Humanities (AA)
Credential: Associate of Arts
Major: Humanities
Certification/Licensure: This program is not intended to lead to licensure.
Location: Lancaster
Program Director: Dr. Geoffrey Reiter
Program Mission Statement: The Humanities program seeks to cultivate wisdom in students through the study of human thought, culture, and artifacts. Students will learn to see God as the author of human creation and the love of God as the ultimate purpose for studying human creation.
Program Description: The Arts and Sciences Department designed the Humanities program to provide LBC students with a degree that deepens their understanding of God and broadens their understanding of humanity. The major takes advantage of the disciplines already part of the Arts and Sciences core curriculum while it offers students the opportunity to dig deeper into courses that help students see the world, its cultures, its societies, and its people according to the light of Scripture.
Program Learning Outcomes: As a result of this degree, students will do the following:
1. Employ reasonable thought and argumentation in evaluating human culture.
2. Articulate an understanding of how and why God is the final object of human thought, expression, and creativity.
3. Develop a biblical framework for understanding and evaluating the virtues of human culture.
4. Cultivate an appreciation of the diversity and dignity of human beings as well as their weaknesses and flaws.
5. Understand the self and others in light of cultural artifacts and masterpieces.
Curriculum Structure and Degree Requirements
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Curriculum Structure
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Credits
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LBC Foundation Studies Courses
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4
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Bible & Theology Core Courses
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15
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Arts & Sciences Core Courses
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15
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Major Courses
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22
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Exploration Studies – Elective Courses
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6
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Program Total
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62
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LBC Foundations (4 credits)
Bible and Theology Courses (15 credits)
| BTH 101 | Foundations for Biblical and Theological Studies | 3 |
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption & Consummation | 3 |
Arts and Sciences Courses (15 credits)
| LAN 101 | Academic Writing, Research, and Rhetoric | 3 |
| LAN 104 | Public Speaking | 3 |
LIT
| Literature Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
MAT
| Math Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
| PHI 201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
Major Courses (22 credits)
HIS
| History Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
SCI
| Science Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
SCI L
| Science Core Lab | 1 |
| LAN 230 | Survey of Classical Rhetoric to Modern Contexts | 3 |
| Arts & Sciences Elective | 15-18 credits |
| Arts & Sciences Elective | 15-18 credits |
| Arts & Sciences Elective | 15-18 credits |
| Arts & Sciences Elective | 15-18 credits |
Exploration Studies (6 credits)
Program Director: Geoffrey Reiter, PhD
Dr. Reiter is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Literature at Lancaster. He holds an MA in Church History from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a PhD in English from Baylor University. Prior to his time at LBC, he was Associate Professor and English Program Coordinator at The Baptist College of Florida. Dr. Reiter is also a writer and associate editor at the website Christ and Pop Culture. He is the author of over a dozen academic articles on theology and genre fiction, and he has published several poems and short stories in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres. He loves discovering ways in which the Bible helps us “read” culture and the ways in which cultural products like literature, film, or television may help us “defamiliarize” Scripture to see old truths from new and surprising angles.