2013-2014 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

48PLAN OF STUDY PLAN OF STUDY 49basis for placement. The levels are coded byletters: H, A, B, C, D. Students may challengetheir placements by contacting theMathematics Department coordinator.Students who receive a placement level of Dmust take Math 005, which does not satisfy theQ requirement. Students who successfullycomplete 005 are expected to enroll in a coursethat does satisfy the requirement; Math 104 issuggested. Students who receive a placementlevel of C must take Math 104, which doessatisfy the Q requirement.Students who receive a placement level of B,A, or H may enroll in courses that bear theirplacement level as a minimum prerequisite. Forinstance, students with A placement may takeB placement courses. Placement levels are listedin the prerequisite section for each Q course.Students who receive a placement level of Hshould consult with a member of theMathematics Department regarding upperlevelwork.Goals:• To study varied approaches to quantitativemethods and the critical analysis of dataand/or mathematical models.• To understand the applicability ofquantitative reasoning to real worldsituations by using authentic numerical datawhenever possible.• To recognize the limits of quantitativemethods in particular contexts.• To read, construct, interpret, and evaluatetables, graphs, charts, data, and/ormathematical models.5. Institutional and Cultural Systems (S)(4 semester hours)Courses bearing the Institutional andCultural Systems (S) designation focus onhuman society and its attempts to attain goalsvalued collectively. Special emphasis is placedon developing a better and more criticalunderstanding of the institutions and culturalsystems that play an increasingly significantrole in contemporary life.Goals:• To explore different ways of defining society,including learning to recognize various typesof social phenomena and distinguishingtypes of social organization.• To examine different types of social goals,their sources, and the institutions andprocesses that implement them.• To understand, apply, and integrateanalytical perspectives from diverse fields ofinquiry in the analysis of society and socialinstitutions.6. Literary Textual Analysis (T)(4 semester hours)200-level courses bearing the LiteraryTextual Analysis (T) designation are designedprimarily to help students to refine theirwriting and literary analytical skills. Thesecourses emphasize the thoughtful productionof written work; the interpretation ofrhetorical, symbolic and figurative language;and the meaning of implicit argumentation.Goals:• To present interpretive arguments in clear,well-organized essays.• To develop writing skills using moreadvanced compositional techniques thanwere used in English 105.• To understand the literary mode of textualanalysis, which includes the use of symbolicand figurative use of language, intertextualreference, and metaphor, and how such amode builds upon more fundamental textualanalytical skills.• To understand how to read literary texts thatuse implicit arguments, the role thatfigurative language plays in the creation ofsuch implicit arguments, and how such textsserve as models for students’ owncompositional skills.7. Ethical Values and FaithPerspectives (V) (4 semester hours)Courses bearing the Ethical Values and FaithPerspectives (V) designation explore one of twopossible areas of knowledge or a combinationof both.Ethical Values: Such courses are designed toprepare students to analyze moral and ethicalproblems, propose solutions, and makeresponsible decisions.Goals:• To identify moral and ethical issues.• To develop analytical skills for dealing withthese issues.• To understand both the logical and thepersonal and social consequences of moralstands.Faith Perspectives: Such courses are designed toprepare students to recognize how faithperspectives and religious heritages shapeworldviews; to enable students to analyze,compare, and interpret historical religioustraditions; and to help students recognize theimplications of those traditions for individualsand societies.Goals:• To identify the worldview and value systemsof various faith perspectives.• To recognize how faith perspectives shapeworldviews, actions, and interactions withsociety.• To develop conceptual tools and analyticalskills for understanding and criticizing faithand value experiences in a rational way.Senior Integrative Experience (I)(4 semester hours)The Senior Integrative Experience is thecapstone experience for the General StudiesFrames of Reference Program. Investigatingcomplex problems demands a mature, holistic,and integrative approach. SIE courses thusARTH 333ARTH 352BIO 316CHEM 330CLAS 330CLAS 350CLAS 450COMM 335COMM 411CJ 393CJ 418CJ 420EES 340EDUC 321ENG 301ENG 302ENG 303ENG 304ENG 306ENG 310ENG 311ENG 314ENG 318ENG 319ENG 327ENG 333ENG 336ENG 346ENG 347ENG 350ENG 357ENG 365ENG 378ENG 385ENG 398ENG 410ENG 472ENG 489ENVS 306ENVS 326ENVS 410FR 335FR 443GER 305GER 307GER 340HIST 303HIST 314HIST 319HIST 323HIST 325HIST 328HIST 347HIST 352HIST 353HIST 360HIST 415HIST 426HIST 460INST 470INST 482JOUR 435MBE 301require students to draw upon multiple framessimultaneously typically by presenting andsynthesizing claims from different frames ofreference in order to respond to a singlequestion, problem or issue.Goals:• To review the differing methods thatcharacterize each of the frames of reference.• To reflect on the need for integrativethinking in response to complex issue,problems and questions.• To produce a major project which drawsupon multiple frames of reference.COURSES SATISFYING GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTSCourses are subject to change.Writing Intensive (W)Complete two from the following list:FRAMES OF REFERENCEAesthetic Understanding (A)Complete one from the following list:ART 105ART 204ART 205ART 206ART 207ART 208ART 209ART 213ART 307ART 350ARTH 201CLAS 370COMM 221ENG 232ENG 298FR 334GER 240GER 244GER 340HUM 231MUS 100MUS 101MUS 102MUS 110MUS 201MUS 213MUS 214MUS 250MUS 251MUS 252MBE 324MBE 330MBE 332MBE 333MBE 355MBE 373MBE 400MBE 406MBE 407MATH 333MATH 471PHIL 332PHIL 337POLS 323POLS 326POLS 348POLS 350POLS 373PSY 354PSY 480MUS 253MUS 313MUS 314MUS 350MUS 351MUS 352MUS 353PSY 394SPAN 270REC 308REC 311REC 340REC 342RELST 335SOC 308SOC 311SOC 319SOC 418SOC 480SPAN 307SPAN 317SW 307SW 401TH 301TH 302TH 346TH 347WGS 319SPAN 329SPAN 370TH 100TH 101TH 210TH 220TH 301TH 302TH 375