Dual Enrollment Online Courses
Each online course is easily transferable (particularly among Christian colleges). If you choose to enroll at Gordon, all of these options fulfill Core Curriculum requirements, giving you a jump on credits before you enroll.
All courses meet online asynchronously.
HIS 121 Historical Perspectives (Christianity and Western Civilization)
Credits: 4
Examines culture-building, development and change, and interaction of diverse peoples across a broad swath of history. Explores Christianity from its Middle Eastern roots through Renaissance/Reformation to global cultures of the contemporary world in political, technological, social and cultural contexts. Investigates Christian traditions, missionary endeavors, reform movements and relationships between adherents of different world religions. Introduces critical evaluation of historical evidence. Does not count toward a history major, fulfills Core requirement
PHI 118 The Examined Life
Credits: 4
Introduces students to important historical and thematic issues about what it means to be human: Who are we? What is our place in the cosmos and how do we relate to the natural world around us? What does it mean to find an object or work of art beautiful? What does it mean to live well as opposed to just living? What is the best way to live well together as a society of persons? How can we know what is true? And how, given that we are made in God’s image, are we to understand our relationship to God?
Fulfills common core requirement.
PHI 215 Business Ethics
Credits: 4
Examines both ethical theory’s general application to the world of business, including how our religious commitments shape these ethical commitments, as well as specific areas of ethical concern; such as whistle-blowing, conflict of interest, privacy, corporate responsibility, and the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. Fulfills Gordon Core Philosophy requirement.