Course Schedule   2010 - Fall 2011 - January Mini-Term 2011 - Spring 2011 - May Mini-Term 2011 - Summer 2011 - Summer 2 2011 - Fall 2012 - January Mini-Term 2012 - Spring 2012 - May Mini-Term 2012 - Summer 2012 - Summer 2 2012 - Fall 2013 - January Mini-Term 2013 - Spring 2013 - May Mini-Term 2013 - Summer 2013 - Summer 2 2013 - Fall 2014 - January Mini-Term 2014 - Spring 2014 - May Mini-Term 2014 - Summer 2014 - Summer 2   ALL COURSES (Approx 30 sec. to load) ALL ONLINE COURSES Biology Computer Sci/Netwk Engineering English General Studies History/Political Science Intensive English Program Kinesiology Management Missions Music Education Natural Science Psychology Sociology Speech Communication Theology     SOC-3013-01 - Contemporary Social Issues   Building:  Online course   Room:  TBA   Instructor:  Alan Young   Credit Hours:  3   Days/Time:   TBA   TBA   Course Capacity:  0   Seats Remaining:   Closed   Comments: $150 Online Fee 4 paperbacks (see bookstore)   Description:   A capstone General Education CORE course. An examination of critically important and compelling social and personal issues for Christians in the development of thoughtful, informed Christian understandings and responses. Emphasis on factors influencing individual moral development and religious belief; the impact of print and electronic media in shaping cultural norms, societal roles, and views of the self; the biblical mandate for justice as raised by topics related to politics, economy, and the law; the role of family, society, and culture in affecting responses to race, gender, ethnicity; and the processes by which an individual's development and surrounding culture influence fundamental assumptions, beliefs, and ways of thinking.   Prerequisites:   Introduction to Sociology (SOC 1113) / Junior or 15 or more Gen. Ed. CORE credit hours passed / Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 2013) and Introduction to Christian Thought (THEO 2233) recommended.