Bachelor of Science/Liberal Studies Major - Literature Track
The Liberal Studies Major is a unique major. It offers you
the opportunity not only to develop skills related to Literature, but
you also get a chance to tailor your educational experience based on
your future plans.
It is a much more diverse major than traditional majors and can provide
you with better preparation for continued studies or employment.
It is through this major that you can learn how to make a career in
literature work in the real world.
As you look at the major, you will notice that
there are three components, or steps, that allow you to specifically
design your major according to your educational needs. Let's look
at each one separately.
Component 1 - General Education
To help keep your educational experience broad enough to deal with the
reality of the real world marketplace, this major requires that you
complete a series of General Education Courses. These courses
include:
- 6 hrs English Composition I & II
- 3 hrs Principles of Speech
- 3 hrs Philosophy or Modern Culture &
Christianity
- 2 hrs Fitness and Wellness
- 1 hr P.E. Activity or Varsity Sport
- 3 hrs Math
- 4 hrs Science
- 3 hrs Personal Finance or Marriage & Family
- 2 hrs Computer Literacy
- 3 hrs History
- 3 hrs Psychology or Sociology
- 6 hrs Bible Survey Course I & II
- 3 hrs Old Testament Course
- 3 hrs New Testament Course
- 4 hrs Humanities
Component 2 - Literature Track
Building on the foundation you will receive through the General
Education Core, you can further tailor your educational program by
choosing two tracks. Being that you are reading this page, we
will assume that your first track choice is Literature. Some of
the classes you might be taking include:
- Introduction to Literature
- American Literature
- British Literature
- Children's & Adolescent Literature
- Short Story
- Poetry
- Literature of the West
- Shakespeare
- Choose One Course:
- Music Appreciation
- Survey of Music History & Literature
- Popular Music in America
- Choose One Course:
- Acting I
- Introduction to Theatre
- Musical Theatre Production I
- Choose One Course:
- Art Appreciation
- Drawing I
- Basic Photography
- Choose One Course (one year of HS foreign language meets this
requirement):
- Level 1 Spanish
- Level 1 German
Stage 3 - Choose Your Second Track
Now, you will need to choose a second track. What do you want to do
with your education in Literature? In what field do you want to
work? How you answer these questions will help you determine what
your second track should be. Do you want to teach drama in a
school setting? Then you may want to check out one of the tracks
related to Communications. Perhaps you would like to manage your
own bookstore. Then you might want to check out Small Business
Management as your second track. Below,
you will find the academic areas you may choose from, and the tracks
related
to each.
Communications Concentration
(Tracks in English, Journalism, or Communications)
Science & Mathematics Concentration
(Tracks in Biological/Environmental Science, Health Careers, or
Aviation
&
Science)
Philosophy & Religion Concentration
(Tracks in Biblical Literature, Practical Ministry, or Applied
Ministry)
Business Concentration
(Tracks in Business, Management, Small Business Management, Accounting,
or Computer Applications)
Sports Science & Health Concentration
(Tracks in Recreation, Sports/Coaching, Exercise Science, or Sports
Management)
Social Science Concentration
(Tracks in Psychology/Sociology, History/Political Science, Criminal
Justice, Psychology or Sociology)
If you would like to see the course offerings related to any of
these tracks,
check out the Liberal Studies section
of
our
catalogue.
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