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ACC 641 - Accounting and ERP Systems
A course that provides a thorough understanding of both the role of an accounting and ERP system, and its management within an organization. This hands-on course explores the integration of business processes and technology. It prepares the student to manage an accounting/ERP system for organizational control and for strategic competitive advantage. First semester.
Credits: 3
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ACC 642 - Forensic Accounting
A course that covers important topics associated with forensic and investigative accounting. Topics include fraud auditing, litigation support, valuation, cybercrime, and other key forensic topics. Students learn the principles and practices used by public accountants, internal auditors, and others used to examine financial and related information. First semester.
Credits: 3
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ACC 651 - Finance and Asset Management
An overview of finance and financial analytical tools and their application to different areas of investments and asset management. The course surveys different areas of finance and investments, including valuation, equity instruments, fixed income instruments, and their related markets and inherent risks. Building on the understanding of financial analysis and risk, the course covers theories of portfolio management. Students apply the skills learned in a real-world investment simulation. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BIB 621 - Biblical Integration for Educators
A course designed to develop the ability of educators to integrate the Bible into their teaching and their own lives. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BIB 700 - Canon and Context of the Bible
A study of the historical, literary, and cultural contexts as background to interpreting the Old and New Testaments, along with a study of the questions of canonicity.
Credits: 3
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BIB 701 - The Pentateuch
A study of the Pentateuch, with attention given to both the content of the first five books of the Old Testament, as well as the hermeneutical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 702 - Old Testament Narrative Literature
A study of OT narrative literature (Joshua-Esther), with attention given to the hermeneutical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 703 - Old Testament Prophets
A study of the Old Testament prophets in relation to the rest of Scripture, with attention given to the hermeneutical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 704 - Psalms and Wisdom Literature
A study of the Psalms and Wisdom literature, with attention given to the hermeneutical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 711 - Gospels and Acts
A study of the Gospels and Acts, with attention given to the hermeneutical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 712 - Pauline Epistles
A study of the Pauline Epistles, with attention given to the hermeneutical and exegetical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 713 - General Epistles and Revelation
A study of General Epistles and the book of Revelation, with attention given to the hermeneutical and exegetical skills needed to interpret these books today.
Credits: 3
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BIB 745 - Exegetical Book Study:
An exegetical study of a particular book of the OT or NT, with attention given to the details of the text.
Credits: 3
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BIB 760 - Bible Lands Study Tour
An intensive field experience in the Middle East in conjunction with a Cairn-sponsored or approved Holy Land tour. Both the remains of the biblical past and the developments of the critical present are viewed and discussed. Historical, geographical, and cultural backgrounds essential to effective Bible study are emphasized. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 601 - Managerial Economics
A course that focuses on the application of economic principles and quantitative methodologies to the decision making-process of the business. This course establishes a foundation in theories of consumer behavior, demand analysis and forecasting, production and cost analysis, and cost concepts for decision making. Students apply economic principles and quantitative techniques in a variety of decision situations, including market analysis, product pricing, and bargaining and negotiation. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 602 - Accounting for Management Decisions
A course that presents cost management with a strategic emphasis. This course provides an in-depth study of management techniques that are utilized by managers in a contemporary business environment. The balanced scorecard, critical success factors, and strategic analytics are emphasized and integrated with other decision-making techniques. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 603 - Financial Management
A course that explores the theory and practice of financial decision-making in the firm, with emphasis on the practical application of financial decisions. This course is based on the principle that a firm should be managed to increase the wealth of the shareholders. Topics presented are financial management, capital investment decisions, financing decisions, and managing for value creation. This course teaches the concept that the value of the firm must be evaluated in terms of the sequencing and amount of cash flow generated. First semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 604 - Strategic Marketing
A course designed to explore the main aspects of strategic marketing theories and concepts and their applications. This course assists students in developing strategic marketing thinking in an international setting and leadership and management skills for planning and conducting activities in the global marketplace. Summer session.
Credits: 3
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BUS 605 - Global Business
A course that examines key strategic issues that managers in enterprises face when considering global expansion. Course discussions include trade issues; the role of the WTO; and the relationships between multinational firms, governments, and local partner firms. Decisions that influence global strategy and the coordination of subsidiaries are also explored. The influence of national cultural differences on working relationships and the social responsibility of multinational firms are studied. First semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 606 - The Legal Environment of Business
A course that explores and examines effective strategies and management approaches designed to avoid negative implications, minimize liability, and control exposure to legal risk. Discussions include contracts, employment law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, intellectual property, and the ethical dilemmas facing organizations. Summer session.
Credits: 3
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BUS 607 - Operations Management
A course that examines how manufacturing and service operations contribute to organizational effectiveness. Concepts such as productivity, project management, quality concepts, statistical concept control, supply chain management, inventory management, forecasting, and material requirements planning are studied. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 621 - Market Discovery and Analysis
A study and practice of customer development process through market research and data analysis tools and software. The course leads students with a product idea through a process of customer discovery, validation, and creation. The course includes training on data analysis tools and software as well as experiment design. These skills enable the customer development process to be based on researched data.
Credits: 3
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BUS 622 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
An introduction to the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship in order to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to identify, evaluate, and act on opportunities. This course introduces methods of innovation, creativity, and idea generation. Students engage in opportunity assessment and identification through the process of rapid prototyping and hypothesis testing of their ideas in the development of a real product idea.
Credits: 3
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BUS 623 - Entrepreneurial Sales and Communications
A practical course on the skills needed to communicate effectively in business transactional scenarios, whether in sales, investor pitches, or negotiations. This course presents the principles of communication in various situations, the problem solving skills needed, and then provides the student with opportunities to practice and develop communication skills through simulations.
Credits: 3
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BUS 624 - Global Business and Economics
A framework for analyzing and understanding the business environment of a nation and an introduction to the economic concepts of international trade and finance. This course studies two dynamics of global business. The first focuses on the interaction between the national policies, regulations, and economy, and their impact on businesses entering a nation whether through FDI or greenfield investments. The goal is to present a framework with which to evaluate any market in today’s constantly shifting global environment. The second presents the concepts of macroeconomics and then topics specific to international economics such as currency, international banking systems and the balance of payments, and trade agreements.
Credits: 3
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BUS 625 - Creating and Leading Effective Organizations
An overview of the leadership skills needed in an entrepreneurial organization and the development of a high performance organization. This course investigates the skills of leadership through influence rather than power and the structures and processes that build effective teams and organizations. Using a combination of case studies, texts, and exercises, this course develops leadership and management principles to build the competencies needed to build effective organizations and cultures. This course also addresses ethical analysis and practically examines how to deal with ethical dilemmas and day-to-day decision-making.
Credits: 3
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BUS 626 - Business Economics and Metrics
An overview of the concepts of managerial economics and managerial accounting. This course introduces two streams relevant to strategic decision-making and business management. The first stream covers topics of managerial economics, including the areas of marginal analysis, strategic decision-making, pricing, and organizational design. The second stream covers topics of managerial accounting such as activity-based costing, break-even analysis, and non-financial performance metrics.
Credits: 3
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BUS 627 - Strategy and Operations Implementation
An overview of the concepts of strategy and strategic industry analysis, and the consistent implementation of the strategy through the firm’s operations. The course presents tools and concepts needed to evaluate and identify a strategy to capture a target market based on firm and industry analysis, resources and capabilities, and opportunities in the market. The course focuses on the tools needed for the development of an integrated market strategy for the firm and relates that to the firm’s value chain and operational design. The course also covers concepts of operations and how operations enhances organizational performance.
Credits: 3
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BUS 691 - Strategic Management
A course that provides an overview of the strategic-visioning process as it applies to organizations. Included are working definitions of mission, vision, core values, philosophy, objectives, and planning. Also included is discussion of the integration of faith, planning, and implementation in order for students to develop critical thinking and planning skills. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 692 - Capstone
A capstone course requiring students to utilize the skills and knowledge gained throughout the program in the development of a capstone project that demonstrates student learning outcomes. Through this course, students develop an innovative idea to solve a problem or take advantage of a new opportunity for an organization. Students work in teams, using their business knowledge and research skills to work through a framework that will validate the economic and business impact of their idea. Both semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of 70% of graduate credits in the program.
Credits: 3
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BUS 693 - Entrepreneurship Capstone
A final capstone course requiring students to utilize the skills and knowledge gained throughout the program to create a new business venture or new product for an existing company. Students work in teams, using their business knowledge and research skills to work through a framework that validates the economic viability of the venture or product idea. The teams prepare presentations and investor pitches as if they were raising investment capital.
Credits: 3
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BUS 721 - International Opportunities
An international residency that exposes students to international opportunities and the strategies available to enter international markets. The course builds on the understanding of national business environment analysis and international market entry strategies to enable students to understand how to identify or create new business or ministry opportunities. The course also investigates the nature of business ecosystems and its impact on market potential. The course features visits to local ventures to understand the local business environment and see real-world examples of the concepts studied.
Credits: 3
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BUS 722 - Industry Disruptors and Startups
An investigation of the nature of business disruptors and the use of this understanding to develop a strategy for building a successful venture. The residency provides students with the opportunity to visit new entrepreneurial ventures, as well as large corporations, to gain insights into the business complexities of starting a business in a competitive environment and understand the strategies of startup companies. The course also incorporates case studies for discussion and exploration of successful startups, the factors that contributed to their success, and how to lead organizations through challenges a firm may face.
Credits: 3
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BUS 765 - Event Planning and Management
A course to introduce students to the skills and knowledge in event planning and promotion. This course introduces students to the researching, planning, coordinating, marketing strategies, management, and evaluation of special events. First semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 771 - Global Business Experience
A course that seeks to broaden awareness and understanding of a country’s role in globalization through a tour of the major economic areas of that country. Students perform a critical analysis of issues facing firms in a dynamic global environment. The external factors, such as country institutional differences, and internal factors, including strategic and managerial issues, faced by international businesses are examined and discussed. Offered on demand.
Credits: 3
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BUS 772 - Social Entrepreneurship
A course designed to introduce the concept of social entrepreneurship - the identifying and solving of social problems on a large scale by using innovative solutions. The student combines the disciplines of both business and social work and learns to identify problems, analyze the environment, develop strategies, and implement solutions to create and sustain high-performing nonprofit organizations. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 776 - Lean Six Sigma
An examination of the key concepts of Lean Six Sigma as defined in the IASSC Universally Accepted Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge to prepare students for the Lean Six Sigma certification. This course also discusses the individual and organizational cultural changes that must occur in order to allow Six Sigma to achieve its desired effect. At the completion of the course, students may elect to take the certification examination to obtain their IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB). Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 777 - Negotiations
A course designed to develop a sophisticated understanding of negotiations in the conduct of business. This course develops the essential skills necessary for effectively negotiating to achieve an organization’s mission in the midst of complex business operations. Students develop and test the efficacy and resilience of business plans by participating in a fast-paced and iterative negotiating simulation.
Credits: 3
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BUS 778 - Supply Chain Management
A course designed to provide a clear framework for understanding the essential concepts of supply chain management, including production, inventory, transportation, and location.
Credits: 3
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BUS 779 - Cybersecurity Planning and Implementation
A course that provides a managerial perspective of contemporary issues in computer and network security from planning and implementation through maintenance. Students gain an understanding of and approaches to addressing security problems and their integration with an organization’s computer information systems and management practices. Upon completing the course, students have a practical understanding of how to design, implement, and maintain a network security plan that successfully defends a network from malicious or accidental intrusion. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 784 - Sports and Business Ecosystems
A weeklong experience to study and observe the inner workings of key businesses in sports and business within a mid-sized city. Students visit a professional sports organization and a major business corporation, as well as smaller firms in the area. Through this experience, students gain an understanding of the management of these organizations and appreciate the mutually beneficial relationship a business has with the surrounding communities and economic ecosystems of that area. Summer session.
Credits: 3
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BUS 786 - New Product Strategy
An introduction to the process of taking a product from its idea stage to market. Students work in the marketplace and focus on bringing products to market in three business phases: idea phase, startup phase, and established business phase. The course covers the market analysis for a new product and product development. Market analysis covers approaches to develop strategies for product placement, market penetration, and other market entry strategies. Product development covers concepts including prototyping, contract manufacturing, and product design. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 787 - Compensation Principles and Strategies
A course designed to develop an understanding of global compensation principles and strategies. The course covers how pay is based on supply/demand concepts, short- and long-term incentive plans designs, global compensation approaches, and executive compensation. The course includes compensation governance principles, including board of director oversight, shareholder activist group methods, and regulatory oversight (SEC, IRS). The fundamentals of benefit plan designs are also examined. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 788 - Talent Representation
A course on the management and representation of talented individuals such as musicians and athletes. This course provides an in-depth look at the development and management of talents in general and in sports and music business in particular. The class focuses on how deals are made, how talent is represented, and how managers, agents, and lawyers work together and individually. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 789 - Strategic Human Resources
A course that covers key human resources (HR) concepts and demonstrates how to apply them strategically. The HR areas that are covered include HR’s role in framing a company’s strategy, keeping the talent pipeline filled with the right people, developing people and leaders, organizing companies to provide a strategic advantage, designing incentive and other motivation programs, and how the HR Business Partner plays a strategic role. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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BUS 799 - Professional Internship
An internship experience that utilizes the skills and knowledge gained through the program in a professional environment. Students work with a faculty advisor as well as a professional organization to create an internship project. The internship experience concludes with an internship project report. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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Church Ministries |
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CHM 621 - The Spiritual Life
A course that investigates the theology and principles of personal and corporate growth. The course includes a survey of the history of Christian spirituality and approaches to spiritual growth.
Credits: 3
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CHM 631 - Pastoral Care and Leadership
A course that examines pastoral care and leadership in local church ministry. First semester.
Credits: 3
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CHM 641 - Introduction to Ministry
An overview of the history, context, and major responsibilities of Christian ministry. Topics include the responsibilities of Christian workers, the importance of godly character, the priority of being a good student, an overview of the history of Christian ministry, and analyzing and evaluating culture texts from a biblical perspective. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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CHM 642 - Philosophy of Ministry
A course in which the student develops a biblical philosophy of ministry by exploring scriptural teachings about the purpose for ministry, biblical core values, and the goal of ministry, as well as by analyzing various ministry strategies. Emphasis is placed on developing a strong biblical foundation for ministry in various ministry settings. Either semester.
Credits: 3
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CHM 731 - Issues in Christian Education
A course that enables a student to develop a theological, philosophical, and practical approach to Christian education in the local church. The course includes theological and philosophical foundations, teaching methods, curriculum development, processes, and programming.
Credits: 3
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CHM 791 - Guided Field Experience
An integrative, discussion-oriented course in which students interact with a professor and peers in processing current issues in their personal ministry. The course is designed to strengthen the student’s theological foundation, spiritual formation, and practical application.
Credits: 3
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CSG 601 - Counseling Theory and Helping Relationships
A course designed to introduce students to the theories, skills, and profession of counseling. Specific attention is given to Christian and non-Christian approaches to counseling. First semester.
Credits: 3
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CSG 602 - Helping Relationships Lab
A laboratory experience designed to help students acquire the interpersonal skills, intrapersonal insight, and relational aptitudes for counseling. First semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: CSG 601.
Credits: 3
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CSG 611 - Psychopathology: Individual Assessment and Counseling
A course designed to explain theories, procedures, and counseling skills involved in assessing and treating individual psychopathology. Attention is given to the description and classification of psychological disorders and Christian treatment strategies. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 601 & CSG 602
Credits: 3
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CSG 612 - Individual Assessment and Counseling Lab
A laboratory experience designed to help students practice assessment and case conceptualization skills necessary for individual counseling. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: CSG 611.
Credits: 3
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CSG 621 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling
A course that explores the cultural, gender, and social differences in people and people groups that contribute to psychological difficulties by exploring multicultural theories, strategies, assessments, and interventions in counseling. First semester.
Credits: 2
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CSG 622 - Orientation to Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Counseling
A course designed to examine legal and ethical issues that affect the professional practice of counseling. Second semester.
Credits: 2
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CSG 631 - Theological Foundations of Counseling I
A course designed to provide students with an understanding of theological concepts that support Christian psychology and biblical-theological approaches to counseling. Topics reviewed include models of persons, counseling and hermeneutics, and a theology of suffering and evil. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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CSG 632 - Theological Foundations of Counseling II
A course designed to provide students with an understanding of theological concepts that support Christian psychology and biblical-theological approaches to counseling. Topics include paradigm and relational models of counseling and redemptive models of counseling applied to specific psychological disorders. First semester.
Credits: 3
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CSG 651 - Biblical and Theological Foundations for Counseling
A course designed to provide students with a biblical-theological framework for understanding persons, the nature of psychological and spiritual health, problems of living, and the process of effective change.
Credits: 3
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CSG 652 - Introduction to Counseling Methods
A course designed to provide students with foundational interpersonal, hypothesis construction, and problem-solving skills for Christian counseling.
Credits: 3
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CSG 653 - Counseling Problems and Procedures
A course designed to provide students with a biblical-theological framework for counseling such issues as life adjustment problems; emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems; and trauma, addictions, and interpersonal problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 652
Credits: 3
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CSG 654 - Marriage and Family Ministry
A course designed to provide students with a biblical-theological framework for counseling marriage and family problems within the Christian community.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 652
Credits: 3
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CSG 701 - Marriage and Family Counseling
A course designed to examine theories of marriage and family function and equip students with a counseling model for conducting effective, ethical, and systemic interventions. First semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 611 & CSG 612
Credits: 3
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CSG 702 - Marriage and Family Counseling Lab
A laboratory experience designed to integrate marriage and family counseling concepts and skills. First semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: CSG 701.
Credits: 3
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CSG 711 - Small Group Dynamics, Development, and Leadership
A course exploring counseling groups through the application of group theory, processes, research, and leadership strategies and skills. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 701 & CSG 702
Credits: 3
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CSG 712 - Small Groups Lab
A laboratory experience designed to integrate principles of group dynamics, concepts, and skills. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: CSG 711.
Credits: 3
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CSG 721 - Seminar on Forgiveness and Conflict Management Counseling
A course that offers students an in-depth investigation of the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of helping people initiate and complete forgiveness-work in their personal relationships. Biblical, theoretical, and empirical literature is used to build a comprehensive and practical strategy for guiding people through the forgiveness process with the help available through Christian counseling and community. Consideration is also given to developing practical strategies for helping people in Christian community resolve conflicts and reconcile broken relationships.
Credits: 2
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CSG 722 - Trauma and Grief Counseling
A course designed to examine the theories, research, and models of intervention employed in grief and trauma counseling. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 611
Credits: 2
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CSG 821 - Psychological Development and Intervention Across the Lifespan
A course designed to provide students with an overview of the theories and research of lifespan development and developmental psychopathology. Second semester.
Credits: 2
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CSG 822 - Substance Abuse Disorders
A course designed to provide students with an overview of the etiology and treatment of substance abuse disorders. Either semester or summer session.
Credits: 2
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CSG 831 - Counseling Adolescents
A course designed to explore the developmental stages of adolescence and identify counseling procedures, practices, and problems adolescents face in today’s culture. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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CSG 832 - Domestic Violence and Abuse
A course designed to explore the problem of intimate partner violence and abuse in relationships. Either semester or summer session.
Credits: 2
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CSG 834 - Parent/Child Problems in Family Counseling
A course designed to explore the assessment, treatment, and counseling strategies for parent/child problems. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 701
Credits: 2
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CSG 835 - Advanced Marriage and Family Counseling
A course that provides advanced training in marriage and family counseling. Either semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 701
Credits: 2
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CSG 851 - Career Development Counseling
A course designed to orient students to theories and practices in career counseling. Summer session.
Credits: 2
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CSG 852 - Assessing and Treating Sexual Problems
A course designed to explore the theories and procedures for assessing and counseling individuals with sexual problems. Summer session. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 2
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CSG 853 - Advanced Psychopathology
A course designed to provide students with advanced training in the assessment and counseling procedures for psychological disorders such as anxiety, mood, impulse control, and feeding and eating disorders. Either semester or summer session.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 611
Credits: 2
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CSG 855 - Counseling, Physiology, and Psychopharmacology
A course designed to orient students to the practice of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of psychopathology. Either semester or summer session.
Credits: 2
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CSG 856 - Psychological Research and Evaluation
A course designed to orient students to the methods, tools, and procedures employed in designing, conducting, and reporting psychological research. First semester.
Credits: 2
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CSG 857 - Psychological Measurement and Diagnosis
A course designed to orient students to the use of psychological tests and measurements in the assessment of intelligence, personality, and psychopathology. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 611
Credits: 2
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CSG 860 - Professional Development Practicum
A supervised practicum designed to provide students with 100 hours of experience in the field of counseling. Summer session.
Credits: 2
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CSG 891 - Professional Internship I
An internship that provides students with a minimum of 300 hours of supervised field experience in settings in which professional counseling or psychological services are being provided. Both semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 860
Credits: 2
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CSG 892 - Professional Internship II
An internship that provides students with a minimum of 300 hours of supervised field experience in settings in which professional counseling or psychological services are being provided. Both semesters.
Prerequisites & Notes
CSG 891
Credits: 2
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CSG 899 - Continuing Services
A course for students who do not complete internship hours for CSG 892 Professional Internship II. Both semesters.
Credits: 0
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ECH 621 - PK-4 Social Studies Methods
A course to prepare candidates to develop, implement, assess, and modify curriculum and lessons in the main themes of social studies in the PK-4th elementary level as identified by the National Council for the Social Studies and Pennsylvania’s learning standards. The social studies curriculum, including history, geography, economics, civics, and government, is integrated with the central theme of promoting civic competence. First semester.
Credits: 3
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ECH 622 - PK-4 Science Methods
A course to prepare candidates to develop, implement, assess, and modify curriculum and lessons in science and scientific inquiry at the PK-4th elementary level as identified by the National Science Education Standards and the Pennsylvania learning standards. Instruction is based on conceptual themes and strategies that involve first-hand exploration and investigation. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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ECH 624 - Early Childhood Mathematics
A course to prepare candidates to actively engage PK-4th grade students in learning mathematical concepts, methods, and language through developmentally appropriate, research-based learning experiences and instructional strategies that strengthen children’s problem-solving and reasoning processes. Candidates apply the content and process standards of the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics and the State of Pennsylvania in analyzing curriculum and designing differentiated instruction to meet diverse needs. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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ECH 625 - Integrating Music, Art, and Health/Physical Education
An experiential overview of the elements of the creative arts and health/physical education to prepare candidates with the knowledge, resources, and strategies to effectively integrate music, art, drama, health, and physical development within the content areas to enhance learning, while encouraging an appreciation for creative expression and a healthy lifestyle. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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ECH 722 - PK-4 Developmental and Diagnostic Reading
A course to prepare candidates in the administration and interpretation of diagnostic and formative assessments to inform and monitor literacy instruction. Candidates demonstrate their ability to match research-based literacy interventions and instructional strategies to identified student needs by assessing and interpreting a 1st- to 4th-grade child’s progress and learning in a semester-long tutoring project. Current clearances required. First semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Current clearances required.
Credits: 3
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ECH 725 - Assessing and Managing Behavior
A course designed to build understanding of the value of and strategies for creating a positive, inclusive community of learners. Candidates apply knowledge of child development and positive management techniques to design instruction and manage an environment that encourages student autonomy in making responsible decisions, using problem solving strategies, and learning and playing cooperatively. Second semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Current clearances required.
Credits: 3
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Education |
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EDU 602 - Educational Assessment and Adaptations
A course designed to explore the design, methods, and use of a balanced assessment system to determine student proficiency in meeting learning targets and to improve student learning. Methods include traditional test construction, simple statistics, and standardized testing, as well as alternative assessments including portfolio and performance task design. Topics include current trends in assessment, preparation and reporting of grades, differentiated learning, and accommodations for special needs. Either semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
At least one pedagogy course.
Credits: 3
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EDU 656 - Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum for Diverse Learners
A course designed to prepare prospective secondary education teachers and PK-12 teachers to develop students’ reading, writing, and processing skills across the content areas. Special attention is given to developing reading and writing proficiency for diverse learners and struggling readers. Students write and teach lessons, create activities, and develop resource files related to their particular content area. Second semester.
Credits: 3
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EDU 657 - Teaching Bible in the Secondary School
An analysis of curriculum materials, lesson preparation, and methodologies unique to the Christian high school. Students examine and develop a biblical philosophy and model for Bible teaching. Practice in lesson and unit preparation is included. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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EDU 681 - Teaching Secondary English I
The first course in a six-credit sequence designed to help prospective English teachers develop appropriate understandings and techniques for the instruction and evaluation of the three major language arts components in the secondary school: reading and literature, composition and grammar, and communication. Specific attention is given to the integration of technology in the secondary English classroom. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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EDU 682 - Teaching Secondary English II
The second course in a six-credit sequence designed to help prospective English teachers develop appropriate understandings and techniques for the instruction and evaluation of the three major language arts components in the secondary school: reading and literature, composition and grammar, and communication. Specific attention is given to classroom management procedures in the secondary English classroom. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDU 681
Credits: 3
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EDU 683 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics I
The first course in a six-credit sequence designed to expose the prospective mathematics teacher to the curriculum principles and standards for mathematics as published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Pennsylvania Academic Standards 7-12. The course includes a study of the structure of mathematics, the nature of learning mathematics, and instructional models and methodology used to teach mathematics at the secondary level. Specific attention is given to the integration of technology in the secondary mathematics classroom. Second semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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EDU 684 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics II
The second course in a six-credit sequence designed to expose the prospective mathematics teacher to the curriculum principles and standards for mathematics as published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Pennsylvania Academic Standards 7-12. The course includes a study of the structure of mathematics, the nature of learning mathematics, and instructional models and methodology used to teach mathematics at the secondary level. Specific attention is given to classroom management procedures in the secondary mathematics classroom. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisites & Notes
EDU 683
Credits: 3
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EDU 685 - Teaching Secondary Social Studies I
The first course in a six-credit sequence designed to develop approaches and methodology for teaching social studies at the secondary level. Exploration of the different content areas related to the social studies is emphasized. Unit plans, methodology specific to the social studies and to the adolescent learner, and assessment strategies are examined and developed. Specific attention is given to the integration of technology in the secondary social studies classroom. First semester. Offered alternate years.
Credits: 3
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