Introduces the basics of the field of Information Design from a visual communication perspective, by building skills to communicate complex information in graphic forms. Basic design concepts enable creating visualizations through the mode of infographics (charts, maps, explainers, info-sheets, etc.), whose purpose is to guide viewers toward meaning and understanding. Fulfills General Education Art & Music requirement.

Survey of the types of literature found in the Bible. Considers the origin of the biblical texts and canon; basic issues of interpretation (hermeneutics); and an outline of the history of Israel and of the New Testament church as a backdrop for the message. Literary, historical, and theological aspects of selected texts will be explored. This is a prerequisite for all Bible courses and THEL 209. Fulfills General Education BIBL 101 requirement. Liberal Arts.

Examination of the historic and current relationship between science and Scripture with a challenge of the "warfare" model that developed in the aftermath of the Darwinian controversy. A careful analysis of both science and Scripture will be made. Attention will be given to four possible ways of relating: Conflict, Contract, Contact, or Confirmation. Prerequisite: BIBL 101. Liberal Arts.

This course comprehensively examines the general principles of financial planning, professional conduct and regulation, and education planning. Students are introduced to the financial planning process and working with clients to set goals and assess risk tolerance. Students will also learn to process and analyze information, construct personal financial statements, develop debt management plans, recommend financing strategies, and understand the basic components of a comprehensive financial plan.

This course provides a comprehensive examination of the general principles of risk management and insurance planning for individuals and families. Students will learn how to work with clients to analyze and evaluate risk exposures. Core insurance lines of coverage are explored in detail, including health, disability, long-term care, life, and personal property and casualty. Students will also learn to analyze insurance needs, select the most appropriate policy, and understand a business owner's use of insurance.

This course explores the securities market, sources of information, risk/return, stocks, bonds, options, futures, and security analysis, and culminates in portfolio construction and analysis. Students will learn how to evaluate different asset classes for different investment objectives and determine their suitability for investors considering investment goals, time horizons, risk tolerance, and tax situations.

This course covers taxation for individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations, as well as the tax aspects of investments, insurance, annuities, and retirement planning. Students will be able to identify the likely tax consequences of personal and business financial activities and select appropriate and lawful tax-minimizing tactics and strategies.

This course provides students with the foundation to conduct a retirement needs analysis for individuals, understand different types of retirement plans, and recognize key factors affecting retirement plan selection for business owners. Students will address client suitability and provide plan recommendations. The course covers tax-deferred retirement plans, IRAs, nonqualified plans, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, distribution strategies, taxation of distributions, and regulatory considerations.

This course introduces federal gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the many planning techniques used to minimize their impact on transfers of wealth. It also explores the income-tax effects of gifts and bequests. The non-tax aspects of estate planning, including the estate planning process, property ownership, planning for incapacity, and planning for business owners are examined as are the need for estate planning documents for individuals, spouses, and unmarried couples.

This course provides students an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge learned through the prerequisite six-course CFP® curriculum. Students will participate in developing a complete financial plan, through the use of case studies and interviewing mock clients. Presentations of a formal financial plan, demonstrating the ability to set client expectations and communicate with clients by answering questions and concerns, are also required. Prerequisites: CFP 301-306.

Principles, application of interpersonal skills in the context of friendships and families. Includes personal and relational awareness, person perception, verbal and nonverbal communication, relational development, and gender communication. Liberal Arts.

Explores theory and practice of communicating interculturally. Recommended for those with an interest in international vocations, or working with ethnic or cultural groups within the United States. Fulfills half of General Education Global Competence requirement. Liberal Arts.

Survey of causes and consequences of crime and the social responses in the legal system: policing, the courts, the varieties of sentencing options and outcomes, and routes to restoration. Liberal Arts.

A chronological survey of literary, philosophical, and other texts in historical context from the earliest civilizations to 1450. Emphasis on the development of western civilization with comparative attention to non-western sources and contexts. Fulfills in part General Education Humanities requirement. Liberal Arts.

An examination of the history of the commercial music industry in America from the start of the commercial music industry to the commercial music industry of today, including the musical influence of the commercial song. Beginning with the birth of American popular music in the US, the course explores the development of ragtime, blues, jazz, the crooners, American musical theater, country, Latin, rock & roll, rock, rap and contemporary Christian music. Fulfills General Education Art and Music requirement. Liberal Arts.

Critical analysis of the contours of a world and life view coupled with more detailed critical analysis of perennial and foundational issues in epistemology (the nature of truth and knowledge), metaphysics (the nature of reality: persons, the world, and God), and ethics (the nature of goodness and the process of ethical decision making, with close  attention to character--virtue and vice--and the foundations of morality). Liberal Arts.

Informed discussion of significant and contemporary concepts and issues. Includes development of an indi-vidual research or group project on some aspect of the discipline. Required of all senior majors. Prerequisites: PSY 309, PSY 310, and 21 hours of psychology. Liberal Arts.