Download the General Studies curriculum list with course descriptions

Term 3
ENG 201 Western Literature and the Arts I* (3 hours)
Team-taught introduction to the elements of literature, painting, and music through lectures and workshops, followed
by a survey of these arts in the Classical and Medieval periods of Western history, with attention to the philosophical
climate of each period. Prerequisite: ENG 111.
SAT 110 Public Speaking (3 hours)
Development of communication methods and survey of basic communication models. Emphasis on public speech
preparation and presentation. Demographic identification, visual aids, research methods, composition strategies.
BUS 111 Introduction to Business (3 hours)
Survey of business disciplines including economics, management, finance, accounting, marketing, and business law.
Does not fulfill requirements for a major in Business Administration.
MTH 113 Math for the Humanities (3 hours)
A survey of mathematics for non-science majors. Topics include basic set theory and logic, applications of algebra and
geometry, the mathematics of personal finance. Will not count towards a mathematics major or minor. Credit cannot
be given for both MTH 112 and MTH 113.
Term 4
SOC111 Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
Analysis of the basic sociological perspectives, principles, and methods used in the systemic study of social behavior.
Emphasis on social institutions, social class structure, culture, socialization, personality development, crime and
deviance, and social control as each interrelates in traditional and industrial societies. Additional topics include the
social institutions of family, religion, education, health care, criminal justice, governance and economics.
PHI211* Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours)
Problems in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
REL 112 Understanding the New Testament (3 hours)
Content and interpretation of selected portions of the New Testament.
ENG 202 Western Literature and the Arts II* (3 hours)
Team-taught historic survey of arts of the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassic, Romantic, Realistic, and Modern periods,
including literature, painting, sculpture, music, and film, presented as interrelated manifestations of human creativity.
Prerequisite: ENG 111.
Term 5
PSY 111* Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)
Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior with attention to learning, thinking, emotional life, and
individual differences.
PHI 411* Eastern Thought (3 hours)
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Islam. Same as REL 411.
For more information, contact John Norwood at 731-415-6508 | norwoodj@bethelu.edu