Course Offerings

College Writing 1
Excellence in writing is a hallmark of a King's education. This first course in our writing sequence will hone your writing skills and refine your ability to communicate via the written word! In this course 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.

College Writing 2
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. Prerequisite: College Writing 1.

The Fantasy and Science Fiction of C. S. Lewis
This six-week online course is designed to introduce students to the life and enduring impact of renowned Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis, specifically through the lens of his 20th-Century fantasy and science fiction works. The course will focus on Lewis’s autobiography, Surprised by Joy, as well as the Chronicles of Narnia and his three science fiction novels, Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. Between them, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilogy have charmed and challenged readers for more than 70 years. What is the special quality that separates Narnia from other fantasy landscapes? Why do generations of readers return again to these unique science-fiction tales as adults and teachers? What literary merit do the books possess? What is their theological foundation?

History of the West I
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.

History of the West II
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.

Introduction to Politics
There are 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? If this has made you curious, you should take this course!

The greatest statesmen, poets, historians, theologians and political theorists serve as the 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 at King’s.

Introduction to Economics
Trying to make sense of the economy in this crazy market? Introduction to Economics will give you the tools you need to decipher what’s happening on Wall Street as well as Main Street. This course is designed to introduce you to both microeconomic and macroeconomic topics. You will be introduced to ideas regarding incentives, constraints, opportunity costs, and the unintended consequences of good intentions. You will also cover basic concepts such as rationality, the price mechanism, specialization and exchange, and Christian stewardship. By the time you finish this course, you will have developed the basic mathematical skills necessary for understanding economic theory.

Logic
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.

Pre-Calculus
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 functions, 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.