For the undergraduate student, Huntington University offers bachelor of science degrees and bachelor of arts degrees in educational ministries. This program assumes that students enter with little substantial ministry leadership experience and seeks to give them a foundational education which will maximize their abilities as life-long learners, problem-solvers, and critical thinkers while preparing them for entry-level ministry positions upon graduation. Features of the bachelor of science program include:

• four courses in Biblical content, backgrounds and interpretation

• two courses in systematic theology

• one course in ministry foundations

• one course in discipling ministries

• one course in ministry leadership in the context of organizational structures

• one course in thinking biblically re: ministry

• one course in youth ministry principles*

• one course in current issues in youth ministry*

• one course in curriculum development

• one course in transformational teaching

• one course in evangelism

• one final course on integration and change

• a seven month field ministry immersion.

*missions and church education concentrations substitute parallel courses for these two.

Like the bachelor of science option, the bachelor of arts program assumes that students enter with little substantial ministry leadership experience and seeks to give them a foundational education which will maximize their abilities as life-long learners, problem-solvers, and critical thinkers. There is also an assumption that those who choose the bachelor of arts option may do so in order to take advantage of some of the wider educational values offered through the liberal arts programs at Huntington University, and, if they plan to seek professional ministry employment, they may likely choose to further their education and/or ministry experience before doing so. Features of this program include:

• four courses in Biblical content, backgrounds and interpretation

• two courses in systematic theology

• one course in ministry foundations

• one course in discipling ministries

• one course in ministry leadership in the context of organizational structures

• one course in thinking biblically about ministry

• one course in curriculum development

• one course in transformational teaching

• one course in evangelism

• one final course on integration and change

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