Community Development - B.S.
Purpose
This major seeks to prepare students spiritually and with intellectual breadth to serve God and humanity as true world changers by equipping them with professional knowledge and skills for careers and graduate studies in community development (CDV).
The curriculum presents CDV in alignment with the generally accepted understanding of the field and primes students for graduate studies and employments in national and international relief and development agencies as well as in local church-based and community development organizations.
The basic premise of this major is that context determines content, thus worldviews shape the manner in which God's created resources are acknowledged, tended and utilized. This principle guides the way in which development programs approach the analysis and critique of the stewardship responsibilities of God's created resources in the local, national and global communities. Our students are therefore prompted to the biblical understanding of the world as God's creation and the role of the church in fulfilling the scriptural call for justice, peace and prosperity for all humanity. Students who plan to seek ordination in The Wesleyan Church or who plan to enroll in the MPTh must double major in Pastoral Ministries.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirements when taking REL-240. Other general education requirements may be met depending on the student’s specialization. Students should consult with an academic advisor for further information.
Requirements (47 credits)
Ministerial Core (12 credits)
| REL-200 | Introduction to Ministry | 1 |
| REL-270 | Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 |
| INT-390 | Intercultural Engagement Seminar | 1 |
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| REL-390 | Ministerial Placement and Persistence | 1 |
| REL-490 | Practical Theology Capstone | 1 |
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
| THE-233 | Christian Theology I | 3 |
Practical Theology (PRT) (23 credits)
| CDV-227 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
| CDV-229 | Community Development Management | 3 |
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| INT-315 | Christianity in Intercultural Contexts | 3 |
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| CDV-360 | Development Internship | 2 to 9 |
| CDV-422 | Leading Ministries in Diverse Contexts | 3 |
Specializations (12 credits)
Choose one 12 hour specialization
Child Advocacy
Design for Social Impact
| ART-101 | Ideation/Interpretation 1 | 3 |
| DES-151 | DC2: Human Centered Design | 3 |
| DES-253 | DSI 1: Social Innovation | 3 |
| DES-352 | DSI 5: Grant Writing and Fundraising | 3 |
Economics
Human Trafficking Studies
| CDV-320 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
| REL-312 | Hope and Suffering | 3 |
| IPE-421 | Trauma Informed Approaches | 3 |
| IPE-422 | Ethics and Advocacy in Human Trafficking | 3 |
*IPE courses are online and open to all students.
Global Ministries
| GLM-320 | Field Methods for Language Acquisition | 3 |
| GLM-380 | History of Christian Missions and Contextualization | 3 |
| PHL-248 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| SOC-225 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
Public and Global Health
Pastoral Counseling and Care
| REL-370 | Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| YTH-471 | Pastoral Counseling and Care I: Children to Adulthood | 2 |
| REL-472 | Pastoral Counseling and Care Ii: Through the Aging Process | 2 |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 |
Choose 1 of the following courses:
| PSY-366 | Psychology of Abnormal Behavior | 3 |
| REL-226 | The Christian Life: Sustaining Spiritual Vibrancy | 3 |
| REL-312 | Hope and Suffering | 3 |
Pastoral Ministry
| CED-255 | Local Church Education | 2 |
| CED-255P | Local Church Education Practicum | 1 |
| REL-370 | Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| WOR-238 | Ethnodoxology in Christian Ministry | 0 to 1 |
| YTH-230 | Programming Youth and Family Ministries | 2 |
| YTH-230P | Programming Youth and Family Ministries Practicum | 1 |
-BIL
| 300/400 Advanced OT/NT | 3 |
