an examination, as related to American music, of cultural traditions, masterpieces, performers, and the contribution of American Music to everyday living. Emphasis is placed on the enjoyment of American music rather than building up a body of facts about the various genres. Although some general knowledge of music is helpful, it is not necessary for successful completion of the course.

Introduces students to a broad range of interrelated use of music technology with the emphasis on topics such as sound theory, audio manipulation, MIDI, audio loops, music notation, as well as techniques associated with these items. Instructional weight geared towards beginner use of all topics.

Introduces students to the application of working in a recording studio. Topics include microphone design, microphone application and placement per instrument, multi-track recording, editing, signal processing (EQ, compression, FX) as well as studio etiquette.

Discusses contemporary issues in Pentecostal worship in the context of biblical-theological foundations, historical development in the Christian tradition, and expression in the local church. Provides experience working with worship teams, instrumental accompaniments, worship literature, multimedia, the worship leader's spiritual preparation and relationships with the pastoral and church staffs.

Covers the production of original sound design (synthesis) through MIDI and computer-based sequencing programs including MIDI sequencing, sampling, virtual instruments, digital audio in multiple file formats, and composition of original music.

Introduces students to the application and problem solving of live audio, video, and lighting in the context of a worship service; ensuring that the worship and the word is being heard and understood in a clear and precise manner; visually capturing the ministry that is happening; creating an atmosphere for those in the auditorium, as well as broadcasting it to people around the world and on the internet; visually impact how worship and the word are experienced by painting the air in the room through various professional lighting fixtures and effects. Topics include what/where/why/how of digital sound boards, PA systems, stage set up, lighting fixtures and controllers, live streaming, service flow, communication with tech team vs. worship team, IEM (in ear monitoring), tech gear, and more.

Discusses the ministerial purposes, principles and methodology of each musical unit commonly found in the local church program. Topics include procedures for the successful management of the musical ministries of children, youth, and adults from the standpoint of the small, medium, and large congregation, staff relationships, responsibilities, and privileges.

Examines the musical traditions of the temple, the early Church, Eastern and Western rites, the Genevan, German, and English Reformations, the evangelical awakenings in England and America, the Pentecostal revival, and the charismatic renewal. Topics include congregational, choral, and instrumental music incorporated into the actual worship practices of each tradition as Prerequisites to appreciating our heritage and as Prerequisite to one's evaluation of the contemporary music situation.

Provides entry-level knowledge in the field of sport-related injuries. Topics include units dealing with the history of athletic training, basic anatomy of common injuries, and preventative measures to reduce the incidences of injuries. Includes discussion about basic treatment of acute injuries as well as legal and ethical issues.  

Explores an introduction to college-level physics. Topics include the fundamental principles of motion, electricity and magnetism, work and energy, and wave motion and its relationship to sound and light. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. May be used to meet the General Education requirements. 

Accompanies PHSA 110 as a laboratory component.

Continues discussions from PHSA 211. Topics include the fundamental principles of mechanics, thermal properties of matter, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics based on a knowledge of college-level algebra and trigonometry. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Accompanies PHSA 212 as a laboratory component.

Explores college-level physics. Topics include the fundamental principles of mechanics, thermal properties of matter, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics based on a knowledge of college-level algebra and trigonometry. Designed for majors who do not need calculus-based physics. May be taken with a 1-credit laboratory component. 

Accompanies PHSA 221 as a laboratory component.

Introduces basic procedures in the study of behavior. Topics include elementary principles of conditioning, motivation, emotion, personality, sensation, perception, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy, and social dynamics. This course is the Prerequisite to advanced courses.

Discusses foundational exploration regarding personal wholeness in relationship to self, family, others, and God. Topics include personal application of course material to promote greater self-awareness and ability to live out healthy choices; theoretical models regarding development, mental health, and relationships; and coping with stress and interpersonal conflicts. 

Introduces social psychology. Topics include attitude formation, persuasion, propaganda, crowd and mob behaviors, fads, fashions, and interpersonal attraction, methods and examples of research, along with theories and the relation of theoretical principles and concepts to existing situations.

Examines the growth and development of the human organism. Topics include biological and social stages of growth from conception to death and the interaction of bio-psycho-social stresses on contemporary human development.

Examines the normal personality with emphasis on the psychology of adjustment and healthy personal development. Topics include recognizing and coping with stress and interpersonal psychological challenges.

Introduces psychological research including observational, survey, correlational, and experimental methodologies. Topics include an introduction to the style guidelines of the American Psychological Association for writing, citation, and publication in the social sciences, the software package- Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, analysis of data sets.

Introduces information processing in the nervous system. Topics include sensation, transduction, information processing, movement, perception, consciousness, attention, language, memory, motivation, and emotion.

Introduces the major schools of counseling and psychotherapy. Topics include developing a personal theoretical orientation to Human Services, underlying theoretical assumptions of each approach, faith integration through application of theories to case studies and reaction papers.

Examines the major theoretical approaches concerning group functioning and process. Topics include integration of both cognitive and experiential insights to develop skills for effective group leadership in variety of settings, examination of processes and methods of group processes and dynamics. Includes active participation with a growth-group setting. 

Examines the basis for labeling people as "abnormal." Topics include theoretical approaches to psychopathology, assessment of mental disorders, current classification system of disorders with respect to symptomatology and treatment.

Explores more in-depth psychological research. Topics include more advanced research designs, development of a research project, experimental and quasi-experimental designs in psychological research and data analysis using SPSS software.

Introduces the major approaches, methods and findings in the field of personality. Topics include classic theories, strategies, and conclusions regarding the formation and structure of personality; present day personality conceptualizations including dispositional, biological, intrapsychic, cognitive, social, and cultural.

Discusses the evaluation of personal values, ethics, and worldviews considering biblical perspectives. Topics include values and Christian ethics in behavioral health. This is a capstone course.

Explores the integration of the science of psychology and Christian theology. Topics include how Christian theology integrates with psychological science, research, and practice; how psychology influences Christian theology; origins of human life; fall from grace, sin, evil, redemption, and discipleship from a psychological perspective; Biblical and psychological principles in various vocational settings; and integration of Christian faith and life.

Explores the living religions of the world. Topics include their backgrounds, philosophies, teachings, and influences; examines their relations to the Christian faith; apologetic task, biblical responses to the common barriers to faith; opposing worldviews with a focus on effective communication of the Gospel.

Examines the theory and practice of spiritual formation and Christian discipleship. Topics include reflective discipline of one's individual journey with God in personal spiritual development; theological and practical groundwork for participating in the local church and sharing one's faith in the community.

Discusses the preparation and delivery of biblical sermons, weddings, funerals, and baby dedications. Topics include foundational elements of selecting, studying, outlining, and preaching exegetical sermons. Involves preparing and delivering sermons and ceremonies.

Basic principles of social structures and processes. Major concepts and the scientific point of view in dealing with social phenomena. Social institutions and their interrelationships.

Introduces social psychology. Topics include attitude formation, persuasion, propaganda, crowd and mob behaviors, fads, fashions, and interpersonal attraction, methods and examples of research, along with theories and the relation of theoretical principles and concepts to existing situations.

Introduces the relationship between minority and majority groups in the United States and the world. Topics include origins of prejudice from historical and sociological perspectives and theories of inter-group relations, the development of effective Human Services programs for people of differing cultures.

Introduces Christian theology. Topics include a study of the Statement of Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God.

Examines the history and theology of Pentecostalism.

Examines the major biblical and theological themes of both testaments. Topics include discovering the flow of ideas that bind the different books of the Bible into a unified whole, the development of God's plan of redemption as it unfolds to us while we read the Old and New Testaments, the biblical events and their meaning, progressive development of our theological understanding of the redemption of humanity, theological and philosophical presuppositions that one brings to the text and how these affect one's interpretation of the Bible.

Enhances the students' ability to enjoy, appreciate and communicate the aesthetic principles of theatre as a collaborative and necessary art and a reflection of the human experience. Course meets General Education requirement for Artistic Expression.