Liberal Arts

MALA 5302 (3-3-0) Servant Leadership and Worldviews (S-L)

(MAPD 5302)

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 structure of "worldviews" and an exploration of various worldview alternatives, students will translate the practical aspects of leadership and how it applies to real-world situations. This course contains a field-based service-learning component.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 5306 (3-3-0) Understanding East Asian Civilization and Culture

(HIST 4357; SOCI 4357)

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, festivals, customs, family life, business practices, institutions, arts, etc. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5309 (3-3-0) Essentials of East Asian Language

(CHIN 4358)

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 learners. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5321 (3-3-0) Readers Theater (S-L)

(COMA 4301)

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 course contains a field-based service-learning component. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring.

MALA 5322 (3-3-0) Communication Styles: A Key to Business Success

(COMA 4319; MANA 4319)

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 their communication strengths and weaknesses affect interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Assessment will use varied personality inventories. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer, Online.

MALA 5325 (3-3-0) Communication in the Digital Age

(COMA 4325)

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 with the digital age from a biblically-based perspective. At the same time, it will give the opportunity to sharpen critical thinking skills and further develop communication skills associated with the digital age. This 5000-level course is cross- listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Online.

MALA 5328 (3-3-0) Topics in Latin American History

(HIST 4315)

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 course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5329 (3-3-0) Color and Composition

(ART 4327; COMA 4327)

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 techniques of the German “plakatstil” or hard-edged “poster style” causes each student to break down the compositional surface of a painting so that eye flow is deliberate. The rule of thirds, balance, and visual hierarchy are also addressed. In addition, the graduate student will complete a research assignment geared around seven chosen artists. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Summer.

MALA 5331 (3-3-0) History and Culture of East Asia

(HIST 4351)

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 includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically, Online.

MALA 5332 (3-3-0) History of East Asian Philosophy and Religion

(HIST 4352; PHIL 4352; RELI 4352)

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 requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Alternate Fall, Alternate Spring, Online.

MALA 5333 (3-3-0) Fine Arts in East Asia

(ART 4353; MUSI 4353)

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 appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Alternate Fall, Online.

MALA 5334 (3-3-0) Literature of East Asia

(ENGL 4354)

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 which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Alternate Spring, Online.

MALA 5335 (3-3-0) American Republic 1800-1850s

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.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall.

MALA 5336 (3-3-0) Illustration I

(ART/COMA 4328)

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 total of three major illustrations must be completed for that story. A research notebook compiling the students’ favorite illustrators will also be completed. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: ART 1302 Design II and ART 2303 Drawing II or ART 5376 Drawing and the Liberal Arts I.

Offered:  Fall.

MALA 5337 (3-3-0) Illustration II

(ART/COMA 4329)

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, editorial, and children’s book will be explored. For digital illustration, Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop will be utilized. A research notebook compiling the student’s favorite illustrators will also be completed. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: ART/COMA 4328 or MALA 5336.

Offered:  Spring.

MALA 5342 (3-3-0) Select Topics in Linguistics

(COMA 4302; ENGL 4301/5302)

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 course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Spring, Online.

MALA 5343 (3-3-0) Understanding Japanese Society

(HIST 4360)

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 written resources, students will develop a general understanding of key concepts and current issues in Japanese culture and society. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5345 (3-3-0) Studies in Nonfiction

(ENGL 4315)

May concentrate upon specific era or specific genre of nonfiction. May be repeated for credit when content changes.   This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5355 (3-3-0) Systematic Theology

(RELI 4350)

A study of how the biblical doctrines of Revelation, God, Man, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Church, and Eschatology have progressed and changed throughout history in respect to specific theologians. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Online.

MALA 5358 (3-3-0) Teaching Ministry of the Church

(CHST 4301)

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 cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring, Online.

MALA 5359 (3-3-0) History of Graphic Design I

(ART/COMA 4318)

History of Graphic Design I presents a chronological examination of western graphic design and covers the early history of visual communication from pre-history through the modern era (c. 1880); including the Invention of Writing and Alphabets, the Asian Contribution, Illuminated Manuscripts, the German Illustrated Book, the Renaissance, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Art Nouveau. This course includes films, visuals, readings, study guides, and museum visits. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course. Equipment fee.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall.

MALA 5360 (3-3-0) 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 Identity, Postmodern Design, and the Digital Revolution. This course includes films, visuals, readings, study guides, and museum visits.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring.

MALA 5361 (3-3-0) Children’s Ministry in the Church

(CHST 4306; MACH 5312)

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 skills of providing age-appropriate learning experiences and activities for the children's teaching ministry of the church. Special consideration will be given to understanding the importance of safety and security, curriculum evaluation, and developing lay leadership for children's ministry. A brief overview will be given for the early childhood age range during the introductory session(s) of the course. Special consideration will be given to developing lay leadership for children's ministry. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall. Spring, Alternate Summer, Online.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Online.

MALA 5362 (3-3-0) Youth Ministry in the Church

(CHST 4307; MAEML 5313)

A study of the social and spiritual development of youth. The course will seek to equip the youth minister with cognitive skills, resources, and techniques for ministry with young people through the church. Emphasis will be placed on the planning and administering of a youth ministry in the local church. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring, Online.

MALA 5363 (3-3-0) Advertising Design (S-L)

(ART/COMA 4321)

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 such promotional pieces as logos, newsletters, magazine ads, Yellow Pages ads, and brochures, to name a few. Each student will communicate and work with ministry directors in order to meet specific needs. This course contains a field-based service-learning component. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course. Lab Fee.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall.

MALA 5364 (3-3-0) Travel Study in East Asia

(HIST 4359; SOCI 4359)

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 addition, this inter-cultural experience provides service-learning opportunities in the East Asian culture where students will engage in activities beneficial to the society visited and report on what they learned from their service. Students will develop an elementary understanding of a host country’s history and culture, and experience local customs first-hand. Travel abroad and inter-cultural exercises teach students to manage different customs, norms, and expectations produced by inter-cultural encounter. Engaging in inter-cultural experiences during travel enriches students’ understanding and exploration of historical heritage, and social realities in East Asia. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5369 (3-3-0) History of Modern Art

(ART 4319)

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 appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Online.

MALA 5370 (3-3-0) Western 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 Roman times through the Middle Ages to the Reformation; and various styles and modes of nineteenth and twentieth-century Modernism.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Online.

MALA 5371 (3-3-0) U.S. Intellectual and Social History

(HIST 4305)

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 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5372 (3-3-0) The Arts and the Creative Process

(ART 4380; COMA 4380; MUSI 4380)

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 required. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer, Online.

MALA 5373 (3-3-0) Hymnology

(MUSI 4305; WORS 5307)

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 with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring.

MALA 5378 (3-3-0) 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.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall.

MALA 5379 (3-3-0) Theater Practicum

(COMA/MUSI 4371)

Practical, technical experiences in areas of stagecraft, 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 appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Periodically.

MALA 5380 (3-3-0) Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service

(MUSI 4342; RELI 4342)

This course will study the "worlds of music" 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 engaging indigenous music to the Christian worship experience. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 5383 (3-3-0) Special Topics in Communication

(ART/COMA 4330)

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 students a hands-on approach to learning. May be repeated for credit when content changes. Grade replacement for special topics courses may only be accomplished under special topics courses with the same topic and content. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 5385 (3-3-0) Special Topics in Art

(ART 4320)

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 accomplished under special topics courses with the same topic and content. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 5389 (3-3-0) Civil War and Reconstruction

(HIST 4323)

A study of the background and causes of secession and war, the military, political, economic, and diplomatic aspects of the war, reconstruction, and postwar adjustments. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect appropriate deeper learning experiences and rigor in the higher-level course.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Spring, odd-numbered years.

MALA 6079 (0-0-0) 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 job interviews. Students receive individualized attention as they prepare for their Graduate Commercial Art Show.

Requisites: Students must be in their final semester of the program.

Offered:  Periodically.

MALA 6376 (3-3-0) Drawing and the 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, techniques, and subjects being explored. Lab fee.

Requisites: ART 5376 Drawing and the Liberal Arts I.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6378 (3-3-0) 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 communication. Interns are required to work 150 hours for each credit hour earned.

Requisites: Evaluation by both the field supervisor and the program director.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6381 (3-3-0) Travel Study in Business

Selected topics in business that require travel.

Requisites: None.

Offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6382 (3-3-0) Travel Study in Fine Arts

Selected topics in fine arts that require travel.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6383 (3-3-0) Travel Study in Humanities

Selected topics in humanities that require travel.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6384 (3-3-0) Travel Study in Religion

Selected topics in religion that require travel.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

MALA 6385 (3-3-0) Travel Study in Social Sciences

Selected topics in social sciences that require travel.

Requisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.