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