Interdisciplinary Studies Courses
ID1000 Introduction to University
Credit hours: 0
This is a noncredit, required course for all first-time students at Crandall University in traditional undergraduate programs. It is designed to introduce students to the distinctives of university life including study habits and research skill protocols. (Transfer students with at least 15 credit hours completed need not enroll.)
ID3753 Leadership
Credit hours: 3
This course explores classic and contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice. Topics covered include leadership behaviours and substitutes, the role of the follower in the leadership process, and transformational leadership.
Crosslisting: BU3753
Prerequisites: Youth Leadership Certificate students with Upper Level Standing and other Upper Level Standing students upon permission of the Registrar.
ID4313 Human Flourishing and the Life of the Mind
Credit hours: 3
This capstone course considers selected themes related to human flourishing. Students bring relevant ideas from their previous learning experiences into conversation with a variety of documents and ideas that have shaped how the “West” regards the good society.
Prerequisite: A minimum of 84 credit hours completed
ID4763 Ethical Reasoning
Credit hours: 3
This course introduces students to the principles of Christian decision-making. It furnishes students with a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the basic epistemology and values of Christian ethics and then offers illustrations and exercises in applying these principles to key zones of adult life.
Prerequisites: RS1003, RS1403 with a minimum of 84 credit hours completed
Corequisite: RS2003 or RS2033
ID4773 Church Management
Credit hours: 3
This course explore the fundamentals of church administration, working from an historical context to an examination of contemporary governance structures, with particular attention to advancing a biblical perspective of Christian management, mission, vision, goals and objectives, strategic planning, policy development, budgeting, structure, management of staff and volunteer resources, and the measurement of church effectiveness.
Crosslisting: BU4773
Prerequisites: Twelve credit hours in Business Administration, or 12 credit hours in Religious Studies, or Permission of the Professor.
ID4903 Senior Seminar
Credit hours: 3
This reading and research course is a culminating experience for the senior student. It is designed to have the student integrate knowledge and skills from at least three disciplines and apply that learning to a major research project.
