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LANG 5013 - Survey of Linguistics
3 credits
Surveys the study of linguistics followed by in depth treatment of phonology, phonetics, morphology, and syntax. Students will interpret linguistic data in each area.
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LANG 5033 - SLA Theory
3 credits
Introduces core theories of how second and foreign languages are learned after a first language has already been acquired. Students will focus on cognitive theories and the historical framework of the field.
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LANG 5133 - Sociolinguistics
3 credits
Investigates the relationship between language and culture. Students will examine how societal factors impact linguistic choices.
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LANG 5233 - SLA Research Methods
3 credits
Introduces action research methodology as applied in English language education. Students will review basic statistical analysis. Introduces American Psychological Association (APA) format for professional writing.
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LANG 5323 - Methods of TESOL
3 credits
Examines approaches and methods for teaching English language. Students will focus on producing unit plans for specific demographics, and on developing appropriate activities for various skill areas.
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LANG 5373 - Literacy
3 credits
Explores the developmental stages in the process of reading and writing, as well as teaching literacy pedagogy.
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LANG 5423 - English As A Second Language Methods
3 credits
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LANG 5443 - Syntax and Grammar Pedagogy
3 credits
Explores the theoretical treatment of syntax to understand modern theories of grammar, followed by pedagogical applications of the theory for teaching grammar in an ESL/EFL context.
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LANG 5603 - Assessment
3 credits
Practices constructing and administering tests in ESOL classes. Evaluation tools for assessing second language proficiency are studied.
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LANG 6263 - Language, Culture, And Power
3 credits
Examines critical connections between language and culture through the exploration of communities of practice, identity, heteroglossia, and power.
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LANG 6413 - Hebrew I
3 credits
A beginning study of biblical Hebrew that enables participants to read simple narrative passages and some poetry. Through a variety of learning activities participants learn to speak Hebrew as they progress together from simple vocabulary through fundamental grammatical forms and sentence structure to the point of reading several chapters of the Bible. Appeals to visual, aural, and kinesthetic learners who desire to read and translate Hebrew as well as to use their skills to better interpret the Bible and make use of commentaries and other tools of biblical study.
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LANG 6423 - Hebrew II
3 credits
Building on LANG 6413, Hebrew 2 develops further proficiency with the forms and uses of the Hebrew verbal system. Through continued use of spoken Hebrew, participants read many chapters of Hebrew narrative and a few psalms as they gain experience not only in translating Hebrew but also in understanding Hebrew style and idiomatic expressions. The pedagogical approach focuses on the functions of language in context, gradually building vocabulary and familiarity with the verbal system through repeated yet creative exposure to large passages of biblical text.
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LANG 6513 - Greek I
3 credits
An introduction to the basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary of New Testament Greek combining both deductive and inductive approaches and emphasizing reading in the Greek New Testament.
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LANG 6523 - Greek II
3 credits
A continuation of Greek I that introduces basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary of New Testament Greek combining both deductive and inductive approaches and emphasizing reading in the Greek New Testament. Note: Greek I and Greek II must be taken sequentially.
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LANG 6943 - Internship
3 credits
This course melds theory with practice through onsite teaching, teaching observation, and applied research at a site selected in consultation with a program advisor. The research done in the internship directly supports the development of the thesis, an action research article suitable for conference presentation.
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LANG 6963 - Research Thesis
3 credits
Develops a research article for publication based on international internship teaching and researching.
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LANG 6973 - Research Thesis Continuation
3 credits
Continuation of research article for publication based on international internship teaching and researching.
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Leadership Studies |
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LDRS 5173 - Leadership Theory
3 credits
This course provides an overview of prominent leadership theories along with their respective implications and applications. Students will evaluate current leadership skills and develop a comprehensive philosophy of leadership and growth plan.
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LDRS 5283 - Group Dynamics and Personnel Development
3 credits
A study of various models and methods to foster healthy work environments, develop collaborative team capabilities, and promote professional development. Students will analyze group processes, communication, motivation, and strategies for creating organizational cultures of trust and high performance.
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LDRS 5383 - Organizational Leadership
3 credits
This course evaluates leadership within organizational environments. Students will analyze organizational theory and behavior, communication processes, and the design of organizational structures.
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LDRS 5493 - Leading Change
3 credits
This course focuses on forecasting and designing alternative futures for organizations. Topics include strategic planning, change theories, historical trends, and environmental factors. Students will learn to evaluate organizational change as it relates to mission, strategies, tactics, and structure. In addition, students will develop strategies and skills to successfully manage the challenges associated with leadership during change efforts.
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LDRS 5543 - Organizational Communication and Conflict Resolution
3 credits
This course examines organizational communication, including small group, formal and information communication. Students will develop skills in identifying, addressing, and resolving conflict within an organizational setting.
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LDRS 5673 - Leadership Ethics and Virtues
3 credits
This course evaluates the ethical frameworks and worldviews of leadership approaches, with an emphasis on how a Christian worldview promotes ethical and virtuous leadership. Topics will include strategies for confronting high-stakes dilemmas and exploring cultural, political, and personal pressures. Students will establish principles for ethical judgements and define habits for virtuous leadership.
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LDRS 7053 - Advanced Leadership Theory
3 credits
The course addresses the historical and philosophical development of leadership theory. Students will explore definitions of leadership and application of theory to organizational settings. Emphasis will be placed on the nature of leadership, analysis of personal capabilities, and areas of potential development.
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LDRS 7103 - Organizational Theory
3 credits
This course provides an overview of traditional and modern theories of organizations, organizational structure and design. Additional topics will include organizational learning along with philosophical approaches to evaluate organizations and leaders in organizational contexts.
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LDRS 7153 - Organizational Change
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to understand how change occurs in organizations. Students will focus on the process of diagnosing problems and implementing strategic planning to pursue desired transformation. Additional topics will include change theories and processes along with barriers to change.
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LDRS 7213 - Leadership and Diversity
3 credits
In this course, students will explore various issues related to leadership and diversity, particularly within the organizational context. An emphasis in the course will be understanding multicultural leadership theories and developing skills to provide leadership in cross-cultural settings.
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LDRS 7253 - Organizational Culture
3 credits
This course focuses on the topics of organizational culture, climate, and values. A particular emphasis will be placed on the role and impact of a leader on culture and climate within organizational settings.
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LDRS 7323 - Organizational Communication
3 credits
In this course, students will learn about organizational communication theories and related research. Topics will include the attributes and impact of communication within organizations. Students will develop skills related to enhancing communication skills for the organizational context.
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LDRS 7343 - Leadership and Ethics
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to examine individual ethics and their relation to the responsibilities of moral leadership in an organization. Students will study the philosophical foundations for personal and professional ethical practices with a goal of developing strategies to enhance the ethical culture within an organization. A particular emphasis of this course will be the relationship of Christian ethics to leading within organizations.
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LDRS 7373 - Contemporary Issues in Organizational Leadership Research
3 credits
This course addresses the relation of current and developing organizational theories to contemporary challenges. Students will focus on the intersection of leadership theory, current and critical issues, and policy development.
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LDRS 7453 - Critical Inquiry
3 credits
In this course, students will develop the foundational skills that are necessary for conceptualizing and conduct research. Topics of the course will include epistemology and the impact of individual worldviews on critical inquiry. Additionally, the course provides an introduction to research design, including quantitative and qualitative methods, developing research questions, and evaluating ethical considerations
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LDRS 7473 - Quantitative Research and Statistics
3 credits
This course introduces the critical elements of quantitative research methods. Students will explore the topics of statistics, research design, and types of statistical analyses. The course will focus on the practice of statistics and applied research methods.
Prerequisite: LDRS 7453 Critical Inquiry.
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LDRS 7483 - Qualitative Research
3 credits
In this course students will be introduced to qualitative research. The focus will be on gaining understanding related to theories, issues, and problems in qualitative research. Additionally, students will develop critical skills of qualitative research, including conducting interviews, data analysis, and writing results.
Prerequisite: LDRS 7453 Critical Inquiry.
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LDRS 7573 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
3 credits
This course focuses on the theory and practice of advanced quantitative research with an emphasis on the application of advanced quantitate data analysis methods.
Prerequisite: LDRS 7473 Quantitative Research and Statistics.
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LDRS 7583 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
3 credits
This course focuses on theory and practice of advanced qualitative research with an emphasis on the application of advanced qualitative data analysis methods. Students will develop skills of sampling, conducting interviews, managing data, data analysis, and presentation of findings.
Prerequisite: LDRS 7473 Qualitative Research and Statistics.
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LDRS 8731 - Research Seminars
1 credits
This course provides the opportunity for conducting research with an approved faculty manner.
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LDRS 8732 - Research Seminars
2 credits
This course provides the opportuity for conducting research with an approved facutly manner.
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LDRS 8733 - Research Seminars
3 credits
This course provides the opportunity for conducting research with an approved faculty manner.
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LDRS 8741 - Research Seminars
1 credits
This coures provides the opportunity for conducting research with an approved faculty manner.
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LDRS 8742 - Research Seminars
2 credits
This course provides the opportunity for conducting research with an approved faculty manner.
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LDRS 8743 - Research Seminars
3 credits
This course provides the opportunity for conducting research with an approved faculty manner.
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LDRS 8903 - Guided Reading
3 credits
In this course, students will focus on an approved literature topic that is related to dissertation research. Students will develop a significant portion of the literature review as part of the course. The topic(s) selected must be approved by the faculty advisor.
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LDRS 8923 - Dissertation Proposal
3 credits
Students will develop a research plan and design for their dissertation. Completion of this course will result in a finalized dissertation proposal. Students must have successfully completed comprehensive exams prior to enrolling
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LDRS 8943 - Dissertation Research
3 credits
Students will conduct dissertation research.
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LDRS 8963 - Dissertation Writing
3 credits
Students will write the presentation of research findings.
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Mathematics |
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MATH 5423 - Secondary Mathematics Methods
3 credits
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Nursing |
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NURS 5113 - Curriculum Development
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to curriculum development, pedagogy and evaluation. Compare and contrast selected curricula in terms of educational philosophy, learning theory, psychology of learning, learning needs assessment, learning outcomes, design of learning activities, and assessment. Develop a map of personal learning goals that reflects an understanding of learning theory, curricular design, assessment, and the identification of a clinical focus for advanced learning. Document and explain rationale for the selection of a scholarly project topic.
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NURS 5133 - Research and Innovation for Health Care
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to health care research and innovation. Compare and contrast the utility of quantitative and qualitative research methods to evaluate and answer health questions posed by faculty, students, and practice environments. Propose and debate the transfer of technological and service delivery innovations from other fields to the domain of health care. Formulate research questions and hypotheses through the analysis of available data sets. Document and explain the research question, hypothesis, and method of the scholarly project. Document and explain the role of innovation and the employment of research findings in the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development.
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NURS 5213 - Health Care Leadership: Ethical and Spiritual Considerations
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to the ethical and spiritual dimensions of health care leadership. Compare and contrast ethical and spiritual values that have impact upon health disparities, health care systems, and leadership styles. Develop a scholarly defense for a set of personal ethical and spiritual guidelines for nursing practice. Document and explain ethical and spiritual considerations for the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5223 - Health Care Leadership: Policy Development and Implementation
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to the development and implementation of health care public policy. Compare and contrast motivational factors underlying policy proposals and approaches to policy advocacy. Propose to a public, executive branch agency a policy that will promote healthy outcomes. Document and explain policy implications for the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5313 - Programming for Health Care Outcomes
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to quality assurance and improvement. Compare and contrast methods of quality assurance, quality improvement, safety promotion, and risk management. Present to a service delivery organization an evidence-based, health-related, proposal for a continuous quality (efficacy, safety, or risk-management) improvement process. Document and explain desired health care outcomes for the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5503 - Healthy Outcomes Through Effective Organizations
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to organizational behavior and interdisciplinary health care delivery. Compare and contrast approaches to information sharing, resource allocation, collaboration, planning, and leadership. Provide voluntary consultation to an interest group or formal (corporate or government) organization relating to an organizational development issue. Document and explain organizational issues for the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5513 - Healthy Outcomes for The Individual, Family, And Social Unit
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting and nursing perspectives pertaining to patient-centered care. Compare and contrast approaches to behavior modification, motivation, and change. Implement a health teaching strategy and/or support intervention designed to promote healthy outcomes for an individual, family, or social unit. Explore applications of healthy outcomes for the individual, family, and social unit.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5523 - Healthy Outcomes for Society and The World
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to establishing and achieving societal and international health goals. Compare and contrast varied political philosophies with regard to achieving social good and healthy outcomes. Serve an organization or group in the pursuit of targeted healthy outcomes for an underserved or cross-cultural population. Document and explain the possible implications of healthy outcomes for society and the world related to the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development, NURS 5133 Research and Innovation for Health Care.
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NURS 5613 - Implications of Holistic Care on Healthy Outcomes
3 credits
Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to health assessment, clinical investigation, pharmacology, and other treatment modalities. Compare and contrast methods or means of establishing, disseminating, and implementing client care guidelines. Demonstrate clinical competence in a newly selected area of study through service to patients in a real or simulated setting, a client teaching opportunity, or cross-cultural client service experience. Document and explain health assessment, physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology implications of the scholarly project.
Prerequisite: NURS 5113, NURS 5133, NURS 5213, NURS 5223, NURS 5313, NURS 5503, NURS 5513, and NURS 5523.
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NURS 5913 - Scholarly Project
3 credits
Implement, document, analyze, and defend the scholarly project. Discuss the complementary integration of skills, evidence, and resources to promote healthy outcomes for a designated client, group, or population. Disseminate findings, conclusions, and recommendations to a selected target audience. Articulate the impact of the program curriculum and scholarly project upon personal life-long learning goals.
Prerequisite: NURS 5213, 5223, 5313, 5503, 5513, and 5523.
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PCAR 6944 - Clinical Pastoral Education Internship I
4 credits
Course description pending
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PCAR 6954 - Clinical Pastoral Education Internship II
4 credits
Course description pending
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PCAR 6964 - Clinical Pastoral Education Internship III
4 credits
Course description pending
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PCAR 6974 - Clinical Pastoral Education Internship IV
4 credits
Course description pending
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Pastoral Ministries |
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PMIN 5083 - Critical Components of Growing Churches
3 credits
This course will examine critical components of growing churches with an eye for missional, transformational, and practical application. It will focus on leader, culture, structure, and keystone systems of a growing church. Students will explore how the heart health of the leader impacts healthy and sustainable organizational growth, how culture is crafted intentionally within the organization and how to create structures and key systems that foster growth within the church. In addition, the students thinking will be challenged and leadership skill set expanded as they wrestle with the contextualization of these ministry components in their unique ministry environment. (Same as CMIN 5083)
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PMIN 5113 - Creating Healthy Churches
3 credits
This course will explore church health and growth in the early, middle, and mature years of a church’s existence. It will further address the areas of healthy leadership disciplines and how to mentor healthy leaders. This course will provide the student with the understanding of the nature of healthy, growing, multiplying churches. It will also provide the student with the needed mindset and skills to help a church realize health, growth, and multiplication. (Same as CMIN 5113)
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PMIN 5133 - Leadership and Character Development
3 credits
This course explores the holistic life of the leader with an emphasis on divine design, character, spirituality and personal ethics. Opportunity is given for spiritual, physical, emotional, mental and relational development within in one’s life, and how it can influence interpersonal relationships and the public roles of leadership in the missional workplace.
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PMIN 5153 - Recalibrating Churches
3 credits
This course equips pastors to help churches fulfill their mission by learning how to discern a local church’s distinctive mandate from God, to transform the culture of the church they lead, to identify and cultivate momentum, and to both learn and tell the story of that particular church. (Same as CMIN 5153)
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PMIN 5163 - Team Building and Managing Conflict
3 credits
This course will examine working with teams and successful ways to manage conflict within the church/ministry setting. The student will understand the foundations for team leadership and how to discern components of real teams. To help the student appreciate and embrace the multiple applications of team leadership in various ministry settings; to prevent the isolationist tendencies in ministers that lead to burnout or ego problems; to understand different types of conflict, causes of conflict and skills to address conflict issues within the church/ministry context. (Same as CMIN 5163)
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PMIN 5233 - Creative Preaching
3 credits
This course will provide an exploration of innovative ways to proclaim God’s Word, such as dramatic narrative, audience participation, interview format and video integration. Students will be equipped to creatively communicate the Bible with cultural relevance and scriptural fidelity.
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PMIN 5253 - Spiritual Formation and Development
3 credits
This course is designed to enhance the students experience of lifelong spiritual transformation. In addition to the classic spiritual disciplines and virtues, an array of contributions from various streams of the Christian tradition are considered, including the ways in which life experience can be spiritually forming if properly engaged. The model used in this course is designed to encourage leaders to facilitate the spiritual growth of those they lead by example, to become leaders worth following.
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PMIN 5383 - Turnaround Churches
3 credits
The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the principles and procedures of turning around plateaued and declining churches in North American. At the end of the course the student should be able to: (1) explain why churches become plateaued or decline in attendance; (2) develop a basic plan to help revitalize churches; and (3) spell out the essential steps, principles, and procedures for turning around churches. (Same as PMIN 5383)
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PMIN 5413 - Ministry Essentials
3 credits
Participants will develop a practical, biblically based foundation for ministry that integrates theology and praxis including Missio Dei, the conducting of sacerdotal functions (communion, weddings, funerals, baby dedications) as well as establishing ethical parameters in pastoral counseling, time management, ministerial ethics, and leadership style. Special emphasis will be given to the divine call of vocational ministry, the attendant challenges of balancing ones spiritual, personal, and professional life as well as interfacing with those in ecclesiastical oversight roles.
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PMIN 5913 - Cultural Change Paradigm Travel Course
3 credits
This course will examine the new paradigm needed for refocusing a church to be outward-focused in a pluralistic society. It will focus on ministry analysis, values discovery, mission, vision and development of a cultural change process – creating change as well as determining the church’s readiness for change. In addition, students will travel together on a paradigm trip to one or more outward-focused churches for discovery, analysis along with execution of a ministry plan. (Same as CMIN 5913)
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PMIN 6193 - Pastoral Care and Human Development
3 credits
This course helps students to understand the nature and practice of pastoral care. A survey of development stages and tasks common to all persons throughout the life cycle is examined. One particular emphasis of the course is placed on the special needs for ministry to marriages and family life. The course aims to enable students to create real and vital communities that care.
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PMIN 6243 - Ministry Leadership and Administration
3 credits
The course serves to prepare students to lead a church or other ministry organization by teaching principles of leadership, financial management, governance, board leading, staff and volunteer recruiting and management, recording keeping, vision development, relevant legal issues, and strategic planning.
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PMIN 6323 - Biblical Preaching & Teaching
3 credits
The class provides a graduate level foundation to effectively communicating God’s Word to engage and empower listeners to live transformed lives. The course introduces the student to various forms of preaching and teaching (including communicating in cross-cultural contexts) and prepares students to effectively prepare and deliver sermons as well as didactic presentations. Students will also gain a fundamental understanding of how to incorporate technology into their communication.
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PMIN 7263 - Transforming Ministry Organizations
3 credits
This course focuses on principles and practices for strategically leading ecclesial organizations through change efforts. Students will explore the concept of innovation in the ministry context, in particular remaining faithful to the Christian mission. A primary goal of the course will be developing skills to lead transformation within ministry organizations.
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PMIN 7403 - Self-Leadership in Organizational Life
3 credits
This course explores the challenge of maintaining the health of leaders in an organizational context that places them under stress. The course draws from the classic Christian disciplines of spiritual formation such as vocation, worship, and service, placing them in relationship with organizational principles such as balance and boundaries. Additional topics will include identifying personal and organizational challenges, such as work responsibilities and mental health.
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PMIN 7433 - Performance Evaluation in Ministry Organizations
3 credits
This course focuses on the implementing data- driven approaches to evaluate the performance of ministry organizations. Topics will include the application of research methodologies relevant to ministry settings and current best practices in analyzing organizational performance with quantitative measures. Students will also study relevant policy and legal issues that impact organizations and leaders.
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PSAD 5203 - Public Safety Administration
3 credits
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed for management and leadership in Public Safety Administration. This course includes the operational environment and the impact of local government, organized labor, and special interest groups. Financial and personnel management will be discussed along with strategic plan development. Personal management styles will be reviewed and assessed in light of working in a public sector environment.
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PSAD 5323 - Leadership Development for Public Safety Administrators
3 credits
Course Description Pending
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PSAD 5533 - Human Resource Management for Public Safety Administrators
3 credits
Course Description Pending
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PSYC 590X - Research Laboratory
[Offered for variable credit] An application course which provides students with hands-on experience in research methods. Emphasis is placed, depending on the semester, on different aspects of the research process including study design, methodology, literature review, data collection, data coding and analysis and writing. Students meet regularly with the instructor and spend most of their time participating in the various elements of the research process. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: Instructors permission.
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PSYC 680X - Individualized Study
[Offered for variable credit] This is a supervised one, two, or three credit course that can be used by the student to research or gain experience in a specific area of interest in the field of psychology. It is recommended for second year students.
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PSYC 790X - Research Laboratory
[Offered for variable credit] An application course which provides students with hands-on experience in research methods. Emphasis is placed, depending on the semester, on different aspects of the research process including study design, methodology, literature review, data collection, data coding and analysis and writing. Students meet regularly with the instructor and spend most of their time participating in the various elements of the research process. (Grade Pass/No Credit)
Prerequisite: Instructors permission.
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PSYC 5101 - Grant Writing
1 credits
This course teaches students how to write grants that apply to the field of mental health and culture.
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PSYC 5111 - Research Methods I: Graduate Writing Seminar
1 credits
An advanced course n graduate-level scholarly and research writing. As such, topics will include: writing structure and organization, scholarly voice, effective support for a thesis, and use of appropriate APA style and formatting.
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PSYC 5152 - Research Methods II: Quantitative
2 credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of quantitative research in the social sciences. Its purpose is to impart an understanding of research methodology and quantitative statistical techniques. Specific applications to social issues will also be explored.
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PSYC 5202 - Critical Thinking in Psychology, Culture, And Social Justice
2 credits
This course encourages and initiates thought in the realms of psychology, culture, and social justice. Class sessions are composed of lecture and practice of critical thinking skills.
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PSYC 5252 - Communication and Counseling Skills Within Multicultural Contexts
2 credits
This course is a comprehensive overview of counseling skills, empathy training, and negotiation skills. It emphasizes the exploration of communication theory within diverse multicultural contexts.
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PSYC 5302 - Group Counseling and Cultural Dynamics
2 credits
This course provides an overview of the theory and dynamics of group counseling. Special emphasis is given to therapeutic settings and differences which exist within multicultural groups.
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PSYC 5352 - Biological Basis of Behavior I Neuropsychology
2 credits
This advanced course helps students understand the role physiology plays in psychology and human functioning, as well as the issues pertaining to the brain and behavior.
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PSYC 5403 - Psychotherapeutic Systems
3 credits
This course provides a historical overview of the various schools of psychotherapy: psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, and cognitive-behavioral. Students are presented with the theories and aspects of treatments used in professional counseling.
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PSYC 5453 - Psychopathology
3 credits
This course focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the major psychopathologies and how those pathologies differ in various cultures. Emphasis is placed on the use of the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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PSYC 5502 - Multicultural Issues in Psychology
2 credits
This course examines the differences in psychology and human behavior among various cultures.
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PSYC 5552 - Psychology Law and Ethics
2 credits
This course presents students with regulations, laws, and ethics relating to the professional practice of counseling and psychology. This course also helps students think legally, ethically, and with good judgment.
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PSYC 5612 - History of Psychology
2 credits
This course provides an advanced analysis of the development of clinical and counseling psychology and psychotherapy. Emphasis is given to the effects of specific historical antecedents on contemporary trends in psychology.
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PSYC 5653 - Systems of Family Therapy in Cultural Context
3 credits
This course provides a review of the major family system theories, as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for practicing family therapy.
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PSYC 5701 - Abusive Relationships
1 credits
This course provides an overview of the issues that surround abuse of children, intimate partners, elders, and other vulnerable populations. Emphasis is placed on the recognition and assessment of abuse, appropriate prevention and reporting procedures, and the differing views various cultures hold on this topic.
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PSYC 5941 - Practicum I
1 credits
This course represents the first of three semesters of practicum to be completed prior to internship or thesis. This course is designed to prepare students for internship or thesis and provide them with an introduction to the profession of counseling. In a supervised small group experience students explore vocational aspirations and consider how internship or thesis would complement their goals.
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PSYC 5951 - Practicum II
1 credits
This course represents the second of three semesters of practicum to be completed prior to internship or thesis. This course is designed to prepare students for internship or thesis. In a supervised small group experience students choose the internship or thesis track and take preliminary steps in the direction of their choice.
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PSYC 5961 - Practicum III
1 credits
This course represents the third of three semesters of practicum to be completed prior to internship or thesis. Students will receive an introduction to crisis, trauma, and grief and loss in this course, providing them with a foundation prior to the specific trainings that they will receive at their internship sites.
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