ACHIEVE Online Course Descriptions
*It is the student's responsibility to satisfy the requirements for graduation. Check to make sure courses selected are appropriate. The following courses satisfy general education and elective requirements:
| Pre | Num | Title |
| ACC | 201 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING (Not for ME majors) |
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Management use of accounting data for planning and control; theories and practice of cost accounting and analysis of data for management decision making. Course includes cost behavior analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, responsibility accounting, budgeting and performance measurement, and pricing decisions. | |
| BIO | 100 | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (No Lab Included) |
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Course introduces life science from a Christian worldview. Course topics include biological organization and hierarchy, energy and nutrient flow cycles, population biology, genetics and reproduction, and cellular biology. | |
| BM | 281 | PERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT |
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Course teaches students what God says about handling money and possessions with a goal of students learning to be financially and spiritually free. A practical method of budgeting is included. Also covers God’s principles of living honestly, being accountable, management, debt, giving, work, and eternity. | |
| BM | 311 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (Not for ME majors) |
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Study of the five parts of managing organizations: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling/evaluating with a study of principles for application to both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations and applications in organizations with references to Scripture. | |
| BM | 341 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (Not for ME majors) |
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The use of organizational mission to develop a marketing approach to reach potential constituencies with images, products and services that will cause those constituencies to utilize the organization to meet their perceived needs in a profitable manner. | |
| BM | 412 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & STRUCTURE |
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Organizational goals, priorities and strategies interface with the behavior of individuals and groups inside the organization and in other affective organizations. Attention to the effects of organizational culture, government laws and regulations and the economy on organizational behavior. | |
| CM | 100 | MINISTRY & MISSION IN CONTEMP CHURCH |
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Provides an introductory overview of the basis for Christian missions and establishes a biblical and theological foundation to adequately sustain a long-term mission enterprise. Relevant cultural and historical perspectives are thoroughly examined toward motivating positive desires for involvement in mission endeavors. | |
| CM | 211 | INSTRUCTIONAL BIBLE STUDY (Not for LM majors) |
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Study of the process that led to the creation of the English Bible and its authority, a survey of principles and practices of independent Bible study, including an emphasis on a historical approach to biblical interpretation. Students study methods of application leading to the development of theme, proposition and the lesson. | |
| CM | 413 | WORSHIP |
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Study of how Christian worship has evolved, beginning with the first-century church. An understanding of the various forms of worship over time, including relevance to current society. | |
| COM | 220 | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION |
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Introduction to the concepts of effective oral and written communication. Includes functioning in teams and other organizational settings, as well as interpersonal exchanges. | |
| COM | 230 | INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP |
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Study of the concepts of leadership in the context of Scripture and application of these concepts to personal, professional and career goals. Course includes use of a survey to assess each individual's leadership capabilities and understand his/her personal profile. | |
| COM | 331 | GROUP COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP |
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Organization of work and implementation of the strategic plan analysis of human efforts in teams and other small groups and structures that bring work to a quality level of completion as defined by the end-user. | |
| ECN | 272 | INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS (Not for ME majors) |
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Study of microeconomic theories of supply and demand, price determination, resource allocation, various degrees of competition and international trade and finance, as well as exploration of applications such as income inequality, rural and urban economics, social control of industry, and labor unions. | |
| ECN | 273 | INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS (Not for ME majors) |
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Study of macroeconomic theory with a primary emphasis placed upon an examination of economic aggregates, including topics such as supply and demand, the market process, the economic role of government, measuring the nation's economic performance, unemployment, economic fluctuations, fiscal policy, money and the banking system, economic growth, international trade, and foreign exchange markets. | |
| ENG | 110 | EXPOSITION & RESEARCH |
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An exercise in the ability to read and think critically and to write persuasively. A study of the collection and synthesis of information from a variety of sources, focusing on the ability to use such information to logically construct an argument. | |
| ENG | 235 | ENGLISH LITERATURE |
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Survey course covering English literature from the Middle Ages through the Eighteenth Century. Acquaints students with this literature through a process of reading, analyzing, interpreting, writing, and thinking critically about essays, stories, poetry, and plays from a broad spectrum of English literature. From knights to queens to Christian pilgrims to discoverers and reformers, this study provides a glimpse into the changing dynamics of the latter 1400s to the early 1800s. Course considers English literature in a historical, social, and ideological context. | |
| ENG | 305 | AMERICAN LITERATURE |
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Acquaints students with a process of reading, responding to, analyzing, interpreting and writing about three standard genres of American literature: short stories, poetry and plays. No prior literary study required. | |
| ENG | 423 | LITERATURE OF C. S. LEWIS |
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Course explores the life of and literature produced by C. S. Lewis, perception into his theology, the various genres in which he wrote, and the principles that make his writings meaningful nearly forty years after his death. | |
| ESC | 202 | EARTH SCIENCE |
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Course includes physical and historical geology, meteorology, and descriptive astronomy, and the economic, social, and philosophic aspects of the subject matter. Includes lectures, demonstrations, and group work. | |
| ESC | 202 | EARTH SCIENCE LAB (1) |
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This laboratory is comprised of learning activities and application exercises related to Earth Sciences. (Does not have to be taken in conjunction with Earth Science course) | |
| HIS | 100 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION |
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Course covers the development of the Western world, institutions, and ideas. Students consider the positive and negative impact of Western thinking and formulate a sense of personal responsibility within society. This course is a condensed version of HIS 101 and HIS 102. | |
| HIS | 101 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION I |
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Course covers the development of the Western world, institutions, and ideas from Ancient Mesopotamia/Egypt to the nineteenth century. Students consider the positive and negative impact of Western thinking and formulate a sense of personal responsibility within society. | |
| HIS | 102 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION II |
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Course covers the development of the Western world, institutions, and ideas from the nineteenth century to the present. Students consider the positive and negative impact of Western thinking and formulate a sense of personal responsibility within society. | |
| HIS | 321 | HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY |
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Study of the history of the Christian Church from the dawning of the Reformation to the present time with special emphasis upon the people, events, and doctrinal controversies that were significant in the growth of Christianity. | |
| MAT | 111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA |
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Introduction to college mathematics with an emphasis on business and work-world applications. Basic understanding of high school mathematics through Algebra recommended. | |
| MIS | 312 | STRATEGIES IN WORLD EVANGELISM |
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Study of the Word of God as set forth through God's promise to Abraham to bless the nations through Jesus Christ and the Church; application of the Word of God as it relates to the purposes, nature, scope and current challenges of cross-cultural missions. | |
| MUS | 100 | MUSIC APPRECIATION |
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Development of listening skills acquired through an understanding of musical building blocks and characteristics of style and form. | |
| NT | 300 | SYNOPTIC GOSPELS (Not for LM majors) |
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Study of the Life of Christ as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels and in the Gospel according to John. | |
| NT | 310 | GROWTH OF NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH (Not for LM majors) |
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Study of the Acts of the Apostles that specifically follows the historical expansion of the church through doctrinal development, growth in understanding, evangelism and geographical expansion through missionary activities of its members. Includes great church leaders of the first century, (e.g., Peter, James and Paul). | |
| OT | 310 | HISTORY OF ISRAEL (Not for LM majors) |
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Study of the history of the people of God in the Old Testament from Genesis through Esther. Considers God's redemptive plan expressed in His covenants with Israel. Special emphasis | |