PROFESSIONAL COURSES – 160 units
BIBLICAL STUDIES
Subject Code: BS 1201
Subject Title: The world of the Bible
Subject Description: An introduction to the World of the Bible: Its background involving the geographical and historical overview of the land and its people; and the chronological events in the Biblical account.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: BS 1006
Subject Title: Basic Hebrew
Subject Description: A study of the Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax with a view of understanding, reading and translating selected texts of the Old Testament in the original involving all seven verbal stems & various types of weak verbs.
Credit Units: 6 units
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Subject Code: BS 2102
Subject Title: OT Introduction
Subject Description: A study of the history and literature of the Old Testament with the emphasis on the sources contents, themes and major highlights of the book of Genesis to Malachi.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: BS 1201
Subject Code: BS 2203
Subject Title: NT Introduction
Subject Description: A study of the history and literature of the New Testament with the emphasis on the sources themselves and other critical and current issues reflecting the life and ministry of the church.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: BS 1201; BS 2102
Subject Code: BS 2204
Subject Title: Life & Teachings of Jesus
Subject Description: A survey of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ based mainly on the four Gospels for a meaningful appreciation and understanding.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: BS 1201; BS 2102
Subject Code: BS 2007
Subject Title: Basic Greek
Subject Description: A study of Greek grammar, vocabulary and syntax with a view of understanding, reading and translating selected texts of the New Testament in the original.
Credit Units: 6 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (6 hours/week, 108 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: BS 3105
Subject Title: Principles of Biblical Interpretation
Subject Description: A study of the history of interpretation and an appraisal of the various methods, principles, guidelines and application of biblical interpretation.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: BS 1006; BS 2007
Subject Code: BS 3208
Subject Title: Biblical Exegesis
Subject Description: A critical study of the selected biblical passages using the principles, tools, approaches and methodologies in exegesis with a view to understanding better the interpretation and relevance of the Biblical texts to the present.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: BS 1006; BS 2007; BS 3105
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Subject Code: CEd 2101
Subject Title: Foundation of Christian Education
Subject Description: This course explores the different disciplines or foundations used to form a holistic and well-grounded Christian education of the church.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 2202
Subject Title: Faith Formation of the Church
Subject Description: This course seeks to identify, examine and improve faith formation of the church using biblical concepts and principles as basis for practice.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 3103
Subject Title: Christian Education Administration
Subject Description: This course serves an an introduction to the principles, concepts, structures, and practices of the Christian Education program of the Church which focuses on administrative functions such as evaluating, planning, enlistment and training, organizing, coordinating, delegating and supervising.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 3104
Subject Title: Teaching-Learning Process
Subject Description: A study of the foundation and principles undergirding the teaching-learning process and a consideration of the basic skills needed in the implementation of the Christian Education program of the church.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 3205
Subject Title: Church Worship Ministry
Subject Description: The course seeks to introduce worship, its nature, bases, elements, forms and principles, leading towards planning and leading worship services.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 4106
Subject Title: Ministering w/ People
Subject Description: A study that deals with different kinds of people in terms of age, group, needs and abilities being ministered unto by the church, and designing programs that are appropriate for each respective group.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 4107
Subject Title: Home & Family Life
Subject Description: A study of the family, its biblical background, understanding the family system, the stages of family life, the areas of family life and designing and creating a family ministry in the local church.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: CEd 4208
Subject Title: Christian Education Resource Writing
Subject Description: This course seeks to provide students tools and skills in writing Christian Education resource materials. Students are expected to produce materials on any two of the following: Sunday School curriculum; Bible Study guide; Retreat manual; VCS; Worship.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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FIELD WORK
Subject Code: FW 1101
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry I
Subject Description: This course deals with the minister’s life, calling, and vocation as a pastor.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (2 hours/week, 36 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: FW 1202
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry II
Subject Description: This course deals with the person of the minister and his/her role in the Church & community ministry.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (2 hours/week, 36 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: FW 1101
Subject Code: FW 2103
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry III
Subject Description: An observation of Sunday School and Church Worship. An inclusion of teaching-learning process and a study of minister’s qualities, aptitudes and skills and processing of week-end experiences and supervision of week-end assignments.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW 1101; FW 1202
Subject Code: FW 2204
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry IV
Subject Description: A study of the methodologies/steps and approaches in leading Bible Study and teaching Sunday School Extension, and processing of week-end experiences and supervision of week-end assignments.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW 1101; FW 1202; FW 2103
Subject Code: FW 3105
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry V
Subject Description: This course review students God’s divine calling. It discusses his call, aim and a purpose as a minister. It deals about the origin and definition of ethics; Its implications to the local church. Processing of week-end experiences and supervision in the local church assignments.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW 1101; FW 1202; FW 2103; FW 2204
Subject Code: FW 3206
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry VI
Subject Description: This is the continuation of the first semester course. The second semester will focus on the study about the ministerial ethics. Processing of week-end experiences and supervision in the local church assignment.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW 1101; FW 1202; FW 2103; FW 2204; FW 3105
Subject Code: FW 4101
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry VII
Subject Description: A study of the principles and approaches for evangelism and discipleship. Processing of field worker’s week-end experiences & supervision of week-end assignments.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW1101; FW 1202; FW 2103; FW 2204; FW 3105; FW 3206
Subject Code: FW 4208
Subject Title: Local Church Ministry VIII
Subject Description: A study of the principles and approaches of biblical stewardship and church growth as well as processing of field worker’s week-end experiences & supervision of week-end assignments.
Credit Units: 2 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboraroty (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester
Pre-requisite: FW 1101; FW 1202; FW 2103; FW 2204; FW 3105; FW 3206; FW 4101
HISTORICAL STUDIES
Subject Code: HS 3101
Subject Title: Early & Medieval Church History
Subject Description: The course studies the development and growth of the Christian Church up to 500 A.D.. It continues to deal with the fate of the Roman Empire after its fall. In the Eastern or Asiatic section, the church continued under the Imperial control; the southern or African section came under the Moslems and in the Western European section, the dual institutions of the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic competed for control after the kingdom of the Germanic invaders merges under Charlemagne and latter Otto.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: HS 3202
Subject Title: Modern & Post Modern Church History
Subject Description: A study of colonial and post-colonial Church History from 1517 A.D. to the present. Emphasis is on the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Reformation and their consequences. The course will also study the development of Christian denominations and the ecumenical movement.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: HS 3101
Subject Code: HS 4103
Subject Title: History of Doctrine
Subject Description: The course surveys the historical and theological development of the Christian doctrines early creeds of the church, doctrinal issues in the Roman Catholic and Protestant doctrines since the Reformation and doctrinal issues in ecumenical movement.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: HS 3101; HS 3202
Subject Code: HS 4204
Subject Title: Baptist Heritage
Subject Description: This is the study of the beginnings and growth of the Baptist movement in England and other parts of Europe, North America and the Philippines; and their distinctive teachings. Particular attention is given on the contributions of the Baptists to the faith and secular society.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: HS 3201; HS 3101; HS 3202; HS 4103
MUSIC
Subject Code: Mus 1101
Subject Title: Rudiments of Church Music
Subject Description: A study of the basic elements of music.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: Mus 1202
Subject Title: Musical Instruments
Subject Description: Keyboard/piano playing
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: Music 1101
Subject Code: Mus 2103
Subject Title: Choral Conducting
Subject Description: A study of the ways to conduct choral works with concentration
on hymns.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: Mus 1101; Mus 1202
Subject Code: Mus 2204
Subject Title: Hymnology
Subject Description: A study of English and Ilonggo hymns.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: Mus 1101; Mus 1202; Mus 2103
PASTORAL STUDIES
Subject Code: PPS 1101
Subject Title: Spiritual Formation
Subject Description: This course is designed to provide an integrated study of the christian life and the development of personal character shaped by the value & virtues of His kingdom. It includes the examination of conceptual frameworks & major categories in spiritual theology, as well as understanding & practicing the classical spiritual disciplines. It includes one to two-day spiritual retreat.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 3001
Subject Title: Gospel Team
Subject Description: This course deals about the exposure of the students in the local church in which they are assigned during the summer term. It includes their practical work in home visitation, leading Bible study and teaching vacation church school among children, and the like.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (1 hour/week, 18 hours/semester); Laboratory (2 hours/week, 38 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 3102
Subject Title: Principles & Varieties of Preaching
Subject Description: A study of the nature of preaching, methods of sermon planning and outlining, and the development of sermons, both from texts and topics. Some consideration will be given to principles of voice production and art of oral expression as they relate to the sermon delivery.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 3203
Subject Title: Sermon Preparation & Delivery
Subject Description: A sweeping study of the basic guidelines in preparing a homily and presenting this before a congregation. A theology of preaching will be developed by the learner.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: PPS 3102
Subject Code: PPS 3204
Subject Title: Church Administration & Management
Subject Description: A comprehensive survey of the organiztion, administration and supervision of the local church.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 4002
Subject Title: Clinical Pastoral Education
Subject Description: CPE addresses basic competencies and issues of pastoral reflection, pastoral formation, pastoral identity and functioning, and integration.
Credit Units: 6 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (2 hours/week, 36 hours/semester); Laboratory (4 hours/week, 72 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: PPS 4106
Subject Code: PPS 4105
Subject Title: Research Methods
Subject Description: A course designed to impart the basic scientific processes and tools for the discipline and to enable the student to conduct meaningful theological research and to report findings in a clear written format. The course will give special attention to using the library, writing undergraduate level research papers, the problem of plagiarism, and develop and deliver a research proposal and paper. Exegetical and descriptive methods will be examined. The form and structure of critiques, research papers, book reviews, journal articles, research proposals, and theses will be studied.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 4106
Subject Title: Pastoral Care and Counseling
Subject Description: An introduction to the theological grounding, theories and practices of pastoral care with an emphasis on self-awareness and pastoral counseling. An exploration of pastoral skills necessary in the contexts of stress, grief and loss, illness, relational conflicts, and struggles in gender preferences.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 4207
Subject Title: Missions and Church Growth
Subject Description: The course is intended to provide students with the biblical and historical background on Christian missions, insights from biographies of modern missionaries on local and cross-cultural missions and evangelistic strategies. It will also discuss church growth trends and exposure to church life and ministry.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 4208
Subject Title: Church Gender and Current Issues
Subject Description: An overview of the woman question in the Philippines and how this is manifested in the church and society. Selected current issues will be explored focusing on their impact on women.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: PPS 5101
Subject Title: Internship I
Subject Description: This is a one semester field work program where students are assigned to work as full-time in a local church, usually under the tutelage of the senior pastor. Students are required to report monthly to the fieldwork teacher for studies, consultation and evaluation of their pastoral church assignment.
Credit Units: 6 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (2 hours/week, 36 hours/semester); Laboratory (4 hours/week, 72 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite
Subject Code: PPS 5102
Subject Title: Internship II
Subject Description: This is a one semester field work program where students are assigned to work as full-time in a local church, usually under the tutelage of the senior pastor. Students are required to report monthly to the fieldwork teacher for studies, consultation and evaluation of their pastoral church assignment.
Credit Units: 6 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (2 hours/week, 36 hours/semester); Laboratory (4 hours/week, 72 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: PPS 5101
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
Subject Code: TS 3101
Subject Title: Systematic Theology
Subject Description: A lecture presentation with research work on the development of theology as a religious and academic discipline centering on the role of revelation and reason in the formation, content, and methodology.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: TS 3102
Subject Title: Psychology of Religion
Subject Description: Introduction to the major issues, theories and empirical approaches to the psychology of religion through critical analysis of both classic and modern texts. The course illuminates the role of religion as a powerful meaning system that can affect the lives of individuals in terms of their belief, motivations, emotions and behaviors, and can influence their interactions on both interpersonal and intergroup levels.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: TS 3203
Subject Title: Seminar in Contemporary Theology
Subject Description: This course is a twice-a-week session on texts from selected contemporary theologies, to identify, explore, and evaluate the elements of a theological method that might be useful for theological and pastoral formation. These texts will be purposely used for understanding the Latin American Liberation theologies, Feminist theologies, Jewish theologies, and Asian theologies.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: TS 3101
Subject Code: TS 4104
Subject Title: Contextual Theology
Subject Description: A survey of emerging theologies available in Asia; its methods and praxis in engaging contemporary context and culture that might be useful for theological and pastoral formation.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: TS 3101; TS 3203
Subject Code: TS 4105
Subject Title: Christian Ehtics
Subject Description: A course to introduce various approaches to Christian ethics with a view to the discovery of systematic principles and their relevance to personal life, with special reference to social, economic, and political issues of the contemporary world.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
Pre-requisite: TS 3101; TS 3203
Subject Code: TS 4206
Subject Title: Ecclesiology and Ecumenics
Subject Description: This course is a critical survey of Church history on the elements of Christian faith, doctrines, and Christian conduct that corresponds to the question about the historical context of Christianity as well as the contemporary issues and the challenges postulated by modern or post-modern thinking both in local and global settings. Moreover, themes of doing theology and focusing on the role of theological discipline in understanding the socio-political and cultural context of ecumenics as an interreligious dialogue and pastoral praxis.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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Subject Code: TS 4207
Subject Title: Religions of Asia
Subject Description: An introductory survey of Asian religions giving emphasis on their history and development, leadership, and basic teachings. An attempt is made to understand them in their own context and then examine them in the light of the Christian faith.
Credit Units: 3 units
Contact Hours: Lecture (3 hours/week, 54 hours/semester)
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