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ART 457 Interactive Design (2-4-3), spring. Introduces interactive
Web design; reviews current visual communication practices on the
Internet, considering the basic concepts of information architecture,
developing core technical and design competencies, and exploring the
fundamentals of interaction design. The class challenges students to
expand the creative potential of the medium. Prerequisite: ART 352,
353, 454 or permission from instructor for non-art majors.
ART 463 Ceramics III (2-4-3), fall, spring. Further development of
proficiency on the wheel. Special projects in technique and form.
Experiments with glazing and firing. Prerequisite: ART 362.
ART 464 Ceramics IV (2-4-3), fall, spring. Individual problems and
assignments. Prerequisite: ART 463.
ART 473 Jewelry/Metals III (2-4-3), fall. Casting, fabrication and
forging continued. Chain making. Historical studies of style and
function of jewelry. Prerequisite: ART 372.
ART 474 Jewelry/Metals IV (2-4-3), fall. Fabrication, forming,
exploration of non-traditional materials. Experimental approach to
form and material. Prerequisite: ART 473.
ART 487 Art for Elementary Teachers (2-4-3), fall, spring, summer.
Theory, techniques, materials, and activities appropriate for
elementary school art instruction.
ART 488 Art Education: Secondary (3-0-3), on demand. History,
theory, and curriculum for the junior high and high school art teacher.
Prerequisite: ART 323 and junior standing.
ART 490 Advanced Studio Problems (2-4-3), on demand.
Specific problems in various media. Course content and media to
be determined by the instructor. May be repeated for 3 hours
credit. Prerequisite: junior standing and permission of instructor
and department chair.
BGRK - BIBLICAL GREEK
College of Biblical Studies (CBS)
BGRK 111 New Testament Greek for Beginners 1 (3-0-3), fall.
Beginner's grammar of Greek of the New Testament with emphasis
on inflections and vocabulary. Meets MTWR.
BGRK 112 New Testament Greek for Beginners 11 (3-0-3), spring.
Continuation of BGRK 111. Simple readings in the Greek New
Testament. Meets MTWR. Prerequisite: BGRK 111.
BGRK 211 Elementary Greek Readings 1 (3-0-3), fall. Reading and
interpreting the gospel of John. Using Greek in ministry. Grammatical
review with an emphasis on syntax. Prerequisite: BGRK 112.
BGRK 212 Elementary Greek Readings 11 (3-0-3), spring. Reading
select passages from the New Testament. Intermediate grammar with
an emphasis on the use of the Greek text in exegesis. Beginning
textual criticism. Prerequisite: BGRK 211.
BGRK 311 Exegetical Greek Seminar 1 (3-0-3), fall. Reading and
interpretation of intermediate and advanced book(s) of the Greek
New Testament, to be chosen by the instructor. Principles of exegesis.
Detailed exegesis of select passages. Background and critical issues.
Prerequisite: BGRK 212.
BGRK 312 Exegetical Greek Seminar II (3-0-3), spring.
Continuation of BGRK 311. Prerequisite: BGRK 311.
BGRK 611 Elementary New Testament Greek I (3-0-3), fall.
An introduction to the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of the Greek
New Testament; readings in the history and literature of the classical
Greek period.
BGRK 612 Elementary New Testament Greek II (3-0-3), spring.
Continuation of BGRK 611; the Hellenistic period. Prerequisite:
BGRK 611.
BGRK 621 Intermediate New Testament Greek (3-0-3), fall.
Intermediate Greek vocabulary, grammar, and syntax; introduction
to New Testament textual criticism.

BGRK 623 Seminar in the Synoptic Gospels (3-0-3), fall, odd years.
For advanced students; issues of synoptic research and methodology;
relationship of the synoptics to John and to non-canonical gospels;
message and theology of the individual evangelists; directed research
in selected pericopae. Prerequisite: BGRK 621; BIBL 621 and consent
of professor.
BGRK 624 Exegetical Seminar in Acts (3-0-3), fall, even years. An
exegetical seminar for advanced students; intensive study of the Greek
text with special attention to literary and historical method; directed
research in selected passages and topics. Prerequisite: BGRK 621 and
consent of professor.
BGRK 625 Exegetical Seminar in the Epistles (3-0-3), spring.
Seminar for advanced students; directed research in selected passages
and topics. Prerequisite: BGRK 621 and consent of professor.
BGRK 628 Seminar in New Testament Textual Criticism (3-0-3),
on demand. A seminar for advanced students; sources of textual
data; history of the printed Greek New Testament; principles of
textual criticism; problems of canon; analysis of selected units of
variation; exercises in paleography. Prerequisite: BGRK 621 and
consent of professor.
BHEB - HEBREW
College of Biblical Studies (CBS)
BHEB 471 Introduction to Hebrew 1 (3-0-3), fall. An inductive study
of the elements of the Hebrew language: forms, syntax, vocabulary.
Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of the instructor.
BHEB 472 Introduction to Hebrew 11 (3-0-3), spring. Continuation
of BHEB 471. Prerequisites: BHEB 471, junior standing or consent
of the instructor.
BHEB 622 Elementary Syriac (3-0-3), on demand. Introduction to
classical Syriac grammar, vocabulary, and syntax, with an aim towards
the acquisition of elementary reading skills. Emphasis on the use of
grammatical tools and the significance of Syriac for biblical studies,
church history, and the study of Christian spirituality.
BHEB 623 Intermediate Syriac (3-0-3), on demand. Readings in
Syriac texts, with an emphasis on improving reading ability and on
critical engagement. Texts and topics selected according to particular
student interest. Prerequisite: BHEB 622.
BHEB 671 Introduction to Hebrew 1 (3-0-3), fall. An inductive study
of the elements of the Hebrew language: forms, syntax, vocabulary.
BHEB 672 Introduction to Hebrew 11(3-0-3), spring. Continuation
of BHEB 671. Prerequisite: BHEB 671.
BHEB 681 Intermediate Hebrew Readings 1 (3-0-3), fall. Readings
in the Hebrew Bible with special attention to grammar and vocabulary
building. An introduction to the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite: BHEB 672.
BHEB 682 Intermediate Hebrew Readings 11 (3-0-3), spring.
Continuation of BHEB 681. Prerequisite: BHEB 681.
BIBD - THEOLOGY
College of Biblical Studies (CBS)
BIBD 332 Religious Teachings of C.S. Lewis (3-0-3), spring, even
years. A study of the religious writings of C.S. Lewis, emphasizing
bibliographical information and concentrating on selected works
of Lewis. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
BIBD 352 Biomedical Ethics (3-0-3), fall. Students will explore
current bioethical issues in the health care field, evaluate each issue
at the philosophical level, and learn to respond from a Christian
worldview. Prerequisites: junior standing and completion of lower
level Core Bible courses. Pre-health majors only
BIBD 379 The New Testament Church (3-0-3), on demand.
Biblical doctrine of the church. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
BIBD 380 Introduction to Philosophy (3-0-3), fall. Basic concerns

of philosophy to other fields, and a discussion of the major types of
philosophy. Same as PHIL 380.