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Biblical Studies: Christian Education

• CED 501 Foundations of Christian Education: This course presents an overview and examines the materials and methods for Christian teaching, the function and place of Christian education in the local church, and summarizes the Biblical, theological, historical, philosophical foundations, and the basic objectives of Christian education.
• CED 511 Dynamic Methods of Teaching: The basic study of various audio and visual methods and models of instruction to equip students to communicate their ideas and subject matter clearly and concisely.
• CED 610 Principles of Teaching: A study of the basic principles of effective teaching based on the Christian philosophy of education of growth in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and man.  The course includes characteristics and needs of various age level students, ways in which Christian teachers can meet these needs, the fundamental responsibilities of the teacher, modern educational methods, and steps in preparing, presenting, and evaluating a lesson.
• CED 611 Theology of Christian Education: A comprehensive survey of the biblical principles justifying the need and practice of Christian education.  Historical roots are traced form the earliest commands of God to the people of Israel to present day methods employed in religious education.
• CED 613 Curriculum Development: A study of curriculum theory and principles involving the student in the preparation, evaluation ad selection of instructional materials for the educational ministries of the church and school.
• CED 620 Ministry to Children: How to effectively minister to children ages birth to adolescence in view of their particular spiritual, cultural, and psychological development.
• CED 701 Administration of Christian Education: An emphasis is placed on the principles and practices of organizing, administering, and supervising various programs in the local church.
• CED 702 Educational Models: A survey of the methods used in education are addressed in this course.  How and why certain methods work in different situations will be covered for a balanced perspective on educational delivery systems.  Topics included are: distance learning, home schooling, Internet courses, traditional and non-traditional methods.
• CED 703 Principles of Education: The dynamics of how students learn and how teachers can address the various educational needs of students form the basis for this course.  A survey of methodology available to teachers is included in this class.
• CED 704 Managing Educational Resources: A study of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles, business practices, and records, which are necessary for the proper function of an educational facility.
• CED 705 Theology of Education: Educational theories are compared and contrasted equipping the student to develop their own unique approach to Christian education.  The student will be exposed to paradigms of educational philosophy, theology and theory.
• CED 706 Ministry to the Physically Impaired: This course is specifically designed to assist the student in identifying the special needs and applying them for ministry to the physically impaired.
• CED 730 Ministry to Singles: This course covers the issues associated with single adults.  The various classes of, and unique needs of singles (never been married, divorced, with children, widowed, etc.) are treated to equip the student in developing relevant ministry opportunities for this group.
• CED 820 Ministry to Adults: This course covers the issues, developmental tasks and biblical principles associated with ministering to adults.  Emphasis is placed on the adult learner, including characteristics, patterns ad principles of adult learning.
• CED 821 Ministry to Senior Adults: This course is designed to provide the student with the special needs of the older person with the knowledge, skills, and techniques on how to minister to their special issues of aging.
• CED 840 Student Teaching Project: The student is placed in a primary teaching role in a church or school being responsible for writing ad executing lesson plans, evaluating and testing students, while being supervised by a certified experienced teacher.
• CED 895 Master Project: The student may choose to do a Master project worth up to six credit hours to fulfill the requirements for a Christian Education major.  A topic, syllabus and schedule will be developed with the assistance of an instructor.