Montreat College

May Term is a three-week intensive program that allows for concentrated study with Montreat faculty at a reduced tuition rate. It’s perfect for working ahead, catching up, or simply enjoying in-depth that learning focuses on one or two topics.

Time for focused study.

May Term is not just for Montreat College students. We welcome students from other schools who also want to accelerate their programs between spring and summer terms. Community members may also have an interest in May Term. Classes such as Christian Worldview, Christian Doctrine, and Elementary Spanish offer great opportunities for personal development.

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Course Offerings

BL 101: Survey of Biological Principles I (4) — B. Joyce

May 15–June 5
8:30–11:20 a.m.

General introductory study stressing principles common to all living organisms: their structure, function, basic chemical and physical properties, inheritance, evolution, and ecology.

BL 101L: Survey of Biological Principles Lab — B. Joyce

May 15–June 5
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

General introductory study stressing principles common to all living organisms: their structure, function, basic chemical and physical properties, inheritance, evolution, and ecology.

BS 203: Macroeconomics (3) — Harshbarger

May 15–June 5
9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

A study of modern explanations of national income and employment. The course will give special emphasis to the American economy, its production, inter-relationships of households, business, and government, nature and function of money, monetary and fiscal policy, and public finance. Pre- or Co-requisite: BS 101.

BS 309: Business Ethics (3) ONLINE — M. Wells

June 9–July 13

This course includes an analysis of business policies and practices with respect to their social and moral impact. It raises basic questions on moral reasoning and the morality of economic systems, both nationally and internationally. It also examines the impact of governmental regulations on corporate behavior, and the ethical relationships between the corporation and the public. Pre-requisite: BS 101. 

CM 480: Adaptation Screen Writing (3) SPECIAL SESSION – J. Shores with Dan Brown, Wes Halula, and Willie Mangum

May 20–May 31

The process for the course will be to teach how to adapt three of Don Brown’s published books for screen/TV.  During the course, students will co-create a story structure “bible” to guide adaptation to film and a TV series.  Outcomes for the course – producers and author get foundational property development.  Students in the course receive academic credit and a writing credit.  If the property goes into production, there is the potential for a student to be hired as part of the writing team.  Course location:  Manor House (Black Mountain campus)   

CS 102: Personal Productivity Information Systems Technology (3) ONLINE — J. Teo

May 15–July 9

A course enabling students to improve their skills as knowledgeable workers with an emphasis on personal productivity concepts through using functions and features in computer software such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics and Web authoring. 

CS 204: Fundamentals of Information Systems (3) ONLINE — J. Teo

May 15–July 9

Providing an introduction to systems and development concepts, information technology, and application software, this course explains how information is used in organizations and how information technology enables improvement in quality, timeliness, and competitive advantage in organizations. Topics include systems concepts, system components and relationships, cost/value and quality of information, competitive advantage and information, specification, design and reengineering of information systems, application versus system software, and package software solutions. Pre-requisite: CS 102 or permission of professor 

CS 450: Project Management and Practice (3) ONLINE — J. Teo 

May 15–July 9

A study of the factors necessary for successful management of information systems development or enhancement projects. Both technical and behavioral aspects of project management are applied within the context of an information systems development. Topics include managing the system life cycle (requirements determination, design, and implementation), system and database integration issues, network management, project tracking, metrics, and system performance evaluation, and managing expectations of managers, clients, and teams. Pre- or Co-requisites: CS 360 or permission of the professor.  

EN 202: Survey of English Literature II (3) ONLINE — K. McMurtry

June 9–July 13

A survey of English literature from the Romantic period to the present. Pre-requisites: EN 101–102

EN 203: World Literature (3) — R. Gray

May 15–June 5
8:30–11:20 a.m.

An examination of thematic concepts reflected in the literature of Western heritage. Includes Homer and Sophocles. Pre-requisites: EN 101-102 

EN 480: The Life and Works of C.S. Lewis (3) ONLINE — D. King

May 5–June 8

This course will explore the life of C. S. Lewis by focusing on his letters, diaries, poems, and public writings.  As one of the most outspoken and prolific writers of the century, he remains a fascinating figure:  Oxford and Cambridge scholar, Christian apologist, literary critic, poet, children’s writer, and fiction writer. Books to be covered include Surprised by Joy, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Problem of Pain, and A Grief Observed. 

ES 460: Coastal Ecosystems – Field Studies (2) SPECIAL SESSION — J. Shores

Cost: Tuition + $250

May 14–15, 8:30-11:20 a.m.
May 16–19 (field trip to the Charleston area) 

This course will be an intensive 2-credit course offered May 14-19.  The two opening days are spent on the Montreat College campus from 8:30 to 11:20 am.  On May 16, the field studies commence in the Charleston area to study coastal ecosystems.  

IS 310: Pre-Internship (1) — T. Oxenreider

May 15–21
1:00–3:50 p.m. 

Special offering of Pre-Internship during the 2013 May Term so that preparations can be made to schedule a summer or fall internship through the supervising academic advisor.  

IS 461: Philosophy of Faith and Learning (2) — M. Wells

May 15–June 5
8:30–11:20 a.m.

A course designed to help students define their personal Christian philosophy of life by integrating faith and learning. Students are challenged to explore their Christian calling and to consider ways in which they can exert Christian influence in the world today. Pre-requisite: Senior standing or permission of professor.

MS 480: Advanced Audio Production (3) — K. Auman

Tution + $75

May 15–June 5
Class meetings TBA 

MT 114: Elementary Probability and Statistics (3) — Webb 

May 15–June 5
8:30–11:20 a.m.

MT 121: College Algebra (3) — L. Davis 

May 15 –June 5
1:00–3:50 p.m.

OE 180: Discovery Wilderness Expedition (4) SPECIAL SESSION — A. Bobilya

May 12–June 1

Cost: Tuition + $1,000 course fee.

A 21-day wilderness expedition that may include backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater canoeing, camping, route finding, a solo experience and a personal challenge event.  Students focus on development in: stewardship, discipleship, community and leadership. This is a physically challenging course; participants must be in at least average physical condition to participate. This course is open to the public and does not require prior experience.  OE 180 fulfills one Gen Ed PE class for all Montreat students.

PE 102: Fly Fishing (1) — B. Joyce

May 15–May 21
1:00–3:50 p.m.

An introduction to fly fishing, its history, equipment selection and maintenance, casting techniques, aquatic entomology, and stream ecology. 

PH 311: Epistemology and Metaphysics (3) SPECIAL SESSION — M. Wells

June 10–August 2
hybrid, class meetings TBA 

This course will explore the question of how it is possible to know anything at all. The idea of truth will be explored and various answers to questions of truth and knowledge will be evaluated. This course will explore several epistemological schools of thought with a mind to answering the questions raised by postmodernism with respect to the relativity of truth. The nature of reality will be examined. Questions of time, matter, essence, being, etc. will be investigated. 

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