1995-1996 Academic Catalog

Education Course requirements for the comprehensive Bible major-missions emphasis involve ninety quarter hours including: BEGE-171,172,273,274,375,376 (Gen. ed. req.) ......... 24 Christian Education ..................................................... 4-9 Old Testament Studies ............................................... 5-10 New Testament Studies .............................................. 7-10 Philosophy ....................................................................... 5 Theology .................................................................. 12-20 Missions, including: ...................................................... 30 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture ................................... 5 BEPT-242 Missions Survey .......................................... 4 BEPT-345 Contemporary World Missions ................... 4 BEPT-346 The Missionary Process .............................. 3 BEPT-450 Missionary Internship ............................ 3-10 BEPT-490 Independent Study in Practical Theology 1-4 Suggested electives: ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology ................................. 5 CHMU-253 Song Leading .............................................. 2 CIS-100 Introduction to Computers ................................ 2 COM-314 Intercultural Communication ......................... 4 COM-324 Interpersonal Communication ........................ 3 PYCH-160 General Psychology ...................................... 5 SOC-334 Sociology ofReligion ...................................... 4 SOC-371 Family and Society .......................................... 5 SOC-240 Marriage and Family ....................................... 5 Missions students enjoy a wide variety of opportunities to gain actual international experience on a mission .field. Cedarville work and teaching teams visit Jamaica regularly to invest in the lives ofdeaf students at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 31. Suggested Four-Year Cul'l'iculum for the Comprehensive Missions Emphasis First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life .................................................... 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... .4 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ................................................ 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science .................................... 5 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................. 5 PEF-199 P.A.C.L ........................................................................ 2 Biological science elective ....................................................... 5 Physical science elective .......................................................... 5 Physical education elective ....................................................... 1 Total .........................................,................................................ 46 Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................ .4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ........................................... .4 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ....................................... 5 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture ................................................ 5 BEPT-242 Missions Survey ....................................................... 4 History elective ........................................................................ 4 Literature elective .................................................................... 5 Science elective ....................................................................... 5 Electives ................................................................................. 14 Total ......,.................................................................................. 50 Third year: BEGE-375 God and History ....................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................. 4 BEPT-345 Contemporary World Missions ............................... .4 BEPT-346 The Missionary Process ............................................ 3 SOC-240 Marriage and Family .................................................. 5 Bible elective ............................................................................ 4 Christian Education elective .................................................... 4 New Testament elective ........................................................... 4 Old Testament elective ............................................................. 5 Theology elective ...................................................................... 4 Electives .................................................................................... 7 Total ......................................................................................... 48 Fourth year: BEBL-251,252,253 Elementary Greek .................................... 15 BEPT-450 Internship ................................................................ 10 BEPT-490 Independent Study in Practical Theology ............. 1-4 Bible elective ............................................................................ 4 New Testament elective ........................................................... 3 Theology electives .................................................................... 8 Electives ............,....................................................................... 4 Total ······························~·······························~········,·················48 International Studies-Missiology The international studies major-missiology emphasis utilizes courses from several academic disciplines to prepare students for a variety of internationally– focused careers, including professional missionary service and "tentmaker" missions. The major is described in detail in the Interdisciplinary Studies section of the catalog.