PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The \Li ster of /\ res degree in Sc ience a nd Re li g ion is d esigned co p ro, ·id c in d i, idu a ls "i r h t h e esse nti a l bac kgrou nd in t heo log, , histo ry. a nd phil oso plw nccessar, co inccg rac c cn1 ngcli cc1 I C hr is cianit~ ,, irh mode rn scie nce. T he c ur r ic ulu m is desig n e d for s t ud e nt s "h o a l reach · h ,1,·c a bas ic trainin g in a na tu ra l sc ie nce, co n seque n t ly the coursc \\Ork ern p has i;,es t he crit ica l cool, fro m ot he r di sc iplin es cha t arc neces sa ry for p rm ·id ing t he prope r con text a n d fou ndat ion for un de r ~ca nUin g a nd \\'Orkin g co mfo rr a bh \\ i t h iss u cs chat re late rn bo th C h r ist ia ni t, a n d t h e sc i e nces. :\ch a nced semi nar, foc u, on c u rr e nt t h eo log ica l issu e s "' i r hi n spec ifi c sc ie n t ifi c d isci p l ines so cha t srud e nts ""ill u nde r sta nd t he con ce rnporan d, nam ic a nd learn co integrate th ei r chink ing in a menrorcd sett ing. Th e p rog ra m foste rs in s tu d en t s a m ,ltl ll"e a nd info rm ed C hrist ian wnrld , ·ie\\ from " hi eh co sen·e t he Lo rd and co relate to the ir ".i<.;cu lar col lc,i guc:,, in the sc iences.
c , a lua t io n o f d ec is ions in lig h t o f bud ge tar\' pr in c ip les and esse n ti a l acco u nting tooh. l ndi,·iduab w i ll learn ro anah·ze o pera t io n s an d make good decis ions in li g ht of fin ancia l in fo rmat ion. OL 650 The Inner Leader (2) A jo urn ey i n to t h e pcrso n a li t\' a n d c h aracte r q ua l ities o f effec t i, ·e lead e rs. r\ recognit io n o f t he re lat ionsh i ps b c t\\ cc n r h e leadc r· s b c h a, ·io r a n d oq,;a ni 1.a ti o n ,tl bc ha \' io r. l' a rri c ip a nt s d e\'c lop an und e rsta nd ing . w it h pc r,onal ap p l icat ions. of t h e psY c ho log ical d im e n sio ns of leade r s hip. Require d. OL 654 Decision Making M eth ods and Decision Traps (2) Th e m o, r a d "a n ce d coo ls an d tec h n iques for sort ing in fo rm a tion a nd m,1 k ing \\ isc choices " il l be p rese n ted a nd pract ice d. O L 660 Eth ica l Decision Maki ng (2) Stude n ts \\·i ll co n side r o ppos ing ethical and mo ra l , ie\\"po ints fre q uent !, co n fronted b, indi, id u als in o rga ni 1.acion s rod a, . \\'hil e co n tro,·e r,ia l questions w ill be g u ided I)\" Ju deo-C: h risr ian p c r speccin:. participa nt s " i l l d el"<; lo p t h e ir O\l" n pe rso na li ;,e d p hil o,op ll\ regard ing s uc h ro p ics as: indi, ·idual mora l rcs ponsib il ir ,· i n o rga n i1.ati o n:"1, "IOCial n..:s po nsi b ilic, of cor pora t ions, mora li ty of capica li sm. and ma rk cring/ach ·cr t isi ng e th ics. Req ui red . OL 662 Workplace Conflict and Lega l Responsibi li ty (2) .\ sw dv of t he lega l clrn ra ctc ris r ics. res ponsi b ilit ies a n d liabili tic, of o rgani;,acions "irh ,1 foc u, on cffccci, ·c strategics a nd m a n ageme nt tec hn iq u es t o ani id negat i\(; consequences an d e, po sure to legal risk. OL 670 Leading the Non-profi t (2) T he role o f t he non-pro fi t in soci ec, conti nu es ro ex pand a nd w it h it th e ma n , un iqu e dime ns io ns o f t hi s com p lex scr ucw re. Cou rse emphas is\\ ill foc us on ne " mod e ls of managemen t , boa rd re la ti o ns hips, reso u,-ce d e"e lopme n c a nd, o luntccri"rn. OL 674 Non-Profit Marketing (2) The course w ill s un·c, t he pr in ci plcs a n d sk ill s necessar , ro p lan, im p leme n t . m anage a nd e\'a luare th e ma rk e tin g e ffo rt co a no n-p rofit sc n ·ice o rga ni 1.a ci o n or c hur c h. The outcome of t h e class " ill be th e dC\c lopme n t o f
a mark et in g p l,1 n for a se n · ice orga ni zat ion. OL 676 Customer Based Market ing (2) The course " ·ill sun·e\' th e pr in c i p ie s a nd s k i l ls n ccessa r , ro p l an 1 imp l em e n t, m ana ge and cqtlu acc t he m ark et ing effo rts of a b us iness or o rga n iza ti o n. Bot h pr odu ct a nd se rv ice m ,tr kcr in g " ill be exa min ed f ro m a cus to m e r- b a se d p ara di g m t h at c mph as izcs , · is io n a nd lead e r sh ip . The ou tcome of t h e c lass w ill b e t h e d e,c lo p ment of a m a rk e tin g pl a n fo r a b u s i nc ss, o rga n izat io n or incli , id ua l. O L 680 Spec ial Topi cs in O rga nizati onal Leadership (1-3) Sem in ars a n d co u rses lw s pecia l lect u re r s or , · is i cin g ,c h o lars ad dress ing a reas o f spec ifi c inte r est. 1\ l,I\ be re peated fo r cred it. O L 694 Seminar: Selected Topi cs (1-3) Se m inar, a nd cou rses b y s pec ia l l cctu r cr".i o r \ i s i ring 'Sc h o l a r s ad d ressi ng a reas of s pec ific in te r est. \ la , be re peated fo r credi t. O L 695 Directed Study (1-3) S upe n ·i,cd resea rc h a nd /o r read ing in se lected ,Hea, of O rga ni ;,a t io na l L eade rsh ip . O L 696 Research D es ign (2) Part ic ipants le,1 rn ho " to so h ·c com p lex. rea l-li fe prob lem s us ing t h e to o ls 01· sc ien ti f ic re se arc h m et h o d s. Stu de n ts se lec t a n o rgan i;,acional p rob le m an d des ig n th e met hodo logy ne ccs san to reac h m e ani ngfu l solu t io n s. Req uired O L 697 Research Presentation (2) Swd c nts lea rn ho" to garhc r a nd \\"O rk \\ ·ich data, ma ke inte rp reta t ions a nd p rese nt th e ir res ult s . lirn ph as is is pl aced o n th e p ro b le rn -soh·ing p rocess, change ma n ageme nt and commu n icat ion ski ll s. P re req ui s ite : 0 1, 6%. Req uire d. OL 698 O rganizat ional Leader ship Internshi p (1 -3) .\n app rO\'Cd lead e rship inte rn s hi p \\' i thin an orga ni 1,ac io na l setting. MASTER OF ARTS IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION Directo r: Jo hn A. Bloom. Ph.D. Fac ul c, : D c \\ 'ecsc. G e i, ·e t t, Co rn es. 1lazen. K. Lewis, f\ lo rcland , RcYno ld s
ta ken when t he, app li ed to a p re \ iou..., graduate program. App li ca n ts m u st s u bm i t a \\' rit tl'.n "'rnrc mc n t oucli n i n,g thei r , ·ocationa l objccti,·cs and ho\\ th e degree m ig h t re late to chose objccti\'e.s .
GRADUATION REQU IREMENTS
1\ . Sari,faccori ly comp lete ."l9 ,cmc,ccr u n its :1, o ut lined in t he cu rri cu lu m. ll . \l aintain a ."l.O a,erage \\"ith no grade belo\\ a C i n :il l co u rse, co be c red i te d [{)\\"a rd grad t1 arion . C. Complete a m in im um of .,O un it, a r Biola l · ni,ersit, . .- \ II deg r ee compo n e n t:, mu:-it b e completed as graded cou rse,. I). l'a rticipacc in the Chris t ia ni r, ,111d Science co ll oq u ia, "h ic h in c ludes ,mend ing at least 80% of rhe session, (attendance is p ro- rated for pa rt-time ,wde nts), a nd g i, ·ing o ne ora l JHC\c ncario n based on research undertaken in an adq1nccd '1C minar. E . Submit a p u blicarion qua li c, paper based on research undertaken in an ad,anced semi na r. " h ich ma, he submitted to a jou rn a l and /or pos ted on t he p ro gram ·, ,rcbsitc. F. Stud ents arc p laced o n aca dem ic prob a tion if thei r grade point :1, erage fo r an, semeste r fa lls bclo\\" .HJ and \\ ill rcmain on pro bati on a'-i long a\ the s,inglc 'Semes te r or cumu laci, c grade point a, er age remains bclo" 3.0. P robation <.,tudcnt..., arc granrcd one <.,c mc~tcr in \\ hi c h ro bring the ir aca d emic ,rnrk up co the req uired le\ cl (."l.O) for contin uance in the program. ,\ student can not grad uate "h il e o n p rob,1c ion. G . Complete the entire pro gram in no more than s i, ~ c~tr:-,.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
,\p p l ic an cs m use p ossess a Bac h e lo r\, \ laster\ or l)ocrn r's d eg r ee in cl na t ura l sc i e nce ( ph vs ic,, c h em isc r, ·. b io logy or re late d fie ld s). e ng inee ring, math emat ic:,, or com pu ter "cicncc.; . Stu de nts wit h a mino r (or th e e qui , ·a le n t n u m b e r or up p e r di, i,ion co u r,es) in o ne of chc,c fields" ill be co ns id e re d if t he ir career pat h in, ·ok cs a strong sc ie ntifi c interest (e .g .. scie nce jo urn alism). T he bacca laur e a te degree ll'lus c be from a n accred ited co llege or uni ' ers i c, " ich a mini m u m grade point a\'erage of .3.0 o n a ➔ .O sc;tl c. Th e adm iss ions committee al so may co n s ider a ppli ca n ts \\ i th a bacca la ur eate \\' h o ha , e ga ined sc ientific co mpetency t h rough wo rk ex perie nce o r othe r mea ns. App licants a rc requested. but no t require d, co s u bm it scores on t he G radu ate Reco rd l'.xa mi na ci o n (G RE ) Apt iw dc cc.st. In for m at ion regardi n g test in g dares a nd locat io n m ay be ob ta in ed fr o m t h e l•:ducac iona l T esti n g Se n ice,, Box 9.'i.'i, Pr inceton. l\c \l' Je rsey. 085 ➔ 0 (\\'\, \\". ets .o rg). Th e re is n o ti me l im it o n ho" rece nt ly rh e exam was rnkcn: i.e .. posc-doccoral a p p lica nt s ma\" s ub m it sco res from th e CR E cha r was
CURR ICULUM
The \ l. t\ . in Sc ience a nd Re l igio n progra m inc lu des t h e fo li o" ing: 1. Religious Studi es Core (17 units) S R .'i !O Research \lc chod o logics (I) S R 5 1 ➔ 1l isco ryofCh ri,r ian Thought(.,) S R 5 17 l ntcrp recac i,e 1,sues a nd \ lc ch ods (."l) S R .'i I9 O ld T cscarne nt / I lcbrew Li terarun:: (3) S R 520 's'c" T e,ca ment L iterawre (.,)
P~ 1 O • School of Profess ional Studi es
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