Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011EDU160 Educational Ministry and Leadership. This course examines the personal qualities, professionalskills, and administrative practices that are required for effective educational leadership in the congregation.TBA.COURSESEDU161 Polity and Program for Presbyterian Church Educators. Students will examine the role andresponsibilities of the certified Christian educator in the light of the polity and procedures of the Presbyterianchurch as they explore denominational resources and programs that enrich parish life, foster good stewardship,and facilitate community outreach.TBA.EDU162 Curriculum and Resources for Christian Education. This course familiarizes students with thewide range of curriculum resources available, involves them in evaluation of these resources, helps them selectresources for different church programs, and introduces them to ways of doing curriculum design. These skillsfor ministry are set in the framework of curriculum theory and history.Fall 2010 (ECP).EDU185 Intergenerational Recreation. This course provides a “hands on” exploration of a variety of activitiesthat educate and build Christian community through recreation, dance, puppetry, creative games, andother group activities are combined with reading and small group reflection to enable the student to assemble arecreation portfolio suitable for use in churches, camps, conferences, and other educational contexts.January 2012.EDU187 Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality. This course explores, from international andmulti-religious perspectives, the spiritual lives of children and youth and the implications of this cross-culturaldiscourse for contemporary Christian ministries. We will ask who is responsible for nurturing spirituality, howwe cultivate rituals and practices that shape the inner life and encourage ethical action, what our religious idealsof youthful spirituality are, how contemporary cultural dilemmas pose challenges for spiritual nurture, andwhat rites of passage might mark the spiritual journeys of young people.TBA.EDU191 Introduction to Recreation Ministry. Designed to prepare students to plan and lead recreationalactivities in a variety of ministry settings, this course will equip students to assess recreational needs, toselect age appropriate and group appropriate activities, and to organize and implement educational recreationprograms.TBA.EDU265/666 Approaches to Counseling. Prerequisites: EDU171, EDU272, or PRA102. Enrollment limited to12. This course introduces students to theories and practices of counseling that will be useful for understandingand caring for God’s people. Students learn about a variety of approaches and basic skills involved in the shorttermcounseling tasks encountered by educators and pastors in the ministry setting. Methods will include readings,discussions, demonstrations, skill-development sessions, case study and narrative analyses, role plays, andinterviews. Special attention will be given to factors related to gender and culture that affect personality and thehelping relationship.TBA.EDU266/671 Models of Teaching. This course is designed for students with significant teaching experience.By developing and practicing different models of teaching, the student gains a deeper understanding ofhow to work effectively with different kinds of learners.TBA.EDU278/678 Christian Teaching and the Public Realm. Advanced standing and doctoral students only.Given the movement of persons among public, private, and ecclesial realms, what responsibility does theChurch have to prepare its members for living faithfully in all these places? This course explores theologies,3-9