ABP 101 Covenant and Community-An Introduction to the Bible (3 SH)
This course surveys the content and the backgrounds of the Old and New Testaments (the Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible). It explores the themes that are developed through this library of writings, and how they come together to tell a broad story of God's work in the world. It invites students to consider the meaning of the Bible's story for our world. Core: ABP
delete? ABP 201 Ethics in the Way of Jesus (3 SH)
This course seeks to discern how following Jesus' way of peace with justice in the world is essential for interpreting the Bible on contemporary moral questions, in all aspects of life. The class will emphasize what it means to think ethically in a variety of areas, within the context of the Anabaptist tradition. Core: ABP
new ABP 260 Questions of Faith and Ethics (3 SH)
This course provides students with conversational space to wrestle with questions of how to live meaningfully. Diverse readings from faith and non-faith perspectives equip students to consider how to pursue a good life and introduce them to some of what makes Anabaptists distinctive. Through lectures, discussions, activities, and small, student-led dialogue groups, students will learn to identify and articulate differences between a range of responses to each question, and develop and argue for their own view in conversation with the readings, their social context, and their own individual experience. This course is recommended for students in their second year, but second-semester first-year students may register for it.
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new ABP 360: Good Questions (1 SH)
In this 1 SH practicum course, students lead dialogue groups for ABP 260. Weekly student-led dialogue groups cultivate belonging and intercultural communication in ABP 260. The practicum includes training, creating plans for weekly dialogues, and dialogue leadership. Prerequisite: ABP 260
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These courses are designed to help students gain oral competency and a solid grammatical base in Spanish through small group, intensive classes. They are offered in the setting of a cross-cultural study experience offered by EMU. When offered through the Central America Study and Service program in Guatemala City, Guatemala, classes meet for four hours, five days a week for seven weeks. Students live with Guatemalan families to enhance linguistic immersion. Each student is assessed at the beginning for placement and at the end for oral and written competency. The courses will be designed to meet the individual student's needs.
old Core CCSSC 201 Cross-Cultural Social Science (1-3 SH)
This course provides the foundation for intercultural learning and is offered in conjunction with the off-campus programs including semester programs (Option 1), summer 3 or 6 week programs (Option 2) or WCSC semester or summer programs (Option 3). For additional information on any cross-cultural offerings, students are encouraged to contact the Intercultural Programs office. Core: CC
old Core CCSSC 202 Cross-Cultural Learning Integration (0-1 SH)
International students, multicultural students and students with previous qualifying cross-cultural experiences reflect on their learning to fulfill the experiential component of the cross-cultural requirements. Permission must be granted by the Intercultural Programs director to take this course once the 7-8 SH of cross-cultural designates (including foreign language) are complete. Core: CC
old Core CCSSC 211 Cross-Cultural Community Immersion (3 SH)
This course is offered on campus during the semester and includes a significant experience (at least 40 hours) in the home of a local family from a different language and culture than that of the student. Requirements also include at least 20 hours in partnership with an Intensive English Program student. For additional information on any cross-cultural offerings, students are encouraged to contact the Intercultural Programs office. Core: CC
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CMUS 499 Independent Study (1-3 SH)
delete CORE 101 Transitions (1 SH)
This course is for all first-year students. Students engage in small groups to explore the academic, empathic, and vocational skills that support a successful transition to EMU. Discussion and community-building is emphasized.
new Core 102 First-Year Portfolio (1 SH)
In this course, students will meet in small groups with their first-year advisers to develop skills to enable a successful transition to EMU and begin to develop their academic, co-curricular, intercultural plans. Assignments, activities, and gatherings will introduce the four Core portfolio themes of Faith and Ethics, Intercultural Understanding, Power and Equity, and Sustainability. Students will develop resumes, set up their EMU portfolios, and earn EMU experience points towards their first EMU Engage credit as they attend orientation activities and events of their choice for class.
delete CORE 201 Life Wellness (2 SH)
This largely experiential course focuses on creation care and stewardship of the body in relation to doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God. This course is not available for first-year students and is ideally taken in the second year at EMU. (Education students seeking PreK-3, PreK-6, SPED, or Health and Physical Education (PreK-12) licensure, substitute HE 202 Health and Safety for CORE 201 Life Wellness.)
new CORE 202 Living Well (2 SH)
This largely experiential course invites students to explore their own wellness and well being through the lens of holistic wellness, and supports them in pursuing goals for well-being in a personal growth project. Students will consider various intersecting dimensions of well-being, including physical, social, community, emotional/mental, faith, spiritual, financial, and occupational. Through community-building activities, conversations with expert guests, and work towards individual goals related to various dimensions of health, students will integrate and apply their understandings about well-being in college and beyond as part of their journey to become wise, bridge-building leaders.
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new CORE 300 Power, Systems, and Justice (3 SH)
The class will focus on race, gender, economic inequality, class, and other dimensions of identity and difference. Students will understand and analyze the ways structural inequality shapes their lives and the lives of those around them. The course identifies and builds skills for individuals to work toward equity in their own professional and personal lives. Students will have the opportunity to develop creative and ethical ways of strategically disrupting and transforming unjust systems. To be taken by students in the junior or senior year. Also fulfilled by SOWK 360 Race and Gender, CCSSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality (WCSC), or CCSSC 388 Creativity, Culture, and Change: Latinidad in the Capital Region (WCSC).
new CORE 301 Transfer Portfolio (1 SH)
This course will enable transfer students to bridge the narratives of their education journey prior to and after arriving at EMU. Assignments, activities, and gatherings will introduce the four Core portfolio themes of Faith and Ethics, Intercultural Understanding, Power and Equity, and Sustainability. Students will develop resumes, set up their EMU portfolios, and earn EMU experience points towards their first EMU Engage credit as they attend events of their choice for class. The course will be optional in 2022-23 while it is being piloted. Asynchronous or non-credit options may be made available in the future to orient Transfers to the portfolio platform. Available only to transfer students.
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This team-taught course provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their life journeys and synthesize their undergraduate experience as they consider their transition from EMU. The course focuses on identity formation, the process of being and becoming, and finding voice. A chosen theme frames volitional and reflective inquiry. Registration is limited to students in their final year of enrollment. Core: SrSem
new CORE 402 Senior Portfolio (1 SH)
In this course, to be taken in their final semester on campus, students will connect with a group of seniors from across the university and a member of the staff, administration, or faculty as they curate the materials in their portfolio and craft narratives about their time at EMU. Students will update resumes, create outward-facing versions of their portfolios, and consider how they would respond to interview questions related to EMU Core outcomes with examples from their time at EMU. This course may also provide a space for students to explore content related to stewardship, leadership, and basics of survival after college. Curriculum to be developed in collaboration with Career Services and consultation with Writing Program Director.
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This course will integrate the science and communication of environmental sustainability. Students will explain the significance of environmental sustainability and the interconnectedness between the natural world and human thriving by demonstrating effective communication skills to a specific audience for a specific purpose. Students will understand how science works, review how it is interpreted in popular science and advocacy, and in turn create their own visual and written media and oral communication about sustainability. The course will be capped at 24. Core: Communication Foundations (Spring 2024)
ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems (2 SH)
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College Algebra topics include equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational functions, exponential functions, and triangle geometry. Core: MATH
MATH 120 Math for Social Decision Making (2 SH)
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Topics include symbolic logic, geometric constructions and transformations, set theory, graph theory, and an introduction to computer programming. Core: MATH
MATH 136 Finite Math-Number Theory and Probability (2 SH)
Number theory (including number systems, modular arithmetic, divisibility, prime numbers), counting, probability. Core: MATH
MATH 144 Precalculus (2 SH)
This course serves as preparation for calculus; topics include trigonometric functions and identities, logarithms, exponential functions, summation notation, advanced algebraic manipulations, and an introduction to limits. Prerequisite: Math 114 or equivalent. Core: MATH
MATH 150 Elements of Calculus (3 SH)
This course is a survey of the concepts of differential and integral calculus, at a less rigorous level than Calculus I and Calculus II. The course emphasizes the applications of calculus to problems in business, economics and the sciences. Credit will not be given for both this course and MATH 185. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in MATH 144 or MATH 154 or high school equivalent. (Spring 2024) Core: MATH
MATH 154 Math for Engineering (2 SH)
This course is intended to prepare engineering students to take beginning courses in engineering and calculus. Students will gain a working knowledge of the mathematics used in the study of measurement, circuits, statics, and dynamics. Offered in conjunction with ENGR 156. Core: MATH
MATH 170 Discrete Mathematics (4 SH)
Discrete Mathematics serves as an introduction to advanced mathematics. In addition to learning material that is fundamental to mathematics and computer science, this course will emphasize logical thinking, problem-solving, and communication about abstract problems. Topics include set theory, number theory, logic, relations, mathematical induction and other forms of proof, combinatorics, and graph theory. Prerequisite: Four years of high school mathematics or permission of instructor. Core: MATH
MATH 185 Calculus I (4 SH)
This course is a study of the behavior of single-variable functions, including limits, continuity, the derivative, differentiation techniques, and applications. The course also includes an introduction to integration, including the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Credit will not be given for both this course and MATH 150. Prerequisite: a grade of B or higher in MATH 144 or MATH 154 (or high school equivalent). Core: MATH
MATH 195 Calculus II (4 SH)
This course is a continuation of Math 185. Topics include techniques and applications of integration of single-variable functions, infinite sequences and series, conic sections, parametric equations, and an introduction to vectors. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or higher in MATH 185, or permission of instructor. Core: MATH
MATH 284 Multivariate Calculus (2 SH)
This course is a continuation of Math 185. Topics include the differentiation and integration of multivariate functions. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in MATH 195, or permission of instructor. (Fall 2024) Core: MATH
MATH 286 Vector Calculus (2 SH)
Topics include vector-valued functions, line integrals, Green's Theorem, surface integrals, the Divergence Theorem, and Stokes' Theorem. Offered every other fall. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in MATH 284, or permission of instructor. (Fall 2024) Core: MATH
MATH 310 Differential Equations (3 SH)
A study of the use of differential equations - that is, equations involving both functions and their derivatives - in the construction of mathematical models to address real-world problems. Students will be taught analytical, numerical, and graphical techniques for formulating, solving, and interpreting ordinary differential equations of first and higher order. The emphasis will be on applications to engineering and the physical sciences. Prerequisite: MATH 195. (Fall 2024) Core: MATH
MATH 330-335 Topics in Mathematics (2 SH)
The content of this course is determined by the special interest of the faculty and students. Courses taught in the past include Number Theory, Coding Theory, Math Research, Math Modeling, Advanced Geometry, History of Mathematics, and Computability. The course can be taken more than once. Prerequisite: Math 170 and permission of the instructor. Core: MATH
MATH 350 Linear Algebra (3 SH)
Topics include systems of linear equations, matrices, linear transformations, vectors in Rn , vector spaces, linear independence, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, discrete dynamical systems, and inner products. The course contains a mix of theory and applications. Pre- or corequisites: MATH 170 and MATH 195 or permission of instructor. (Fall 2023) Core: MATH
MATH 364 Geometry (2 SH)
This course covers the core topics of Euclidean geometry, with an emphasis on proof-writing. Geometric transformations and non-Euclidean geometry will be included, as time allows. (Fall 2024) Core: MATH, CI
MATH 450 Introduction to Analysis (3 SH)
Analysis is a critical study of the calculus, with heavy emphasis on rigorous proof-writing. Topics include real numbers, sequences, limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration. Prerequisites: MATH 170 and MATH 195. (Spring 2025) Core: MATH, WI
MATH 460 Abstract Algebra (3 SH)
This course is a proof-based study of the properties of groups, rings (including polynomial theory), and fields. The course also builds on the number theory encountered in MATH 170. Prerequisite: MATH 350. (Spring 2024) Core: MATH, WI
MATH 470 Mathematical Probability (3 SH)
A study of probability, random variables, distribution and density functions, and the theory behind the statistical techniques used in STAT 220. Prerequisites: MATH 170, STAT 220, and MATH 284. (Spring 2025) Core: MATH
MATH 499 Independent Study (1-3 SH)
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This general education course provides an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include correlation, normal distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Spreadsheets will be introduced and used throughout the course. Credit will not be given for both this course and STAT 120 or STAT 220. Core: MATH. Offered Offered through Lancaster
STAT 150 Data Visualization (2 SH)
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Linear and multiple regression, logistic regression, one-way and two-way Analysis of Variance, statistical software. Prerequisite: STAT 220. Core: MATH
THEO 201 Introduction to Theology (3 SH)
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