Be Known at Oregon's Christian University

Summer Classes

Campus Courses

*Click for the course description

ARTS 111 - Drawing I

Instructor: Lori McLaughlin
Description: Art majors given preference. This course is a study of materials, methods, and techniques used for drawing with pencil, ink, charcoal, and other drawing media. Additional course fee is required.

ARTS 112 - Drawing II

Instructor: Lori McLaughlin
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: Art majors given preference. This course is a study of materials, methods, and techniques used for drawing with pencil, ink, charcoal, and other drawing media. Additional course fee is required. Prerequisite: ARTS 111 Drawing I

ARTS 241 - Beginning Ceramics

Location: NSA 104
Instructor: Mark Terry
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: Introduction to basic hand-building techniques and surface design. Additional course fee is required.

ARTS 341 - Intermediate Ceramics

Location: NSA 104
Instructor: Mark Terry
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: A further development of the students' knowledge and skill in throwing, hand building, and firing techniques in ceramics. Additional course fee is required. Prerequisite: ARTS 241 Beginning Ceramics.

ARTS 441 - Advanced Ceramics

Location: NSA 104
Instructor: Mark Terry
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWF
Description: Focuses on the individual artistic development of students as they combine techniques and subject matter into a personal style of visual communication. Additional course fee is required. Prerequisite: ARTS 341 Intermediate Ceramics.

BIBL 100 - Bible Survey

Location: STV 208
Instructor:
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 PM MTWTF
Description: This course provides an overview of the history, literature, themes, major persons, and key events in the Bible. It provides a biblical foundation for the educational experience of the undergraduate students at George Fox University and is required of all first-year students, including transfers. It may be taken either semester of the student's first year and is a prerequisite for Bible enrichment electives that follow. Alternatively, students may opt to take the two-semester, 6-credit sequence: BIBL 101 and BIBL 102, and this option is strongly recommended for majors and minors in biblical studies, Christian ministries, religion, or philosophy.

BIBL 260 - Life of Christ

Location: HVR 208
Instructor: Steve Sherwood
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM MWTF
Description: The Synoptic Gospels - Matthew, Mark, and Luke - form the foundation for this inquiry into the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Taking BIBL 100 Bible Survey or BIBL 102 Literature of the New Testament first is recommended.

BIBL 285 - Selected Topics: The Bible and Cinema

Location: HVR 210
Instructor: John Knox
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM MTWTF
Description: An in-depth study of the movie industries retelling of the classic stories in the Bible (Old and New Testament), ranging in cinematic interpretations from the literal to the metaphorical to the fantastical to the heretical. Besides reaffirming the literal storyline in the Bible, students will also learn basic film theory as well as reasonable techniques and filters for reviewing and interpreting cinematic presentations in the modern era, and a greater understanding of the purposes and consequences of biblical movie productions.

BIBL 485 - Selected Topics: The Bible and Cinema

Instructor: John Knox
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM MTWTF
Description: An in-depth study of the movie industries retelling of the classic stories in the Bible (Old and New Testament), ranging in cinematic interpretations from the literal to the metaphorical to the fantastical to the heretical. Besides reaffirming the literal storyline in the Bible, students will also learn basic film theory as well as reasonable techniques and filters for reviewing and interpreting cinematic presentations in the modern era, and a greater understanding of the purposes and consequences of biblical movie productions.

BIOL 331 - Human Anatomy and Physiology

Location: EHS 325
Instructor: Dwight Kimberly
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 AM MTWTF
Description: Structure and function of the human body. Fall semester topics include basic chemistry, body organization, integument, skeleton, muscles, and the nervous system, including special senses. The course meets general education requirements and is designed for nonscience majors. Three lectures and one laboratory per week. Additional course fee is required.

HIST 152 - United States From 1865

Location: STV 109
Instructor: Paul Otto
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: The second half of a two-semester survey of American history. The course surveys historical development in the United States beginning with Reconstruction of the nation during and after the Civil War and continuing through contemporary times.

INTL 310 - Cultural Anthropology

Location: STV 209
Instructor: Terry Steele
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: A comparative study of world societies and their ways of life. (Identical to INTL 310).

MATH 150 - World of Math

Location: STV 207
Instructor: Staff
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: A liberal arts math course emphasizing applications of mathematical concepts in areas such as financial topics, probability and statistics, and uses spreadsheets as a mathematical tool.

MATH 180 - College Algebra

Instructor: John Johnson
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: An algebra course designed for students who have a good background in high school algebra and are prepared to cover the major topics of algebra in more depth and breadth. Applications of algebra will be emphasized in this course. This course does not serve as a prerequisite for the calculus sequence. Prerequisite: high school algebra or equivalent.

MATH 211 - Found. of Elementary Math I

Offered June 10-28
Location: VAC 168
Instructor: Sandra Johnson
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: This course focuses on the development of the mathematical knowledge needed for teaching elementary and middle school mathematics. Topics include elementary number theory, arithmetic operations, and algebra, and the NCTM process strands of problem solving, representation, and communication. Additional course fee is required.

MATH 212 - Found. of Elementary Math II

Offered July 1-19
Location: VAC 168
Instructor: Sandra Fish
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: This course focuses on the development of the mathematical knowledge needed for teaching elementary and middle school mathematics. Topics include geometry, measurement, data analysis, statistics, and probability, and the NCTM process strands of reasoning and proof and connections. Prerequisite: MATH 211 Foundations of Elementary Mathematics I (4 semester hours).

PHYS 150 - Physics of Everyday Life

Location: EHS 111 & HVR 206
Instructor: Robert Melendy
Time: 1:00 - 4:30 PM MTWTF
Description: A relevant and practical introduction to everyday physical phenomena through a conceptual survey of various physics topics, including motion, energy, sound, light, electricity, and relativity. No mathematical background is required. This course meets the general education requirement and is designed for non science majors. Two lectures and one laboratory period per week. Additional course fee is required.

RELI 260 - History/Doctrine of Friends

Offered June 6 to July 26
Instructor: Jamie Johnson
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM MTWTF
Description: This course explores the rich heritage of the Quaker movement in its historical, social, and religious settings. The distinguishing beliefs of Friends and contemporary trends also will be studied, with particular interest in how to apply timeless truths in timely ways.

RELI 285 - Selected Topics: Congregational Discernment

Instructor: Paul Anderson
Description: This special study can be taken for 1-4 hours and is built upon the student's participation in the Leadership Institute for Group Discernment May 20-23 at Tilikum (goodnewsassoc.org/leadershipinstitute); Fox students receive a a special registration discount of $100 (down from $350). Special study before and after the conference, either in person or via e-mail, to be arranged.

REL 300 - Christian Foundations

Location: HVR 208
Instructor: Mark McLeod-Harrison
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: Christ-centered believers are united in basic understandings that should inform and guide all of life, including service, worship, and vocation. This course introduces a Christian view of the world through the lens of historic theology and its implications for living the Christian life. Prerequisite: BIBL 100 Bible Survey, or BIBL 101 and BIBL 102 Literature of the Old and New Testaments.

RELI 485 - Selected Topics: Congregational Discernment

Instructor: Paul Anderson
Description: This special study can be taken for 1-4 hours and is built upon the student's participation in the Leadership Institute for Group Discernment May 20-23 at Tilikum (goodnewsassoc.org/leadershipinstitute); Fox students receive a a special registration discount of $100 (down from $350). Special study before and after the conference, either in person or via e-mail, to be arranged.

SOCI 310 - Cultural Anthropology

Location: STV 209
Instructor: Terry Steele
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: A comparative study of world societies and their ways of life. (Identical to INTL 310.)

WRIT 110 - College Writing

Location: STV 101
Instructor: Kristie Richman
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MTWTF
Description: A course concentrating on expository writing, with an introduction to basic research methods. Argumentative writing is also introduced.