This course is designed to provide students with advanced geographic understanding an opportunity to employ appropriate geographic field research methods as part of a student-designed and led research project in which spatial data from the student’s locality is collected and compiled into a conclusive result in the form of a written research document.
This course examines current research pertaining to origin of life and of the universe as well as the changing state of life's existence upon earth. This research and the geographic methods utilized to gather and analyze data are employed in local research of the variations of Earth’s global systems and how humanity adapts to operate within them. This course benefits students by supplying them the scientific skills useful in understanding earth's differences over space.
Disparate environmental conditions (or spheres) across Earth’s surface shape how people operate and adapt to such conditions. This course is important because livelihoods and experiences largely depend on the expression of the intersection of Earth’s systems across space. By taking this course students learn the science explaining why Earth’s systems differ spatially and how they interact to create the unique environments and landscapes from the macro to micro scales.
In the beginning God created... Gen 1:1. In this course students examine the creativity of God by learning the formulas and processes God uses to keep Earth’s systems functioning harmoniously. Students learn some of the “fine tuning” employed that makes Earth habitable for the creation of life. "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." Col 1:17.
As students live/work in and travel to different locations, experiencing God’s creation, understanding a portion of the inner workings of that handiwork inspires and humbles His servants to worship the Creator and care for His creation.
The content of this course directly strengthens the students’ environmental competence on global and local scales. Of use in humanities calling to make disciples of all nation is a deep understanding of not just the nation, but also the environment within which their cultures have evolved.
Because this course focuses on Earth’s systems and the environment from global to local scales and how/why they differ over space, this focus is employed as the backdrop to reach the diverse groups of people living and operating within them.
This course offers deeper knowledge of the universe and Earth’s origins as well as systems and environments and how/why they differ over space. Students use this knowledge to apply the concepts and principles to their location and lived experience no matter where they are.
Students in this course are offered opportunities through coursework to gather and analyze data where they are located to contribute to the body of knowledge and understanding of geographic thought and theory.
