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PSY concentrations, particular attention will be paid to applied ethics within business, health and life sciences, public policy, and psychology settings. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as BTS 340)
454 American Philosophy
This course seeks to answer the question as to whether American intellectuals have offered a unique contribution to the history of philosophy. The course considers not only the important works of leading American thinkers from Jonathan Edwards to Richard Rorty, but also how social, economic, political, and cultural developments have shaped America’s philosophical ethos. Students will study the place of New England Theology under Jonathan Edwards, the iconoclasm of the Transcendentalists, and the post-Civil War development of Pragmatism from Charles Pierce and William James to Richard Rorty. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as HIS 454)
499 Philosophy Capstone: Paper/Project and Presentation
The Liberal Studies major at Providence Christian College culminates in two capstone courses. These courses are designed to allow students to demonstrate their mastery of institution-wide learning outcomes as well as their achievement of competency in their chosen area of concentration through a presentation of a paper or project. Particular components of this course including goals, objectives and methods of assessment appropriate for the particular concentration will be set by the faculty member. (3 credits)
Physics (PHY)
121 Physics I
A study of mechanics, heat, and sound. Principles are treated quantitatively but without a calculus requirement.
In conjunction with classroom instruction, the physics lab component for this requires students to apply the laws and theories of mechanics, heat, and sound through experiment. No prerequisites; lecture and lab must be taken concurrently. Lecture (3 credits) and laboratory (1 credit)
Political Science (POL)
201 American Government and Politics
This is a course in the organization and processes of American national government. It examines the contemporary socio-political culture, constitutional foundations, and major institutions and processes of American politics. (3 credits)
305 Comparative Government
This course introduces students to the central concepts of comparative government. It begins with a treatment of the masterworks of politics and moves forward to examine how political communities over time have defined justice, organized themselves, established constitutions,
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