Through personalized courses of study, students strengthen their classroom teaching, expand their knowledge of relevant content areas, and experience dynamic professional growth. Grounded in the historic peace church tradition of Bluffton College, instructors assist students to investigate issues of peace and justice. Involvement with The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center of Bluffton College fosters a deeper appreciation of the arts and literature.
Students undertake classroom-relevant research projects.
Both content and methodology receive substantial attention. Although course topics change each year, course objectives are maintained. A survey course which examines the history, thought and contributions of Eastern civilizations, it also provides an opportunity for students to examine in depth a particular element, art form or feature of a non-Western culture. The course may be repeated. Offered alternate years.