Summer Courses

Each online course is easily transferable (particularly among Christian colleges). If you choose to enroll at Gordon, many of these course options fulfill a Core Curriculum requirement, giving you a jump on credits before you enroll.

Summer Term 1: Starting May 13th

BCM 103 New Testament
Credits: 4
Instructor: Dr. Steve Hunt
Schedule: May 13-June 22 (Online Asynchronous)

Core Credit: Theology

Course Description
Examines history and teachings of the New Testament in political, social and religious contexts. Highlights important theologival themes such as sin, grade, junstification by faith and the Kingdon of God.

BIO 105 Cell Structure and Function (with lab)
Credits: 2
Instructor: Dr. Ming Zheng
Schedule: May 13–May 29; MWF 9 AM-12:20 p.m.; LAB TR 9 AM-12 p.m. (in-person)
Classroom: KOSC 302 & 307 (lab)
**Lab fee**
Core Credit: Natural Sciences

Course Description
Concepts of cell structure and function. Cellular processes include respiration and photosynthesis, mitosis and meiosis. Weekly laboratory. Lab fee.

BIO105 Syllabus

BIO 106 Genetics and Development (with lab)
Credits: 2
Instructor: Dr. Ming Zheng
Schedule: May 30–June 14; MWF 9 a.m.-12:20 p.m.; LAB TR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (in-person)
Classroom: KOSC 302 & 307 (lab)
**Lab fee**
Core Credit: Natural Sciences

Course Description
Explores Mendelian, molecular and developmental genetics. Weekly laboratory. Lab fee.

BIO106 Syllabus

COM 152 Media and Society
Credits: 4
Instructor: Timothy Morgan [email protected]
Schedule: May 13-June 22 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Fine Arts

Course Description
Examines how media of mass communication both reflect and influence our culture. Considers how knowledge of environment and models for social interaction are affected by mediated communication, and how financial and organizational structures of media influence content and approach.

COM152 Syllabus

ENG 141 Western Literature
Credits: 4
Instructor: Alex Miller
Schedule: May 13 - June 22 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Literature

Course Description
Studies selected literary works in European cultural tradition from ancient Greece through the modern period.

ENG141 Syllabus

HIS 121 Historical Perspectives (Christianity and Western Civilizations)
Credits: 4
Instructor: Prof. Beverly Armstrong
Schedule: May 13–June 8 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: First Year Core

Course Description
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.

HIS121 Syllabus

LAT 101S Beginning Latin I
Credits: 4
Instructor: Prof. Ian Drummond
Schedule: May 13–June 22 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: World Languages

Course Description
Introduction to classical Latin language and aspects of Roman culture and history. Covers fundamentals of grammar, morphology and syntax, along with readings from Latin prose literature (e.g., Caesar, Sallust, Cicero and Livy). Emphasis on developing facility in reading Latin texts including reading aloud.

LAT101 Syllabus

PHI 118 The Examined Life (Introduction to Philosophy)
Credits: 4
Instructor: Dr. Mark Gedney
Schedule: May 13–June 22 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Humanities

Course Description
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?

PHI118 Syllabus

PHI 215 Business Ethics
Credits: 4
Instructor: Mark Gedney
Schedule: July 1-August 10 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Philosophy (Also fulfills the 'Ethics' requirement for the philosophy major and minor, and satisfies the elective for the Prelaw minor.)

Course Description
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.

PSY 180 Person in Psychological Context (Introduction to Psychology)
Credits: 4
Instructor: Susan Bobb
Schedule: May 13–June 8 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Social Sciences

Course Description
Explores psychological perspectives on the nature of persons in a cross-cultural context. Focuses on research and theory, and introduces the discipline of psychology. Topics addressed include learning, development, social behavior, physiology, personality, memory, emotion, thinking, and diagnosis and treatment of disorders.

PSY180 Syllabus

Summer Term 2: Starting July 1st

ENG 141 Western Literature
Credits: 4
Instructor: [email protected]
Schedule: July 1–Aug 10 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: Literature

Course Description
Studies selected literary works in European cultural tradition from ancient Greece through the modern period.

ENG141 Syllabus

GEN 130 Heritage: Cultivate Your Classical Roots
Credits: 4
Instructor: Jason Lawrenz
Schedule: June 30-August 13

Course Description
Heritage is a week-long summer honors program for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors that offers a taste of college life in faith-revitalizing Christian community. On Gordon College’s campus, students will cultivate a love for beauty, reflection, and hospitality while deepening relationships with their cohort and Creator. Highlights of the week include faculty workshops on the creative arts (e.g., poetry, theater, architecture, and printmaking), gardening at Cider Hill Farm, and excursions into Boston and the North Shore of Massachusetts. Apply today!

HIS 171 A Walking Tour of Western Civilization: History through Museums, Archives & Historical Sites
Credits:4
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Hevelone-Harper
Schedule: July 1-July 27 (Hybrid online/in-person)
*Counts towards History major and minor

Course Description
Join us on a walk through time as we encounter art and culture from the ancient and medieval worlds through the American Revolution. This summer course makes the most of world class museums and key historical sites of greater Boston to explore history, faith, art and civilization. This course is a hybrid, combining online instruction with one week of in-person tours. Students are required to commute to and from campus during the week of July 15-22, departing as early as 8 a.m. and returning as late as 5 p.m.

*Standard Summer Term tuition plus an additional $190 fee, includes all travel, event admissions and lunches.

LAT 102S Beginning Latin II
Credits: 4
Instructor: Prof. Ian Drummond
Schedule: July 1–Aug 10 (Online Asynchronous)
Core Credit: World Languages

LAT102 Syllabus

THT 171 Summer Theatre Academy
Credits: 1
Instructor: Kimberly LaCroix
Schedule: July 8-12 (on-campus/in-person)

Course Description
Group-intensive laboratory designed to explore special topics in theatre including but not limited to voice production, movement, stage combat, dialects, acting styles, theatre design, musical theatre, interpretive studies for historical enactor. This seminar is open to rising 10-12 grade high school students only. Apply today!

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