Department: Liberal Arts

Code Name Description
MALA5302 Servant Leadership andWorldviews This course will prepare students to be servant leaders with a strong Biblical worldview exploring the key components of effective leadership within the context of the Christian value system. After featuring an introduction to the concept and structu...
MALA5306 Understand E Asia Civilization & Culture For students involved in cultural immersion, this course provides an exploration of basic components of local culture and the heritage of civilization of a designated host country in East Asia, including an appreciation for history, religion, festiva...
MALA5309 Essentials of East Asian Language For students involved in East Asian language immersion, this course provides introductory knowledge of essential survival phrases, vocabulary and grammar to communicate at a basic level for living necessities and simple conversations as cultural lear...
MALA5321 Readers Theater Groups will perform selections of prose, poetry, or scripture. Literary analysis will precede the addition of voice and body cues to emphasize meanings. Major project is to adapt a selection for the group to perform. This 5000-level course is cross-l...
MALA5322 Communication Styles:A Key to Business Success An in-depth investigation of various communication, leadership, and personality styles and how they affect one's competency rating in the world of business. Students will be encouraged to discover how they interact with others as well as learn how th...
MALA5325 Communication in the Digital Age New and emerging communication technologies are drastically changing the nature of communication. This course will blend theory and practice to provide students with a communication-based perspective of current and future trends and issues associated...
MALA5328 Topics in Latin American History A survey of Latin American history, economic, and political institutions. Topical offerings will include: Colonial period, Modern period, etc. May be repeated for credit as topics change. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level cou...
MALA5329 Color and Composition Color and Composition is a painting course that explores the potentials of painting in acrylics with emphasis on color, composition, expression, and technique as it relates to poster painting as it has been manifested over the past two centuries. The...
MALA5331 History and Culture of East Asia This course will explore the historical background of China, Japan, and Korea; and analyze the East Asian culture and the current dynamics of social issues in these three countries. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and...
MALA5332 History of East Asian Philosophy andReligion This course will explore the history of East Asian philosophy, religious beliefs, and practices from the area's prehistory to the present. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requireme...
MALA5333 Fine Arts in East Asia An overview of the visual and performing arts of East Asia. Field trips to museums and cultural events will be required. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect...
MALA5334 Literature of East Asia This course will explore selected masterpieces of China, Japan, and Korea from the earliest periods through the nineteenth century. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements wh...
MALA5335 American Republic 1800-1850'S The course involves an exploration of Jeffersonian/Jacksonian democracy, and also the influence of Hamiltonian philosophy which examines the era of American's second generation of founding fathers and mothers.
MALA5336 Illustration I Students in this course are introduced to the methods of illustration, old and new, through a limited survey of the history of American Illustration. Each student is required to choose an abridged classic manuscript supplied by the instructor and a...
MALA5337 Illustration II Students in this course will continue to develop the style and formulaic approach explored in Illustration I. Traditional and digital methods of illustration are all options for this course. Various forms of illustration, including black and white, e...
MALA5342 Select Topics in Linguistics An introduction to the core linguistic areas of morphology, phonology, pragmatics, semantics, syntax, and related topics - with an emphasis on syntax and its application in stylistic analysis. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level...
MALA5343 Understanding Japanese Society This course is a study of the fundamental sources that have shaped modern Japanese culture and society, including history, geography, arts, literature, religion and other traditional cultural practices. Based on an exploration of both visual and writ...
MALA5345 Studies in Nonfiction May concentrate upon specific era or specific genre of nonfiction. May be repeated for credit when content changes. Grade replacement for these courses may only be accomplished under courses with the same topic and content. This 5000-level course is...
MALA5358 Teaching Ministry of the Church This is a study of the biblical basis, curriculum development, educational principles, and instructional methods of the teaching ministry of the local church. Emphasis is on preschool, children, youth, and adult groups. This 5000-level course is cros...
MALA5359 History of Graphic Design I History of Graphic Design presents a chronological examination of western graphic design and covers each era of visual communication including early cave painting through the illuminated manuscripts, a Graphic Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution,...
MALA5360 History of Graphic Design II History of Graphic Design II presents a chronological examination of western graphic design and covers the modern era of visual communication from c. 1880 until present day; including Pictorial Modernism, the Bauhaus, the New York School, Corporate I...
MALA5361 Children's Ministry in the Church This is a survey class to help students learn how to develop a quality ministry to children in grades 1-6 and their families. The course will include a review of the characteristics of children from this age group. Students will study practical skill...
MALA5362 Student Ministry in the Church A study of the social and spiritual development of students ages 12 - 17. The course will seek to equip the student minister with cognitive skills, resources, and techniques for ministry with students through the church. Emphasis will be placed on th...
MALA5363 Advertising Design This course engages the service-learning aspect of Graphic Design as students utilize their skills to aid a ministry, new or existing, by creating an entire identity campaign for them over the course of a semester. The campaign will include creating...
MALA5364 Travel Study in East Asia Discover the vibrant culture, history, and society of East Asia, with a particular travel focus on one East Asian country. This travel study course introduces students to important cities, major historical sites, and different cultural regions. In ad...
MALA5369 History of Modern Art Study of selected movements within 19th and 20th century art and culture. Field trips required to the museum. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriat...
MALA5370 West Culture Through the Arts An examination of the major developments of Western civilization as expressed through the arts. Course topics will include: the classical heritage of Greece and Rome and its effect on painting, sculpture, and architecture; Christian music traced from...
MALA5371 U.S. Intellectual and Social History A study of the successive paradigms or world views in Western-American civilization and the presuppositions underlying them. Social and cultural features will be emphasized to illustrate this development. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a...
MALA5372 The Arts and the Creative Process A study of the human process involved in the creation of the Arts, including an analysis of the visual and performing arts. The study will include perception, criticism, and factors which integrate, influence, and create the arts. Field trips require...
MALA5373 Hymnology A study of hymns, emphasizing periods of historical development and their practical use in the church worship service. A study is also made of the poetical, musical, scriptural, and theological make-up of hymns. This 5000-level course is cross-listed...
MALA5378 Choral Literature A historical survey of choral literature from the Renaissance to the present. The literature is presented in such a way that students learn and practice choral conducting techniques applicable to the literature. This 5000-level course is cross-listed...
MALA5379 Theater Practicum Practical, technical experiences in areas of stage craft, lighting, costuming, properties, house management, and makeup. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect...
MALA5380 Ethnomusicology in Cross-CulturalService This course will study the 'worlds of musics' through the lens of Ethnomusicology, applying appropriate methodologies to cross-cultural service in Christian contexts. Students will also learn methodologies for appropriate ways of encouraging and enga...
MALA5383 Special Topics in Communication Special Topics in Communication will offer students an opportunity to explore a cross section of subjects focused on enhancing oral, interpersonal, and nonverbal skills. The exploration of basic communication concepts and application will offer stude...
MALA5385 Special Topics in Art This course will offer students an opportunity to explore a cross-section of subjects focused on art history, studio art, or design. May be repeated for credit when content changes. Grade replacement for special topics courses may only be accomplish...
MALA5389 The American Civil War A study of the background and causes of secession and war, the military, political, economic and diplomatic aspects of the war. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which r...
MALA5391 Independent Study in Liberal Arts Independent Study courses are devised by professors to permit students to explore material not offered in regularly scheduled courses.
MALA5392 Independent Study Liberal Arts Independent Study courses are devised by professors to permit students to explore material not offered in regularly scheduled courses.
MALA6079 Graduate Show In this course students prepare a marketable Commercial Art portfolio, both physical and digital, of the work they have created throughout the Master's degree. In addition to this, an effective resume is also developed in order to prepare for future...
MALA6376 Drawing & Liberal Arts II Continued exploration and development of concepts of drawing, including problems of graphic representation of form, shape, and space in relation to pictorial composition. Advanced skills and techniques will be studied with a variety of media, techniq...
MALA6378 Graduate Internship in Publishing A supervised field placement in the Commercial Art industry. The course provides the opportunity for the students to integrate theory and classroom learning with practical experience as illustrators, animators or other such forms of visual communicat...
MALA6381 Travel Study in Business Selected topics in business that require travel abroad.
MALA6382 Travel Study in Fine Arts Selected topics in fine arts that require travel abroad.
MALA6383 Travel Study in Humanities Selected topics in humanities that require travel abroad.
MALA6384 Travel Study in Religion Selected topics in religion that require travel abroad.
MALA6385 Travel Study in Social Science Selected topics in social sciences that require travel abroad.
MALA6390 Independent Study Liberal Arts Independent Study courses are devised by professors to permit students to explore material not offered in regularly scheduled courses.
MALAELEC Liberal Arts Elective A generic course used for the External Transcript Equivalency Process. If the course does not have an equivalency but will meet subject area the ELEC is used along with the appropriate department to state the course is accepted with in the subject...