2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVE]
Course Descriptions
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Not offered for degree credit |
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Primarily designed for undergraduate freshmen, these are basic introductory courses with no prerequisites except as designated. |
| 2000 |
Primarily designed for undergraduate sophomores, these courses may require prerequisites or, if basic courses, may be taken after a year of college study. |
| 3000 |
Primarily designed for undergraduate juniors, these courses anticipate the completion of lower-division studies and some have specific prerequisites. |
| 4000 |
Primarily designed for undergraduate seniors, these are usually advanced courses for students completing undergraduate studies. Most 4000-level courses have prerequisites or anticipate the background of three years of college study. |
| 5000 |
Considered introductory in graduate-level programs and may include some of the information covered in a similarly-titled undergraduate course; also open to undergraduate seniors and undergraduate juniors with at least a 3.0 GPA |
| 6000 |
Considered more advanced and may include prerequisite requirements; also open to undergraduate seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA |
| 7000 |
Considered more advanced and may include prerequisite requirements |
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Doctoral-level courses open only to students accepted into a CIU doctoral degree program |
Note: Courses numbered XXX 3950, 6950, or 9950 indicate faculty directed studies. In these studies a student participates in a seminar or pursues research in an area of special interest under the direct supervision of a faculty member in that area.
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BUS 3050 - Management of Marketing
Credits: 3
In this course, you will examine the discipline of marketing as it relates to today’s world, both domestic and global. You will analyze multiple marketing strategies and explore consumer behavior in various target markets. Related topics include how to make strategic marketing decisions related to product and service offerings, including distribution, promotion, and pricing. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 3060 - Business Ethics
Credits: 3
In this course, students will study ethical theories with a view toward relating and applying them to contemporary issues in business. Special attention is given to the application of a Judeo-Christian ethical paradigm to identify basic beliefs, establish good values, and make ethical decisions. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 3300 - Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
In this course, you will focus on the development and the use of accounting information in the manager’s and organization’s decision-making process. You will also review the fundamentals of financial accounting, create and understand financial statements, and be introduced to accounting and financial analysis software. (3)
Prerequisite(s): BUS 1200
Undergraduate
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BUS 3400 - Principles of Risk, Management, Insurance & Benefit Plans
Credits: 3
This course explores the principles of risk management and insurance. The course provides an understanding of the foundations, applications and selection of insurance. Fundamentals of life and health insurance as well as property and liability insurance will be included. Enterprise risk management for businesses and organizations, financial risk management, overview of employee benefits, healthcare plans and policy, and strategic programs and policies to mitigate risk will also be covered.
Undergraduate
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BUS 3700 - Business Communications
Credits: 3
In this course you will explore effective communication strategies for a leader or manager that promote positive communication inside and outside an organization or business. You will especially focus on audience analysis, so that appropriate vehicles of communication can be used in international settings that require heightened analysis in order to overcome cultural nuances and miscommunication. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 3710 - Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
This course is a study in the nature and scope of entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial process as well as the entrepreneurial profile is examined in detail. It includes an evaluation of the planning, financing, launching, and promotion of new ventures. Entrepreneurial strategies are discussed for all facets of the business, including franchising, growth, and international aspects. Application of entrepreneurship to large corporations, i.e. intrapreneurship, is also a part of the course.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 1100 and BUS 2300
Undergraduate
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BUS 3800 - International Business Practices
Credits: 3
This course will explore the international dimensions of business, including globalization, developing and implementing strategies for international settings, cross-cultural human resource management, governmental relationships and laws, and unique ethical, cultural and legal considerations in international settings. You will learn practical skills necessary to conduct business internationally. International trade, antitrust, and the impact of economic free trade zones will also be studied. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 3910 - Practicum in Business
Credits: 1
This practicum is a limited learning experience within a business or organization for you to actively participate in work-related tasks. This experience requires a minimum of 50 clock hours on the job under supervision for each credit received. Practicum units may be taken incrementally or as a three-credit block. (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor.
Undergraduate
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BUS 3950 - Faculty Directed Study in Business
Credits: 3
This is an independent study available to juniors and seniors by special arrangement with the instructor. This course requires approval by the program director and your academic advisor.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4010 - Operations Management
Credits: 3
This course will provide you with an understanding of the foundations of the operations function from both manufacturing and services perspectives. You will analyze operations from both the strategic and operational perspectives, with a view toward understanding the competitive advantages the operations side of a business can provide for the organization. Topics include process analysis, materials management, production scheduling, quality improvement, and product design. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4020 - International Issues in Business
Credits: 3
This course will provide you with a framework for understanding the global business context that is now reality for many businesses. You will explore the ethical and cultural differences among various countries and the dynamics they create in international business, alongside strategies to help your business enter the global market and compete effectively. You also will be encouraged to develop a biblical paradigm for your approach to international business. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4030 - Strategic Management
Credits: 3
This course explores the world of strategic management and will help you discover its guiding principles. Topics covered include helping an organization accomplish its objectives through formulating, implementing, and evaluating effective cross-functional decisions. Students will review the many pieces necessary to strategic management, including integrating management, marketing, finance/accounting, production/operations, research and development, and information systems. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4040 - Business Portfolio
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide a capstone experience for your previous business courses. It covers the processes of internal and external business analysis, followed by how businesspeople develop growth strategies for both diversification and globalization. Finally, you will receive biblical guidelines and coaching to help you implement these strategies into all aspects of your business. (3) Limited to online program students.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4200 - Marketing & Finance
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to marketing principles and pricing associated with corporate finance. You will explore principles of direct marketing, public relations, and branding, as well as the implications for nonprofit and non-governmental organizations.
Undergraduate
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BUS 4400 - Practical Skill Development in Business
Credits: 1
This course is designed to offer practical skills experience within the discipline, providing opportunity for upper-class students to gain competency and confidence within related vocations. Experiential learning requirements are defined by your program and assessed by the program faculty. A minimum of 50 clock hours of direct experience is required for a unit of credit and advisor approval is required. (1)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4410 - Legal & Ethical Environments in Business
Credits: 3
This course explores the legal, ethical and regulatory process in which business and organizational decisions should be made and documented. You will explore the application of laws and regulations relating to the establishment and operation of organizations, and the legal and ethical roles, duties and obligations of corporate officers and directors, organizational leaders and operational managers. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4500 - Business Information Systemsand Technologies
Credits: 3
This course explores the role of business tools, such as software technologies, in managing and reporting information within organizations and studies, compares and evaluates quantitative research data mining acquired via various technologies. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4700 - Strategic Operations Management & Supply Chain Mgmt
Credits: 3
In this course, you will explore the management of operation variables and their part in the overall strategy of a business or organization. Study will include such topics as business process engineering, acquisition and allocation of resources, cost control, quality control, and standards and procedures development. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4701 - Management of Non-Profit and Philanthropic Organizations
Credits: 3
In this course you will be introduced to the concepts, best practices, opportunities, and challenges of forming, leading, and managing non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations, and explore the differences and similarities between managing for-profit and non-profit entities. Students will also examine the role, challenges, and rewards of philanthropy and its role in our society. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4710 - Strategic Planning, Policy Making,and Assessment
Credits: 3
In this course, you will explore the interactions of corporate and organizational visioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating within a framework of applied social science. Areas you will focus on include: Communications, culture, motivation, perception, operational formations and adaptation, risk management, clarity of mission, change processes, and learning theory. (3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 4930 - Business Administration Internship
Credits: 3
This internship provides practical, “hands-on” exposure to organizational leadership, management, and operations. This may occur in any international, domestic or cross-cultural setting. Internship assignments must be approved by the Business Administration program director. (1-3)
Undergraduate
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BUS 5010 - Business Research and Data Analysis
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to prepare you in mathematical, probability, and statistical concepts for your upcoming studies in quantitative methods. Topics include research design, measurement issues, the sources and collection of data. Ethical issues associated with the conduct of research will also be explored. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 5020 - Organizational Leadership and Ethics
Credits: 3
This course explores the key principles, models, and practices that provide the foundation for effective, ethical organizational leadership and management. Best practices of leadership and management are examined and evaluated as applied to the dynamics of understanding organizational behavior, building cohesive teams, and developing healthy organizations. Ethical and corporate social responsibility (CSR) models and decision making in both for-profit and not-for-profit entities will be addressed. Special emphasis on analyzing and integrating the values and ethics from a Christian worldview will challenge individuals to formulate one’s own philosophy of organizational leadership and healthy organizations. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 5030 - Organizational Behavior and Change Management
Credits: 3
This course examines the dynamics of organizational behaviors, as well as how the major organizational factors such as design and structures, change management, and learning organization significantly impact organizational effectiveness and business outcomes. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 5040 - Information Systems andTechnology for Business
Credits: 3
This course examines the role of information systems and technology in today’s rapidly changing business environment and analyzes technology’s implications for efficient management of operations. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 5050 - Marketing
Credits: 3
A course designed to explore the main aspects of strategic marketing theories and concepts and their global applications. This course examines the marketing process, marketing research, product development innovation and diffusion, pricing strategy, distribution value drain, advertising and promotion, and strategic marketing issues. This course is designed to equip the students with the concepts and principles necessary to make market oriented business decisions and to enable students to plan, design and critique marketing promotional materials and campaigns within the framework of an ethical perspective. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 5060 - Business Law
Credits: 3
This course examines the legal and regulatory environment of business within the U.S. and in a global context. Key legal terms and scenarios for organizational leaders will be addressed as well, including employment law, contracts and negotiations, and organizational structures. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 6010 - Managerial Finance
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the critical financial issues and decisions facing organizational leaders and business executives. Key concepts covered in the course include analysis of financial statements, time value of money, cost of capital, working capital management, and cash flow forecasting. Using these tools, students will learn to evaluate and determine the value of organizations and proposed capital projects. (3) Limited to online program students
Graduate
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BUS 6020 - Accounting for Financial Reporting and Management
Credits: 3
This course explores the use of accounting information for planning, control and decision-making. Students develop analytical and applied skills through problems and cases that focus on preparing, reporting, and analyzing financial data. Special emphasis focuses on ethical reporting and on potential misuses of financial information. Topics covered include the principles and practices of financial accounting and the fundamentals of managerial accounting, such as cost behavior and budgeting. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 6030 - International Business
Credits: 3
This course presents an analysis of the impact of geographic, political, social, economic, legal, and technological influences on business enterprise conducted across national boundaries. The course also explores best practices and various business strategies for successfully launching and engaging in business activity outside the U.S. Students also acquire familiarity with international institutions engaged in promoting international trade and financial transactions. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 6040 - Operations and Quality Management
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the basic principles and tools required for efficient and effective operations management. It explores key concepts and dynamics such as productivity, project management, quality concepts, statistical controls, supply chain management, inventory management, forecasting, and material requirements. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 6050 - Strategic Planning and Management
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes the definition, formulation, and execution of strategy to successfully define and implement organizational vision, mission, and strategic goals. The strategies of for-profit entities will focus on achieving and sustaining competitive advantage against rival firms, while strategies of not-for-profit organizations emphasize strategic positioning to effectively serve the organizations key stakeholders. As this is intended to be a capstone experience within the program, students normally will enroll in this course during their second year. (3) Limited to online program students.
Graduate
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BUS 6950 - FDS: Business
Credits: 3
A faculty member will direct your study as you participate in a seminar or pursue research in an area of special interest.
Graduate
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Columbia Biblical Seminary |
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CBS 5000 - Success in Seminary
Credits: 0
This course prepares you for your studies at Columbia Biblical Seminary. You will be introduced to five core values that reflect the institution’s mission and ethos. Services and resources available to students will be addressed, as will expectations and guidelines for being successful in seminary. You must complete this course during your first term as a seminary student.
Graduate
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Chapel |
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CHL 1000 - Undergraduate Chapel
Credits: 0
This course will encourage participation in the university’s chapel program. Chapel provides students with an opportunity for corporate worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching and preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries and alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, support and encouragement for guest speakers not familiar with the CIU community, and fellowship with one another. The aim is to encourage and challenge you in your personal walk with the Lord and service for Him.
Undergraduate
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Chaplaincy |
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CHP 6060 - Clinical Pastoral Education
Credits: 1.5
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a form of chaplaincy or counseling internship in which you are taught through hands-on practice, clinical supervision, and academic study to observe, listen, communicate, and respond to someone’s spiritual and emotional needs. In CPE training, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to assist people in crisis with competence and confidence. CPE can be completed in a resident or distance-learning environment. You have the option of completing one unit of CPE (3 semester hours) or two half-units (1.5 semester hours) to fulfill graduation requirements. Permission of program director required.
Graduate
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CHP 6100 - Introduction to Chaplaincy
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of the nature and history of chaplaincy ministry, including the chaplaincy’s identity, purpose, and ethical and legal parameters. You will examine the biblical and theological foundations of a ministry of presence, which often comprises the core of chaplaincy ministry. You also will study the various types of chaplaincy ministry and explore their commonalities, distinctives, and expectations.
Graduate
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CHP 6110 - Personal Evangelism for Chaplains
Credits: 3
In this course you will explore the role of the chaplain in bringing others to faith in Jesus Christ. You will develop a biblical approach to evangelism and will practically demonstrate that approach with at least three non-Christian friends during the course of the semester. You will demonstrate a heart and determination to fulfill the evangelistic mandate of Jesus.
Graduate
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CHP 6112 - Crisis Response and Trauma Care for Chaplains
Credits: 3
This course integrates crisis response and trauma care principles by providing you with a comprehensive overview of the field of psychological trauma and how trauma affects individuals and systems, grief reactions, and traumatic stress. You will explore such topics as post-traumatic growth, moral injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, vicarious traumatization, and complicated grief. Upon completion of this course, you will possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to provide basic care whenever a tragedy strikes, whether natural disasters, accidents, combat, or acts of violence.
Graduate
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CHP 6113 - Principles of Self-Carefor Chaplains
Credits: 3
This course provides you with a comprehensive study into the biblical and theological principles of self-care for chaplains serving in one of the functional areas of chaplaincy. You will examine internal and external factors that can lead to burnout, ineffectiveness, and failure in ministry while serving outside the four walls of the church. Special emphasis will be placed on developing a practical theology of self-care to help negate the effects of the seven most common areas of ministry failure.
Graduate
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CHP 6114 - Professional Chaplain Compentencies
Credits: 3
This course provides you with a comprehensive overview of the most common chaplain competencies and standards used by professional associations to credential chaplains in the functional areas of chaplaincy. You will examine four major sections of chaplian competencies and will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities of particular competencies through a practice-based approach in your current ministry setting. This course will provide a strong foundation in the clinical learning methods used in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). You are encouraged to take this course before or during completion of a unit of CPE.
Graduate
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CHP 6115 - Moral Injury and Soul Care for Chaplains
Credits: 3
This comprehensive study equips you with an understanding of the dynamics of moral injury as the damage done to an people’s conscience or moral compass when they perpetrate, witness, or fails to prevent acts that transgress their own moral and ethical values or codes of conduct. You will examine the underlying theological aspects of the soul and conscience while exploring faith-based, soul care rituals that aid in recovery from moral injury in the military, public safety, healthcare, and disaster relief professions. This advanced course will provide a you with a strong foundation to provide soul care in many of the functional areas of chaplaincy.
Graduate
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CHP 6120 - Chaplaincy and Religious Freedom
Credits: 3
In this course you will take an in-depth look at the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States as it relates to Chaplaincy. You will examine and understand in detail the application of the embedded concepts of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause and their relationship to religious ministry in secular society and institutional chaplaincy. You will examine, with specificity, the issues of separation of church and state, evangelism and proselytization within government institutions, and the freedom to pray in Jesus’ name, all within the context of institutional chaplaincy.
Graduate
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CHP 6130 - Military Chaplaincy: Faith,Institution, and Diplomacy
Credits: 3
In this course you will explore the role of the chaplain as an advisor to institutional leadership with regard to religion, spiritual concerns, moral and ethical issues, and other world religions. You will develop, understand, and implement basic sensitive diplomatic skill sets that allow you to function with competency as a religious leader in mediation, negotiation, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, and international religious interpersonal relationships.
Graduate
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CHP 6950 - Faculty Directed Study in Chaplaincy
Credits: 3
A faculty member will direct your study as you participate in a seminar or pursue research in an area of special interest.
Graduate
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CHP 7100 - Strategic Leadership for Chaplains
Credits: 3
This course will provide you with a comprehensive study of the key concepts strategic-level leaders bring together to enable futuristic thinking that focuses on tomorrow rather than yesterday. You will explore the nature and origin of strategic leadership, transferable skills, and the art of inspiring others. You will also examine the role of a strategic leader and broad functions of that role such as building and maintaining a team, achieving a common task, and motivating and developing the individual. This course will help you develop and strengthen seven functional primary strategic-level skills needed to be effective at the most senior levels of leadership.
Graduate
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CHP 7111 - Resilient Leadership for Chaplains
Credits: 3
This course involves you in a comprehensive study of the key concepts and principles related to how chaplains and caregivers create and maintain resilience in themselves and those they shepherd. You will examine the impact of suffering and trauma on followers, leaders, and caregivers and discover how the resilience life cycle provides a holistic approach to spiritual equipping for leaders and caregivers. You will explore various resilience programs that institutions use to develop resilience in their leaders and will uncover key biblical and theological aspects of resiliency as seen in the life of the apostle Paul.
Graduate
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CHP 7113 - Principles of Self Carefor Chaplains
Credits: 3
This course provides you with a comprehensive study into the biblical and theological principles of self-care for chaplains serving in one of the functional areas of chaplaincy. You will examine internal and external factors that can lead to burnout, ineffectiveness, and failure in ministry while serving outside the four walls of the church. Special emphasis will be placed on developing a practical theology of self-care to help negate the effects of the seven most common areas of ministry failure.
Graduate
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CHP 9950 - Faculty Directed Study Chaplaincy
Credits: 1
This course will provide you the opportunity to individualized research in the area of chaplaincy under the direction of a faculty member.
Doctoral
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Care and Counseling |
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CNC 5075 - Multicultural Counseling
Credits: 3
In this course you will address cultural diversity issues with a focus on marriage and family therapy. You will examine human needs in the world community in order to understand how messages relate to individuals and families with dramatically different circumstances. You will evaluate the person and role of the multicultural counselor in light of his or her theology, personal adaptation, communication, and counseling skills. You will also address the multicultural counselor in the professional roles of pastor, missionary, business person, professional counselor, and marriage and family therapist. This course presupposes the validity and necessity of involvement in a multicultural job or ministry, whether within the United States or in another country.
Graduate
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CNC 5400 - Ministry of Counsel:Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
This course will introduce you to basic pastoral counseling techniques and paradigms with the goal of learning how to apply biblical principles, techniques, and paradigms to specific issues such as anger management, marital breakdown, addiction development, crisis management, anxiety, depression, and grieving.
Graduate
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CNC 6015 - Advanced Multicultural Counseling
Credits: 3
In this advanced course, you will focus on the application of counseling and therapy skills in multicultural and intercultural settings, including a focus on multicultural counseling and cultural diversity issues as they relate to marriage and family therapy. You will study the human needs in the world community in order to understand how messages relate to individuals and families with dramatically different circumstances. You will evaluate the person and role of the multicultural counselor in light of his or her theology, personal adaptation, communication, and counseling skills. You will address the multicultural counselor in the professional roles of pastor, missionary, business person, professional counselor, and marriage and family therapist. This course presupposes the validity and necessity of involvement in a multicultural job or ministry, whether within the United States or in another country. You must have a minimum of six months of cross-cultural exposure in an international setting to enroll in this course.
Graduate
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CNC 6060 - Clinical Pastoral Education
Credits: 1.5
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a form of chaplaincy or counseling internship in which you are taught through hands-on practice, clinical supervision, and academic study to observe, listen, communicate, and respond to someone’s spiritual and emotional needs. In CPE training, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to assist people in crisis with competence and confidence. CPE can be completed in a resident or distance-learning environment. You have the option of completing one unit of CPE (3 semester hours) or two half-units (1.5 semester hours) to fulfill graduation requirements. Permission of program director required.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of program director required.
Graduate
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CNC 6330 - Church and Mission Health
Credits: 3
This course will help you understand the counseling, relational, occupational, medical, and leadership issues that exist in ministry both in the United States and in missionary endeavors. You will use a variety of tools to examine your own health with application to churches and missionary organizations.
Graduate
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CNC 6400 - Care and Counseling Techniques
Credits: 3
This course will introduce you to the foundational techniques and skills of [pastoral] care and counseling. You will learn how to counsel strategically within the client’s process of spiritual, emotional, and relational growth utilizing a holistic therapeutic approach. Emphasis will be placed upon development of the counseling and care professional as well as the development of techniques and skills.
Graduate
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CNC 6410 - Crisis Counseling
Credits: 3
This course is designed to train you to respond with wise counsel to those who have endured a crisis such as the death of a family member, divorce, loss of a child, illness, or political trauma. Attention will be given to the emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical symptoms that may occur in the aftermath of crisis.
Graduate
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CNC 6411 - Sexuality Counseling
Credits: 3
This course addresses the biological, developmental, relational, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual issues involved in understanding human intimacy and sexuality. You will learn how to integrate basic diagnostic and evidence-based treatment skills with authentic Christian beliefs and practices.
Graduate
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CNC 6412 - Addictions Counseling
Credits: 3
This course will train you to undersrtand the etiology of addictions and enable you to understand and deliver treatment on both a professional and lay level. Addictions in the areas of sexuality, pornography, work, thought and substance abuse will be addressed. The issues of dependence, control, sin, and responsibility will be studied.
Graduate
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CNC 6440 - Organizational Missionary Care Services
Credits: 3
In this course you will examine the operational structure and needs of providing member care within a missions organization. Emphasis will be given to organizational procedures, policy creation, and the role of the caregiver within the operational structure to ensure health in the missionary and the mission agency.
Graduate
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CNC 6441 - Counseling Grief and Loss
Credits: 3
In this course you will learn to understand and identify the process and progress of how people deal with the crisis of loss in their lives. You will also learn how to guide a person through the crisis of grief (process) so that the loss can be placed in its proper perspective and the individual can readjust and grow. Special attention will be given to anger, depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal, along with loss of hope and faith. Using specific tools, you will be able to address your own losses, the losses in others, and the losses that can affect communities and institutions.
Graduate
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CNC 6460 - Clinical Pastoral Education
Credits: 3
This intensive laboratory experience provides you with pastoral conversations, clinical seminars, self-insights, and individual as well as group supervision. This training enables you to develop effective pastoral care skills with which to minister in an institutional environment. Permission of Program Director required.
Graduate
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CNC 6470 - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Skills and Supervision
Credits: 3
This course will focus on developing your knowledge and skills for effective counseling in a missionary care setting. Emphasis will be on experiential learning utilizing interviewing strategies in a lab with supervision.
Graduate
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CNC 6474 - Clinical Applications in Missionary Care
Credits: 3
This course is designed to increase your understanding of various ways to use clinical care and knowledge from the mental health professions in member care. You will consider ethics, professional relationships, influence of untreated pathology on the community, and various personal, interpersonal, and systemic dynamics. You will explore Biblical, spiritual, and psychological underpinnings, as well as types of clinical resources, referral procedure, and collaboration with clinical service providers.
Graduate
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CNC 6540 - Group Care Counseling
Credits: 3
In this course, you will learn short-term group care and counseling models and receive supervised practice of interventions to address a wide variety of mental, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual challenges commonly found in a church setting. Among the issues considered will be anger, anxiety, depression, spiritual doubt, grief, addictions, chronic pain and other medical conditions, parenting challenges, self-abuse, trauma, and others.
Graduate
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CNC 6541 - Missionary Care for Career Transitions
Credits: 3
In this course you will explore pivotal moments in the various seasons of missionary service which ensure growth and longevity in a lifelong commitment to the missionary call. You will study the career span of a missionary and will define critical seasons and decisions. Special attention will be given to designing models for the missionary care provider which will enable you to minister to life-long needs and to enhance career health and satisfaction.
Graduate
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CNC 6571 - Single and Family Issues in Missions
Credits: 3
This course will show you how to succeed in establishing a home life while serving cross-culturally. You will examine the skills and resources necessary to build a home life on the field which nurtures the individual, provides a place of relaxation, and enhances positive support systems.
Graduate
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CNC 6710 - Short Term Counseling: Theories and Practices
Credits: 3
You will learn how to integrate authentic Christian beliefs and practices into models for solution-focused counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Interventions will be taught to address several common emotional and behavioral issues, including anxiety, depression, guilt, anger, morbid jealousy, hurt, procrastination, pornography, and avoidance. You will learn self-care techniques, limits of confidentiality, mandated reporting, when to refer to professional counselors, and collaboration with mental health professionals. The course is relevant to clergy, chaplains, pastoral counselors, secular counselors, lay care givers, missionaries, and those involved in mission care.
Graduate
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CNC 6711 - Psychological Issues in Ministry
Credits: 3
In this course, you will learn about and how to apply the diagnostic categories and disorders appropriately in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Attention will be given to having you develop a personal model for integrating a Christian theology of sin, grace, healing, and spiritual growth with the DSM approach to mental and emotional disorders. You will also learn the evidence-based treatments for the conditions within the DSM and the levels of scientific support for those treatments. Issues of confidentiality in care and counseling, when to refer clients for appropriate care, and criteria for mandated reporting will be taught.
Prerequisite(s): CNC 6400
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CNC 6730 - Marriage and Family Counseling
Credits: 3
This course will train you to prepare couples for marriage, to assess and address basic marital problems, and to understand and respond to typical family issues. Using the Bible, assessments, and systems thinking, you will be taught how to use pastoral counseling skills in the arenas of prevention, treatment, and recovery of basic marriage and family issues.
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CNC 6950 - Faculty Directed Study in Ministry Care
Credits: 3
A faculty member will direct your study as you participate in a seminar or pursue research in an area of special interest.
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CNC 7470 - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Skills and Supervision
Credits: 3
In this course, you will learn the basic ABC model of REBT, how to identify precipitating problems, dysfunctional inferences and beliefs, and dysfunctional emotions and behaviors. You will learn cognitive, emotive, and behavioral interventions to help clients develop more functional emotions and behaviors to achieve life goals within a short-term counseling setting. These skills will be developed within a supportive experiential format with direct supervision.
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CNC 7474 - Clinical Applications in Missionary Care
Credits: 3
This course is designed to increase your understanding of various ways to use clinical care and knowledge from the mental health professions in mission care. You will consider ethics, professional relationships, influence of untreated pathology on the community, and various personal, interpersonal, and systemic dynamics. You will explore biblical, spiritual, and psychological underpinnings, as well as types of clinical resources, referral procedure, and collaboration with clinical service providers.
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CNC 7541 - Mission Care for Career Transitions
Credits: 3
In this course you will explore the career span of a missionary with attention given to precise care and counseling needs of each career stage. Pivotal (moments in the various) seasons of missionary service will be studied with attention to therapeutic applications to (which) ensure growth and longevity in a lifelong commitment to missions. You will design mission care models for how to resource and provide care for (lifelong) career transitional stages (needs) to enhance (career) ministry health and satisfaction
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CNC 7571 - Single and Family Issues in Missions
Credits: 3
This course will show you how to succeed in establishing a home life while serving cross-culturally. You will examine the skills and resources necessary to build a home life on the field which nurtures the individual, provides a place of relaxation, and enhances positive support systems.
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CNC 7740 - Organizational Missionary Care Services
Credits: 3
In this course you will examine the operational structure and needs of providing member care within a missions organization. Emphasis will be given to organizational procedures, policy creation, and the role of the caregiver within the operational structure to ensure health in the missionary and the mission agency.
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CNC 9950 - Doctoral Studies in Ministry Care
Credits: 1
A faculty member will direct your study as you participate in a seminar or pursue research in an area of special interest.
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COM 1010 - Communication for Leaders
Credits: 3
This course provides you a general overview of basic communication skills and strategies that typically accompany proven leaders. Topics covered include listening, evaluating an audience, speaking in public settings, facilitating small work groups, and business writing. The course is a blend of theory and practice, you will have the opportunity to engage and practice leadership communication techniques firsthand. (3) Limited to online program students.
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COM 1500 - Introduction to Social Media
Credits: 3
This course examines the history, development, and impact of existing social media in todays media environment. Emphasis is placed on the sustainability of the social media and its influence on communicating messages via social media. (3)
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COM 2110 - Public Speaking
Credits: 3
In this course you will prepare and deliver speeches to inform and persuade, with a special emphasis on research, preparation, delivery, and evaluation of informative, persuasive, and special-occasion public speaking. You will also analyze great American speeches, both historical and contemporary.
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COM 2150 - Human Communication & Interaction
Credits: 3
This course is designed to help you understand the dynamics of engaging the inseparable connection between human relationship and human communication. This course will highlight the roles that interpersonal connections play in casual discussions as well as the fundamental communication concepts of today. Small group communication, interpersonal dynamics, conflict resolution, verbal and nonverbal communication, and the use of technology in communication in everyday life will be topics of the course.
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COM 2210 - History of Communication and Media
Credits: 3
This course is a presentation of the history of media in the United States from its early beginnings to the present emergence of the Internet, HDTV, and MP3. Through this course you will become acquainted with all aspects of media, including the information super highway, electronic magazines, TV, film, radio, and other media formats. You will learn the events surrounding the inception of these media, the cultural significance they serve today, and the role they will have in the future.
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COM 2220 - Communication, Research, Theory, and Design
Credits: 3
In this course you will focus on the theories of communication, the research techniques required to effectively gain knowledge about communication and media, and the process involved in designing, planning, and producing media. You will also explore how to implement technology that effectively employs the use of educational media and instructional technology to enhance learning, teaching, communication, and ministry.
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COM 2500 - Social Media Technology & Communications Strategies
Credits: 3
This course will focus on the ability of organizations to communicate specific information to consumers/audiences. Verbal and visual strategies will be discussed as students understand the integration of an organizations mission with social media. App development will also be discussed. (3)
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COM 2731 - Graphic Design
Credits: 3
In this course you will focus on the elements and principles of graphic design, including how to implement those principles through various projects with the Adobe Creative Suite programs of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. You will explore typography, page layout, and logo design while working with photos and illustrations. The course will give the you both the theory of good design and hands-on, practical experience in each of the above software applications.
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COM 2761 - Acting I
Credits: 3
Introduction to performance techniques: Voice, movement, warm-up exercises for the actor, improvisation exercises and stage movement. Exploration in character development and basic foundational performance techniques and styles. Emphasis on excellence in the Christian arts and focus on the performer bringing together mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects in a worship and performance context. Studies in dramatic action, concentration, substitution and emotion in various ministry contexts.
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COM 2762 - Acting II
Credits: 3
Advanced and solidified acting concepts along with additional hands-on practice in the performer’s craft. Emphasis is placed on further analysis, characterization, growth and training for performance in ministry competence. Ensemble and team-building will be a primary focus. Application of basic techniques developed in COM 2761 - Acting I as well as advanced scene study will also be included. Development and training in the Stanislavski System and a strong emphasis on integrating spiritual foundations into method acting. Further study in movement, voice, and improvisation which includes period style, adaptation of literature for performance, stage violence techniques, and adaptation of art forms for cross-cultural ministry.
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COM 3410 - Digital Photography
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to the basics of digital photography. Through lecture, demonstrations, evaluation of photographs, and photo assignments, you will be exposed to the basics of still photography. The class will focus on the use of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance, and discover how each of these, working separately and with each other, affects the picture. Lighting, composition, styles, and flash photography will be explained.
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COM 3420 - Writing for the Media
Credits: 3
This course is designed for you to explore the methods and elements of writing and to be introduced to new and unique concepts that are an ideal complement to the way students think today. You will examine various forms of writing associated with the electronic media and will learn the concepts of subject identification and development, interviewing techniques, and writing fiction and non-fiction. You will also write devotionals, poetry, news columns, PSAs, radio and television spots, sports stories, and editorials. Basic writing concepts, paragraph and article structure, and research and organization will be discussed.
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COM 3450 - Yearbook
Credits: 1
This course is designed to involve students in the publication of Columbia International University’s yearbook, The Finial. You will develop a working knowledge of journalistic practices and principles related to the production and publication of the yearbook. Staff postitions include editor, assistant editor, computer technicians, photographers, and writers. Staff assignments will include layout, design, copy preparation, computer technician, reporting, writing, photography, and business administration. (Permission of instructor is required).
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COM 3470 - Integrated Marketing Communication
Credits: 3
In this course you will focus on the strategic process whereby an organization coordinates all of its communications activities - advertising, public relations, and marketing - into one efficient department, which provides efficiency, clarity, and consistency for the organization’s total integrated marketing program.
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COM 3476 - Script Writing
Credits: 3
This is an introductory course to the art of writing for film and video production during which you will focus on structure, especially the hero’s journey, archetypes, genre, and story outline. You will develop a detailed treatment before creating a short film screenplay.
Prerequisite(s): COM 3712
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COM 3500 - Social Media Analysis and Deployment
Credits: 3
Social Media is pervasive. Analyzing the various contributors to social media is imperative for effective understanding and deployment of verbal and visual images to convey specific messages to the consumer/audience.
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COM 3510 - Christians, Media, and Culture
Credits: 3
In this course you will examine the various aspects of the media, including TV, film, books, and music, and explore how our faith and our culture is being presented both in positive and negative ways. You will also explore how faith, film, TV, and culture mutually influence one another. You will be expected to engage in, view with discernment, and explore relevant alternatives to the process of media and culture, with a focus on developing the ability to determine your impact on media and ultimately on culture and gaining perspective on culture, its impact on media, and ultimately on the Christian. You will be challenged with developing an active perspective toward media and its ability to create, influence, and support culture. The main skill you will practice in this course is theological criticism.
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COM 3712 - Video Production
Credits: 3
In this course you will be introduced to the fundamental principles of video production. From the techniques required to shoot independent video to working for a television station, you will gain valuable insight into the production techniques required to become a videographer. Emphasis will be placed on terminology, concepts, elements, and techniques of video production, lighting, camera control, audio production, writing, producing, and directing.
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COM 3717 - Principles of Lighting and Cinematography
Credits: 3
This course is an advanced study of lighting and cinematography techniques used in the film and television industry. Using both the principles of and hands-on experience working with different kinds of lighting and grip equipment, you will gain experience in creating different kinds of moods through lighting and filters. You will also explore different ways to choreograph moving camera shots and examine different types of digital film and video cameras.
Prerequisite(s): COM 3712
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COM 3720 - Webpage Design and Development
Credits: 3
In this course you will develop a thorough and practical understanding of the standards and conventions used in creating useable and accessible websites, while gaining the experience of creating a website using standards-compliant XHTML and CSS by incorporating standard web-based design software. By the end of this course you will have developed an understanding of the functions and uses of the web and be able to create business-suitable websites that are usable and accessible.
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COM 3721 - Audio Production
Credits: 3
This course will guide you through the process of audio production, including live sound reinforcement, field and studio recording, multi-track studio recording and mixing, audio for video, and the basics of acoustics and studio design. While you will use audio theory as a foundation for understanding key principles, you will focus on practical, hands-on experiences.
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COM 3888 - Communication Study Tour
Credits: 3
Section 1: Digital Media Major (NY); Section 2: Communication & Media Arts Majors (Orlando). This is a study tour (normally during spring break) that emphasizes the use of media and creativity in culture and ministry. Students will travel to key media centers in order to see and experience the integration of various aspects of media into professional ministries and organizations. Register through TraveLearn.
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COM 3950 - Faculty Directed Study in Communications
Credits: 3
This is an independent study available to juniors and seniors by special arrangement with instructor. Consult with your academic advisor.
Undergraduate
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