This course introduces students to the concept of race and ethnicity and to the major theories that the discipline employs as a means of understanding race and ethnic relations.

An examination of the basic philosophies and social influences which underlie the helping professions and a brief review of the history of professional human services workers. This course must be completed successfully before a student completes a field placement.

An introduction to Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary field that asks critical questions about the meanings of sex and gender in society. Students will examine key issues, questions and debates in Gender Studies, both historical and contemporary, and will analyze the multiple ways that sex and gender have interacted with and continue to intersect with race, class, nationality and other social identities, including religious ones.

Students are invited into using the discipline of sociology as a mode of inquiry. Through concepts like the sociological imagination, students experience the social world around them by interacting with the norms, values and beliefs of local and global cultures.

Provides individual academic writing consultation for students in any TWU graduate program. Focuses on developing personal and scholarly confidence through a developmental approach to writing and critical thinking.

A non-credit course that provides organizational assistance and educational coaching designed specifically to help students improve their academic performance based on their specific needs. General topics covered in the academic coaching program are academic planning, organization and time management, exam preparation, research & writing, and procrastination. Academic Coaching is open to any student and is offered in the fall and spring. The coaching sessions occur weekly in 30 minute, one-on-one coaching sessions.

A non-credit course in study skills to assist students in study habits, comprehension, and improved academic achievement. Topics addressed in the Study Skills class are: time management; note-taking; effective reading; memory techniques; test taking and stress; procrastination and goal setting; critical thinking; research & paper writing, and vocational direction. Study Skills 001 is open to all students and is offered in the fall and spring semesters in 10 one- hour sessions over 5 weeks starting Add/Drop week.

A three-week interdisciplinary fine arts study trip to London, England, in which students critically engage culture and the fine arts. Visits to galleries, performances, and cultural sites accompany lectures and readings to encourage students to develop and deepen their biblically-informed view of the role of fine arts. While most course activities take place in London proper, several day trips to surrounding locations are included.

This course doesn't merely explore different questions about the nature, value, and meaning of beauty, artworks, and aesthetic experience; its primary goal is to assist students in developing lifestyles that embody the values, pleasures, and risks of moving through God's creation with deep aesthetic attention coupled to an expansive imagination

Designed for any student seeking arts leadership skills through experience-based learning. Students work with systems and strategies applying to self promotion and production, interdisciplinary and collaborative work, and arts organizations. Working under the direction of fine arts faculty, students focus on utilizing resources for development and implementation of special projects.