HU Core4
The Huntington University Forester Foundations Curriculum challenges students to integrate knowledge, values and skills into a coherent worldview that equips them for a life of faithfulness to God through service in the world. Particular emphasis is placed on critical thinking and communication skills that foster lifelong learning and the ability to apply newly acquired knowledge to practical problems from a Christian perspective.
The Core4 courses are interdisciplinary courses that equip students to live out God's calling for their lives around four themes.
Courses in HU Core4
This course explores the concept of belonging in human relationships. All people are made in God's image and placed within families, communities, and societies. Through readings, discussions, and assignments, students will reflect on the benefits and challenges related to participation in the social life of their neighborhoods, churches, workplaces, and civic organizations. Special attention is given to belonging as Christian members of the civitas - the public sphere of interaction among people from all walks of life - in both historical and contemporary contexts. Students will develop their unique God-given abilities to live faithfully and act justly and to contribute meaningfully to thriving, healthy communities. Learning activities are drawn from resources in the fields of history, literature, philosophy, and theology.
Created to Create invites students into an exploration of how Christian artists, authors, poets, composers, filmmakers, and musicians have historically used their creative gifts as acts of worship and testimony. Christian artists have often dedicated their work with the inscription "Soli Deo Gloria" ("to the Glory of God alone"). This course examines how artistic expression reflects divine beauty, conveys faith, and fulfills God-given vocations. Through studying a range of Christian creatives across disciplines and eras, students will analyze the intersections of faith, creativity, and calling. They will also engage in reflective practice to consider their own gifts, passions, and experiences as tools for service and Christ-centered impact in the world.
At the heart of both faith and science is a desire to discover truth and understand creation. This course invites students to explore the rich intersections between mathematical and scientific inquiry and Christian theology. Students will investigate the ways that discovery in these fields reflects the order and beauty of God's creation while addressing the relationships between scientific findings and Christian thought.
Created in the image of God, we are called to live lives marked by wholeness, purpose, love and faithful stewardship. Created to Flourish invites students to explore what it means to thrive - body, mind, spirit, and community - through the lens of Christian faith and vocation. Students will engage with interconnected themes such as physical well-being, mental and relational health, financial responsibility, and the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, recognizing that true flourishing is not fragmented but integrated. Through readings, discussions, and practical engagement, students will develop a visions of living fully in Christ and strategies for pursuing their unique calling in service to God and others.