Core Courses at Eastern University
Fixed Core
In the core curriculum, students take a group of courses designed to fulfill the basic educational mission of Eastern University: to provide biblical foundations to which all learning and action can be related; to insure acquisition of certain basic skills; and to broaden the student’s view of the world. Students must complete the core in order to graduate.
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Old and New Testament: BIB 101 & 102
Who is God and what is His relationship to humanity? How do we reconcile God the warrior with God as mercy? Does the covenant extend between God's chosen people? What role does Jesus Christ play in the drama?
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College Writing : ENG 102
This first semester course teaches students the fundamentals of composition, comprehension and critical thinking. College writing seeks to get incoming students acclimated to the demands of academic scholarship and research.
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Introduction to Faith, Reason and Justice: INST 150
This course introduces students to the mission and values of Eastern University by exposing them to its three major commitments: faith, reason, and justice, as well as to the related themes of community, scholarship, service, and church. Course requirements include twenty hours of service learning at various locations throughout the greater Philadelphia area.
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Heritage of Western Thought and Civilization: INST 160 or 161
What are the forces that have brought modern society to where it is today? At which points has the church been shaped by these forces? How can the church become a shaper of culture instead of shaped by culture?
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Science, Technology, and Values: INST 250 How are scientific theories constructed? How do the scientist's values impact his or her research? How do research findings impact our cultural values? What is one to do when the findings of science seem to conflict with our understanding of scripture?
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Justice and Diversity in a Pluralistic Society: INST 270
What values, attitudes and knowledge are responsible for shaping our world views? What is the Christian concept of justice and what does the Bible teach about right relationships? What 'blinders' keep us from seeing injustice?
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Breadth Core
This consists of broad areas, from which a student selects any three or four credit course which does not have a prerequisite and is not specifically excluded in the course description. When more than one course is to be taken in an area, the courses must be from different departments.
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Physical Fitness (one course from BKIN100 options)
How will physical fitness help you benefit as you get older? What activities can you participate in that will help you to lead a healthy lifestyle?
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Theological Studies:
Choose between Foundations of Christian Spirituality, Theological Thinking, Patristic and Medieval Christianity, or Reformation and Modern Christianity. (3 credits).
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Natural Sciences:
Two courses from math, computer science, astronomy, biology, physical science, or chemistry courses, one of which must be a lab (7-8 credits).
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Humanities: Two courses from communications, dance, English literature, fine arts, history, languages, music, philosophy or theatre (6 credits).
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Social Sciences:
Two courses from anthropology, economics, geography, missions, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology (6 credits).
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Cultural Horizons: One course from DAN 365, 375; ENG 225; FRE 361; HIS 350, 352, 353, 354, 371, 372, 440; INST 213, 214, 215, 216, 217; MUS 250; SPA361, 362, 402 (3 credits). How is life conceptualized and practiced in cultural settings outside of the West? This core segment explores the rich traditions of various ethnic communities.
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Capstone: INST 480
The purpose of INST 480 Capstone is to provide a point of culmination and integration to the educational experience of undergraduate junior and senior students. It seeks to build on and extend their abilities to utilize a Christian worldview by intelligently applying biblical and theological resources to a given topic of significant importance to the contemporary world. It also utilizes the perspectives and approaches of at least two disciplines so as to model and explore the unity of truth across disciplinary boundaries.)
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