Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011Directed StudiesStudents interested in doing a reading course or “directed study” should obtain a Directed Studies form from theOffice of the Registrar, (1) design and write a course description, (2) indicate the professor with whom the work isto be done, (3) obtain the professor’s permission, and (4) submit the completed Directed Studies form to the associatedean for academic programs, or the dean of Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte Campus (for Charlottestudents), for approval. Regularly enrolled students who qualify for directed studies may take no more than threedirected studies in an academic year and no more than one directed study in a term. Students in the ExtendedCampus Program may take no more than one directed study every academic year. Limited enrollment studentsmay not take directed studies. Courses otherwise offered in the Union Presbyterian Seminary curriculum may notordinarily be taken as directed studies.COURSESStudents approved for directed studies with adjunct faculty or with qualified individuals who are not membersof the Union Presbyterian Seminary faculty will be charged a $300 fee. In each such case, the student shouldsubmit a curriculum vitae of the proposed instructor along with the Directed Study form. Ordinarily, directedstudies supervised by persons who are not members of the Union Presbyterian Seminary faculty are approvedonly when a Union Presbyterian Seminary faculty member is unavailable. Directed Studies not taught by UnionPresbyterian faculty require the prior approval of the Chair of the academic department in which the subject ofthe directed study is lodged.D.Min. SeminarsUnion Presbyterian Seminary no longer accepts applicants to the Doctor of Ministry program. The course listedbelow is available to students currently enrolled in the program.DMN603 D.Min. Seminar III. This course prepares participants for their D.Min. project. Students are introducedto several models for reflection on the practice of ministry and the theoretical considerations underlyingthese models. Students gain experience in the course of serving as collegial consultants to one another and eachprepares a draft project proposal.Summer 2010.3-28