2003-2004 Academic Catalog

42 Biblical Education School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible Course consists of three weekly class sessions and a two-hour teaching lab. Prerequisites: BECE-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible; Major or minor status or permission of the instructor. BECE-3725 Adult Ministries for non-majors –Fa,Sp 3 hours Principles from Scripture are examined to prepare a biblical philosophy for ministry to adults in light of developmental charac- teristics and contemporary sociological factors. Students are equipped to utilize creative, interactive strategies for teaching the Bible and developing effective age-appropriate ministry programs. Course consists of three weekly class sessions but does not include the teaching lab. No prerequisites. BECE-4100 3 hours Leadership of Christian Educational Ministries –Sp An examination of models of leadership for Christian ministries, emphasizing practical issues such as developing mission and vision statements, creating effective leadership teams, and the strategic planning, implementation, and oversight of ministries. For youth ministry and Christian education majors, this must be the final course taken from the sequence of the required BECE courses. Prerequisites: For CE and Youth Ministries majors: BECE-2400; BECE-3680; BECE-3700; BECE-3720. No prerequi- sites for non-majors. BECE-4220 Seminar in Christian Education 2 hours Trends and problems of the field are analyzed and defined by individual research and group conferences. BECE-4500 Internship in Christian Education 10-12 hours Ten weeks in a local church gaining experience in the total educational program of the church, under the supervision of Christian education faculty and the pastor and/or director of Christian education. Capstone course. Prerequisites: Bible faculty approval; successful completion of 5 of the 6 required core courses in Christian education. BECE-4750 Internship in Youth Ministries 10-12 hours This capstone course for the Youth Ministries major is a mentored and evaluated ministry experience in a full-time leader- ship role in ministry for a minimum of ten weeks. Prerequisites: 1)Approval of the faculty of the Department of Biblical Education. 2)Senior academic status. 3)Completion of the following six courses: BETH-2350 Theological Foundations of Ministry; BEST- 2400 Interpreting the Bible; BECE-2410 Principles of Bible Teaching; BECE-3680, 3700, or 3720 Children’s Ministries, Campus Ministries, or Adult Ministries; BEPT-2400 Personal Evangelism or BEPT-3410 Discipleship; and one class in ministry concentration area. BECE-4900 1-3 hours Independent Study in Christian Education –Fa,Sp,Su Students will investigate a significant topic or Scripture passage of special interest with a view toward integration of knowledge. BECE-4990 Topics in Christian Education Investigation of special topics in Bible and theology, which have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. Permission of instructor required for non-majors. Philosophy and Religion BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy –Fa,Sp 3 hours Survey of the principal issues in Western philosophy covering such areas as epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, and the major systems of philosophy. BEPH-2240 Logic –Fa 3 hours Study of the principles of correct and fallacious reasoning involved in traditional logic and modern logic. BEPH-2250 Ethics 3 hours Study and evaluation of the major theories of goodness, obliga- tion, and motive and the development of a consistent Christian ethical system, together with the application of ethical theories to contemporary moral problems. BEPH-2260 Religion and Culture –Fa,Sp 3 hours Introduction to religious issues, themes, and alternatives as they emerge in the historical context of Eastern and Western culture. BEPH-3240 Epistemology –Fa 3 hours Study of the nature, sources, types, tests, and limits of human knowledge. Prerequisite: BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy. BEPH-3250 Philosophy of Religion –Sp 3 hours Analysis of the major philosophical problems relating to religion as these have arisen in the modern intellectual environment. Prerequisite: BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy. BEPH-3260 Symbolic Logic 3 hours Study of systems of natural deduction (including metatheoretic proofs and methods) in propositional logic, first-order logic, and modal logic with emphasis on assessing arguments in natural language. Prerequisite: BEPH-2240 Logic; or MATH-2210 Logic and Methods of Proof; or permission of instructor. BEPH-3280 Metaphysics –Sp 3 hours Study of selected topics in metaphysics, including the mind-body problem, substance, qualities and universals, identity, space and time, causation, and freedom and determinism. Prerequisite: BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-3310 3 hours History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy –Fa Survey of men and movements in Greek and Christian philoso- phy from Thales to Aquinas. Selected, representative writings of the philosophers will be read. Prerequisite: BEPH-2200 Introduc- tion to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-3320 History of Modern Philosophy –Sp 3 hours Study of the principal philosophers from Descartes through Nietzsche. The development of rationalism and empiricism with the Kantian synthesis and its results will be emphasized. Prerequi- site: BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy. (odd years) BEPH-3330 19th Century Philosophy –Fa 3 hours Survey of significant European and American philosophies of the 19th and early 20th centuries from Hegel to the first World War. Special attention will be given to Hegelianism, early existentialism, pragmatism, and analytic philosophy. Prerequisite: BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy. (even years) BEPH-3340 Current Philosophical Developments –Fa 3 hours Survey of significant European and American philosophies of the 20th century, focusing specifically on developments from the 1960's to the present. (even years) BEPH-3400 Philosophy of Law and Economics 3 hours Course will clarify the conceptual structures which underlie both law and economic analysis. Explores the connections between ethics and legal theory and practice and economics. (odd years) BEPH-4030 Philosophy and Literature –Sp 2 hours Course will be divided into two sections. The first will focus on philosophy of literature, exploring literary theory, hermeneutics, and literature as a work of art. The second part of the course will examine philosophy in literature, looking at the ways in which philosophical ideas are expressed through the medium of litera- ture. (even years) BEPH-4250 Philosophy of Science 2 hours Critique of the concepts, methods, and arguments of the various sciences, as well as an analysis of the theological and philosophi- cal underpinnings of science, which aims to demarcate science from pseudo-science, evaluate contemporary thought in the limits of science, and evaluate the relations between science, human values, religion, and technology. (odd years) BEPH-4260 Philosophy of Art –Sp 2 hours Study of the nature of art and the aesthetic experience. Possible topics include: the concept of creativity; the nature and value of the work of art; the function of art; the truth in art; the relation of art and society; the aesthetic attitude and aesthetic values, such as beauty and the philosophy of art. (Fee: $10)(odd years)