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Bachelor Arts in Christian Education(BACE)

A. Purpose:
  The Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education (BACE) program focus on equipping students with personal integrity and integration of theoretical and practical learning specially designed for educational effectiveness and profession. The purpose of the degree Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education is to equip persons for competent leadership in the educational ministries of the church, and the school, to the end that God may be glorified. This degree is designed to explore faith and to understand human lives and a variety of ministry career choices from a theological perspective. Also, the course aids students to equip themselves with the academic preparation and skills necessary to a deeper and more informed service and ministry to the Church and to the world. Especially, this degree is to serve the immigrant church by which students will be approached to study about the immigrant context and understood the Christian education in multicultural environment.
B. Objectives:
 

The students of the BACE program will be prepared to:
1. Utilize the deep knowledge about the Bible and its historical and cultural background in their ministries and their personal lives.
2. Interpret the various theological discourses and hermeneutics to the given contextual sites through teaching, preaching, and writing.
3. Critically reflect their lives in the light of theological knowledge and the biblical understanding.
4. Critical reflect their immigrant church to analyze about the multi-cultural church and the multi-generational church to apply students¡¯ learned methods.

C. Program Requirements:
    The Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education degree program requires 122 semester hours for graduation. The curriculum includes 45 credit hours in general education course, 69 credit hours in the major coursework, and 8 credit hours in chapel. A full-time student following the course sequencing provided will be able to complete the program in eight semesters, or four years.
D. Curriculum:
  General Education (45 Semester Hours)
   

Each undergraduate student is required to complete 45 credit hours in general education courses. In order to meet the general education requirements, every undergraduate level students in Christian Education will complete two English writing and communication courses, two foreign language courses, two fine arts courses, two humanities courses, four behavior/social science courses, a math course, a science course, and choose one elective from any of these areas.

Writing and Communication (Choose Two)

ENGL101 Business Communication I (3)
and ENGL102 Business Communication II (3)
or ENGL103 Theological English I (3)
and ENGL104 Theological English II (3)

Foreign Language (Choose Two Language)
LAN101/102 Spanish I, II (6)
LAN111/112 Greek I, II (6)
LAN121/122 Hebrew I, II (6)

Humanities (Choose Two)
HUM101 Spiritual Classics (3)
HUM102 Introduction to Philosophy and Theology (3)
HUM103 Christian Ethics and Society (3)
HUM104 Religions of the World (3)
HUM105 Multi-cultural Leadership in Education (3)

Fine Arts (Choose Two)
ART120 Western Art History (3)
MUS105 Fundamentals of Music (3)
MUS100 Music Appreciation (3)
MUS351 Music & Worship (3)
MUS106 University Chorus (3)

Behavioral/Social Sciences (Choose Four)
SOC101 Sociology of Religion (3)
SOC102 Marriage and Family (3)
SOC103 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC104 Education and Cultural Diversity (3)
SOC105 Seminar on Urban Problems (3)
PSY106 Psychology of Religious Experience (3)
SOC107 Moral Development and Moral Education (3)
SOC108 Theories of Faith Development (3)
SOC110 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC121 Theories of Design & Color (3)
PSY130 Introduction to Psychology (3)
HIS140 History of America (3)

Mathematics/ Statistics (Choose One)
MATH101 College Algebra (3)
MATH102 Calculus (3)
MATH204 Probability (3)
MATH202 Statistics for Management I (3)

Science (Choose One)
SCI101 Chemistry (3)
SCI102 Biology (3)
SCI103 Physics (3)

Electives (Choose One)
Choose one elective from any of the above categories (3)

  Theological and Ministerial Studies (69 Semester Hours)
   
The major coursework for the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education are 69 semester hours in practical Christian education and theoretic education areas of the curriculum.

CE200 Foundations of Christian Education (3)
CE201 Philosophy of Christian Education (3)
CE203 Teaching Methods (3)
CE204 Christian Education in Multi-Cultural Context (3)
CE205 Teaching the Bible (3)
CE206 Christian Educational Psychology (3)
CE207 Christian Education and Human Development (3)
CE210 Christian Education and Spirituality (3)
CE211 Christian Education and Practical Theology (3)
CE212 Curriculum Survey (3)
CE213 History and Philosophy of Christian Education (3)
CE215 A Biblical Theology of Christian Education (3)
CE216 Biblical Models of Education (3)
CE226 Teaching with Imagination (3)
CE227 Educational Psychology and Human Development (3)
CE300 Personal Educational Leadership Development (3)
CE301 Educational Ministry in Conflicts (3)
CE309 Current Issues in Christian Education (3)
CE330 Theory and Practice in Christian Education (3)
ME203 Christian Education and Theology (3)
Christian Education Electives (2 Courses) (6)
CE340 EDUCATION PRACTICUM I (1)
CE341 EDUCATION PRACTICUM II (1)
CE342 EDUCATION PRACTICUM III (1)

Chapel - (8 Semester Hours): Students attend chapel each week during the semester and earn one semester credit hour for the eight semesters of the program. Students receive a pass/fall grade for chapel.
E. Course Description:

   
Dept COM Number 101 Title Communications I
Credits 3
Description These courses in sequence are designed to improve skills relating to oral and written communication, theme organization, and reading comprehension including skills relating to public speaking, effective writing and academic research.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept COM Number 102 Title Communications II
Credits 3
Description These courses in sequence are designed to improve skills relating to oral and written communication, theme organization, and reading comprehension including skills relating to public speaking, effective writing and academic research.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept LAN Number 101,2 Title English I, II
Credits 6
Description These two courses are designed for students whose native language is not English. The purposes of these courses are to develop the skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing English in a cultural context, to acquire communicative competence through listening, speaking and writing, to introduce students to major works of literature from a range of genres and historical periods and to help them improve their ability to read, analyze and understand literary texts. Classroom activities include videos, reading comprehensions and grammar exercises, conversations and skits.
Prerequisite NINE


Dept LAN Number 111,2 Title German I, II
Credits 6
Description The two courses in sequence are designed to lay a foundation for functional acquisition of German, with a goal of proficiency in oral and written interaction. Class time is devoted to language tasks that will foster communicative competence, stressing listening and reading strategies, vocabulary and grammar acquisition, authentic input, and oral production.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept LAN Number 121,2 Title French I, II
Credits 6
Description Focusing on the fundamental skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, today's French speaking countries are introduced in context. From the first day of class the emphasis is on communication in French, both in speaking and in writing. At the end of these two semesters sequences, the actively participating students will have a firm grounding in the principles of French grammar and a basic oral proficiency in the language.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept LAN Number 131,2 Title Chinese I, II
Credits 6
Description These courses in sequence are designed to introduce students to modern Mandarin Chinese. The course begins with an introduction to the sound system of Mandarin Chinese and moves on to training of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Classes have an additional aim of introducing students to aspects of Chinese culture. By the end of the semester students are expected to 1) have fairly good pronunciation, 2) recognize and write approximately 500 characters, and 3) carry out simple conversations about some daily activities.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept LAN/NT Number 401,2 Title New Testament Greek I, II
Credits 6
Description This course is a study of the grammar and syntax of the Greek New Testament. The first semester covers the essentials of grammar and the development of a basic working vocabulary. In the second semester the student is introduced to the fundamental tasks of exegesis and textual criticism, and students translate selected New Testament texts, practice exegetical methods and do introductory grammatical layouts.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept LAN/OT Number 401,2 Title Biblical Hebrew I, II
Credits 6
Description This course is a study of the basic principles of phonology, morphology, and syntax of Biblical Hebrew. The course will include translation and analysis of selected portions of the Hebrew Bible
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 101 Title Spiritual Classics
Credits 3
Description As an introductory course to Christian spirituality, this course will draw on the wealth of Christian devotional literature including Augustine, Francis, and Bunyan. As a part of general education, this course is designed to engage the student in reflection on aesthetic, ethical, and social values through the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of written texts.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 102 Title Introduction to Philosophy and Theology
Credits 3
Description As a survey of the nature and content of philosophy and theology, this course is designed to engage the student in reflection on aesthetic, ethical, and social values through the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of written texts.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 103 Title Ethics and Society
Credits 3
Description As a course introducing the structure and content of ethics as well as the goal, nature, and norm of Christian living, this course is designed to engage the student in reflection on aesthetic, ethical, and social values through the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of written texts. It will deal with ethical problems and assumptions in major contemporary social issues such as human rights, politics, economics, poverty, racism, sexism, homosexuality and biomedical concerns.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 104 Title Religions of the World
Credits 3
Description This course is intended to enable students to better understand historical development and central texts of major religions of the world such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam. As a part of general education, it is designed to engage the student in reflection on aesthetic, ethical, and social values through the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of written texts.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 111 Title Fundamentals of Music
Credits 3
Description This course covers the basic fundamentals of note reading, rhythm, intervals, chords, key signatures, scales, hymn and basic song reading, principles of sight singing, ear training, note and rhythm dictation, theoretical concepts of melody, harmony and basic organizational structure of music.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 112 Title Survey of Western Music
Credits 3
Description As a survey of theories and practices of Western music including church music, this course will include extensive listening requirements, helping students to develop the ability to understand human expression and its significance in a medium that relies all or in part on non-verbal expression.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 113 Title African American Music
Credits 3
Description As a survey of theories and practices of African American music including spiritual songs and Jazz, this course is designed to help students to develop the ability to understand human expression and its significance in a medium that relies all or in part on non-verbal expression.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 114 Title Film as a Genre of Theological and Ethical Reflection
Credits 3
Description With an introduction to film art including the basic techniques of film form and style and issues of critical analysis (authorship, genre, and ideology) of narrative film, this course explores film as a useful artistic genre for theological and ethical reflection. As a part of general education, this course is designed to help students to develop the ability to understand human expression and its significance in a medium that relies all or in part on non-verbal expression.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept HUM Number 115 Title Survey of Western Art and Architecture
Credits 3
Description As a survey of western art and architecture, this course is designed to help students to develop the ability to understand human expression and its significance in a medium that relies all or in part on non-verbal expression.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 101 Title Sociology of Religion
Credits 3
Description With an introduction to sociology, this course will examine the meaning of religion as a dimension of social life: religion, myth, and symbolic reality, churches as organizations and institutions; the social identity of the faithful; secularization and revival.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 102 Title Marriage and Family
Credits 3
Description The goal of this course is to enable students to better understand the dynamics of marriage and family life, children and adolescents, the issues of aging, and varieties of family life. Married students are encouraged to participate in the marriage enrichment workshop.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 103 Title Race and Ethnic Relations
Credits 3
Description The goal of this course is to enable students to better understand relationships between racial and ethnic groups applying sociological concepts. The topics include race and ethnicity as a social construct; slavery and its effects on race and ethnic relations; the relationship between race, class, and gender; social movements organized on the basis of race/ethnicity; immigration, poverty; and segregation.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 104 Title Education and Cultural Diversity
Credits 3
Description This course is intended to give students a broad understanding of multicultural education through an exploration of issues related to culture, social class, ethnicity and race, gender, and language. Specific attention is given to an understanding of the history of-Asian Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 105 Title Seminar on Urban Problems
Credits 3
Description This course is intended to study interrelationships between the people and the structures and systems under which people live in urban setting. It also examines the impact of the inner city's demographics, race relations, and social and economic problems on the church's ministry, and surveys resources for understanding the ethos of the city, the international urbanization milieu and the role of the church both biblically and socially.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 106 Title Psychology of Religious Experience
Credits 3
Description This is an introductory course designed to help students understand the many forms of religious experience with survey of various theoretical, empirical, and clinical literatures on religion.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept SOC Number 107 Title Moral Development and Moral Education
Credits 3
Description This course is intended to enable students to understand changes in moral development during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in the formation and resolution of ethical dilemmas.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number 101 Title Introduction to Computer Science
Credits 3
Description This course is designed to introduce computers and computer science. Topics covered will include algorithms, basic data structures, computer organization, and the essential limitations of computation.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number 102 Title Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Credits 3
Description This course is designed to introduce elementary methods for calculating probabilities along with the construction of statistical models, drawing on illustrations from the social sciences and natural sciences. A major goal is to enable the student to draw the correct conclusions to statistical questions, avoiding some of the pitfalls and fallacies.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number NAT Title Calculus
Credits 3
Description The goal of this course is a substantial mastery of the "calculus of one variable" together with an ability to solve calculus problems with efficiency and understanding. Topics will include introduction to the derivative and limits, including motivation; differentiation of functions; the chain rule; applications of differentiation including max-min problems and related rate problems; anti-derivatives and the definite integral; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions; techniques of integration; numerical methods of integration; improper integrals; infinite sequences and series; and polar coordinates.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number 104 Title Physics
Credits 3
Description The course is concerned with an introduction to the fundamental laws underlying physics and having general application in other areas of science. Mechanics and thermodynamics are treated quantitatively with a special emphasis on problem solving.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number 105 Title Biology
Credits 3
Description This course covers principles of genetics, physiology, ecology and taxonomy with special reference to contemporary life situations.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept NAT Number 106 Title Chemistry
Credits 3
Description It will cover basic principles related to modern chemistry. This course will explore what the periodic table tells, how it does so, and why this knowledge is relevant; history and concepts in the development of the 19th and 20th Century chemistry and physics; the wave/particle duality of electrons in atoms, molecules, and solids; design and applications of new materials and pharmaceuticals.
Prerequisite NONE


Dept OT Number 200 Title Introduction to the Old Testament
Credits 3
Description An introductory survey of Old Testament studies, emphasizing the use of the Old Testament in Christian ministry, with attention to Old Testament backgrounds, history, theology, canon, textual transmission, literary genres, critical methods, and special introductory problems of selected Old Testament books.
Prerequisite NONE


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