GENERAL COURSES
FE7001 Field Education (Fall Term)
Professor
Associate Professor of Practical Theology
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Adjunct Professor
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This is the first of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting. Field Education is typically begun upon completion of seven to nine courses in the area of ethical training for church leadership, introductory courses in biblical studies, theology, and church history.
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Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity
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FE7002 Field Education (Winter Term)
Professor
Associate Professor of Practical Theology
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Adjunct Professor
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This is the second of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting. Field Education is typically begun upon completion of seven to nine courses in the area of ethical training for church leadership, introductory courses in biblical studies, theology, and church history.
Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity
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FE7003 Field Education (Spring Term)
Professor
Associate Professor of Practical Theology
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Adjunct Professor
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This is the third of a required three-quarter (one-year) sequence. Field Education provides the student with the opportunity for experience-based learning in a supervised ministerial setting. Field Education is typically begun upon completion of seven to nine courses in the area of ethical training for church leadership, introductory courses in biblical studies, theology, and church history.
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Field Education, General Courses  ⁄  Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity
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GEN5001 Introduction to Theological Writing and Research
Professor
Adjunct Professor
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Following a brief introduction to academic approaches to the study of religion, students have the opportunity to explore the process of scholarly research and writing in the theological disciplines through presentations and assignments that will orient them to library resources, online references, the most current Modern Language Association style of documentation, and the dangers of plagiarism. Students will also develop and demonstrate through the composition of a brief paper their proficiency with usage of appropriate American English grammar, spelling, flow, logical articulation of ideas, and mechanics.
This is a required course for first-year students.
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General Courses  ⁄  Certificate in Theological Studies, Master of Arts (Academic), Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Master of Divinity