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School of Arts & HumanitiesSchool of Arts & Humanities

• Arts and Humanities• Business• Education and Professional Studies• Theology and Philosophy• Natural and Social Science• Nursing

Six Academic “Schools”Six Academic “Schools”

Arts & HumanitiesArts & Humanities

Faculty in Arts and HumanitiesFaculty in Arts and Humanities

• 22 full-time faculty

• Publish, paint, perform, and present

• Committed to helping students succeed

Art DepartmentArt Department

Degrees:

Art

Visual Arts education

Prof. Jim Hendrickx Prof. John Donnelly

Communication DepartmentCommunication Department• Degrees: Radio and Video Broadcasting;

Communication Studies; Journalism; Drama

Dr. Dan Behr Prof. Joe Rinehart

Dr. Mervin Ziegler

Prof. Yvonne Schultz

Language & LiteratureLanguage & Literature

• Degrees:– English– Integrated Language Arts– Spanish– Spanish (Multi-Age Education)

Dr. Barbara Ragan

Dr. David

Wilkes

Dr. Tad Rearick

Prof. Yvonne

Schultz

Prof. Rosemary Ziegler

Prof. Jill HawkinsProf. Crystal Tuel

Graphic Design Graphic Design DepartmentDepartment

• Degrees in Graphic Design– Visual Arts track– Communication track

• Professor Jan Hendrickx (chair)

History DepartmentHistory Department• Degrees

– General history Track– Integrated Social

Studies (education)– Hungarian Studies– *American Studies– *British Studies– *China Studies– *Middle East Studies– *Russian Studies* CCCU travel course

Dr. Paul Mayle

Dr. William Wantland

Dr. B. Barnett Cochran

Music DepartmentMusic Department

• Degrees:– Music (General)– Church Music track– Music & Worship track– Performance Track– Multi-Age Education

Dr. John Packard

Dr. Bob Tocheff

Dr. JoAnn Koh-Baker

Dr. David Liles

Dr. Stan Wood

Prof. Virginia Cameron

Majors, Minors, Electives & Majors, Minors, Electives & General EducationGeneral Education

• Goal: 124 “hours”• Full time Load:

– 12-15 hours/semester– 3-4 hours J-Term– Average: 31 hours/year

Introducing General EducationIntroducing General Education::

• English (9 hours)– ENG1043G Expository Writing– ENG1053G Research Writing– ENG_ _ _3G Literature– [ENG0093] Preparatory English

Introducing General EducationIntroducing General Education::• Religion (7 hours)

– BIB1004G History & Faith of the Biblical Communities

– THE3003G Christian Beliefs

• Science (7-8 hours)– Lab science course: Ex. BIO1014, P. of Bio– Math, computer sci. or science

Introducing General EducationIntroducing General Education::• Communication (3 hours)

– Ex. COM1003G Communication & Society• History (3 hours)

– Ex. HIS1003G,1013G Western Civilization I, II• Philosophy (3 hours)

– Ex. PHI2003G Intro to Philosophy• Social Science (3 hours)

– Ex. PSY1013G General Psychology• Foreign Language (3 hours) if lacking 2 years, high school• Health (2 hours): PED1002G, Principles Health/Fitness

Introducing General EducationIntroducing General Education::

• Interdisciplinary (4 hours)– ITD1001G Introduction to the Christian

Liberal Arts– ITD5033G Senior Colloquium

• Total: 43 hours, typically

Study & Travel with the School Study & Travel with the School of Arts and Humanitiesof Arts and Humanities

A man who has lived in many places is not likely to be deceived by the local errors of his native village.

---C. S. Lewis, from The Weight of Glory

History Semester in Hungary

MVNU.K. • June 2008

• 12 days• England and France• Course credit

Spanish Semester in Costa Rica

Communication J-Term trip to Bolivia

COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Semester-length travel experiences

• Can be taken as a Minor through the History Dept.

EGYPT: Middle East Studies

COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Semester-length travel experiences

• Can be taken as a Minor through the History Dept.

China Studies

COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Semester-length travel experiences

• Can be taken as a Minor through the History Dept.

Russian Studies

COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Semester-length travel experiences

• Can be taken as a Minor through the History Dept.

England: the Oxford Scholars Program

• Arts and Humanities at MVNU:

• Preparing you for life-long service to Christ in your vocation.

• Archivist• Artist• Art Therapist• Attorney• Broadcaster• Business• Editor• Government Servant• Graphic Designer

• Journalist• Librarian• Musician• Music Business specialist• Professor• Public Relations specialist• Publications specialist• Teacher• Translator

Some Career PossibilitiesSome Career Possibilities