Curriculum

Breakdown

Templeton Honors College courses comprise about one third of a student's total undergraduate course work (40 credits). THC students take these courses in place of the Core Curriculum Requirements that non-THC undergraduate students must fulfill. Along with this curriculum, students will take courses appropriate to the majors in the regular departments at the University.

Templeton Honors College courses include:

First Year

HON 101: The Good Life

• As students of the Templeton Honors College, you've answered a call to life of the mind that will shape your choices and projects for the next four years and beyond. This seminar intends to prepare you for living out the vocation by leading you into careful reflection on the nature and demands of the intellectual life, the nature of virtue and vice, and the concept of vocation, all in the context of Christian convictions and concerns.

HON 102: Justice, the Common Good, and Contemporary Issues

• As Christians, we are called not just to walk humbly with our God, but also to act justly and to love mercy (Micah 6:8). Eastern University and the Templeton Honors College have a special commitment to justice and mercy, and in this class we will explore the concepts of justice and the common good from a Christian perspective and in relation to several important contemporary issues.

BIB 101H: Nature and Meaning of the Old Testament

• A descriptive and critical introduction to the nature of biblical revelation, principles of interpretation and major elements of the Old Testament, including the primeval and patriarchal histories, the exodus, conquest and monarchic traditions, the message of the prophets and the exilic period.

BIB 102H: Nature and Meaning of the New Testament

• A descriptive and critical introduction to the principles of biblical interpretation and major elements of the New Testament, including the Jesus of the Gospels, the developing church in Acts, Paul the interpreter of Christ, the General Letters, and visions of the Revelation.

INST 160H: Western Civilization I: Great Books

• The aim of this course is to read some of the books which made us who we are, so that we may understand ourselves and our world better. This course investigates how the Bible was joined by the tradition of Greek thought and literature to form the culture we now inhabit. Assuming a knowledge of the Bible, we begin by reading great writers of ancient Greece, then look at how Christian writers from Augustine onward used, modified and criticized the Greek heritage in forming the tradition of Western Christian thought.

INST 161H: Western Civilization II: Great Books

• This course is a study of Modernity, both as a period and as a concept. We will pay special attention to the interaction between European modernity and the heritage of Christianity. This course traces philosophical, theological, and literary thought from the Reformation, through the Enlightenment, and into the 20th century.

Second Year

HON 201: Cosmology

• The course will seek to study humankind's preconceptions and understanding of the structure and origin of the universe and how these views have influenced belief systems and history. Includes observatory experience.

HON 202 Introduction to Christian Theology

• This course aims to introduce students to the Christian tradition of theological reflection on Christian faith and life, addressing topically the historical formation of basic Christian doctrine concerning Scripture, the Trinity, creation and providence, Christology, grace, salvation, the Church, sacraments and Last Things.

THEO 210: Foundations of Christian Spirituality

• This course covers: Christian belief in relation to the educational growth of young adults; belief-doubt relationships; key areas of conflict for the modern believer; sources of certainty.

COM 120: Public Speaking

• A first course in speaking to entertain, inform and persuade. Course includes preparation, organization and delivery of speeches and uses an informal low-key approach designed to reduce performance anxiety.

Third and Fourth Years

Honors electives

• THC students are required to take two upper-level courses that will be counted as "honors electives." The purpose of honors electives is to engage students in challenging courses from differing disciplinary perspectives than they are exposed to in their major. Both honors electives must be selected from courses outside the major discipline and requirements, and at least one must be taken outside the disciplinary division of the major Study abroad.

Study Abroad

• During the third or forth year, THC students complete a semester of study at universities and programs around the globe, taking courses both within and outside their major areas of focus. Students select a program from a list of approved off-campus programs, which occur in many different countries around the world and have many different foci.

HON 480: Honors Capstone

• The course provides a point of culmination and integration of knowledge to the educational program of the Templeton Honors College. It builds on and extends students' abilities to utilize a Christian worldview by thoughtfully applying biblical and theological resources to given topics of significance in the contemporary world.

Senior Thesis Project

• All honors students complete a senior thesis or project within their discipline under the direction of faculty from their major department.

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