2004-2005 Academic Catalog

38 Biblical Education School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major inChristianEducation First year: BECE-1000 Orientation to Bible Ministries.............................................1 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ................................................3 BEGE-1720Spiritual Formation .............................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech .................................................... 3 ENG-1400EnglishComposition .............................................................3 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ............................................. 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ................................1 Biology Elective ................................................................................. 3.5 History/Global Awareness Elective ......................................................3 Physical Science Elective ................................................................. 3.5 Social Science Elective .........................................................................3 Total .................................................................................................... 33 Second year: BECE-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible ..................................6 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ...................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature .................................................3 BETH-2350 Theological Foundations of Ministry ..................................3 Literature Elective ..................................................................................3 Ministry Concentration Electives ...........................................................6 Philosophy Elective ................................................................................ 3 Physical Education Elective ...................................................................1 Quantitative Elective ..............................................................................3 Total .................................................................................................... 31 Third year: BECE-3680Children’sMinistries ...........................................................4 BECE-3700CampusMinistries .............................................................. 4 BECE-3720 Adult Ministries ...................................................................4 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development .................................... 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ........................................ 2 BEPT-2400Personal Evangelism ..........................................................3 BEPT-3410Discipleship .........................................................................3 Minor Requirement or Electives .............................................................6 Total .................................................................................................... 28 Summer: BECE-4500 Internship in Christian Education ............................... 10-12 Fourth year: BECE-4100 Leadership of Christian Education Ministries .................... 3 New Testament Elective .......................................................................3 Old Testament Elective ..........................................................................3 Theology Elective ..................................................................................3 Minor Requirement or Electives ..................................................... 12-14 Total .............................................................................................. 24-26 ChristianEducationCurriculumSummary Proficiency Requirements ..................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements .................................... 33-41 Christian Education Major Requirements .............................. 75 Electives ............................................................................ 12-20 Total (minimum, not includingproficiency) ....................... 128 Christian Education The Christian education major prepares students for ministering to diverse age groups (children through adults) in vocational service in a wide range of Christian education ministry contexts: churches, camps, college campuses, parachurch organizations, crosscultural contexts, etc. It also provides a solid foundation for graduate studies in related areas. The required selection of a ministry concentration area and options in selection of a minor can be combined to equip students for unique, specialized areas of ministry. Course requirements involve 75 semester hours including: General Education .................................................................... 16 BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ............................. 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation ......................................... 3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ................................ 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature .............................. 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development ................. 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration...................... 2 Christian Education Core .................................................... 53-55 BECE-1000 Orientation to Bible Ministries ......................... 1 BECE-2400 Interpreting and Teaching the Bible ............... 6 BECE-3680 Children’s Ministries ....................................... 4 BECE-3700 Campus Ministries ......................................... 4 BECE-3720 Adult Ministries ................................................ 4 BECE-4100 Leadership of Christian Education Ministries 3 *BECE-4500 Internship in Christian Education .......... 10-12 BENT-XXXX New Testament Elective ................................. 3 BEOT-XXXX Old Testament Elective ................................... 3 BEPH-XXXX Philosophy Elective (BEPH-2200 recommended) 3 BEPT-2400 Personal Evangelism ...................................... 3 BEPT-3410 Discipleship ..................................................... 3 BETH-2350 Theological Foundations of Ministry ............... 3 BETH-XXXX* Theology Elective ( BETH-3300recommended) ... 3 Select one of the following ministry concentrations: ...................6 Children’s Ministries EDEC-2100 Art, Music, and Drama for Early Childhood .. 2 EDSP-2500 Survey of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities ............................................... 1 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature ..................................... 2 EDUC-3990 Independent Study Education ...................... 1 Church Music Ministries CHMU-2060 Music and the Arts in Worship ..................... 3 CHMU-2600 Music of the Church ...................................... 3 Cross-Cultural Ministries* BEPT-3450 Contemporary World Missions...................... 3 BEPT-3510 Introduction to Urban Ministry ........................ 3 *Students who select the cross-cultural ministries concentra- tion should take BETH-3400 as the theology elective. Sports Ministries BECE-2100 Wilderness Ministry ....................................... 3 CCHG-3670 Fundamentals of Coaching ......................... 3 ESSE-2810 Introduction to Camping ................................ 2 ESSE-2830 Recreational Leadership .............................. 2 SMGT-3810 Organization and Administration of Sports and Athletics ...................................................................... 3 Women’s Ministries BECE-3000 Women and Ministry ...................................... 3 BECE-3500 Women’s Communication for Ministry ......... 3 COM-3150 Women in America ......................................... 3 *Capstone Course