Course Listing

Course Listing Explanations  

History

History, the humanistic interpretative study of past human society, has as its purpose providing students with a course of study designed to assist them in integrating the past of human society with the present in the hope of influencing a more favorable future. History is seen as a synthesizing core preparing for numerous career options such as law, civil service, museum work, ministry, communications, teaching, research work for corporations and organizations.

Honors Program

The Honors Program at Newman University is designed to help high-achieving students meet their full academic potential through a variety of enhanced educational and co-curricular opportunities. The program challenges students both inside and outside the classroom to stimulate their intellectual growth and become part of a community that values and enjoys academic pursuits. It also allows each student to pursue his or her own interests within an atmosphere that encourages participants to transform society.

Humanities

These interdisciplinary courses are designed by disciplines in the Humanities to show the integration of knowledge.

International Study Program

Students are encouraged to participate in overseas study and exchange programs, which contribute to individual and intercultural development. Newman University offers study abroad opportunities in Europe, Great Britain, Ireland and Latin America. The following is a list of study abroad opportunities:

ENGLAND ABROAD-Explore the history and culture of Britain during a three-week stay in England (LATE SPRING).

EUROPE BY RAIL-Combine a study of European cultures and history visiting several European countries over the course of a three-week trip.

LATIN AMERICA-Explore the history, language, and culture of Latin America during travel to various countries in Latin America. (SUMMER)

NEWMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM-Newman University students may engage in a semester exchange with Newman University College Birmingham in England. (NUC Birmingham is an independent institution separate from Newman University in Wichita.)

Mathematics

When students look at their world, they see “a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy” (G.H. Hardy). These are the aspects of reality studied in mathematics. As a science, mathematics strives for preciseness and, consequently, for economy. It aims to systematize the inevitable and to predict the unexpected. Through such a study, students are prepared for careers involving predictions, computation, or investigation of repeated patterns.

Before enrolling in a course which has a prerequisite course listed, the student must have earned a grade of “C” or better in the prerequisite course.

Management Information Systems

Music

The music area assists students in developing their personal interest and aptitude in music.