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2022-2023 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Numbering of Courses

A hyphenated course (e.g. 101-102) is one that continues throughout the year, the second semester of which has as a prerequisite the first semester. A non-hyphenated course (e.g. 101, 102) is one that continues throughout the year, the second semester of which does not have as a prerequisite the first semester.

Generally, first semester courses are represented by odd numbers; second semester by even numbers.

Offering of Courses

Belhaven University reserves the right to cancel any course for which there is an enrollment of fewer than five students.

Credit hours are indicated in parentheses following course titles.

Please contact the campus of your choice for the available degree programs.

Note: Below are listings of all courses offered in the adult studies programs at Belhaven University; however, not all of these courses are offered at each campus.
 

Creative Writing
  

  • CWR 304A - Advanced Poetry Writing I (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in practicing advanced techniques of writing poetry in both traditional and open forms. Covers topics including line, form, meter, sound, image, and figurative language. Requires students to submit poems for publication and to participate in a public poetry reading. Workshop format. Limited to 12 students. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 304B - Advanced Poetry Writing II (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in practicing advanced techniques of writing poetry in both traditional and open forms. Covers topics including line, form, meter, sound, image, and figurative language. Requires students to submit poems for publication and to participate in a public poetry reading. Workshop format. Limited to 12 students. Allow Audit
    Type of PRE-REQ CWR 304A  Previous or Concurrent Enrollment Required
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 305 - Advanced Short Fiction Writing (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in practicing advanced techniques of writing fiction. Covers topics including point of view, character, setting, plot, dialogue, and voice. Requires students to submit stories for publication and to participate in a public fiction reading. Workshop format. Limited to 12 students. Allow Audit
    Yearly Cycle Even years only
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 306 - Advanced Non-Fiction Writing (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in practicing advanced techniques of writing nonfiction essays, including such subgenres as memoir and personal narratives, literary journalism, nature writing, travel essays, spiritual narratives, and humorous essays. Requires students to submit essays for publication and to participate in a public reading. Workshop format. Limited to 12 students. Audits Not Allowed
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • CWR 307 - Advanced Long Fiction Writing (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in practicing advanced techniques of writing long fiction such as the novella or novel. Covers topics including point of view, character, setting, plot, dialogue, and voice. Requires students to complete a sustained work of long fiction by the end of the semester. Workshop format. Limited to 15 students. Audits Not Allowed
    Type of PRE-REQ Complete CWR 211 . Previous Enrollment Required
    Yearly Cycle Odd years only
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 324 - Forms and Themes in Poetry (3)

    UG

    A blended literature and writing course (with emphasis on literature) specifically designed for creative writing students. Examines various traditional and nontraditional forms and themes in western and non-western literature. Seeks, through example and analysis, to understand what poetry is, how it has functioned, and what forms it has taken in various cultures, both past and present. Examines forms including epic, lyric, haiku, narrative, sonnet, hymn, and ballad. Audits Not Allowed
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • CWR 325 - Forms and Themes in Prose (3)

    UG

    A blended literature and writing course (with emphasis on literature) specifically designed for creative writing students. Examines various traditional and nontraditional forms and themes in western and non-western literature. Seeks, through example and analysis, to understand what prose is, how it has functioned, and what forms it has taken in various cultures, both past and present. Examines forms including myth, folktale, quest narrative, fairy tale, fable, and hero story. Audits Not Allowed
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 375 - Readings for Writers (3)

    UG

    This course introduces creators and writers to the study of aesthetics (philosophy of beauty), creativity (exercise of human imagination), and writing (imaginative communication through words) as understood from both traditional and biblical perspectives. Biblical worldview texts will include some or all of the following: Culture Making (Andy Crouch), Literature through the Eyes of Faith (eds. Susan Gallagher and Roger Lundin), The Christian Imagination (ed. Leland Ryken), Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott), On Stories (C. S. Lewis), Mystery and Manners (Flannery O’Connor), and The Mind of the Maker (Dorothy Sayers). Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CWR 480 - Research for Writers (3)

    UG

    Designed for creative writing students who are beginning research for their senior capstone projects. The course will cover various kinds of bibliographical and writing research methods, including the following: library and archival research, online and digital searches, personal interviews and collection of field narratives, observation, travel to particular settings, documentary and film viewing, museum visits, etc. Each student will produce a research portfolio and write academic papers about, and applying, research methodology. Audits Not Allowed
    Type of PRE-REQ CWR 211  Previous Enrollment Required, CWR 304A , CWR 304B  or CWR 305  Previous Enrollment Required, CWR 324  or CWR 325  Previous Enrollment Required
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • CWR 481 - Capstone Workshop (3)

    UG

    Designed for students interested in completing significant projects for publication. Students declare individual projects in one area of creative writing (e.g. a collection of poems, short stories, or essays; a long prose work or script) at the beginning of the semester, then complete the project under the direction of the instructor. Each student must defend his or her creative work and philosophy of aesthetics paper before a faculty committee. Workshop format. Limited to 6 students. Audits Not Allowed
    Type of PRE-REQ CWR 211  Previous Enrollment Required, Take 6 hours of 300-level Creative Writing Workshops Previous Enrollment Required
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • CWR 482 - Spec Topics Writing Workshop (3)

    UG

    Designed for students who want to write in specific genres, including the following: the novel or novella, fantasy fiction, historical fiction, extended works of creative nonfiction, literary journalism, long poems or poem sequences, writing for children and young adults, etc. Each time the workshop is offered, it will focus on a particular genre. At times, the course may be taught by a visiting writer. Requires students to submit essays for publication and to participate in a public reading. Workshop format. Limited to 12 students. Audits Not Allowed
    Type of PRE-REQ CWR 211  Previous Enrollment Required
  

  • CWR 495 - Mission and Calling for Writers (3)

    UG

    Prereq: Completion of 120 hours of internship field placement, evaluation by field supervisor, and junior standing. Supervised internships in fields where students have opportunities to use their writing skills. Internships may be completed in potential career areas such as the following: printing houses, presses and publishers, magazines and newspapers, nonprofits and government agencies, public relations, and missions organizations. Internships may be completed locally or out of state. All internships require prior approval of the Director of Creative Writing. Students will produce at least 25 pages of work product associated with the field experience. Typical texts for the academic portion of the internship include What Color Is Your Parachute? and Do What You Are. Students also will complete a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Career Key Inventory, and a mission-and-calling portfolio that includes reflective essays and resumes. Limited to 15 students. Audits Not Allowed
    Offering Terms Fall Only

Criminal Justice
  

  • CJU 320 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)

    UG

    A survey of the philosophies, functions, and methods of social control, with emphasis on law enforcement and those involved in its administration - police, courts, and corrections organizations. This course includes the study of the history, organization, processes, and problems related to criminal justice in the American heterogeneous, democratic society of the 21st century. Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CJU 360 - Corrections (3)

    UG

    This course explores the historical and contemporary correctional process from conviction to institutionalization. Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CJU 380 - Juvenile Delinquency (3)

    UG

    This course explores the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency as well as the adjudication process in the juvenile justice system. Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CJU 407 - Criminology (3)

    UG

    This course provides an overview of criminology in America: criminology concepts, theories of crime causation: rational choice, trait theory, social structure theory, social process theory, developmental theory, and biblical theory; and crime typologies: violent crime, terrorism, political crime, property crime (white collar, blue-collar, green collar), public order crime, cybercrime, technology, and transnational crime. Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CJU 412 - Police Organizations (3)

    UG

    An overview of policing in America, the organization and operations of police agencies, their history and evolution, the personality and role of the individual police officer. This course also addresses critical issues in policing, such as technology and criminalistics, as well as the increased threat of terrorism in America and policing responses to these new challenges. Audits Not Allowed
  

  • CJU 419 - Justice and Society (3)

    UG

    This course focuses on the relationships between law and other social institutions, and examines the values and interests that are expressed in law and shaped by legal structures and processes. Consensus and conflict perspectives of the law are compared and contrasted, and applied to understanding the law’s impact on everyday life. This course takes an explicit interdisciplinary approach to understanding law. Audits Not Allowed
    Type of PRE-REQ CJU 320  Previous Enrollment Required, CJU 407  Previous Enrollment Required, CJU 412  Previous Enrollment Required

Dance
  

  • DAN B01 - Ballet Foundations (2)

    UG

    Foundational Ballet Technique Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B02 - Ballet Foundations (2)

    UG

     Foundational Ballet Technique Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B03 - Ballet Foundations (1)

    UG

     Foundational Ballet Technique Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B04 - Ballet Foundations (1)

    UG

    Foundational Ballet Technique Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B11 - Ballet Technique I (2)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B12 - Ballet Technique I (2)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B13 - Ballet Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B14 - Ballet Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B15 - Ballet Technique I (2)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B16 - Ballet Technique I (2)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B17 - Ballet Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B18 - Ballet Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate ballet technique. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B21 - Ballet Technique II (2)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11 -DAN B18 . Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B22 - Ballet Technique II (2)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B23 - Ballet Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B24 - Ballet Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B25 - Ballet Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B26 - Ballet Technique II (2)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B27 - Ballet Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B28 - Ballet Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B11-DAN B18. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B31 - Ballet Technique III (2)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21 -DAN B28 . Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B32 - Ballet Technique III (2)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B33 - Ballet Technique III (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B34 - Ballet Technique III (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B35 - Ballet Technique III (2)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B36 - Ballet Technique III (2)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B37 - Ballet Technique III (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B38 - Ballet Technique III (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/Advanced ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B21-DAN B28. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B41 - Ballet Technique IV (2)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31 -DAN B38 . Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B42 - Ballet Technique IV (2)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B43 - Ballet Technique IV (1)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B44 - Ballet Technique IV (1)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B45 - Ballet Technique IV (2)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B46 - Ballet Technique IV (2)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B47 - Ballet Technique IV (1)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B48 - Ballet Technique IV (1)

    UG

    Advanced/Pre-Professional ballet technique. Continuation of DAN B31-DAN B38. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B51 - Graduate Ballet I (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B52 - Graduate Ballet I (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B53 - Graduate Ballet I (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B54 - Graduate Ballet I (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B55 - Graduate Ballet I (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B56 - Graduate Ballet I (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B57 - Graduate Ballet I (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B58 - Graduate Ballet I (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B61 - Graduate Ballet II (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B62 - Graduate Ballet II (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B63 - Graduate Ballet II (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B64 - Graduate Ballet II (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B65 - Graduate Ballet II (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B66 - Graduate Ballet II (2)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B67 - Graduate Ballet II (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B68 - Graduate Ballet II (1)

    GR

    Intermediate ballet technique for graduate study. Maybe repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B71 - Graduate Ballet III (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B72 - Graduate Ballet III (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B73 - Graduate Ballet III (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B74 - Graduate Ballet III (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B75 - Graduate Ballet III (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B76 - Graduate Ballet III (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B77 - Graduate Ballet III (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B78 - Graduate Ballet III (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B81 - Graduate Ballet IV (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B82 - Graduate Ballet IV (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B83 - Graduate Ballet IV (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B84 - Graduate Ballet IV (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B85 - Graduate Ballet IV (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B86 - Graduate Ballet IV (2)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN B87 - Graduate Ballet IV (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
  

  • DAN B88 - Graduate Ballet IV (1)

    GR

    Advanced ballet technique for graduate study. May be repeated for additional credit. Placement class required. Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Spring Only
  

  • DAN H11 - Hip Hop Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/intermediate hip hop dance technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN H12 - Hip Hop Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/intermediate hip hop dance technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN H13 - Hip Hop Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/intermediate hip hop dance technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN H21 - Hip Hop Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/advanced hip hop dance technique. Allow Audit
    Type of PRE-REQ DAN H11  or DAN H12  Previous Enrollment Required
  

  • DAN H22 - Hip Hop Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate/advanced hip hop dance technique. Allow Audit
    Type of PRE-REQ DAN H11  or DAN H12  Previous Enrollment Required
  

  • DAN J11 - Jazz Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J12 - Jazz Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J13 - Jazz Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J14 - Jazz Technique I (1)

    UG

    Beginning/Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J21 - Jazz Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J22 - Jazz Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J23 - Jazz Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN J24 - Jazz Technique II (1)

    UG

    Intermediate Jazz Technique. Allow Audit
  

  • DAN M01 - Beginning Modern Dance Technique (1)

    UG

    (For non-majors) Allow Audit
    Offering Terms Fall Only
 

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