The Seattle Pacific University General Education program is a Christian Liberal Arts curriculum tailored to SPU’s context and students. It has been designed to help students develop competence and character in the service of the common good. Students develop and deepen skills to pursue the path of wisdom and engage the culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ through both core courses (the Common Curriculum) and distribution courses (the Exploratory Curriculum). 

The General Education program at Seattle Pacific is designed to help students pursue the path of wisdom and engage the culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each component of the Exploratory Curriculum makes a distinctive contribution to this goal.

People of wisdom understand their place in God’s world, see life from a variety of perspectives, discern the appropriate use of knowledge, and thoughtfully evaluate ideas and claims. To that end, in the Exploratory Curriculum, you will take 35 total credits — 30 credits from “Ways of Knowing” courses and 5 credits from “Ways of Engaging” courses. 

Exploratory Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Ways of Knowing in the Arts		5
Ways of Knowing in the Humanities		5
Ways of Knowing Quantitative Reasoning		5
Ways of Knowing in the Sciences		10
Ways of Knowing in the Social Sciences		5
Ways of Engaging		5
Total Credits		35

Ways of Knowing in the Arts (5 credits)

Utilizing assumptions, methodologies, and skills unique to the arts, "Ways of Knowing in the Arts" courses share a common focus on the artistic process. Within these courses, you learn to physically create, emotionally respond to, and/or intellectually analyze artistic works and performances.

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
ART 1102	Drawing Studio: Observation and Realism	5
ART 1180	Understanding Visual Art and Design	5
ART 2302	Painting Studio: Observation and Realism	5
ART 2421	Printmaking Studio	5
ART 2422	Metals Studio	5
ART 2602	Monuments of World Art I	5
ART 2603	Monuments of World Art II	5
ART 2722	Sculpture Studio	5
ART 3546	Art Education	3
COM 3780	The Art of Film	5
FCS 1710	Global Impacts of Design	5
FLM 1001	Introduction to Film Genres	5
FLM 2001	The Hollywood Studio System: Film History I	5
FLM 2002	Movies and Cultural Politics in the 1960s: Film History II	5
HHP 1105	Introduction to Ballet	2
HHP 1165	Introduction to Dance	2
HHP 1166	Dance Techniques: Modern and Jazz	2
HHP 1167	Social Dance Techniques	2
HON 2200	Honors Core: History and Representation	5
MUS 1050	Fundamentals of Music	3
MUS 1250	Beginning Keyboard Class	2
MUS 1251	Intermediate Keyboard Class	2
MUS 1260	Voice Class	2
MUS 1270	Beginning Folk Guitar	1
MUS 1600	Exploring Music	5
MUS 2301	Gospel Choir	2
MUS 2304	Chamber Singers	1
MUS 2305	Treble Choir	2
MUS 2307	Percussion Ensemble	1-2
MUS 2311	Jazz Improvisation Lab	2
MUS 2312	Tenor/Bass Choir	2
MUS 2315	World Drums	1
MUS 2341	Gamelan Ensemble	1
MUS 2342	Worship Band	1,2
MUS 2350	Concert Choir	2
MUS 2351	Wind Ensemble	2
MUS 2353	Orchestra	2
MUS 2360	Singing from the Stage	1-2
MUS 2605	Survey of Popular Music	5
MUS 3501	Music in the Non-Music Classroom	3
MUS 4239	Music of Latin America and the Caribbean	3
MUS 4301	Gospel Choir	2
MUS 4304	Chamber Singers	1
MUS 4305	Treble Choir	2
MUS 4307	Percussion Ensemble	1-2
MUS 4311	Jazz Improvisation Lab	2
MUS 4312	Tenor/Bass Choir	2
MUS 4341	Gamelan Ensemble	1
MUS 4342	Worship Band	1,2
MUS 4350	Concert Choir	2
MUS 4351	Wind Ensemble	2
MUS 4353	Orchestra	2
MUS 4360	Singing from the Stage	1-2
SPGE LWKA	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in the Arts	1-10
SPGE UWKA	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in the Arts	1-10
TRE 1110	The Theatre Experience	5
TRE 1340	Acting Fundamentals I	5
TRE 1930	Performance Practicum	2
TRE 2220	World Theatre Literature	5
TRE 2450	Analyzing and Interpreting Theatre	5
TRE 3800	Theatre Education	3
TRE 3930	Performance Practicum	2

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"SPGE LWKA" and "SPGE UWKA" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WK Arts usage.  They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.

Ways of Knowing in the Humanities (5 credits)

"Ways of Knowing in the Humanities" courses address the kinds of knowing embodied in the uniquely human system of meaning and representation. Employing a foundational understanding of one disciplinary perspective in the humanities, you will examine selected profound human questions expressed by language and manifested in culture.

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
CHN 2200	Chinese Culture - Past and Present	5
CHN 3300	Food Culture of East Asia: Japan and China	5
CHN 3307	Silk Road Culture	5
CLA 1300	Survey of Classical Literature	5
COM 1101	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication	5
COM 1321	Public Speaking	5
ENG 1110	Literature and Faith	5
ENG 1220	Film and Faith	5
ENG 2221	Good Poems	5
ENG 2223	Fantasy and Science Fiction	5
ENG 2234	Literature by Women	5
ENG 2248	International Fiction	5
ENG 3334	United States Multi-Ethnic Literature	5
ENG 3335	Celtic Literature and Culture	5
FRE 2101	Niveau Intermediaire I	5
FRE 2102	Niveau Intermediaire II	5
FRE 2103	Niveau Intermediaire III	5
HON 2100	Honors Core: Ethics and Critical Reasoning	5
JRN 1000	Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media	5
JRN 2335	Media Representation	5
LIN 2100	Foundations of Language Study	5
PHI 1001	Logic and Critical Thinking	5
PHI 1002	Ethics and the Good Life	5
PHI 1004	The Examined Life	5
SBS 4913	Middle East Seminar: Islamic Thought and Practice	6
SJC 2248	International Fiction	5
SJC 3334	United States Multi-Ethnic Literature	5
SPGE LWKH	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in the Humanities	1-10
SPGE UWKH	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in the Humanities	1-10
SPN 2101	Intermediate Spanish I	5
SPN 2102	Intermediate Spanish II	5
SPN 2103	Intermediate Spanish III	5
SPN 2201	Latin American Civilization and Culture	5

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"SPGE LWKH" and "SPGE UWKH" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WK Humanities usage. They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.

Ways of Knowing in Quantitative Reasoning (5 credits)

A globalized world with complex problems requires you to reason abstractly and deductively, understand and analyze data, and be fluent in quantitative problem-solving. "Ways of Knowing in Quantitative Reasoning" courses involve forms of human thought that include analysis of data, problem-solving, and deductive reasoning.

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
BUS 2700	Statistics for Business and Economics	5
CRIM 2360	Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences	5
CSC 1521	Contemporary Math with Computing	5
EDU 2600	Statistics Unleashed: Application in Education and other fields	5
MAT 1221	Survey of Calculus	5
MAT 1234	Calculus I	5
MAT 1300	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning	5
MAT 1521	Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics	5
MAT 2360	Introduction to Statistics for the Sciences	5
MAT 2561	Statistical and Algebraic Reasoning	4
PSY 2360	Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences	5
SOC 2360	Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences	5
SPGE LWKQR	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in Quantitative Reasoning	1-10
SPGE UWKQR	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in Quantitative Reasoning	1-10

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"SPGE LWKQR" and "SPGE UWKQR" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WK Quantitative Reasoning usage. They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.

Ways of Knowing in the Sciences (10 credits)

In "Ways of Knowing in the Sciences" courses, students will learn principles and foundational knowledge as well as technologies and important applications in different scientific disciplines, drawn from the biological, chemical, physical, and applied sciences (such as: computer science, engineering, health and human performance, nutrition, and behavioral neuroscience).

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
BIO 1101	Biological Fundamentals	5
BIO 1104	Environmental Science	5
BIO 1105	Marine Restoration Ecology	5
BIO 1106	Ecological Fundamentals	5
BIO 1107	Introduction to Forensic Science	5
BIO 1121	Coral Reef Ecology	5
BIO 1145	Oceanography	5
BIO 2101	General Biology	5
BIO 2103	General Biology	5
BIO 2129	Human Anatomy and Physiology	5
BIO 2571	Introduction to Biology	5
CHM 1100	Introduction to Chemistry	5
CHM 1100L	Introduction to Chemistry Lab	0
CHM 1110	Introduction to the Nature of Science	5
CHM 1211	General Chemistry I	5
CHM 1211L	General Chemistry I Lab	0
CHM 1310	Survey of General Chemistry	5
CHM 1310L	Survey of General Chemistry Lab	0
CHM 2410	Environmental Chemistry and Sustainability	5
CSC 1010	Science and Technology	5
CSC 1130	Beginning Programming	5
CSC 1230	Problem Solving and Programming	5
CSC 2230	Computer Programming for Engineers	5
EE 1014	Electric Vehicle for Everyone	5
EGR 1010	Science and Technology: How Things Work	5
FCS 2000	Nutrition and Culinary Survival Skills	5
FCS 2340	Nutrition Science and Malnutrition	5
PHY 1101	General Physics	5
PHY 1110	Introduction to the Nature of Science	5
PHY 1121	Physics for Science and Engineering	5
PHY 1135	Astronomy: Individual and the Universe	5
PHY 1140	The Physics of Sound	5
PHY 1142	Earth System Science	5
PHY 2573	Concepts in Physical Science for Educators	5
PHY 3311	Experimental Methods I	3
PHY 3312	Experimental Methods II	3
SPGE LWKAS	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in the Sciences: Applied Science	1-10
SPGE LWKFS	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in the Sciences: Fundamental Science	1-10
SPGE UWKAS	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in the Sciences: Applied Science	1-10
SPGE UWKFS	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in the Sciences: Fundamental Science	1-10

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"SPGE LWKAS," "SPGE UWKAS," "SPGE LWKFS," and "SPGE UWKFS" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WK Sciences usage. They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.

Ways of Knowing in the Social Sciences (5 credits)

"Ways of Knowing in the Social Sciences" courses introduce you to the scientific study of human beings at the individual and societal levels. Through these courses, you egage in value-based interaction with social science materials as you develop analytical skills and knowledge in the search for truth via the social sciences.

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
ANT 2250	Cultural Anthropology	5
ECN 2101	Principles of Microeconomics	5
ECN 2102	Principles of Macroeconomics	5
GDEV 2001	Development Issues in International Setting	5
HIS 1357	The Game of Life: World War II	5
HIS 1490	Life and Death in World Cities	5
HIS 1734	War on Terror: History of Our Lives	5
HIS 2417	Religious Traditions of Asia	5
HIS 2502	The United States to 1876	5
HIS 2503	The United States Since 1876	5
HON 2000	Honors Core: Culture and Social Systems	5
ISD 2000	Introduction to International Sustainable Development	5
MUS 2550	Foundations of Music Education	5
POL 1120	United States Government and Politics	5
POL 2330	International Relations	5
PSY 1180	General Psychology: Individual in Growth	5
PSY 1181	General Psychology: A Health Sciences Approach	5
SBS 4912	Middle East Seminar: People and Cultures	6
SOC 1110	Introduction to Sociology	5
SPGE LWKSS	Lower Division Ways of Knowing in the Social Sciences	1-10
SPGE UWKSS	Upper Division Ways of Knowing in the Social Sciences	1-10

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"SPGE LWKSS" and "SPGE UWKSS" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WK Social Sciences usage. They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.

Ways of Engaging (5 credits)

"Ways of Engaging" courses apply knowledge from "Ways of Knowing" fields to significant social issues, so that through these classes you might engage our world thoughtfully, as befits people seeking wisdom.

Course List (Per Attribute)

Code	Title	Credits
ART 3605	Modern Art: Image and Power	5
ART 3606	Cross-Cultural Encounters	5
ART 3608	Issues in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture	5
ART 3610	History of Graphic Design/Illustration	5
ART 3611	Reading Images: An Introduction to Visual Studies	3
ART 3612	Reading Urban Spaces: The Eternal City	5
ART 3613	Reading Sacred Spaces: The Churches of Rome	5
BIO 3000	Introduction to Biological Anthropology	5
BIO 3304	Oceanography of the Galapagos Archipelago	5
BIO 3835	Theological Ecology	5
BUS 2000	Purpose and Practice of Business	5
BUS 2330	Introduction to Sustainable Management	5
BUS 2500	Integrated Topics in Business, Economics and Political Science	5
BUS 3330	Climate Change Action	5
COM 3781	A World on Film	5
CSC 3011	Living in a Digital World	3
ECE 2100	Foundations of Early Childhood Education	5
ECN 2500	Integrated Topics in Business, Economics and Political Science	5
ECN 3811	Microeconomics of Development: Community Development	5
ECN 3812	Macroeconomics of Development: International Economic Growth	5
EDU 2000	Introduction to Teaching	5
EDU 2100	Foundational Issues in Education	5
EGR 3630	Participatory Development in Appropriate Engineering	5
ENG 3003	Literature and Medicine	5
ENG 3380	African Literature	5
ENG 3381	Middle East: Film and Literature	5
ENG 3382	South Africa: Stages of Protest and Democracy	5
ENG 3383	Arab Spring: Gender, Islam, Democracy	5
ENG 3386	The Eternal City in Art and Literature	5
FCS 2385	Food and the Consumer	5
FCS 3100	Sustainable Food Production	5
FCS 3250	Philippines Study Abroad: Serving Children, Families and Communities	5
FCS 3251	Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle	3
FCS 3716	Affordable Housing	5
FCS 3823	Exploring Global Dress and Behavior	5
FLM 3000	Directors and Genres	5
FLM 3781	A World on Film	5
FRE 3105	Ecriture Engagee	5
FRE 3205	Topics in Francophone Literature	5
GS 3931	Cross Cultural Experiences in Guatemala	5
HIS 2418	Modern Expressions of Asian Religions	5
HIS 3366	The Holocaust in Prague: Jewish Experiences	5
HIS 3406	Christianity in America	5
HIS 3440	War, Peace World Order	5
HIS 3448	Refugees and Human Trafficking: History of Forced Migration and the Law	5
HIS 3600	History of the Pacific Northwest	5
HIS 3670	History of United States Foreign Relations	5
HIS 3720	Rise of Islamic Civilization	5
HIS 3730	History of the Modern Middle East	5
HIS 3765	Family, State and Patriarchy in East Asia	5
HIS 3785	Trade, War, and The Making of East Asian Modernities	5
HIS 3786	Nation, City and Identity in China: From Opium Wars to Megacities	5
HIS 3788	Pandemics, Empire and Survival of Asia and the World	5
HIS 3790	History of Africa	5
HON 3000	Honors Core: Faith and Science	5
HSC 3000	Issues in Women's Health	3
HSC 3035	Human Sexuality	3
HSC 4710	Culture, Diversity, and Health	3
HSC 4710F	Culture, Diversity, and Health	2
INF 3500	Information and Society	5
ISD 3400	Corruption and Development	5
ISD 3510	Monitoring and Evaluating Development Projects Programs	5
ISD 3520	Grant Writing for Government Non-Profit Agencies	5
LCL 3500	Cultural Study Abroad	3-8
MUS 2402	History and Appreciation of Jazz	5
MUS 2606	Music of Asia	5
MUS 3401	Music and Worship	2
MUS 3402	The Song of the Church	3
MUS 4402	History and Appreciation of Jazz	5
PHI 2222	Social Ethics	5
PHI 2500	Science, Technology and Society	3
PHI 2999	Ethics and the Arts	3
PHY 3011	Global Climate Change: Scientific, Social and Moral Implications	5
POL 2500	Integrated Topics in Business, Economics and Political Science	5
POL 3320	Political and Economic Development of Nations	5
POL 3330	Global Women's Issues	5
POL 3440	War, Peace and World Order	5
POL 3670	History of United States Foreign Relations	5
POL 4336	Cybersecurity	5
SJC 3380	African Literature	5
SJC 3381	Middle East: Film and Literature	5
SJC 3382	South Africa: Stages of Protest and Democracy	5
SJC 3383	Arab Spring: Gender, Islam, Democracy	5
SOC 2351	Living on the Margins: Cities in the Global South	5
SPGE LWE	Lower Division Ways of Engagng	1-10
SPGE UWE	Upper Division Ways of Engaging	1-10
SPN 3131	US Hispanic Latinx Cultures	5
THEO 2730	Biblical and Theological Introduction to Christian Reconciliation	5
THEO 3260	Biblical Topics	5
THEO 3303	Christianity in America	5
THEO 3304	Christian Heritage	5
THEO 3401	Exploring Christian Theology	5
THEO 3403	History and Theology of Christian Worship	3
THEO 3540	Creation Care	5
THEO 3735	Youth Ministry as Mission and Evangelism	3
THEO 4720	Leadership in Society	5

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"SPGE LWE" and "SPGE UWE" are codes that indicate transfer courses that are eligible for WE usage. They are not actual courses and are not available for registration.