Parent-child relationships and the factors that affect personality during the early years of life are highlighted. Preparing for death and the ensuing grief process are considered with relevant counseling implications. A study of the knowledge and philosophical base necessary to be a good steward of God's creation. Attention is given to the ways society and individuals can lessen their adverse impact on the environment. An historical survey of art, sculpture, and architecture from early Greek times to the present.
Attention is given to individual and period styles and their interrelationship.
Through photographs, significant works of art are studied in detail. A general historical survey of the development of the major world civilizations from their roots in the ancient river valleys of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China to the present. Political, social, economic, and geographical factors are reviewed with special emphasis on intellectual and religious influences. An introduction to the major literary movements, genres, and authors of world literature. Studies include African, Asian, and Middle Eastern literature as well as the literature of eastern and western Europe.