Course Descriptions
EXPLANATION OF COURSE NUMBERS AND CREDITS
Course credits are denoted in parenthesis; e.g., (3) denotes 3 credits.
Generally, courses are numbered in the following manner:
| Courses numbered 100-200 | Freshman and Sophomore courses | |
| Courses numbered 300-400 | Reserved for Junior and Senior students* | |
| Courses numbered 500-599 | Master’s Level courses | |
| Courses numbered 250-255 350-355 450-455 |
Denote practicum courses and internships | |
| Courses numbered sequentially e.g 351, 352, 352 |
Denote a series of related courses (usually not required to be taken consecutively) |
BUSINESS (BUS)
BUS 201 Business and Interpersonal Skills (3)
Business enterprise: customer expectations, time management, negotiating skills, workplace coaching, conflict resolution, listening & communication skills, problem solving, team leading, decision-making.
BUS 301 Group and Organizational Dynamics (3)
How group behavior affects organizational effectiveness, decision-making, and group conflicts; strategies for efficient group and task management.
BUS 302 Leadership and Management (3)
Motivational theory related to individual and group functions; functional and dysfunctional leadership styles; synthesis of those functional styles that work best to create the ultimate style.
BUS 311 Interpersonal Relations and Dynamics (3)
Healthy work relationships, effective verbal and nonverbal communication and feedback, and conflict resolution.
BUS 321 Decision Making and Problem Solving (3)
Basic skills of evaluation and analysis, critical thinking, problem solving strategies, creativity, decision-making, and communication, with applications to business and management.
BUS 331 Human Resources Management (3)
HR planning, recruitment, and staffing: Federal employment guidelines & Colorado law, performance management & development, compensation & benefits, employee relations; tracking systems.
BUS 341 Financial Management (3)
Budgeting, financial planning, controlling financial performance, evaluating capital investments, and managing risk in capital budgeting.
BUS 342 Business Accounting (3)
Fundamentals of accounting for business: recording & communicating, issues of cost & short-term decisions, the expenditure cycle, the revenue cycle, the conversion cycle, the cash cycle.
BUS 351 Business Incubator Laboratory I (3)
Field experience in starting and running a small business: meetings with the Local Business Incubator and evaluation of essential requirements of a startup business by donation 12 hours of professional work.
BUS 361 Business Planning (3)
Preparation of a business plan, using market research and organizational science, for a start-up business or for an existing enterprise––use of software that evaluates financial competitive activity and social issues.
BUS 371 Entrepreneurship (3)
Entrepreneurial creation and expansion of the enterprise: organization, management, responsibility, resources, market research, stocks, innovation, and case studies of the great entrepreneurs of history.
BUS 381 Project Management Systems (3)
Basics of Project Management, utilizing the Project Management Body of Knowledge (detailed by the Project Management Institute); preparation for testing for “Certified Associate in Project Management.”
BUS 391 Project Management Scope (3)
Development of clear “scope statements” for discovery and documentation of agreements for executive management: project management, financial & risk planning, communication planning, HR planning.
BUS 411 Systems Management (3)
Evaluation of organizations using a systems model: analysis of solving organizational problems, with application to work-related issues and projects in business and community.
BUS 421 Management and Leadership Plan (3)
Using theories of management and leadership, research and organizational science, and observation to develop a management and leadership system for start-up businesses or for existing enterprises.
BUS 431 Small Business Administration (3)
Characteristics and problems of a small business; how to establish and operate a small business; how management structures can reflect Christian values.
BUS 441 Nonprofit Business Administration (3)
Fund raising & contributions; accounting & financial reporting; nonprofit sector policies and procedures; state and Federal employment guidelines; benefit regulations and compliances; tracking systems.
BUS 451 Business Incubator Laboratory II (3)
Field experience in an entrepreneurial situation in a small, mid-sized or mega-business under the mentorship of practitioners in the field.
BUS 452 Management Field Project (3)
Field experience in a managerial situation in a small, mid-sized, or mega-business under the mentorship of practitioners in the field; 50 field experience hours are required.
BUS 453 Entrepreneurship Field Project (3)
Starting and running a small business––a class project application to the Local Business Incubator for a startup business: business plan, risk assessment, legal review, financial review, and stakeholder review.
BUS 491 Advanced Project Management (3)
Advanced analysis of scope, risk, cost, HR, communication, time, quality, procurement, integration management, professional responsibility: preparation for Project Management Professional certification.
BUS 493 Legal Issues in Business Planning (3)
Legal requirements and resources in planning for insurance needs, zoning, contracting, and labor laws
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (CAP)
CAP 101 Basic Computing (3)
Basic computing concepts, processes, terminology, computer systems & hardware, software applications, and personal computing platforms for home, finance, business administration, and entrepreneurial careers.
CAP 201 Computer Applications in Business (3)
Practical applications in business and management: word processing, spreadsheet & database management, desktop publishing, communications (email, e-commerce, Internet and World Wide Web).
CAP 301 CAD Applications (3)
Using CAD (Computer-Aided Design) on the personal computer, with specialized state-of-the-art software in industrial design ranging from buildings to equipment.
CAP 311 Video Digitizing (3)
Converting pictures or drawings into digital code so that it can be reproduced on a computer screen including storing video images and displaying them fast enough to indicate movement.
CAP 321 Internet Connectivity Applications (3)
Introduction to the “Information Superhighway,” with a focus on internet connectivity, email, ftp (Internet File Transfer System Program), telnet, the World Wide Web, the USENET.
CAP 331 Website Design and Management (3)
Essentials of Website design and management.
CAP 341 Programming Applications (3)
Programming concepts and techniques, with applications for a variety of settings.
ECONOMICS (ECO)
ECO 201 Introduction to Economics (3)
Supply & demand, consumer utility, production & costs, competition & monopoly, resource allocation, public goods, income distribution & economic regulation, urban economics, social responsibility & ethics.
ECO 431 Community Economic Development (3)
Community-based economic development for self-sufficient ministries and faith-based organizations; models, tools and methods to engage congregations in community development.
EDUCATION (EDU)
EDU 100 General Educational Development (3)
Preparation for the General Education Development (GED) tests: a series of examinations that determine the equivalency of a candidate’s literacy and computational skills in lieu of a High School diploma.
EDU 101 (0) ESL––English as a Second Language (0)
Development of English speaking and writing skills.
EDU 201 Introduction to Education (3)
Survey of American Higher Education, learning and teaching models, pedagogy and andragogy, the philosophy of college-equivalent experiential prior learning (e.g., life learning) and mentored, guided development of the prior learning portfolio.
EDU 203 Effective Teaching and Classroom Management (1)
The characteristics of an effective teacher, well-managed classroom including developing a discipline plan, implementing classroom procedures, designing lessons for student mastery.
EDU 221 Principles and Methods of Teaching (3-4)
Survey of curriculum design with emphasis on formulating objectives, reaching different learning styles, evaluation procedures, and mastering effective teaching techniques. Principles reinforced through teaching the classroom at the secondary level.
EDU 251, 252, 253 Cooperative Education I, II, III (3, 3, 3)
College-equivalent field work: professional assignment with a business, government agency, or nonprofit organization––earns 3 credits per 100 hours of work and a maximum of three field work assignments.
EDU 501: Classroom Environments & School Culture (3)
Principles, policies, procedures, and strategies for establishing a climate for success within the urban classroom, with the goal of the educator being breaking through negative perceptions and feelings and inspiring students to believe in themselves and engage in learning. Students will learn strategies ranging from developing an effective and welcoming physical classroom environment to establishing boundaries within the classroom, while inspiring students to learn and achieve. Students will develop a comprehensive plan for establishing a climate of support and success within their classrooms.
EDU 502: Relational Dynamics & Communication (3)
Theories, strategies, and models for communicating with students in order to manage student behavior, developing effective conflict management, promoting student/teacher relationships, and encouraging the development of positive self-esteem. Praxis is considered for implementing such skills in the classroom environment and in student-teacher communication.
EDU 503: Cultural Awareness & Understanding (3)
Understanding cultural differences, at-risk environments, and impoverished communities and developing strategies for scaffolding instruction for all learners, breaking through prejudices, and establishing a supportive and inclusive school culture.
EDU 504: Methods in Education I: Learning Outcomes, Standards, and Assessment (3)
Methods of developing instruction driven by standards, course content, and student understanding through learning goals and plans, essential understandings, and assessments that show evidence of authentic learning, which will be further used to drive instruction and develop effective unit and lesson plans.
EDU 505: Methods in Education II: Student-Centered Learning & Instructional Methods (3)
Researched and proven strategies for fostering learning through engaging and meaningful experiences; structures and best practices of inquiry-based, project-centered, and cooperative learning models for students, where students are at center stage and play a critical role in the instruction, discussion, and collaboration within the classroom; unit and lesson planning directly derived from state standards, desired learning outcomes, and evidence from assessment; developing meaningful and purposeful learning experiences that engage the learner in exploration, cooperation, and inquiry; use of information technology teaching tools by teachers in the classroom to excite and enhance learning.
EDU 506: Methods in Education III: Differentiated & Responsive Instruction (3)
Sound pedagogy for meeting the needs of each student within the classroom, including those with special needs, those who are English language learners, and those with varying learning styles and intellectual abilities; learning to evaluate and recognize students who require differentiation and to respond with effective and meaningful instruction for each student within the classroom.
EDU 507: Advocacy & Student Support (3)
Enhanced understanding of the needs of urban youth and the role of the educator in reaching and teaching each student; proven methodologies for influencing and encouraging students who may see little future for themselves in school or in life, including such critical elements of student advocacy and transformational support as mentorship, accountability, and relationship building; develop a future focus with students and establish college, training, and career plans to inspire and support students in believing in their own abilities and future.
FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY (FST)
FST 501 Marriage and Family Systems I (3)
Introduction and analysis of the cybernetics of Marriage and Family systems for the purpose of therapeutic interventions including counseling, therapy, or education. It provides a general theoretical construct of Family Systems.
FST 502 Family Systems II: Addicted Family System (3)
Introduction and analysis of the cybernetics of addiction, particularly how families adjust to and often perpetrate and reinforce an addicted family system, even when the victim (AOD) has transformed. Students learn how to facilitate assessment, planning, and intervention for these families.
FST 503 Family Systems III: Domestic Violence (3)
Introduction and analysis of the cybernetics of Domestic Violence and/or Abuse, include a wide variety of predicaments of misapplied power, dominance, and/or control on the part of parents. Given the concept of the “Dance of Domestic Violence, approaches are considered for holistic intervention of the perpetrator and all victims in the system.
FST 504 Family Therapy I: Best Practice Theory (3)
Introduction to the background and thought that informs the variety of marriage and family concepts. Students learn origins, role of the therapist, and the goal of intervention for many of the marriage and family practices.
FST 505 Family Therapy II: Best Practice Techniques (3)
Identify and analysis of best practices techniques for a variety of approaches to Marriage and Family intervention. Students learn to identify their most effective techniques based on student orientation as well as family systemic insights.
FST 506 Family Therapy III: Best Practices Culturally (3)
Develop capacity to recognize and accurately apply MFT techniques and culturally informed dynamics for all family level interventions. Students develop multicultural competence that enables the application of family centered approaches as the family system is recognized as unique to its various family members.
FST 507 Human Development I: A Theoretical Construct (3)
A comparative analysis of theories and best practices in this field. Each student is expected to recognize and delineate the theories that inform each practice, including the individual theorist.
ENGLISH (ENG)
ENG 099 Developmental Writing Skills (3)
Basic grammar & writing skills: sentence, paragraph & essay structure. Does not count toward graduation.
ENG 101 English Composition I (3)
Effective communication through rhetoric, argumentation, vocabulary, and intensive writing projects, utilizing English grammar, correct English usage, sentences, parts of speech, tense, punctuation and capitalization. Prerequisite: Meet placement criteria or ENG 099.
ENG 102 English Composition II (3)
Sequential course to provide intensive consideration of essay development and to introduce procedures and techniques in preparing the referenced paper. Prerequisite: ENG 101.
FINE ARTS (FNA)
FNA 201 Music Appreciation (3)
Music forms, terms & compositions: e.g., Classical, Modern, Jazz, Gospel, Popular, Rock, Hip-Hop, Rap.
FNA 208 Film Appreciation (3)
Review of classic and contemporary film, with emphasis on understanding the structure and themes of film as the 20th Century’s greatest contribution to the arts.
HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION (HIS)
HIS 121 Survey Of Western Civilization I (3)
Examines the origins of the institutions and beliefs of western civilization: traces their development by Greece & Rome and their preservation and enhancement in the early medieval period of European history. This course must be completed at APU.
HIS 131 Survey Of Western Civilization II (3)
The transition of European society from medieval times through the Renaissance to the modern era, noting the profound economic, social and political changes in cultural, political and intellectual revolutions.
HIS 221 American/U.S. History To 1865 (3)
Survey of American history from its European beginnings to the Civil War, providing description and analysis of the major development of politics, economics, society, and foreign policy.
HIS 231 American/U.S. History Since 1865 (3)
Survey of American history from the Civil War to modern times: analysis of the development of politics, economics, society, & foreign policy and the people & forces that shaped the American experience.
HIS 241 Colorado History (3)
The discovery, growth, and development of Colorado from the Indian occupation to the present, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the immigration of various ethnicities, exploration, trapping, mining, agriculture, and industrialization, pioneer life, labor movements, and political history.
HIS 321 History of Christianity to 1564 (3)
From the Apostolic Age to the Protestant Reformation: focus on major personalities, major theological and organizational traditions––including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and major Protestant traditions that emerged in the sixteenth century––Lutheran, Anglican, Reformed, and Anabaptist.
HIS 331 History of Christianity Since 1564 (3)
From the Protestant Reformation to the 21st Century: focus on major personalities and major theological and organizational traditions––including Evangelicalism, Protestant liberalism, Neo-Orthodoxy, Post-Modernism, evangelism and world missions.
HIS 341 History of Christianity in America (3)
The Christian experience in America from the Colonial era to the present––including leaders, theology and polity among the major denominations––and the influence of theological ideas on social and public policy.
HUMAN SERVICES (HSE)
HSE 250 Human Services Internship I (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas.
HSE 251 Psychotherapy Internship I (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas. Meets Colorado Division of Behavioral Health requirements for the Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC Level I).
HSE 302 Addiction Counseling Skills (2)
Basic addiction counseling skills; course covers elements needed for the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health CAC I certification.
HSE 303 Advanced Counseling Skills (2)
Advanced addiction counseling skills; course covers elements needed for the Colorado CAC III certification.
HSE 311 Spiritual Alliances (1)
Counseling resources of spiritual alliances (church, synagogue, mosque, agency counseling, individual practitioners, educational programs, other faith based organizations) and family systems models in history and current theory and practice. CAC designated cognates: HSE 312 and HSE 313.
HSE 314 Family Therapy (2)
Current marriage and family therapy theory and practice. CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 315 Intimate Partner Abuse (1)
Patterns of abuse, dynamics of perpetrator treatment, from arrest to aftercare, victim and family considerations. Domestic violence CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 316 Court Testimony (1)
Skills necessary to provide appropriate, accurate, professional testimony as expert witnesses in the court system. Domestic violence CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 318 Specific Offender: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues (1)
Topics include: identity and coming-out, homophobia and civil rights, life-partnerships and co-parenting, treatment planning and accessibility. Domestic violence CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 319 Personality Disorders (1)
A psychologically integrated model of domestic violence intervention including review of the MCMI-III data and batterer typologies, risk assessment, treatment planning. Domestic violence CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 320 Intervention Techniques (1)
Community resources including Domestic Violence Treatment Service, Addiction Service and Mental-Health Treatment Service, and diagnosis. Domestic violence CAC certification track designated course.
HSE 321 Group Counseling Skills I (2)
Dynamics of group facilitation: didactic & experiential learning opportunities; stages of growth, curative factors, group process & leadership styles, principles and practice of facilitation techniques; faith based approaches. Meets CAC III certification requirement. Prerequisite: HSE 302 Addiction Counseling Skills.
HSE 322 Group Counseling Skills II (2)
Advanced dynamics of group facilitation. Meets CAC elective credit.
HSE 323 Culturally Informed Treatment (1)
Cultural sensitivity, models of multicultural counseling, awareness of provider cultural values and biases, client world view, culturally appropriate intervention strategies.
HSE 324 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (1)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) assists clients with personality disorders to become more functional through an enhanced awareness of the techniques of other approaches to therapeutic intervention.
HSE 325 Trauma Issues (1)
Profiles and treatment of addicted batterers, including trauma symptoms, prevalence, and linkage to substance abuse. CAC elective course.
HSE 331 Clinical Supervision (2)
Methods and techniques for clinical supervision; experiential training by which students learn and practice specific supervisory skills models and supervisory feedback techniques; course covers elements needed for the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Division CAC 3 certification.
HSE 341 Therapeutic Resistance (1)
Cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, counseling the resistive client, including elements of addiction counseling prescribed by the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Division.
HSE 342 Therapeutic Techniques (1)
Cognitive behavioral techniques; course covers elements needed for the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Division CAC II and CAC III certifications.
HSE 343 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (1)
A best practice in the treatment of addictive behavior disorders and shows the counselor how collaboratively to engage in an examination of beliefs and promote personal growth and client’s human potential. Required for CAC III certifications.
HSE 344 Motivational Interviewing (1)
An accepted clinical standard in addictions treatment and counseling. Course covers motivation and positive change by having clients identify, clarify, and resolve ambivalence, and using principles and strategies through didactic presentations, exercises, active role playing. Required for CAC III certification.
HSE 350 Human Services Internship II (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas.
HSE 351 Psychotherapy Internship II (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas. Meets Colorado Division of Behavioral Health requirements for the Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC Level II).
HSE 352 Pharmacology I (1)
Basic physiological functioning of human anatomy, the impact of psychoactive substances on it, reasons people use chemicals to alter perception of the world, and classifications of controlled substances & other entities. Required for CAC II certification.
HSE 353 Pharmacology II (1)
Advanced physiological functioning of human anatomy, the impact of psychoactive substances on it, reasons people use chemicals to alter perception of the world, and classifications of controlled substances & other entities. Required for CAC 2 II.
HSE 354 Infectious Diseases (1)
Infectious disease treatment Pre- and post-test counseling, risk assessment, risk reduction, HIV/AIDS facts & impact on the family system. Required for CAC I certification.
HSE 362 Professional Ethics I: Ethics and Jusiprudence (1)
Ethical issues and identification of ethical dilemmas, and jurisprudential requirements in the alcohol and drug clinical setting for counselors and programs. Required for CAC I certification.
HSE 363 Client Records Management (1)
Client records management for professional counselors, educators, and therapists. Required for CAC I certification.
HSE 364 Differential Assessment (1)
Differential assessment and treatment planning including inclusion, identification, assessment processes, and the difference between substance abuse and dependence. Required for the CAC II certification.
HSE 365 Professional Ethics II (1)
Risk management issues in addition treatment: ethical dilemmas, decision making strategies. Prerequisite HSE 362.
HSE 382 Anger Management (1)
Non-adversarial communication, anger management, loving without hurting, being loved without being hurt, conflict resolution and negotiating safety, aggressive replacement training, neuro-linguistic programming.
HSE 421 Principles of Addiction: Diversity and Cultural Influences (1)
Diversity and cultural influences in addiction; issues for treatment providers in the African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Refugee communities; issues for treatment providers for women & men.
HSE 422 Principles of Addiction Treatment (2)
Diversity and cultural influences in addiction. Exploration of the client-oriented, counselor-directed models. Required for CAC I certification and domestic violence.
HSE 423 Diversity in Treatment Populations (1)
Issues for treatment providers vis-à-vis treatment populations including the African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Refugee communities. Required for CAC I certification.
HSE 424 Resistive Client (1)
Issues for treatment providers for women and for men. Required for CAC III certification.
HSE 426 Learning Styles (1)
Many different (offender) learning styles and focus on teaching methods/techniques (i.e., visual auditory, tactile/kinesthetic) to maximize rapport and communicate with each of the major learning styles. CAC elective credit.
HSE 427 Social Pathology (1)
Substance abuse, violence, abuses of women and children, crime, terrorism, corruption, criminality, discrimination, isolation, stigmatization and human rights violations. CAC elective credit.
HSE 428 Perpetrator: Evaluation and Risk Assessment (1)
Victim dynamics, victim’s issues (including Susan’s Story I and II), psychology of criminal conduct, defiance and criminal behavior, women defendants.
HSE 429 Grief and Loss (1)
Use of didactic and experiential techniques to recognize loss and stages of grief vis-à-vis developmental life stages and events and coping mechanisms of substance abuse; strategies of counselors to minimize feelings of helplessness and burnout.
HSE 450 Human Services Internship III (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas.
HSE 451 Psychotherapy Internship III (3)
Supervised direct client contact in approved areas. Meets Colorado Division of Behavioral Health requirements for the Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC Level III).
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES (IDS)
IDS 504 Ideas and American History (3)
A non-sectarian review and evaluation of the influence of theological thought in American political, social, and economic life, including Deism and the Declaration of Independence, the Puritans and Calvinist theology in the writing of the Constitution and the Federalist Papers, and other metaphysical and moral philosophies, such as Transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, the Social Gospel, Pragmatism, Secular Humanism and John Dewey, New Deal Liberalism, Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement, Reagan Conservatism, Evangelicalism, and post-Vatican II Catholicism that have shaped the American experience and democratic institutions.
IDS 505 Cities and Globalization (3)
Contemporary urban theory and comparative urban analysis, emphasizing how globalization is shaping urban form and problems. See how world cities have emerged in a global context, and learn about the development of public policies toward urban growth and change.
IDS 506 Made in America: The Continuing Revolution (3)
Delve into the ideas and politics of the world’s first modern revolution (1765-1801) that transformed thirteen colonies of the British Empire into a nation that has become a global supper power.
IDS 507 Western Literature and Globalization (3)
Evaluate the relationship between one of the most important books in history––the Bible––and geopolitical change, minorities, languages, and multilingualism/multiculturalism, and the ways that biblical concepts, idioms, and metaphors have become part of the global lingua franca for commerce, government, science, and technology.
IDS 509 Imagine the Soul of the American West (3)
The West is “America, only more so” (Stegner). This course will explore the reality and myth of the American West, as both a place in the mind and a state of mind––a cultural reference point for understanding the soul of America that often ignores historical reality, evokes nostalgia for a mythic past, and wrestles with American historical and cultural contradictions. Read novels, short stories, poems, historiography, essays, legal documents, and view films, photography and paintings.
IDS 510 Controversies in Science, Medicine, and Ethics (3)
An evaluation of how scientific developments drive ethical issues in medicine, including scientific advances in stem cells, genetic engineering, and reproductive technologies and how individuals, the marketplace, and democratic institutions deal with them.
IDS 531 Sociological and Psychological Perspectives (3)
Theories of the great sociologists, with psychological perspectives and application to modern society, including the sociological method (Peter Berger), suicide theory (Emil Durkheim), bureaucracy (Max Weber), unintended consequences (Robert Merton), poverty theory (William Julius Wilson).
LANGUAGE (LAN)
LAN 101 English as Second Language I (3)
Basic principles of English for reading and comprehension, including grammar and pronunciation. Limited to students whose native language is not English.
LAN 102 English as Second Language II (3)
Intermediate English for speaking and writing, including vocabulary building. Limited to students whose native language is not English.
LAN 121 Hebrew I (3)
Basic principles of classical Hebrew for reading & comprehension, including grammar and pronunciation.
LAN 122 Hebrew II (3)
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew for reading and comprehension of the Old Testament in its original language, including vocabulary building.
LAN 131 Greek I (3)
Basic principles of Greek for reading & comprehension, including grammar and pronunciation.
LAN 132 Greek II (3)
Intermediate Greek for reading and comprehension, including vocabulary building.
LAN 161 Spanish I (3)
Basic principles of Spanish for reading and comprehension, including grammar and pronunciation.
LAN 162 Spanish II (3)
Intermediate Spanish for speaking and writing, including vocabulary building.
LAN 250 Language Practicum (3)
Language reading practicum. Prerequisites: Two terms (6 credits) in the language.
LAN 251 English Language Practicum (3)
Language reading practicum. Prerequisites: Two terms (6 credits) in the language.
LAN 252 Hebrew Language Practicum (3)
Language reading practicum. Prerequisites: Two terms (6 credits) in the language.
LAN 253 Greek Language Practicum (3)
Language reading practicum. Prerequisites: Two terms (6 credits) in the language.
LAN 254 Spanish Language Practicum (3)
Language reading practicum. Prerequisites: Two terms (6 credits) in the language.
LIBERAL ARTS STUDIES (LDR)
LAS 501 Ethics of the Liberating Arts (3)
Examine the relationship of moral and ethical teachings to the broader theological or philosophical framework in which they occur; analyze positions taken by secular and religious moralists on particular issues and how their worldviews influence and guides these issues. Students consider arguments for and against moral and ethical absolutes and non-objectivist alternatives like situation ethics of the great thinkers. With this foundation, students will apply ethical principles to specific moral issues such as social justice, business ethics, health care, war, sexuality, abortion, passive and active euthanasia.
LAS 511 Consequential Ideas and Socio-Political Systems (3)
The great formative ideas and their socio-political consequences, including the Judeo-Christian Tradition, Greek Humanism (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle), Renaissance Humanism (Petrarch), the Scientific Method and Revolution, Liberalism (John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, The Subjugation of Women), Conservatism (Edmund Burke), American Democratic tradition (John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexis De Tocqueville, Fredrick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, William James, Martin Luther King, Jr.), Socialism and Capitalism (Karl Marx, Vaclav Havel, Paul Johnson), and the psychology revolution (Plato, William Wendt, Sigmund Freud, William James).
LAS 521 Analytical Thinking and Methods (3)
The classical epistemologies and anti-epistemologies—empiricism, rationalism, analytic philosophy and linguistic analysis, revelation, skepticism, postmodernism–in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences; focus on the Socratic Method, logic, critical thinking, and the scientific method (natural and social sciences). Explore key theorists Aristotle (induction and deduction), the sociological method (Robert K. Merton), Aristotle and deductive logic, Stephen Toulman argumentation paradigm, the scientific method (Albert Einstein), the revelatory-rationalist method (Saint Paul, C. S. Lewis); the statistical method (Blaise Pascal, Rodney Stark); the integrationist method (Thomas Aquinas); natural law (James Q. Wilson, The Moral Sense),
LAS 531 Leadership for the Liberating Arts (3)
Examine several forms of cultural leadership in their historical, literary, and philosophical context, such as the European Renaissance of the 14th through early 21st centuries, with focus on Plato, The Republic, Nicolo Machiavelli (The Prince and The Discourses), Sidney Hook (The Hero In History); George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Billy Graham; John Paul II; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan; Ken Blanchard, and Saul Alinsky.
LAS 590 Master’s Capstone Thesis (3)
The Master’s Capstone Thesis is a research narrative of approximately 75-100 pages that evolves out of the M.A. core courses and the courses of the concentration the student elects. The thesis is a concentration specific consideration of the liberating arts in the domains of education, marriage and family, and universal applications by everyone. The thesis must be approved and written under the guidance of a faculty advisor and an M.A. cohort peer-review. The draft thesis must be presented to a review panel of faculty and students before submission of the Capstone Thesis in partial fulfillment of the core requirements of the Master of Arts.
LEADERSHIP (LDR)
LDR 302 Leadership and Management (3)
Motivational theory related to individual and group functions; functional and dysfunctional leadership styles; synthesis of those functional styles that work best to create the ultimate style.
LDR 311 Group and Organizational Dynamics (3)
How culture aids and hinders organizational effectiveness and leadership: planned change as a social process & a model to describe the stages of the process; the process of organizational formation & change; how group behavior affects organizational effectiveness, decision-making, and group conflicts; strategies for efficient group and task management.
LDR 321 The City: Context for Change (3)
Using systems thinking and models to explore how the city works––politically, economically, socially, and demographically, with emphasis on forces that shape neighborhoods and transform them.
LDR 331 Community and Social Analysis (3)
Community analysis and its relevance to social justice action; analytical approaches to problems and exploration of suggestions and questions they raise for community and faith-based leadership responses; focus on Denver’s changing landscapes, people, and churches.
LDR 341 Research and Urban Analysis (3)
Application of principles and methods of social science research to urban issues and urban leadership: scientific inquiry; role of theory; conceptualization; observation, measurement, & presentation of data.
LDR 350 Faith-Based Leadership Project I (3)
Individual project that applies leadership concepts to faith-based organizations and community organizing.
LDR 361 Faith-Based Communities and Renewal (3)
Religious and democratic renewal for humane, spirit-grounded social change; exposure to persons of different generations, faith commitments, racial and ethnic groups, educational levels, and nationalities.
LDR 371 Demographics and Planning (3)
Analysis urbanization, problems, and opportunities for faith-based organizations: strategies for community planning, organizational theory, critical management theory, public policy issues related to urban ministry.
LDR 401 Local Government Politics and Policy (3)
Introduction to fundamental forces that shape local government policies (e.g., liberal-democratic tendencies & free market forces; policy formation values & resource allocation; thinking strategically).
LDR 411 Building Indigenous Communities (3)
The role of faith-based community organizing for revitalization and building communities from the inside out; strategies for locating assets, skills & capacities of residents, citizen, and local institutions; how the post-modern visual culture impacts human perspectives, how to build reclaiming structures.
LDR 412 Transformative Systems Management (3)
Evaluation of organizations using a systems model: analysis of solving organizational problems, with application to work-related issues and projects in business and community and to strategic change leadership.
LDR 421 Urban Life and Christian World View (3)
Components of a coherent world view vis-à-vis a sense of community, vision, and purpose; significant contemporary worldviews, critical and appreciative analysis of world views; Christian theology and its relationship to social ministry and evangelism; exploration of the importance of a Christian worldview for contemporary urban life and “doing theology in ministry from the bottom up.” (Cognate SOC 421)
LDR 431 Community Economic Development (3)
Community-based economic development for self-sufficient ministries and faith-based organizations; models, tools and methods to engage congregations in community development.
LDR 441 Urban Leadership and Management (3)
Qualities essential to personal leadership and ways to develop them in self and others, including mentoring, discipling, apprenticeship, praxis relationship, and urban leadership models; practical strategies for ministry and ways that churches and faith-based organizations organize and implement such strategies, including mentoring, tutoring, health clinics, affordable housing, street outreach, shelters, and education.
LDR 443 Leadership in the Faith-Based Organization (3)
Character and competencies for leaders in the urban context including how to start a non-profit organization, how to raise funds, how to build a leadership team.
LDR 450 Faith-Based Leadership Project II (3)
A continuation of LDR 350.
LDR 451 Autobiography: Tracking Personal Change (3)
How family, ethnic, economic, philosophical, and theological backgrounds and influences shape a person’s life, sense of calling, and purpose; students will identify and analyze key events in their life journey.
LDR 461 Urban Anthropology (3)
Cultural systems of cities & linkages to other population groups & worldwide urban system; ethnographic research of cultural systems, attitudes, & behaviors of U.S. domestic minorities; focus on the African-American and Hispanic-American experience in the United States, including religious movements; the farm workers and Civil Rights movements; and the Third Reconstruction of the American experience. (Cognate SOC 461)
LDR 463 Power and Powerlessness (3)
Development and scope of services and communities through servant leadership in which the least are the greatest, the last are first, and the lost are found.
LDR 471 Urban World and Globalism (3)
Introduction to urbanology: the ethos of the city, the international urbanization milieu, the social & scriptural role of faith-based organizations, and models of current ministry positions in urban settings; what changes in the cultural landscape mean for the individual, the local community, and the church.
LDR 473 Transformational Family Systems (3)
The complex world of family and its meaning for mission in the city; review of functional and dysfunctional family structures; how to serve high-risk youth and their families.
LDR 481 Intercultural Communication (3)
Concepts, principles, and skills for improving communication between persons from different minority, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; emphasis is on public speaking and small group meeting formats. (Cognate SPE 481)
LDR 483 Change Agents: Individuals & Institutions (3)
Principles, psychology, and dynamics of change for individuals and institutions and the role of transformational leadership.
LITERATURE (LIT)
LIT 201 Introduction to Literature (3)
Introduction to the four major literary genres: non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and drama: reading and textual analysis (interpretation) of the English Bible and other Western literature, including Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, novel, and a Shakespearian or modern drama. This course must be completed at APU
LIT 209 Classic and Popular Literature (3)
Reading, analysis, and enjoyment of classic and popular literature: a classic novel, novella, & short story; a popular novel (romance, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, adventure); a Shakespearean & modern play.
LIT 291 Bible as Literature (3)
Biblical authorship, literature, themes, hermeneutics, culture, history, geography, and the place of the Bible in history, literature, legal and ethical systems, and culture and religious life. (Cognate THE 291)
LIT 301 Literary Analysis (3)
Literary analysis/hermeneutics applied to biblical literature: lower & higher criticism; analysis of biblical literary genres; historic debates & current issues of biblical interpretation; resources for biblical research. (Cognate THE 311)
LIT 311 Shakespeare (3)
A study of selected works of Shakespeare and a few of the adaptations to other media, including the films Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, and 10 Things I Hate About You.
LIT 361 Literature and Spiritual Life (3)
Literature and spirituality of common life experiences (rejection, relationships, self-confidence, life purpose, family life) and spiritual disciplines (meditation, prayer, fasting, simplicity, solitude, service, confession, worship). (Cognate THE 341)
LIT 431 Proverbial Literature (3)
Analysis of the interrelated worldviews of Proverbs, the Book of Job, and Ecclesiastes, with applications for modern life. (Cognate THE 431)
MATHEMATICS (MAT)
MAT 110 College Algebra (3)
Using algebra to interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models; representing mathematical information symbolically, graphically, numerically, and verbally; and problem solving including algebraic expressions, complex numbers, solutions to functions including exponential and logarithmic.
MAT 211 General Statistics (3)
Normal distributions, calculations, time series, correlation, multi-data analysis, causation, experimentation, probability, random variables, binominal distributions, mean, median, mode with applications to professional fields and for general usage.
PHILOSOPHY (PHL)
PHL 201 Figures in Western Philosophy (3)
Figures studied will include three to five of the following: Plato, Aristotle, Jesus of Nazareth, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, James, Nietzsche, Sartre, Marx, Derrida Lewis, with emphasis on their logical, critical thinking, epistemological, metaphysical, ethical, aesthetic, and axiological insights and contributions.
PHL 211 Introduction to Ethics and Society (3)
Analysis of traditional and contemporary problems in ethics & morality in context of social & political philosophy: unbridled materialism, narcissistic humanism, power & violence. This course must be completed at APU. Prerequisite: HIS 121
PHL 221 Critical Thinking (3)
A comprehensive approach to critical thinking skills: informal & formal logic, problem solving, and decision-making, with applications to education, business, management, church, media, and government.
PHL 231 Faith and Social Responsibility (3)
Relationship of church and community: a biblical approach to the poor & marginalized amid affluence, the development of a practical theology for urban ministry, and examples of faith-based social activism.
PHL 241 Argument and Persuasion (3)
Evaluation, confirmation, & application of truth claims; Analysis of classical apologetic presentations and defenses of Christian faith and truth claims compared to other philosophical systems. (Cognate THE 231)
PHL 301 Faith-Based Community Foundations (3)
The ethical and biblical basis for doing faith-based community development; focus on what it means to be human and Christian and what the Bible says about faith-based organizations.
PHL 321 Ethics in the Urban World (3)
Ethical issues encountered as the church moves out into its community and guiding principles for faith-based organizations and individuals to make choices reflecting God’s concern for justice and compassion and how to create and sustain Christian mission in a programmed world.
PHL 481 Personal and Social Ethics (3)
Exploration of three dimensions of ethics (personal ethics, social ethics, professional practice), with applications to one’s personal and professional life (business, church, community leadership).
POLITICAL SCIENCE (P0L)
POL 101 Politics of Sports (3)
Focus on the internal and external political dimensions of sports and consideration of solutions to the problems that exist as a result.
POL 111 American National Government (3)
The American political process with emphasis on the federal government: organization, formal and informal sources of power and influence, political attitudes and behavior of American citizens, civil rights, constitutional evolution, factors of change and stability
POL 121 World Geography (3)
A regional study of the planet emphasizing its ecological, economic, and political interdependency: includes geopolitics and environmental factors that contribute to cultural diversity and the complex relationship between the developed and underdeveloped worlds.
POL 201 Introduction to Political Science (3)
Introduction to politics, including the American political ideals and system compared to other systems (e.g., Socialism, Marxism, Fascism), political philosophy (e.g., from the Greeks to Christendom to Jefferson to the post-modern era), economic theory, geopolitical issues, and social responsibility & ethics.
POL 221 Race, Gender and Justice (3)
The politics of race and gender in the United States, with focus on the Civil Rights Movement and women’s rights.
POL 231 Politics of Civil Rights (3)
History and current issues of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
POL 241 American Political Systems (3)
The organization, powers, functions, and practical workings of state, country, town and city governments of the United States, with emphasis on federal-state relations and the Colorado state government and constitution.
POL 250 Political Science Internship (3)
Students are placed in state or local legislative staff positions or in campaign offices according to their own interests and goals. Generally, the work assignment is up to 20 hours a week for a semester.
POL 251 Government Internship (3)
Students are placed in state or local government agency relationships according to their own interests and goals. Generally, the work assignment is up to 20 hours a week for a semester.
POL 261 Political Theory (3)
Examination of Western Civilization’s political ideas and ideals from Plato and Aristotle through Edmund Burke, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, Martin Luther King, Jr., with focus on the state, humanity, justice, and politics.
POL 401 Local Government Politics and Policy (3)
Introduction to fundamental forces that shape local government policies (e.g., liberal-democratic tendencies & free market forces; policy formation values & resource allocation; thinking strategically).
PSYCHOLOGY (PSY)
PSY 221 General Psychology (3)
Overview of the field of psychology including learning, perception, motivation, emotion, heredity, personality, development, abnormal and psychotherapy.
PSY 231 Human Nature & Psychological Method (3)
Human nature & Psychological method – This course is designed to assist students who wish to work in the helping field to examine how what we believe human nature to be impacts the methodologies we choose in helping.
PSY 241 Cognitive Psychology (Age Specific) (3)
An examination of the way humans think, problem solve & a look at below normal ability & some of its causes & effects.
PSY 301 Psychology and Group Dynamics (3)
The psychology and dynamics of the nature and process of groups, including group formation, dissolution, communication, leadership, facilitation, decision-making, conflict resolution, and therapy. Development and application of group-related psychology and skills. Prerequisite: PSY 221.
PSY 311 Age Specific Developmental Psychology (Child & Adolescent) (3)
This course is a concentrated course of human development geared to the age with which the student wishes to work.
PSY 321 Life-Span Developmental Psychology (3)
This course of for students who do not have a specific age group they wish to work with in the future.
PSY 331 Social Psychology (3)
An examination of how human social interactions affects the individual.
PSY 341 Tests & Measurements (Experimental Psychology) (3)
An examination of tests & measures used in psychology & a critical look at how & why they are developed.
PSY 350 Institutional Psychology Practicum I (3)
An opportunity for students to put into practice things learned in class & through hands on experience gain new understanding of the use of psychology in mental health by organizations.
PSY 351 Therapeutic Psychology Practicum I (3)
An opportunity for students to put into practice things learned in class & through hands on experience gain new understanding of the use of psychology in mental health in a therapeutic context.
PSY 361 Counseling Skills and Lab (4)
Basic understanding & rudimentary skill development in individual, family, and group counseling, by means of the instructional, experiential, and practicum components of the course.
PSY 401 Environmental Psychology and Lab (4)
An examination of the interaction & relationship of humans & their environment. In the lab the students will explore & evaluate current different environments for their “ergonomic” effectiveness.
PSY 421 Abnormal Psychology (3)
An overview & critical examination of Abnormal Psych with very limited exposure to the DSM.
PSY 441 Neural-Psychology (3)
An examination of the brain/nervous system & related functions/abilities.
PSY 450 Institutional Psychology Practicum II (3)
An opportunity for students to put into practice things learned in class & through hands on experience gain new understanding of the use of psychology by organizations.
PSY 451 Therapeutic Psychology Practicum II (3)
An opportunity for students to put into practice things learned in class & through hands on experience gain new understanding of the use of psychology in mental health in a therapeutic context.
PSY 461 Death and Dying (3)
Universal and timeless, death and dying are the life experiences integral to human existence. What and how we experience, give order to, make sense of, and live out these journeys in our lives and in relation to others within societal, cultural, philosophical, and spiritual contexts.
PSY 471 Psychology of Religion (3)
The development of religious attitudes and the psychological factors involved in religious cultures. This course will explore religion from a psychological and a theological, perspective.
PSY 481 Behavioral Psychology (3)
In contrast to cognitive psychology which focuses on consciousness, mental states, and subjective phenomena such as ideas and emotions, behavioral psychology studies objectively observable and measurable data and mental and physical activity that can be explained in terms of human response to external stimuli. Focus on the theories of Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, and B. F. Skinner, among others.
PSY 490 Capstone in Psychology (3)
Individually or collaboratively, using various methods (paper, research, experimentation, or current work, etc.) students demonstrate the range and scope of their understanding and/or mastery of psychological principles and practices.
SCIENCE (SCI)
SCI 201 Introduction to Astronomy (4)
A survey of modern observations of astronomy (e.g., the moon, planets, stars, and their formations) history & social implications of astronomy. Lab work gives a greater appreciation of the universe.
SCI 211 Earth Systems Science (4)
Exploration of the solid earth, oceans and atmosphere as an integrated set of systems that act together to control climate, topography and other physical aspects of the natural environment, including lab work.
SCI 221 History of Science and the Scientific Method (4)
The Scientific Method––including the exact and inexact sciences, and the history of science from Aristotle to Roger Bacon, to Isaac Newton, to Albert Einstein and the 20th century. Includes introductions to the eighteen great scientific discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries––including relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and ecosystems. Lab work is included.
SOCIOLOGY (SOC)
SOC 151 Fundamentals of Social Change (2)
Establish a vision and confirm the student’s potential for individual social change resulting in a life of productive self-sufficient citizenship.
SOC 152 Dynamics of Social Change (2)
The role of motivation and structures for individual social change. Prerequisite: SOC 151.
SOC 221 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Patterns and processes of human social relations: the sociological method, socialization, cultures & subcultures, prejudices, stereotypes, racism and discrimination, urbanization & urbanology; domestic violence dynamics, and conflict resolution. Review of the great sociologists, including Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Robert Merton, Talcott Persons, and William Julius Wilson.
SOC 251 Sociology of Self-Sufficiency (1)
Develop the plan outlined in the prerequisite courses for individual social change resulting in a life of productive self-sufficient citizenship. Prerequisites: SOC 151, 152.
SOC 252 Assessment of Self-Sufficiency (1)
Practicum in demonstrating the student’s attainment of individual social change resulting in a life of productive self-sufficient citizenship. Prerequisite: SOC 251.
SOC 253 Outcomes of Self-Sufficiency (1)
The rehabilitation process and rewards of individual social change resulting in a life of productive self-sufficient citizenship. Prerequisite: SOC 252.
SOC 271 Interpersonal Sociology (3)
Individual and group behaviors with respect to the development of life skills: (1) strategic life planning vis-à-vis a successful life, financial self-reliance, and leadership in functional communities; (2) health, fitness, and community vis-à-vis community development, urban renewal, and the environment; and (3) practices of successful people vis-à-vis personal, vocational, familial, and community.
SOC 350 Servant Corps Internship I (3-6)
Service learning program: social work, education, human & family services, child development, non-profit administration, personal growth, and rescue mission work amid a residential rehabilitation community.
SOC 351 Servant Corps Internship II (3-6)
Continuation of SOC 350. Service learning program: social work, education, human & family services, child development, non-profit administration, personal growth, and rescue mission work amid a residential rehabilitation community.
SOC 421 Sociology of Urban Life and World View (3)
Components of a coherent world view vis-à-vis a sense of community, vision, and purpose; significant contemporary worldviews, critical and appreciative analysis of world views; Christian theology and its relationship to social ministry and evangelism; exploration of the importance of a Christian worldview for contemporary urban life and “doing theology in ministry from the bottom up.” (Cognate LDR 421)
SOC 461 Urban Sociology and Anthropology (3)
Cultural systems of cities & linkages to other population groups & worldwide urban system; ethnographic research of cultural systems, attitudes, & behaviors of U.S. domestic minorities; focus on the African-American and Hispanic-American experience in the United States, including religious movements; the farm workers and Civil Rights movements; and the Third Reconstruction of the American experience.
SPEECH (SPE)
SPE 201 Introduction to Speech (3)
Preparation, techniques, delivery, and objectives of public oral communication in large and small groups.
SPE 481 Cross-Cultural Communication (3)
Concepts, principles, and skills for improving communication between persons from different minority, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds; emphasis is on public speaking and small group meeting formats. (Cognate LDR 481)
STUDY ABROAD (STA)
STA 201 Central America Field Studies (3-6)
Field study in Central America.
STA 202 Cross-Cultural Adaptation––Europe (3-6)
Focus on cultural adaptation in the context of a multicultural team working with gypsy orphans in Romania; emphasis is on becoming a language/culture-learner and identifying key cultural elements.
STA 203 Cross-Cultural Adaptation––Africa (3-6)
Focus on cultural adaptation in the context of a multicultural team working with HIV orphans in Kenya and Zimbabwe; emphasis is on becoming a language/culture-learner and identifying key cultural elements.
STA 204, 205, 206 Cross-Cultural Adaptation––Women of the World (3-9)
First-hand cross-cultural adaptation by first world women relative to second & third world women of Africa, Romania, or Armenia emphasizing being a language/culture-learner, identifying key cultural elements, promoting human rights, developing resources, and building cultural bridges & infrastructure.
THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY (THE)
THE 201 Faith and Work (3)
Philosophical and practical evaluation of work in its occupational, vocational, and service applications as an endeavor of human spirituality.
THE 211 Spiritual Formation I (3)
Analysis of philosophical, foundational, and existential components and practices of human spirituality.
THE 212 Spiritual Formation II (3)
Analysis of the ministerial role and techniques of nurturing in others the application of the philosophical, foundational, and existential components and practices of human spirituality.
THE 221 Biblical Greek I (3)
Basic principles of Koine Greek for reading & comprehension, including grammar and pronunciation. (Cognate LAN 131)
THE 222 Biblical Greek II (3)
Intermediate Greek for reading and comprehension of the New Testament in its original language, including vocabulary building. (Cognate LAN 132)
THE 223 Biblical Greek III (3)
Greek reading practicum in the New Testament and other Middle Greek texts. Prerequisites: THE 221 and THE 222. (Cognate LAN 253)
THE 231 Apologetics and Persuasion (3)
Evaluation of tools for evaluating, confirming, & applying truth claims; Analysis of classical apologetic presentations and defenses of Christian faith and truth claims compared to other philosophical systems. (Cognate PHL 241)
THE 241 Prologue to the Life of Christ: Incarnation (3)
Analysis of the political, cultural, and religious context of the First Century into which Jesus Christ came and lived; Consideration of Christ’s place in history and the pivotal role Christianity played in the development of Western Civilization to 1500 AD.
THE 242 Challenges to the Life of Christ: Temptations (3)
Analysis of cultural values vis-à-vis Christ’s temptations, ethical systems, & classical Christian responses, relationships, and roles of ethical engagement. Prerequisite THE 241 or HIS 121.
THE 261 Life of Christ I: Kingdom of God (3)
Analysis of the Sermon on the Mount and the Kingdom of God as the transformational principles and the seminal message of Jesus Christ. Prerequisite: THE 242 or PHL 211.
THE 271 Life of Christ II: Nature of Man (3)
Analysis of the nature of man and the inherent conflict between personal freedom and integrity and the religious and political establishment. Prerequisite: THE 261.
THE 291 Introduction to the Bible (3)
Biblical authorship, literature, themes, hermeneutics, culture, history, geography, and the place of the Bible in history, literature, legal and ethical systems, and culture and religious life.
THE 311 Biblical Interpretation (3)
Literary analysis/hermeneutics applied to biblical literature: lower & higher criticism; analysis of biblical literary genres; historic debates & current issues of biblical interpretation; resources for biblical research. (Cognate LIT 301)
THE 321 Life of Christ III: Redemption (3)
The redemptive paradigm & expectations of Jesus compared with other transformational philosophies of such sources as Plato, Marx, and modern social analysis. THE 271 prerequisite.
THE 331 Life of Christ IV: World Religion (3)
Founders, organization, and agenda of the primitive Christian church that have led to the development of a world religion and the spiritual foundation of Western Civilization. THE 321 prerequisite.
THE 341 Devotional Theology (3)
Literature and spirituality of common life experiences (rejection, relationships, self-confidence, life purpose, family life) and spiritual disciplines (meditation, prayer, fasting, simplicity, solitude, service, confession, worship). (Cognate LIT 361)
THE 350 Oral Communication Practicum (3)
Preparation, techniques, delivery, and objectives of public oral communication in large and small groups, emphasizing the modalities of teaching and preaching.
THE 351 Theological Education By Extension (3)
Introduction to T.E.E., a proven andragogical method for the religious instruction of adults in America, Europe, and the Third World; evaluation of “learning” as “long-term change shown in appropriate ways.”
THE 371 Theological Concepts of Leadership (3)
Analysis of the biblical leadership roles of prophet, priest, and king, the model of Jesus Christ, and First Century church leadership positions vis-à-vis the principles and practices of servant leadership.
THE 381 Church Development (3)
Analysis of five components of a start-up organization, group dynamics and leadership necessary for effective organization, organizational culture, and traditions related to long-term continuation and vitality.
THE 382 Starting Urban Churches
Analysis of the aesthetic, environmental, and theological aspects of the city & the emergence of churches in an urban venue; development of strategies, methodologies, and techniques for starting city churches.
THE 392 Rescue Ministry (3)
The history and philosophy of rescue mission ministry in the United States and England, with focus on pioneering and archetypical missions, including Pacific Garden in Chicago and Denver Rescue Mission.
THE 393 Rescue Mission Chaplaincy (3)
Supervised internship of the normal duties of rescue mission chaplaincy: the mission chapel & services, managing volunteers, addressing client material & spiritual needs, and public speaking.
THE 394 Evangelism and Discipleship (3)
Biblical & practical motives, methods, and means of communicating the good news of Jesus Christ in the setting of the inner city; helping respondents move toward spiritual & successful Christian life & service.
THE 401 The Pentateuch I (3)
Analytical and practical study of the first five books of the Bible: creation narratives, fall of man, divine judgment, Patriarchs of Israel, the divine plan for the ages in the Messiah. Primary focus on Genesis.
THE 402 The Pentateuch II (3)
Analytical and practical study of the first five books of the Bible: revelation of God in redemption, the Exodus, giving and codification of the Law, the Hebrew sacrificial system in Exodus thru Deuteronomy.
THE 411 Letters of Paul I (3)
The life and writings of St. Paul, a seminal mind and founder of modern civilization: Paul’s first missionary journey and concomitant letter of Galatians and the Christocentric gospel of grace and liberty.
THE 412 Letters of Paul II (3)
Continuation of THE 411: Paul’s second and third missionary journeys and imprisonments, his concomitant Prison and Pastoral Epistles, and his historical significance and impact.
THE 421 Prophets of Israel (3)
Survey of the historical context and prophetic themes of the major & minor Old Testament prophets.
THE 431 Wisdom Literature (3)
Analysis of the interrelated worldviews of Proverbs, the Book of Job, and Ecclesiastes, with applications for modern life. (Cognate LIT 431)
THE 441 Biblical and Religious Topics (3)
The Biblical themes of the Hebrew religious system, Jesus’ Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and Paul’s teaching on grace & the Body of Christ; Evaluation of historical and modern religious concepts.
THE 450 Rescue Mission Chaplaincy Practicum (3)
Chaplaincy skills and field experience: case work & management, spiritual & material needs assessment, pastoral care & services.
THE 481 Cure and Care of Souls (3)
The “care of souls” practiced by the Christian church and the impact of psychology & psychotherapy; the role & techniques of a pastoral care giver in ministry & religious life to diagnose, heal, & nurture the soul.
