Bethel College-North Newton

Art

The visual arts provide another way of perceiving, understanding and communicating life's experience. The art curriculum is designed to develop those insights and skills through encounters with art objects and the process of making art, equipping some to become committed artists and graphic designers. Graduating majors are required to present a senior exhibit of their work.

Bible and Religion

Religion is an activity through which human beings interpret and express the meaning of their lives with respect to the most basic questions of life and death. The Bible and religion major offers study for those with a special interest in seminary or other graduate programs.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

This major prepares students to solve real world problems at the interface between chemistry and biology. Students gain a broad conceptual understanding of the nature of chemistry and how chemistry influences biological systems, and learn to communicate scientific findings in oral, written and poster formats.

Biology

Biology is the scientific investigation of living systems as natural phenomena. The biology curriculum provides a broad-based preparation for graduate study, secondary teaching and programs in medical science and environmentally-oriented professions.

Business Administration

The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, with optional concentrations in management, marketing and accounting, designed to supplement the college's liberal arts core curriculum. The program prepares students for entry-level positions in the private or public sector and requires an internship or applied research seminar.

Communication Arts

The Communication Arts Department fosters academic excellence through courses that challenge students to expand their knowledge in the field of human communication. Students gain practical experience through participation in forensics, theater and print and electronic journalism.

Conflict Resolution

The KIPCOR/Bethel College Conflict Resolution Certificate is designed to prepare traditional students and working professionals to successfully manage the inevitable conflicts of the workplace. The program requires 9 hours and includes required training for persons seeking Kansas Supreme Court "approved mediator status.".

Elementary Education (B.A.)

The Elementary Education Major prepares students to teach at the Pre-K to 6 level and can only be accomplished by completing Teacher Licensure requirements, culminating in EDU 460B Student Teaching in the Elementary School. Bethel's teacher education program is accredited by the Kansas State Board of Education and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

Elementary Education (B.S.)

The Elementary Education Major prepares students to teach at the Pre-K to 6 level and can only be accomplished by completing Teacher Licensure requirements, culminating in EDU 460B Student Teaching in the Elementary School. Bethel's teacher education program is accredited by the Kansas State Board of Education and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

English

As the primary means of human expression, language is central to how we understand what it means to be human. The department's study of literature and creative writing cultivates strong analytical and communication skills that prepare students for teaching, business, the professions and graduate study.

English Teaching

The English Teaching major is designed exclusively for students who are seeking secondary teacher licensure. It can only be accomplished by completing Teacher Licensure requirements, including satisfactory completion of EDU 475, Student Teaching in the Secondary School.

Health and Human Performance

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers a Bachelor of Science with opportunities to concentrate in Exercise Science, Health and Fitness, or Health and Physical Education Teaching. Graduates are prepared for the workforce or graduate studies in fields such as exercise physiology, athletic training, physical therapy and health coaching.

History

Studying history at Bethel provides knowledge of past and present civilizations and stresses the methods of historical interpretation and writing. There are many opportunities for hands-on history experience through oral history, museum internships, working with rare books and manuscripts and travel courses.

History and Political Science

This major combines the study of history with political science, developing students' ability to use the concepts and principles of political science to analyze political systems and to analyze historical influences upon those systems.

Individualized Major (B.A.)

Bethel's Individualized Major is designed to provide flexibility for students while ensuring program quality. Through the integration of knowledge from different disciplines, qualified students create a major focused on their interests and plans, with a foundation or primary concentration in one of Bethel's regularly established programs of study.

Individualized Major (B.S.)

Bethel's Individualized Major is designed to provide flexibility for students while ensuring program quality. Through the integration of knowledge from different disciplines, qualified students create a major focused on their interests and plans, with a foundation or primary concentration in one of Bethel's regularly established programs of study.

Mathematical Sciences

Pure mathematics is the study of abstract structures, and the mathematical sciences also serve the needs of students in the physical, social and life sciences, engineering, business, computer science, psychology and teacher education. The department seeks to combine these approaches, and all courses include discussion of the historical development of the subject.

Music

Music as an aesthetic form is expressive of human feeling among all persons. The music curriculum serves liberal arts students who choose music as their major field of study as well as those desiring preparation in music education or postgraduate study.

Natural Sciences

The natural sciences major is an interdisciplinary curriculum of biology, chemistry, mathematical sciences and psychology studies. Typically, students who opt for the major have interests in athletic training, the allied health sciences or environmental sciences.

Nursing

The Bethel baccalaureate nursing program builds a comprehensive professional nursing curriculum on a strong liberal arts foundation, emphasizing preparation of a professional nurse as a generalist. The program provides clinical experience in a variety of settings and prepares graduates for expanded professional roles.

Psychology

Psychology is concerned with the scientific study of the behavior of humans and animals. The psychology curriculum is designed to prepare students to enter a variety of fields and may lead to graduate study in psychology, or to further study for the ministry, social work, law, medicine or business.

Social Work

Bethel College Social Work prepares students for entry-level professional practice as generalist social work practitioners. The Bachelor of Science in social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, and graduates are eligible for licensure and for advanced standing in master of social work programs.

Software Development

Software development is the sub-specialty within computer science concerned with the development of computer programs to solve problems posed by other people. The major develops students' ability to analyze problems, implement solutions and understand software development processes as well as professional and ethical responsibility.