2010-2011 Course Descriptions

ART 198  Special Topics in the Arts: Figure Drawing I (3)

This course introduces the student to the drawing of the human figure. It covers the classical canons and proportions of the human form. Students learn both the theoretical and the perceptual methods of drawing. Particular emphasis will be given to drawing from a live model. Students also learn how to triangulate and model the form while maintaining the spirit of a given gesture or pose. Line work, value, and shadow shape will all be investigated with an emphasis on height to width proportion. Projects include study of the academic nude, drawing figures in an environment, keeping a sketchbook of figures encountered throughout the city and visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art to study figure composition.

ART 231  Fundamentals of Drawing (3)

The course covers perceptual, analytic and creative drawing skills. Students learn to coordinate perceptual drawing abilities while developing the analytical strength necessary to retrieve ideas from the imagination or creative thought life. Drawing will be introduced as a primary language of expression. Emphasis is given to developing the ability to clearly communicate with the visual image. The course focuses on the use of line and value and their power in creating expressive composition through the making of art.

ART 241  Introduction to 2D Design (3)

This course involves students in the critical and creative process of 2D Design, color analysis, and the study and discussion of graphic design theory. In learning these new concepts, the student will engage in creative acts that will allow them to communicate using graphic logic to create presentations, posters, and brochures.

BUS 231  Introduction to Accounting (3)

This course is an introduction to accounting, its terminology, and the accounting cycle. The course will focus on both private and public accounting, as well as business owners/managers who wish to prepare or understand the basics of accounting transactions.

BUS 271  Financial Accounting (3)

An introduction to accounting principles and their relationship to basic forms of business entities. Emphasis is on accounting theory, balance sheets and income statements. Ethical issues in accounting practices will be addressed and discussed.

BUS 273  Principles of Management and Organization (3)

An introductory study of individual and group behavior within business organizations, designed to develop students in multiple areas of leadership effectiveness. Students will be introduced to frameworks and models in order to diagnose problems related to human behavior in organizations. Students will then learn how to exercise leadership to solve such problems. Areas of particular interest include motivation, reward systems, group dynamics, organizational culture, job design, organizational structure and design, conflict management, business ethics and others.

BUS 274  Statistics for Business and Economics (3)

An introduction to the discipline of statistics, an intellectual method for gaining knowledge from data. Emphasis is on the elements of statistical thinking. The course engages students in an intuitive study of the distribution of random variables, sampling theory, the estimation and testing of hypotheses and regression and correlation. Applications are taken primarily from the realms of business and economics.

BUS 276  Business Communications and Presentations (3)

Development of the students' ability to effectively communicate in the workplace through writing and speaking. It is designed as a core curriculum course for business majors and is specifically concerned with organizational efficiency and integrity in writing as well as verbal and nonverbal elements in presentation skills. Both technology and research are integral aspects of the function of this course. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of communicating similar messages in multiple formats for organizations.

BUS 281/381  Managerial Accounting (3)

An intermediate accounting course to help studednts to understand financial information and develop their analytical skills from managerial prespectives. This course covers value chain analysis, cost allocation and costing systems, activity-based systems, standard costing and variance analysis, and performance management and evaluation.

BUS 351  Principles of Advertising (3)

The course will examine the basics of advertising. Topics reviewed will include the history of advertising, strategies and tactics, the importance of integration throughout the organization, creating ads, and the use of various media. Students will have numerous opportunities to evaluate and critique current advertisements.

BUS 371  Introduction to Marketing (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization

An overview of marketing principles as they relate to business in general which includes demonstrating the role of marketing in the company, exploring the relationship of marketing to other functions and showing how effective marketing creates value for consumers. The course exposes students to basic marketing issues including markets and the marketing environment, consumer markets and buying behavior, marketing research, product life cycle, pricing decisions and advertising, among others.

BUS 372  Human Resource Management (3)

Prerequisite: , BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization

Students will survey various topics in the field of industrial relations and human resource management, arising out of the management of labor. Students will cover the major human issues in the workplace, such as selection, promotion, retention, compensation and rewards, fairness, working conditions, teamwork or conflict, and motivation. The term ‘human resource management’ refers to the use of labor by firms, government, and not-for-profit organizations, for competitive advantage. Therefore, students will examine the environment that governs work within firms from the perspective of a manager or supervisor. Students will also consider the implications of continued changes in labor markets in terms of laws, regulations, technology, and labor unions.

BUS 373  Corporate Finance (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 271 Financial Accounting

A general survey of the fundamental principles of corporate financial management, covering the essential elements of modern corporate finance theory and practice. This course encompasses tools and models for planning the short-term and long-term financial structure and positioning of a firm, including working capital management, asset investments and capital budgeting, corporate capital structure and mergers and acquisitions, among others.

BUS 374  Consumer Behavior (3)

Prerequisite: , BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing

An advanced course in marketing focusing on the study of human response to products and services and their marketing activities. The course discussion is based on the understanding that consumers are the primary source of revenue for a business and their responses are critical to the success of business. The class topics include the psychological aspect of consumer behavior, the process of consumer judgment and decision making, and related cultural issues.

BUS 376  Investment (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 210 Macroeconomics, BUS 373 Corporate Finance

An introduction to investments and financial markets covering equities, fixed income and derivative securities. Risk and return, market efficiency, security analysis and valuation and approaches to asset allocation and portfolio management are among the topics discussed. Emphasis is placed on the decision-making skills critical to practitioners in the financial marketplace.

BUS 378  Business Strategy (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing, BUS 373 Corporate Finance

An advanced business course that integrates the student’s previous coursework in management, marketing, and finance. The course will focus heavily on the definitions and fundamental concepts of strategical issues in business to ensure the students have a keen understanding of the operating framework of a business in a free market.

BUS 382  Decision Analysis & Computer Modeling (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics

An introduction to quantitative tools for decision making in business. This course offers a solid foundation in both computers and modeling that can be utilized for the students’ professional career. Emphasis in this course is placed on understanding the formulation, analysis, and implementation of decision making tools including budgeting, optimization, sensitivity analysis, decision analysis, and simulation. This course will also help students to build their skill and comfort using the computer to solve real world decision problems, especially using Microsoft Excel.

BUS 471  Entrepreneurship and Venture Form (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing, BUS 373 Corporate Finance

Introduction to the conceptual framework of entrepreneurial management and development of tools and skills for decision making in developing a new venture. The students will be given a chance to design a new venture formation and make its business plan by applying various concepts and tools covered in class.

BUS 472  International Business (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 211 Microeconomics, BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization

An examination of the major managerial functions within global enterprises, providing an integrated perspective of the dynamics that characterize the global enterprise. The course will enhance students’ abilities to manage across global boundaries as it addresses the special challenges facing global enterprises. Students will identify examples of responsive management and provide insight in how to participate effectively in global markets.

BUS 473  Legal Studies in Business (3)

This course will overview basic concepts of law and legal process in the United States and other legal systems, and introduce the distinctive features of the American legal system and the basic principles of American substantive and procedural law. The first part of the course will survey the nature of law, the structure of the legal system, criminal law and procedure, torts, and constitutional law. The second part of the course will be devoted to class discussions on the law of contracts. The third part of this course will cover the basic law of business organization including agency, partnerships, and corporations, with an emphasis on the governance of publicly held corporations.

BUS 474  Venture Capitalism (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 274 Statistics for Business and Economics, BUS 373 Corporate Finance

This course has been designed as an advanced course in finance with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. It introduces the venture capital industry with an emphasis on the financial and economic tools useful for venture capital investing including leveraged buyout. In this course, students will review the capital budgeting decision of venture capital and evaluate financial issues involved in determining its source of funding. The private equity market will be introduced as a major financing source and various methods in private equity transactions will be examined including their relative strengths and weaknesses

BUS 475  Operations Management and Information Technology (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 382 Decision Analysis & Computer Modeling

This course will expose students to various subjects in the fields of operations management, information systems, and management of technology as tools to be used in gaining strategic and competitive advantage. Overall, the course will introduce students with the evolution of technology and its impact on business and economy. It will examine how industries are transformed by new technologies, and how the organizational strategies and managerial actions shape technological evolution. Since it deals with how best to use technology for advantage, the course will also introduce students to some of the latest technological developments in the finance industry and information systems, technical analysis in operations management, etc.

BUS 481  Market Research (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing

Development of the student’s basic skills to conduct a marketing research project and evaluate its outcome. The students will understand the role of marketing research to formulate marketing problems and find their solutions. They will also gain hand-on experience in using various approaches to the assessment of customer needs and their expected response to new product and service offerings.

BUS 482  Business Ethics (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization, BUS 473 Legal Studies in Business

An examination of the ethical and stewardship responsibilities of business leaders by integrating the knowledge students have gained in their liberal arts education, particularly the Bible/theology courses they will have taken, with the foundations and normative practices of business. Students will study the ethical and stewardship dimensions of financial statements and company mission statements. Visiting business leaders will address ethical problems in such areas as employment, meeting performance goals and training employees in ethical and social values.

BUS 483  Organizational Change (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 273 Principles of Management and Organization

A survey of the fields of change and innovation and their impact on the private enterprise system. The course also covers change management. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of change issues and innovation types and impacts. Readings are drawn from a diverse range of sources.

BUS 484  Decision Process and Negotiation (3)

Prerequisite: BUS 371 Introduction to Marketing

This course consists of two parts. The first one introduces major behavioral and economic theories to describe the process of decision making under various circumstances. Multiple studies will be reviewed by combining insights from psychology and economics. The second part is negotiation as the art and tool of creating agreements between two or more parties. Based on the basic concepts and analytical skills needed to produce the optimal decision process, this course will provide a broad array of negotiation skills to implement the selected decision-making effectively.

BUS 485  Valuation/Capital Structure (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 210 Macroeconomics, BUS 373 Corporate Finance

An examination of the ways in which a firm utilizes the capital budgeting and financing decisions to enhance shareholder value. Students will be exposed to basic issues involved in making decisions about a firm’s financing arrangements including cost of capital, debt/equity structure, dividend policy and the interactions between investment and financing decisions. This course includes a study of the basic principles for valuing businesses, their assets, financial instruments and liabilities, along with the financial market contexts in which such valuations occur. The course includes applications of traditional methods of valuation such as replacement cost, discounted cash flow and market comparables, as well as newer valuation tools.

BUS 486  Senior Project (3)

Prerequisite: Senior standing

The Senior Project is the culmination of the student’s academic work at the college and is required for graduation. Students work extensively with faculty members and make an original research contribution in their chosen topic. Students are expected to spend a semester conducting research and writing on a topic of their choice approved by their thesis advisor.

COM 210  Fundamentals of Speech (3)

Learn to serve your audience with faith, skill, and virtue by studying the theory, composition, and delivery of speeches. Students will gain poise as they give well-organized, logically-developed speeches that integrate use of the body and voice in effective expression.

COM 230  Acting for Non-Actors (3)

The course focuses on components which underlie the art of acting. Special emphasis will be placed on the actor's use of body, voice, mind, and heart, necessary in character development. Basic acting techniques and development of individual skills and disciplines will be cultivated throughout the course, such as the use of face, voice, and movement. Application of acting techniques will be employed through scene study and performance. We will use simple exercises to help the student cultivate the skills needed to create an honest and natural performance. Elocution and expression will be expressed in a wide variety of readings from plays, speeches, sermons, monologues, poems, etc.

COM 232  Argumentation and Debate (3)

This course is an examination of the theory and practice of argumentation and debate. Students will acquire the skills and tools to engage in the parliamentary debate format.

ECO 110  Introduction to Economics (3)

The course is designed to introduce students to both microeconomic and macroeconomic topics. Students will be introduced to ideas regarding incentives, constraints, opportunity costs, and the unintended consequences of good intentions. The course will also cover basic concepts such as rationality, the price mechanism, specialization and exchange, and Christian stewardship. On completing the course, students will be equipped with the basic mathematical skills necessary for understanding economic theory.

ECO 210  Macroeconomics (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 110 Introduction to Economics

An introduction to macroeconomics focusing on aggregate economic relationships and measures such as gross domestic product, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade. Specific economic issues and policy alternatives are discussed and differences among the key schools of economic thought in addressing these issues are highlighted.

ECO 211  Microeconomics (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 110 Introduction to Economics

An introduction to microeconomic theory and analysis, focusing on decision making by individuals, households and firms. Key economic principles of scarcity, cost-benefit analysis, comparative advantage, supply and demand and the role of prices and free markets are introduced. Issues of public policy are frequently discussed to highlight applications of these principles.

ECO 311  History of Economic Thought (3)

This course examines the development of economic thought from the Greek philosophers to the present with an emphasis on (neo)Classical, (neo)Marxist, Austrian, Keynesian, Monetarist and Institutionalist theories. Particular emphasis will be placed on the writings of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Jeremy Bentham, David Ricardo, J.B. Say, Karl Marx, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, John Maynard Keynes, D.C. North, Milton Friedman, and current publications of contemporary Christian economists.

ECO 451  Public Choice (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 211 Microeconomics

This course is designed to introduce students to the economic analysis of political science or positive political economy. The class focuses on the role and function of government, and governmental decision-making, with an emphasis on regulation, voting theory and the interaction between public and private interests.

ECO 452  Political Economy (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 210 Macroeconomics

This course addresses issues at the intersection of politics and economics, including arguments over classical liberalism vs. socialism, the welfare state, and economic policy. Emphasis is placed on the choices facing states in economic policy and the limitations markets place on workable policies.

ECO 453  The Global Economy (3)

Prerequisite: ECO 210 Macroeconomics, ECO 211 Microeconomics

This course examines the major features of economic growth and globalization: how first the “West” and later other major regions escaped from “Malthusian” limits to achieve modern economic growth, how these regions became economically integrated as a global economy, and the roles played in these processes by fundamental institutions (goods markets, financial markets, rule of law, etc.), governments, corporations, entrepreneurs, and the process of technological change. The course considers alternative theories of economic development and the reasons that some major regions have achieved better success than others, as well as what can be done now to promote better outcomes in lagging regions. It also considers how the processes of growth and globalization have broken down in major crises (such as the Great Depression), and it addresses the question of limits to growth due to resource and environmental constraints.

EDU 251  History of American Education (3)

This course will provide a historical survey of essential movements, key players, and the underlying philosophical evolution of American education. From the colonial era to today, we will analyze the competing concepts of educational structure and creative innovation, noting the efficacy of various approaches that have been implemented in the American experience of education and schooling. The analytic framework for this survey is found in nine historical epochs around which our lectures are discussions will revolve.

EDU 351  History and Philosophy of Education I (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course will provide an introduction to the classical, medieval, and early modern approaches to education, with a historical survey of the three epochs and a philosophical analysis of the changes and innovations of those periods.

EDU 352  History and Philosophy of Education II (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course will provide an introduction to the modern period of educational thought, with a philosophical analysis of the changes and innovations of this period, leading up to and including contemporary philosophies of education.

EDU 451  Education Policy (3)

Prerequisite: POL 312 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy, ENG 253 Persuasive Writing

This course will provide an introduction and overview of the process and politics of policy-making in American education. The interplay of local, state, and federal governments produces a dynamic and complex subject that is consistently promoted as one of the pressing issues of contemporary public life.

EDU 452  The Teaching Career (3)

Prerequisite: EDU 251 History of American Education, EDU 352 History and Philosophy of Education II

This course will translate education history, philosophy and policy from the theoretical to the practical. The Teaching Career offers the students help in navigating careers in the local and state public school systems. Students will examine not only the social realities confronting today’s schools, but also the struggle for control of schools and the ethical and legal issues of education in the United States.

ENG 110  College Writing I (3)

Students will develop competency in the art of writing, with an emphasis on the personal essay. This course includes: a brief review of grammar and usage, frequent practice in writing compositions and analysis of selected essays as models for writing.

ENG 120  College Writing II (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 110 College Writing I

An emphasis on academic writing in order for students to develop competency in the areas of research and analysis. Particular emphasis is placed upon the collection of information through varying sources, the citation of that information and student response to such information in the appropriate academic format.

ENG 253  Persuasive Writing (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course offers instruction on how to write short persuasive essays such as those suitable for publication as op-ed articles in newspapers or commentary in political magazines. Students are equipped to compete in the marketplace of ideas by honing their skills to write essays that can win a place in the secular media and attract the attention of a mass audience.

ENG 412  Persuasive Writing and Speaking (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

To prepare King’s students to speak and write well, this course offers instruction on how to write short persuasive essays such as those suitable for publication as op-ed articles in newspapers or commentary in political magazines. Students will gain further experience in the preparation and delivery of speeches, stressing organization, logical thinking and poise in the integrated use of the body and voice in effective expression. Students will enroll in program specific sections to enhance their career opportunities.

ENG 80  Writing Skills Workshop (0)

This workshop will help students brush up on the basic skills needed for College Writing 1. Emphasis will be placed on grammar and punctuation and as well as sentence and paragraph structure.

FLM 231  Introduction to Film (3)

This course will teach students to recognize and analyze the narrative, visual, and aural elements of film. The course will also expose students to a variety of film styles (Classical Hollywood, realism, expressionism, short films, and documentaries) over the course of the semester and consider how external forces (economics, politics, culture, etc.) shape film aesthetics and reception.

HIS 111  Western Civilization I (3)

Students will focus on the development of civilization with considerable attention to the contributions of Greek, Roman, and Medieval European civilizations to the development of the modern world. This course serves as a framework for the integration and understanding of all other liberal arts.

HIS 112  Western Civilization II (3)

Students will examine the development of civilization with considerable attention to the contributions of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution to the development of the modern world. After becoming familiar with the great events and personalities that have shaped the west, students will identify major philosophical trends that have created the modern world.

HIS 298  Special Topics in History: Israel Ancient and Modern (3)

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth experience of the archaeology, history, culture, and geography of the land of Israel. The course will also explore the history of the modern state of Israel and the complex Arab-Israeli conflict. Students are encouraged but not required to participate in a ten-day tour of Israel upon completion of the course.

HUM 210  Principles of Cultural Interpretation (3)

This course serves as an introduction to the MCA program by providing the interpretative framework for the study of media, culture, and the arts. An examination of foundational definitions, questions and worldviews are central to this course as is an understanding of Christian anthropology. There will also be an overview of the prevailing cultural theories currently in use and how they do or do not cohere with a Christian worldview. Students will be given the opportunity to critique culture during the course of the semester.

HUM 211  Arts and Ideas I (3)

This course focuses on the study of the arts and ideas of various world cultures. It consists of an integrated, historical, and global approach to cultural expressions in the humanities, including architecture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, literature, religion, and philosophy. The course covers the earliest traces of human culture: ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome, the Jewish and Christian traditions, Islamic culture, the cultures of India, China, medieval Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The course will conclude with a look at the Renaissance in Europe. Throughout the course, students will analyze and critique these cultures from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

HUM 212/312  Arts and Ideas II (3)

Prerequisite: HUM 210 Principles of Cultural Interpretation

This course focuses on the study of the arts and ideas of various world cultures. It consists of an integrated, historical, and global approach to cultural expressions in the humanities, including architecture, sculpture, painting, music, drama, literature, religion, and philosophy. This course covers cultural expressions from the Protestant Reformation in Europe to the contemporary world including the cultures of Europe, China, Japan, Russia, Africa, and the Americas. Throughout the course, students will analyze and critique these cultures from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

HUM 310  The Post-Modern World (3)

This course will analyze the tension between the postmodern and Christian worldviews. Beginning with a historical overview of the rise of the postmodern mindset, the course will study the growing influence of postmodernity as it has interacted with modernity, through the thinking of Nietzsche, Derrida, Foucault, and others. Throughout the course, questions surrounding foundationalism, metanarratives, and hermeneutics will be addressed. Epistemology will be a particular focus. All will be viewed from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

HUM 451  Myth, Narrative, and Art (3)

Prerequisite: Junior standing

This course is an exploration of how narrative, or story, has historically pervaded cultural production. Beginning with a survey of the universal themes found in the earliest storytelling, myth, students will study the ways in which narrative has been foundational to the production of art and literature. Through comparative study, students will identify universal themes and ideas that resonate throughout cultures across time and space. The course will conclude with an understanding of how today's artists and creatos can best utilize narrative in their work and art.

HUM 452  Humanities Integration Seminar (3)

Prerequisite: Junior standing

This course is a thematic, interdisciplinary seminar focusing on a selected topic, theme, or idea from a variety of disciplines and media. The goal will be to investigate the myriad ways in which a topic, theme, or idea is made manifest in the culture at large. Topics will change from semester to semester.

INT 999  Internship (3)

Prerequisite: Junior Status

This course is designed to enhance the experiential education derived from practical application of written communication, organizational behavior, standard business protocol, and personal brand management. As it is a self-directed course, the benefits received are in direct proportion to the individual effort exerted. Each participant is expected to exhibit and develop behavior that reflects favorably on the individual, The King’s College and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

JOU 110  Introduction to Journalism (3)

A hands-on course emphasizing local reporting; news and feature writing; and writing news, opinion, and reviews for the Internet. Classes will emphasize examination and editing of articles for The Student Voice and World on the Web. Students will learn neither to overuse or underuse the Bible in reporting, and will learn to distinguish biblical objectivity from either conventional objectivity or journalistic subjectivity. Most instruction will be by World reporter Alisa Harris, with guest visits by World editor-in-chief (and King's provost) Marvin Olasky and by New York journalists.

JOU 253  Narrative Non-Fiction Workshop (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

LIT 251  Classical Literature (3)

This course surveys the literary heritage of classical Greece and Rome. The course includes but is not limited to works in English translation by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Lucan, Virgil, Ovid, Tacitus, Seneca, Cicero and Catulus.

LIT 252  Shakespeare (3)

This course introduces students to the full range of Shakespeare’s writing, including the sonnets, the narrative poems, and the plays. The three objectives are: for students to grasp the sheer inventiveness of Shakespeare’s use of language; for students to grasp the psychological density of Shakespeare’s characters; and for students to grasp the theatricality of Shakespeare’s work. Students will be asked to memorize and recite poems and speeches, and participate in dramatic readings.

LIT 254  The Fantasy and Science Fiction of C. S. Lewis (3)

This course looks at the key themes, images, characters, and social critique that can be drawn from the seven-volume Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. The course will also explore biographical elements of C.S. Lewis's life, from his conversion from atheism to Christianity. Students will use Surprised by Joy to deepen their understanding of Lewis's convictions, writing, and relationships.

LIT 351  English and American Poetry (3)

This course surveys English and American poetry. The goals are to acquaint students with important poets and poems; to equip students with an understanding of poetic techniques; and to develop students’ capacity to read, interpret, and appreciate poetry.

LIT 352  American Literature (3)

This course is designed to introduce students to some of the greatest works of American literature: essays, poetry, short stories, and novels, from the late 17th to early 20th centuries.

LIT 353  British and European Novels (3)

This course is designed to introduce students to some of the greatest European novels in their entirety, from Don Quixote in 1610 to the late 20th century.

MAT 160  Precalculus (3)

This course will introduce and develop competence with a variety of mathematical concepts and techniques useful in the natural sciences, economics, finance, and public policy analysis. Beginning with a review of basic coordinate geometry, facility in algebraic analysis will be extended to linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric runctions, as well as the treatment of conic sections. The latter part of the course will develop and apply a variety of mathematical tools: systems of linear equations and their solutions using matrix algebra; permutations, combinations, and basic probability theory; sequences, series, mathematical induction, and the binomial theorem. Emphasis throughout the course will be placed on real world applications.

MAT 170  Calculus (3)

Prerequisite: MAT 160 Precalculus or equivalent

This introduction to single-variable differential and integral calculus assumes basic competency with precalculus mathematics. Calculus is the mathematical study of change and has wide application in the natural sciences, engineering, economics, finance, and public policy analysis. Its tecnhiques allow the solution of many problems for which algebra alone is insufficient. Topics to be covered will include functional notation, graphs, and the fundamental theorm of algebra; inverse, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; limits and derivatives; techniques of differentiation and applications of differential calculus; antiderivatives and indefinite integrals; the fundamental theorem of calculus; basic techniques of integration and applications of integral calculus; differentiation and integration of natural logarithmic, exponential, and hyperbolic functions; first-order differential equations and their applications.

MAT 274  Statistics (3)

An introduction to statistics designed for the social sciences. Students are introduced to elementary concepts in statistics and probability, and their application in business and economics examples. Students are also exposed to statistical software and trained in social science methods.

MCA 451  Senior Project, Portfolio, or Thesis (3)

Prerequisite: Senior standing

All MCA seniors are required to complete a culminating capstone project. Students will choose to complete a senior project, portfolio or thesis based on what will best prepare them for their post-graduation goals and objectives. Regardless of their choosing, students work extensively with faculty members to craft a final project that highlights their strengths and talents.

MED 251  The Enterprise of Mass Communication (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course emphasizes the history of the development of communication technologies, processes and channels. It begins with an examination of individual innovators and continues to the present day corporate reshaping of the mass distribution of information and entertainment. It will trace the rise of mass communications in print (Hearst to Murdoch, etc.) and other media, growing more detailed toward the present. In the near-contemporary and contemporary era, it will switch from history per se to an examination of actual media conglomerates, reviewing who they are, how they are organized, how they compete, and where they are going. As a first step in this sequence of the courses, students will gain a firm grasp of historical antecedents and a vividly detailed picture of the current world of mass communication.

MED 252  Theories of Mass Communication (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course will introduce students to the history and practice of research in mass communication from Erasmus to the Frankfurt School of Marxists, to Marshall McLuhan and Jean Baudrillard. The Internet is once again challenging theories of how and why mass communication works, and this will be addressed too. In all cases, students will be challenged to consider the realm of applicable theory in cultural context.

MED 253/353  Media, Culture, and Society (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course will examine the social, economic, political and cultural forces that have shaped and been shaped by media, for good or ill. Media and information technologies will be mined for their influence on the way we live our lives, govern, consume and play. The course will also investigate new and emerging forms of media and how they are changing the way we live and order culture and society.

MED 261  History of Animation (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course will provide an overview of advances from the candle-lit slide mechanisms of the nineteenth century to the use of the computer in twenty-first century animation. In addition, students will consider the art of storytelling through static and moving images while tracing the trajectory of mechanical to digital technology. The course will also analyze the rise of individual inventors to corporate production studios and, finally, a return to the individual producer.

MED 298  Special Topics in Media: Documentary Film Analysis and Production (3)

Prerequisite: Junior/Senior Standing

This course considers the history of the documentary film, its use as a tool for education and propaganda, and the application of practical skills needed for creating the documentary film. As a final project, each student produces a documentary short to be screened for the college community at large.

MED 351  Media and Popular Culture (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

Popular culture has become almost synonymous with mass communication. The first task of this course will be to disentangle the two. We used to have a rich popular culture outside mass communication, but mass media have almost entirely eclipsed that. Now popular culture tends to be defined by mass media, and mass media have in turn become one of the most important tools for shaping opinion on crucial social and political issues. Mass media has also helped to create the huge pornography industry and to fuel a great deal of mindless consumerism through advertising. This course will thus explore how popular culture has been shaped both for good and ill by inexpensive mass media. The course will also examine the economics of mass communication enterprises.

MED 352  Media and Politics (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

This course focuses on political campaigns, media bias, media that are explicitly dedicated to advancing partisan views, and political propaganda. The course would also address political campaigns in the sense of how successful politicians in the past used media to advance their projects (i.e., TR Roosevelt, FDR, Mao, Hitler) and how mass media have played a role in issues advocacy by such groups as NOW, Act Up, and the Moral Majority.

MED 451  Emerging Media (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II, Senior Status

This course will look first at the emergence of computer-based media, including the internet, but also enterprises such as iTunes, podcasting, Internet advertising. The course will explore the full range of new media and consider their likely social consequences, and political and economic implications. This course is also intended to provide an opportunity to review in more depth the contemporary business of mass communication.

MUS 108  The King's Choir (1)

This course provides opportunities for students to develop their musical potential and aesthetic understanding through singing in a mixed choral ensemble. The Choir will rehearse and perform a broad variety of both sacred and secular choral music. Two to three concerts will be performed each semester. Open to all singers; previously choral experience helpful but not essential. May be taken up to three times for credit; graded Pass/Fail.

MUS 112  Piano Instruction (1)

Private piano instruction for credit. May be taken up to three times for credit.

PHL 110  Logic (3)

Students study all of traditional logic, as well as the philosophical principles on which it rests, with emphasis on metaphysical and epistemological realism, and its practical applications, such as Socratic Method, debate, and writing logically organized essays and papers. Students will compare symbolic, or mathematical, logic with traditional logic and evaluate the limitations of each.

PHL 112  Philosophical Apologetics (3)

A critical treatment of the problem of method in apologetics and a philosophical analysis of Christianity as a total worldview in comparison with other worldviews. Particular attention will be given to worldviews students are most likely to encounter in the New York context.

PHL 213/313  Classical and Medieval Philosophy (3)

Prerequisite: POL 110 Introduction to Politics

This course surveys the heritage of Western philosophy from its beginnings with the Greeks through the Middle Ages. Particular emphasis will be placed on the works of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine and Aquinas.

PHL 214/314  Modern Philosophy (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 313 Classical and Medieval Philosophy

This course explores the major philosophical changes that produced the modern mind, beginning with the fall of the medieval worldview and then concentrating on Descartes, Pascal, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Nietzsche, interacting with their texts from a Socratic and Christian point of view.

PHL 351  Culture and Aesthetics (3)

This course examines the forms of persuasion rooted in the human capacity to perceive beauty and ugliness. Students will learn how aesthetics both reflects culture and serves as a powerful means for instigating cultural change. The course makes use of New York’s museums, architecture, music, and other arts to develop students’ aesthetic perception as well as their critical competence.

PHL 352  Origins of Totalitarianism (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 313 Classical and Medieval Philosophy (or co-requisite)

This course will examine social and historical consequences of philosophic ideas with a particular emphasis on the lure of Utopianism. The course will also analyze why individual people are crushed in the process by the pursuit of an image, an idea of perfected mankind. From Plato’s Republic to Oriental Despotism and Near Eastern tyrannies, from authoritarianism in religion to state visions of a new mankind under Stalin and Hitler, this course will explore how increasingly authoritarian policies and their supporters are always more ready to maintain and follow their idea than to serve real people.

PHL 353  Theories of Social Justice (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 313 Classical and Medieval Philosophy (or co-requisite)

This course will look at how Social justice, poverty, legal protection, human dignity, the life of the mind and the body should concern everyone from love of neighbor and from awareness of the catastrophic and fundamentally unfair conditions for everyone in a fallen world. The course will engage with various efforts to address social neglect and probe how the cruelty of broken relationships to people, work, property, nature and self, under God requires careful attention and urgent remedy.

PHL 361  Ethics (3)

This course provides an overview of major ethical theories and helps students to form a systematic treatment of ethics and morality. Included will be the nature of values and moral values; considerations of human freedom; the sources and forms of moral goodness, moral evil, and moral obligation; evaluations of major theories; and the specific nature of Christian ethics.

PHL 412  Theories of Human Nature (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 110 Logic, REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

This course will survey theories of human nature, including theories based on philosophical investigation and theories based on scientific premises. We will consider four major epochs and the distinctive features of each era’s view of human nature. For each epoch, selections from seminal figures will be read, along with critical-interpretive guides.

POL 210  Introduction to Politics (3)

This course raises fundamental questions about the nature of politics in all countries and in every age. For example, what is the best form of government or even the best way of life, the purpose of government, the range of political activity, the sources of disorder, the responsibilities of citizens, the obligations of Christians, and the place of religion, morality and philosophical reflection in political life? We will take the greatest statesmen, poets, historians, theologians and political theorists as our guides in this enterprise. This course addresses fundamental questions about the nature of politics, questions about liberty and tyranny, the individual and the community, religion and politics, and does so through a selection of great political literature, speeches and documents. It lays the foundation for all subsequent study of politics in the curriculum.

POL 215  American Political Thought and Practice I (3)

Prerequisite: POL 110 Introduction to Politics

This course is an introductory investigation of the fundamental principles of American politics and their relationship to our national political institutions and, as such, introduces students to the most challenging issues that face us as a political community. In the investigation, we study the history of the American settlement and the American Founding, pre-revolutionary documents such as the Mayflower Compact, and then the Declaration, the debate over the Christian character of the Founding, the debate between the Federalists & the Anti-federalists, the Constitution as defended by Publius, and the building of both the American Republic and the American Nation.

POL 216/313  American Political Thought and Practice II (3)

Prerequisite: POL 215 American Political Thought and Practice I

This course, a continuation of American Political Thought and Practice I, explores the practical political problems we have faced since the new constitutional order was established, e.g. regarding federalism, slavery, political and economic liberty, and the role of the Supreme Court. On a theoretical level, we consider concerns raised by friendly critics of the Founding such as de Tocqueville, Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt. Through the New York City experience of the last 50 years, the class also undertakes a more localized consideration of the issues related to limited government, individual liberty, citizen character and civil society.

POL 298  Special Topics in Politics: Policy in Depth (3)

Courses offered as special topics are designed to enable the faculty to develop courses in an academic area of special interest to them and to their students that are not listed in the regular course offerings. Special topics courses may be repeated with departmental permission, provided the topic is different. Courses are offered for elective credit at the 200-, 300-, and 400-level.

POL 298  Special Topics in Politics: Machiavelli and Shakespeare: The Politics of Greatness (3)

This course examines the role that human ambition plays in the founding, maintenance, and improvement of political communities through a careful reading of select works of Niccolo Machiavelli and William Shakespeare. Well-acquainted with the Christian/medieval ideal of the "defensor pacis", Machiavelli and Shakespeare provide somewhat conflicting portraits of whether the great can be good and vice-versa. Works to be read include selections from Shakespeare's Roman and English Histories and Machiavelli's Mandragola, Prince, and Discourses on Livy. Pre-requisite: POL 312 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy.

POL 312  Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 313 Classical & Medieval Philosophy, HIS 112 Western Civilization II

Students are introduced to the idea of liberal democracy and to the philosophical concepts of the enlightenment on which democracy is based. The class will discuss and debate concepts such as the social contract, the inalienable or universal rights of man, and tolerance.

POL 315  American Political Thought and Practice III (3)

Prerequisite: POL 110 Introduction to Politics

This course, a continuation of American Political Thought and Practice I & II, explores the practical political problems America faced as it has evolved into both a consolidated nation and a global power in the 20th and 21st centuries, e.g. WWI, the Great Depression, the New Deal, WWII, decolonization, the Cold War, the Civil Rights, Women’s and Environmental movement, the Great Society, Globalization, and the War on Terror in the aftermath of 9/11. On a theoretical level, we consider concerns raised by friends and critics of America’s emerging empire such as Henry Adams, Dewey, Kipling, Teddy Roosevelt, Mahan, Wilson, Holmes, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Hoover, Lindberg, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Keynes, Kennan, Hayek, Miller, Chambers, Buckley, Kirk, Weaver, Vonnegut, S.C.O.T.U.S, King, Steinham, Brennan, and Carson. Through the New York City experience of the last 50 years, the class also undertakes a more localized consideration of the issues related to changing landscape of American society.

POL 351  Constitutional Law (3)

Prerequisite: POL 216 American Political Thought and Practice II

This course introduces students to the central concepts, themes and controversies of American constitutional law. Students will read judicial opinions in leading cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The course also acquaints students with current scholarly debates about constitutional interpretation, and asks whether some recent doctrines in constitutional law might represent significant departures from the nation's founding principles.

POL 352  Public Policy (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 253 Persuasive Writting, POL 312 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy

An advanced course in American politics and public policy. Students are exposed to the major institutions and dynamics of American politics and government and later apply this knowledge to the arena of public policy making. Students are challenged with a variety of approaches from formal modeling to journalistic accounts in understanding how the American government works. Student papers will apply these lessons in the key area of public policy making.

POL 398  Special Topics in Politics: The Political Theory of Francis Bacon (3)

Prerequisite: POL 312 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy

Francis Bacon is arguably the father of modern science, and thus of the uniquely modern way of thinking that shapes who we are and how we live with one another. In this seminar format course, we will read Bacon's arguments for the new science, including moral and political science, and his vision for how that new way of knowing will shape the future. Students will then conduct their own investigations of Bacon's practical legacy in our century and report their findings to the class.

POL 451  Civil Rights (3)

Prerequisite: POL 315 American Political Thought III, POL 351 Constitutional Law

This course will analyze the history and evolution of civil rights in the United States. We will study the basis of civil rights in constitutional law as well as popular movements in the twentieth century to secure and expand rights protected under the law. As we study mobilization for and against these rights, we will get to know many of the individuals and events that have defined and divided Americans in the latter half of the last century.

POL 452  Statesmanship (3)

Prerequisite: POL 312 Enlightenment and Liberal Democracy

This course introduces students to fundamental problems of politics and to the concept of statesmanship. Students will debate questions such as what is politics, who should rule, and how does society balance the interests of the majority against the concerns of various minorities. These questions will be investigated by focusing on various plays by Shakespeare and the writings of figures such as Abraham Lincoln and John Adams.

POL 454  American Foreign Policy (3)

Prerequisite: HIS 112 History of the West II, POL 315 American Political Thought III

An introduction to American foreign policy, its historical context, and present day debates. Students will use a case study approach to look at past and present foreign policy challenges facing the United States . Students are introduced to theories of American exceptionalism, isolationism, as well as traditional international relations theories to help explain American foreign policy choices.

PPE 251  International Ventures (3)

This course prepares students to participate in an upcoming King's College International Ventures trip by facilitating exposure to political, philosophical, economic and cultural issues that shape a particular society. Students will examine how a particular nation's history and culture contribute to economic and political perspectives held by members of that society. Students also learn the principles that support effective communication related to ideas that promote freedom, virtue, prosperity, and happiness. This year’s course will focus on trips to the Balkans, Uganda and Turkey.

PPE 451  Senior Thesis (3)

Prerequisite: Senior standing

The Senior Thesis is the culmination of the student’s academic work at the college and is required for graduation. Students work extensively with faculty members and make an original research contribution in their chosen topic. Students are expected to spend a semester conducting research and writing on a topic of their choice approved by their thesis advisor.

REL 112  Introduction to Old Testament Literature (3)

An introduction to the distinctive genres of Old Testament literature, coupled with hermeneutical principles and methodology for each. Emphasis is given to the development of motivation and aptitude for study and interpretation of the Old Testament, as well as application to life. Course assignments will center on acquisition of practical skills useful for independent study of the Old Testament.

REL 211  Introduction to New Testament Literature (3)

An introduction to the distinctive genres of New Testament literature, coupled with hermeneutical principles and methodology for each. Emphasis is given to the development of motivation and aptitude for study and interpretation of the New Testament, as well as application to life. Course assignments will center on acquisition of practical skills useful for independent study of the New Testament.

REL 212/412  Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought (3)

Prerequisite: REL 111 Introduction to New Testament Literature

This course is a survey of orthodox Christian belief, using ancient and modern theologians as our guides. We will cover the development of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith, paying particular attention to the doctrines of the Trinity, Christology, Pneumatology, anthropology, eschatology, soteriology, and ecclesiology. Throughout, we will discuss how these doctrines relate to Christian principles for growth and ethical behavior and to the position and practice of the believer in modern culture.

REL 252  Classics of the Christian Tradition (3)

Prerequisite: REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

In this course we will study classical and modern Christian texts. The class will be divided into four periods: (1) The patristic period (100-500); (2) the Middle Ages (500-1500); (3) The Reformation and Post Reformation (1500-1750); and the Modern Period (1750-present). Each section will begin with a general overview of the period in question. Following each period overview, we will examine texts that elucidate the themes of the period. Readers will study Christian Spirituality by reading and discussing genres ranging from theological treatises to biography to epic poetry to fiction and drama. Authors that may be covered in this course are Augustine, Dante, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Milton, Bunyan, Edwards, Dostoyevsky, Baldwin, and Achebe. We will study images of the human and of the divine in these literary works and we will discuss how these works dramatize the themes of human nature and destiny; the rhythm of faith; spiritual geography; and attitudes toward the world, culture, and history. Our interpretation of texts will be thick and critical, but they will also be constructive, that is, appropriated personally. Throughout, we will look at how these literary classics elucidate key doctrinal issues (The Trinity; Human Anthropology; the Doctrine of God; Eschatology; Pneumatology).

REL 298  Special Topics in Religion: Contemporary Issues in Theology (3)

Prerequisite: Religion 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

This course explores trends and current issues in Christian Theology, exploring Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant theology in light of their faithfulness to Scripture, Christian tradition, and Christian practice. Special attention will be given to theological and biblical coherence and their impact on selected Christian doctrines.

REL 351  Comparative Religions (3)

Prerequisite: REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

This is a survey of the major religions and religious movements that students are likely to encounter in the New York context. Studies include the major spiritual alternatives to Christianity—Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, naturalism, and modern atheism. After examining orthodox versions of non-Christian faiths, as well as variations common in the contemporary American context—Nation of Islam and New Age practices, students conclude the class by studying various new religious movements—Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witness, Christian Science, Scientology, etc.

REL 352  Theology and Social Transformation (3)

Prerequisite: REL 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

An introduction to the study of social transformation from theological and sociological points of view. Studies will include an exploration of the impact of modern society on religion as well as the impact of religion on modern society. Students will explore the relationships between religion, modernity, and social change.

REL 353  Islam (3)

Prerequisite: (or co-requisite) Religion 212 Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought

This course explores the development of Islamic institutions, ideas, and spirituality during the 7th through 13th centuries. It also examines the growth of Islamic law (the sharia) and Islamic mysticism (Sufism), movements that address, in opposite ways, the abuses of wealth and power during Islam’s Golden Age. The final part of the course focuses on the contemporary struggle for the soul of Islam taking place between conservatives, reformers, and extremists as well as an examination of the prospects for various brands of Islam in democratic, pluralistic, and capitalist contexts.

REL 354  Principles of Biblical Interpretation (3)

As an introduction to principles and methods of Biblical interpretation, students will focus on learning the methodological model for studying and interpreting Biblical literature in the context of New Testament epistolary literature. Students will focus on applying this model to other genres of Biblical literature. Emphasis is given to the development of motivation and aptitude for study and interpretation of the Bible, as well as application to life.

REL 398  Topics in Religion (3)

REL 451  Biblical Exegesis (3)

Prerequisite: REL 354 Principles of Biblical Interpretation

In this course students will learn how to interpret biblical texts. The course concentrates on a detailed study of Old or New Testament texts, as selected by the instructor. Students will write an in depth study of a chosen body of work. Accompanying this textual analysis, students will research the history of interpretation of the texts in question, paying special attention to interpretive methods and theological use both in and outside the church.

SCI 312  Scientific Reasoning (3)

Prerequisite: PHL 110 Logic

This course presents scientific reasoning as emerging out of a fundamental quest for knowledge of the natural world. Using inquiry-based lecture and labs, students will develop and practice acquisitive, organizational, creative, manipulative, and communication skills needed by all citizens to interact with their culture.

SOC 298  Special Topics in Sociology: The Politics of Deviance (3)

This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to the concept of deviance in society—the concept of “deviating from the norm” of societal expectations. Drawing from theology as well as social science theory on the origins of deviance, and natural law theory, we will analyze the ways in which particular behaviors come to be defined as deviant. We will also look closely at the process by which behaviors formerly viewed as “deviant” have now become the norm—behaviors that in the past were shunned or rejected, but now are tolerated or even celebrated by much of society. Drawing from theoretical models, students will study the history of definitions of deviance of behaviors including sexuality, suicide, mental illness, homelessness, substance abuse, abortion, and crime—including white collar crime, in an effort to identify the impact of changes in definition on public policy.

SOC 398  Special Topics in Sociology: Women, Work and the Family (3)

Prerequisite: Junior/Senior Standing

This interdisciplinary course will explore the interactive relationship between work and the family. As women—especially women with young children—have entered the workforce in greater numbers than ever before, the workplace itself has changed. But, families have changed also. This course will look closely at the challenges and the rewards brought by the changing demographics of the world of work. We will begin with an historical perspective of work family issues, and will look closely at organizational stress, work/family conflict, dependent care issues, elder care demands, role conflict, marital satisfaction, work satisfaction, and workplace and government policies for dealing with the kinds of work and family demands that confront women in the workplace. Pre-requisite: junior standing.

THE 255  Introduction to Theater (3)

This course will introduce students to the conceptual basis of the aesthetics, meaning and experience of drama by following the historical progression of theater from the Greeks to the present. The thesis of this investigation is that despite variations in style and form, the human activity of creating and experiencing theater is essentially unchanging.

THE 352  Special Topics in Theater Arts: Dramatic Writing Principle and Practice (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 120 College Writing II

The course will take a structured, sequenced, principle-based approach to dramatic writing giving equal weight to the study of aesthetic principles beginning with Aristotle’s Poetics, the analysis of dramatic masterworks, and the creative work of the students. The course introduces students to the process of writing drama using the conceptual tools that effective writers use (and have always used). The course will be useful regardless of the intended medium or genre of the student’s writing whether for theater or screen and due to its strong emphasis on aesthetic principles should be of value to the keen critic or the adept observer.

URB 110  Introduction to the City (3)

This course is an introduction to the multi-disciplinary study of cities. Students examine the role of cities in the history of civilization, with special emphasis on the role that the development of New York City has played throughout the history of American civilization. The scale, dynamism, and complexity of New York City provide students with a case study of the social structure of cities including the cultural diversity within urban populations and the unique social problems of urban life. The course concludes with an overview of the ways in which urban politics and public policy have attempted to make cities function more efficiently and improve the quality of life for residents.

Please note: The curriculum is arranged alphabetically by academic department. Special programs follow the department sections. The college administration reserves the right to withdraw any course for which there is insufficient demand.