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Doctoral Program

(The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree represents the highest level of academic achievement. The degree major must be a religious field of study related to the student's present or future ministerial needs.
The PhD program requires three courses (16 credit hours) plus eight elective courses (24 credit hours - student choice) from the graduate level that relates to the program major (with faculty approval).


Course Descriptions


Course No. CED 621 Course Title: Biblical Survey: Old Testiment*
Description: This course provides an overview of the various events of the Old Testiment and explores authorship, date, purpose, message, and main themes within the chapters from Genesis to Malachi.

4 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 623 Course Title: Biblical Survey: New Testiment*
Description: This course provides an overview of the various events of the New Testiment and explores authorship, date, purpose, message, and main themes within the chapters from Matthew to Revelation.

4 Credit Hours


Doctoral Course Electives


Course No. PSY 602 Course Title: Understanding People and Personalities
Description: This course provides an overview of the major theories, concepts, data, and issues proposed by classic theories of personality.

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 601 Course Title: Understanding Teaching
Description: This course examines the concept regarding various instructional sequences and the criteria for selecting instructional techniques and developing instructional strategies in major content areas.

Pre-requisite: PSY602

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 603 Course Title: Teaching Techniques
Description: This course examines the exploration of specific teaching techniques and the ability to properly match instructional techniques and strategies to learning objectives.

Pre-requisite: CED602

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 605 Course Title: Teaching to Change Lives
Description: This course provides an examination of major stress and crisis points from birth to death. Attention is placed on the therepeutic response and theological principles that change attitudes.

Pre-requisite: CED603

3 Credit Hours


Course No. PTH 605 Course Title: Ministry of The People
Description: This course explores techniques and theological principles that can affect changes in the lives of those who entrust themselves to you. Course content is designed for student development of skills, compassion, patience, etc.

Pre-requisite: CED605

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 607 Course Title: Definitive Nature of Christian Education
Description: This course covers a wide rage of major issues in today's world, focusing on learning instruction, development, motivation, educational practice and policy.

Pre-requisite: PTH605

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 609 Course Title: The Teaching/Learning Process in Christian Education
Description: This course focuses on the role of the educator and examines styles of leadership and one's tendency to favor one style over another.

Pre-requisite: CED607

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 611 Course Title: Church Allies for Christian Education
Description: This course provides extensive study of church leadership and the responsibility to teach, lead, and educate the church body of members.

Pre-requisite: CED609

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 613 Course Title: Church Strategy for Christian Education
Description: This course covers the church of yesterday and today along with the current effort of the church to develope apostles and evangelists properly prepared to expand his kingdom.

Pre-requisite: CED611

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 615 Course Title: Learning Theory System
Description: This course examines the study of the various types of teaching components and teaching aids concerning Christian education.

Pre-requisite: CED613

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 617 Course Title: The Teacher Vs. Master Teacher
Description: This course provides an overview and comparison of our role as teacher compared to the master teacher's (Christ) role as an educator.

Pre-requisite: CED615

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 619 Course Title: Educational Psychology
Description: This course examines the Chirstian teacher and the learner and explores the unique relationship between the sephard and his flock.

Pre-requisite: CED617

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 625 Course Title: Angelology
Description: The study of angels, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual hierarchy, cherubim, seraphim, and all angelic ranks known in scripture.

Pre-requisite: CED623

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 627 Course Title: Demonology
Description: A study of demons and their legions as found in the bible from the advent of Lucifer, including his fall with the fallen angels and their operations with ultimate fatal destruction.

Pre-requisite: CED625

3 Credit Hours


Course No. CED 630 Course Title: Doctoral Tesis*
Description: The final document which incorporates the origional study and research using historical, critical, biblical, and theological tools and analysis to interpret and/or explain, in written format, a theological discipline which can be published. Technology may be used to augment written paper, i.e. PowerPoint. Thesis must be 150 pages and adhere to college format and all other criteria.

Pre-requisite: Completion of all Doctoral courses

8 Credit Hours


*Required Doctoral courses