Liberal Arts Core
Key Concepts of the Liberal Arts
Provides an experience which gives skills, values, and concepts
for empowerment, self-direction and motivation for lifelong learning, resulting in intellectual inquire, integration,
commitment and service.
Designed to help the student acquire the breadth of knowledge and
master the skills that characterize the liberally-educated
professional person.
- CLA 201 Professional Assessment
- ENG 112 Composition II
- ENG 212 Literature & Art
- HIS 205 Modern Historical Movements
- ESC 200 Science and Discovery
- PHL 202 Philosophy of Human Conduct
- RLS 275 Major Religious Traditions of the World
- CLA 401 Career Development and Synthesis
Course Descriptions
CLA 201 Professional Assessment
Introduction to college-level learning and the academic program.
Emphasis is on self-assessment, the formation of professional and
academic goals and the liberal arts. Course content includes the theory and practice of
oral communication; understanding the communication process,
analyzing and evaluating speeches, and practicing interpersonal,
intrapersonal, and group communication skills.
ENG 112 Composition II
An exploration and practice of the logical methodology involved in
moving from intellectual inquiry to effective written argumentation.
The course will address the writing process, including the proper
use of documentation and culminate in the production of a college-level research paper.
ENG 212 Literature and Art
This course focuses on an introduction to content, structure, and
techniques of the visual arts and genres and elements in literature.
Exploration of these principles will enable the student to analyze
and interpret visual and literary arts. A fundamentally
chronological approach is used to show how art from any culture is a
view of the universe and human reality.
HIS 205 Modern Historical Movements
This course traces important ideas, trends, and developments in
global cultures from the dawn of the modern era (1450) to the
present. Philosophical, intellectual and religious questions are
addressed through a chronological approach to the analysis of the
origins, development and contemporary influence of the movements of
highest priority.
ESC 200 Science and Discovery
A comprehensive and integrated survey of the energies shaping our
world, from sun to pregnancy, from bread to microchips. It follows
an evolutionary sequence progressing from planetary energy flows to
the lives of plants and animals, then to human energetics and energy
in the development of pre-industrial and modern societies. It
concludes by examining the intensive transportation and information
flows: the two most distinguishing characteristics of fossil-fueled
civilization. Class discussions and at least one field experience
with data collection and analysis.
PHL 202 Philosophy of Human Conduct
Moral concepts and principles; their application in decisions
concerning contemporary issues. Prerequisite: ENG 112
RLS 275 Major Religious Traditions of the World
The search for Ultimate meaning of life and all reality as an
integral part of human experience: creed, morality and rituals of
major religions of the world; development of religious thought in
these religions; contributions of these religious traditions to the
human quest for Ultimate meaning.
CLA 401 Career Development and Synthesis
The liberal arts capstone course that synthesizes the liberal arts
curriculum. Designed to prepare students to apply their knowledge
and values in the professional environment. The values of the
individual, ethical considerations in the professional environment
and the planning of one's career are covered. Prerequisite:
Completion of the the required liberal arts core.
