Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media, Culture, and the Arts
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Plato wrote, "Give me the
songs of a nation and it
matters not who writes its
laws." Overstated? Perhaps,
but for better or for worse,
culture plays a driving
force in what becomes part
of our political landscape.
Abraham Lincoln is supposed
to have said upon meeting
Harriet Beecher Stowe,
author of Uncle Tom's Cabin,
"So this is the little lady
who started this big war." A
century later, the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 did not
become law until the wider
culture deemed previous
racial discriminatory
behavior unacceptable.
Clearly, cultural change
often leads to political
change.
At The King's College we
believe that a well-ordered
society should be grounded
in a culture that embraces
God. Today, many say
religion is a product of
culture, but the opposite is
true: Religion is the
wellspring of culture.
Scripture shows us that
culture began in the garden
when God gave man the
cultural mandate to rule
over all things (Genesis
1:28). With the Fall,
culture became tainted with
sin, but hope for a better
world remains. Christ, who
comes to make all things
new, is the incarnate Word,
and in him all things
cohere. Christ calls
Christians to embody this
reality: God's image-bearers
have great creative
capacity.
This power of creativity
is particularly visible, for
good or ill, in New York
City. Over the past century,
however, some Christians
have tried to separate
themselves from New York and
its cultural products. These
separatists have created a
fortress mentality and have
lost the spiritual if not
moral authority to speak the
transforming life of Christ
into the wider culture.
Others have embraced the
culture, and in the process
have compromised their faith
and become indistinguishable
from non-believers. Neither
separatists nor embracers
have fostered cultural
renewal, transformation, or
redemption.
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Course |
Year |
Term |
Title |
Credits |
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YEAR 1 |
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CREDITS |
| POL |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
Introduction to Politics*
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3 |
| ENG |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
College Writing I
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3 |
| HIS |
111 |
1 |
Fall |
History of the West I
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3 |
| REL |
112 |
1 |
Fall |
Introduction to Old Testament Lit
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3 |
| URB |
110 |
1 |
Fall |
Introduction to the City*
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| ECO |
110 |
1 |
Spring |
Introduction to Economics*
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3 |
| ENG |
120 |
1 |
Spring |
College Writing II
(ENG 110) |
3 |
| HIS |
112 |
1 |
Spring |
History of the West II
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3 |
| REL |
111 |
1 |
Spring |
Introduction to New Testament Lit
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3 |
| PHL |
110 |
1 |
Spring |
Introduction to Logic*
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 1 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 2 |
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CREDITS |
| POL |
215 |
2 |
Fall |
American Political Thought and Practice I
(POL 110) |
3 |
| ECO |
210 |
2 |
Fall |
Macroeconomics*
(ECO 110) |
3 |
| REL |
212 |
2 |
Fall |
Foundations of Judeo-Christian Thought*
(REL 111) |
3 |
| HUM |
210 |
2 |
Fall |
Principles of Cultural Interpretation
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3 |
| MCA |
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2 |
Fall |
MCA Elective of Choice
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| POL |
216 |
2 |
Spring |
American Political Thought and Practice II
(POL 110) |
3 |
| ECO |
211 |
2 |
Spring |
Microeconomics*
(ECO 110) |
3 |
| MAT |
274 |
2 |
Spring |
Statistics
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3 |
| HUM |
211 |
2 |
Spring |
Christianity and Culture I
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3 |
| MCA |
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2 |
Spring |
MCA Elective of Choice
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 2 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 3 |
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CREDITS |
| PHL |
313 |
3 |
Fall |
Classical and Medieval Philosophy
(POL 110) |
3 |
| POL |
216 |
3 |
Fall |
American Political Thought and Practice III
(POL 110) |
3 |
| HUM |
212 |
3 |
Fall |
Christianity and Culture II
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3 |
| MED |
251 |
3 |
Fall |
The Enterprise of Mass Communication
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3 |
| ELEC |
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3 |
Fall |
Open Elective
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| PHL |
314 |
3 |
Spring |
Modern Philosophy
(PHL 313) |
3 |
| SCI |
312 |
3 |
Spring |
Scientific Reasoning*
(PHL 110) |
3 |
| HUM |
310 |
3 |
Spring |
Christianity and Post-modernity
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3 |
| MED |
253 |
3 |
Spring |
Media, Culture, and Society
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3 |
| MCA |
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3 |
Spring |
MCA Elective of Choice
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 3 CREDITS |
30 |
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YEAR 4 |
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CREDITS |
| BUS |
273 |
4 |
Fall |
Principles of Management and Organization
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3 |
| MCA |
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4 |
Fall |
MCA Elective of Choice
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Fall |
Open Elective
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Fall |
Open Elective
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Fall |
Open Elective
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3 |
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Fall Total |
15 |
| MCA |
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4 |
Spring |
MCA Elective of Choice
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Spring |
Open Elective
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Spring |
Open Elective
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Spring |
Open Elective
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3 |
| ELEC |
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4 |
Spring |
Open Elective
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3 |
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Spring Total |
15 |
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YEAR 4 CREDITS |
30 |
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TOTAL FOR DEGREE |
120 |
The interdisciplinary program
in Media, Culture, and the Arts
(MCA) at The King’s College
prepares students for meaningful
careers as cultural creators,
critics, influencers, and
gatekeepers. The degree
emphasizes crucial skill sets:
writing, public speaking,
worldview discernment with
rigorous academic standards and
an emphasis on ethical
leadership. We offer both
theory-based and experiential
courses. Accordingly, King’s
employs professors to teach core
classes, and creators, managers
and critics to teach skills
courses. Additionally, the
college leverages its New York
City setting by assisting
students with internships and
helping them interact with some
of the world’s greatest media
and arts institutions. The
King’s College aims to train
students to become leaders who
can effectively engage culture
and engender transformation.
The program begins, as do all academic programs at King’s, with the Common
Core, a sequence of twenty liberal arts courses designed to give students a firm
grounding in Judeo-Christian values and thinking, the literature of the Old and
New Testament, Western civilization, research writing, the urban environment,
scientific and quantitative thinking. Students also take introductory courses in
politics, philosophy and economics, the central organizing disciplines of the
College.
Once students choose MCA as their major, they begin with foundational
coursework in media and cultural studies. The four courses of the Christ and
Culture sequence introduce students to the principles of cultural
interpretation, the development of world cultures from the birth of civilization
to the present day, and the nature of postmodern worldviews. In the media
courses, students study the history, theory and practice of media and
media-related technologies, with an examination of how our mediated and
increasingly urbanized world affects how we live. An additional required course
is a business class on the management and organization skills needed to run
media, cultural and arts organizations. The aim is to prepare graduates who are
not just knowledgeable about media, culture and the arts, but ready to lead and
guide such organizations.. The final required course, Senior Project, is a
culminating capstone course that will help prepare students for the career that
awaits them upon graduation,
Students will also choose five MCA electives that will best prepare them for the
career field they have chosen. Presently, MCA electives are available in the
disciplines of literature, creative writing, journalism, media studies, and the
visual and theatre arts. In addition to the required courses, all MCA students
take seven general electives. These electives can be chosen from any courses
offered by the college, including those courses from the Business Management and
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics programs.
Open Electives: These slots
can be filled with any elective,
up to two internships or any
combination of the
aforementioned. At least one
Open Elective requirement must
be met by a Liberal Arts and
Science course.
* Indicates courses that are
offered in both fall and spring
semesters, and may be taken
either semester
**Courses in bold (POL 210
and ENG 120) must be taken at
The King's College. Only
transfer students may take a
placement exam to test out of
College Writing I.
While the Bachelor of Arts
program in Media, Culture, and
the Arts may be started at the
beginning of any semester,
students should be aware that
not all courses will be offered
each semester.
While completing this course
of study, the following
requirements must be met:
- No fewer than 60 of the
semester hours of coursework
must be earned at The King’s
College, and these 60 hours of
credit must include at least
48 semester hours within the
MCA program.
- The successful candidate
for this degree must have a
cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all
work completed at The King’s
College. In addition, all
students must maintain at
least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in
the courses that are a part of
the Common Core.
- A student must obtain a
grade of C or higher in both
ENG 110, College Writing I,
and ENG 120, College Writing
II, within his first three
semesters of attendance.
Failure to do so will result
in dismissal from the College.
- The successful candidate
must satisfactorily complete
all the requirements for
Interregnum.
- The successful candidate
for the BA degree must obtain
approval for graduation from
the Office of the Registrar
and upon vote of the faculty.
