Missions

Bachelor of Arts Degree

School	Ministry
Academic Award	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	125 semester credits

Overview

The Missions major is designed to prepare students for cross-cultural ministry. The core courses lead the student into a proper understanding and exposition of the Bible, help develop concepts of the church and ministry, and acquire general skills needed to engage in vocational ministry. The student is exposed to the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to engage in missionary activity.

In addition to achieving the general goals of the University and of the College of Ministry, completing this major provides learning opportunities which enable the student to:

develop an understanding of and appreciation for the mission of the church for worldwide evangelism and church planting;
demonstrate cultural sensitivity as a person;
acquire the skills needed to communicate the gospel effectively in cross-cultural settings;
demonstrate an understanding of the principles and strategies that have proven effective in planting and developing churches cross-culturally; and
understand the relationship to missions sending agencies, supporters, missionary colleagues, and national church leaders and workers.

General Education Requirements (52 credits)

Humanities (18 credits)
- ENGL 1013 Expository Writing
- ENGL 1023 MLA Research Writing
- Literature - Select one course from the following:
  - ENGL 2113 British Literature I or
    ENGL 2123 British Literature II
  - ENGL 2213 American Literature I: Pre-Civil War Period or
    ENGL 2223 American Literature II: Civil War to Present
  - ENGL 3413 World Literature I or
    ENGL 3423 World Literature II
- COMM 1212 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- Fine Arts - Select one course from the following:
  - ARTE 1022 Art Appreciation
  - ARTE 1302 Introduction to Drawing or
    ARTE 1322 Introduction to Painting or
    ARTE 1342 Introduction to Photography
  - DRAM 2012 Introduction to Theatre
  - DRAM / MUSI Performing Arts (see course descriptions for applicability)
  - MUSI 1012 or
    MUSI 1022
- Language Arts
  - Any Modern Language Course (5 credits)
Science & Mathematics (10 credits)
- Quantitative Reasoning
- SCIE xxxx Science course with Lab (4 credits)
- MATH/SCIE xxxx Math or Science Elective
Social Science (12 credits)
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History
- Choose three additional areas:
  - Church History or Political Science
  - Economics (BUSM 2303 Principles of Microeconomics or
    BUSM 2353 Principles of Macroeconomics
  - Geography
  - Philosophy (except PHIL 2703)
  - Physical Education
  - PSYC 1013 General Psychology
  - SOCI 1113 Survey of Sociology
Biblical Studies (12 credits)
- BIBL 1103 OT History and Literature
- BIBL 1203 NT History and Literature
- BIBL 2553 Biblical Interpretation
- THEO 1213 Christian Thought

Biblical Studies Core (27 credits)

BIBL 2113 Pentateuch
BIBL 2213 Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels
BIBL xxx3 Bible Electives (9 credits)
(6 credits must be from 3000/4000 level)
THEO 2503 Pentecostal Spirituality
THEO 3033 Biblical Theology of Missions
THEO 3213 Systematic Theology I
THEO 3223 Systematic Theology II
THEO 3413 Theology of Ministry Essentials

Major Requirements (40 credits)

CMIN 3513 Principles and Methods of Teaching
CMIN 3941 Internship I
LANG 4013 Linguistics (or 2nd semester of foreign language)
MISS 2403
MISS 3433
MISS 3453
MISS 4203
MISS 4773 Integrative Seminar in Missions
MISS 4943 Missions Internship *
PMIN 3303 Ministry Life and Calling
PMIN 4213 Preaching I
Select 6 credits from the following
- ENGL xxxx TESL courses
- MISS 3423
- MISS 3503 Introduction to World Religions
- MISS 4423
- MISS 4xxx Special Topics in Missions

* Missions Internship is done under the supervision of a missionary in a cross-cultural environment. Normally the student does the internship during the summer but registers for the class during the spring or fall semester. All internships must be pre-approved by the Missions program coordinator.

General Elective Requirements (6 credits)

Any college-level courses