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CIU Home > Graduate > Catalog > 2004-2005 > Ma-bt

Overview	Course of Study
Purpose	Student Teaching
Objectives	Time Limitation
Admission Requirements	Residency Requirements
	Graduation Requirements

Overview

This program is specifically designed to prepare students to teach the Bible in a school setting. In three semesters of study (fall, spring and summer), students build a knowledge of best education practices on previous Bible background. Students explore every aspect of Bible curriculum, from the "big-picture" of K-12 curriculum to appropriate daily lesson plans. Classroom management and the role of technology in the classroom are also addressed.

Purpose

The purpose of the Bible Teaching program is to develop the ministry skill of teaching Bible in Christian and public schools in North America, government and missionary children’s schools overseas, and for other areas of Christian work where a Bible teaching ministry is exercised.

Objectives

In addition to objectives of the Graduate School, the objectives of the Bible Teaching program are to develop the following teacher competencies:

1. Teachers who understand the purpose of the Bible and how to prepare lessons and curriculum from the Bible that reflect that purpose, using sound principles of biblical interpretation.
2. Teachers who formulate lesson and curricular objectives in line with the pattern of biblical revelation.
3. Teachers who can design and teach curricula that integrate biblical truth into major disciplines such as philosophy, family life, and church history on a secondary level.
4. Teachers with the ability to relate the principles of the Scripture being taught to the needs of individuals and groups.
5. Teachers who have the ability to apply the principles of the teaching-learning process to the teaching of Bible.
6. Teachers who have the ability to establish positive, professional relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and students.

Admission Requirements

Students must fulfill specific admissions, undergraduate background content course, and foundational Bible/theology courses prerequisite requirements prior to admission or acceptance into candidacy (see Admissions for detailed information).

Course of Study

Foundational Core		11 hours
	EDU 5330 Nature of the Learner* 1	2
	EDU 5440 Teaching Bible*	3
	EDU 6231 History and Philosophy of Education*	3
	EDU 7300 Biblical Foundations for Curriculum* 1	3
Program Core		23 hours
	BIB 5901 Field Education in Bible Teaching	1
	EDU 5400 Principles of Bible Curriculum Design*	3
	EDU 5441 Student Teaching Seminar: Bible Teaching*	2
	EDU 5442 Applied Methods of Teaching Bible*	4
	EDU 5443 Directed Teaching of Bible*	6
	EDU 5451 Methods of Teaching Bible*	3
	EDU 5476 Technology in Education	2
	EDU 5541 Learning Environment and Classroom Management	2
Total Required Hours		34 hours

*This course must be taken at CIU. Policies governing transfer credits are outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog.
¹This course is also available in IDL (independent learning) format through the Distance Education Center, www.ciu.edu/distance .

Student Teaching

Application for student teaching must be submitted to the director of the Bible Teaching program during the fall semester, and students must maintain a 2.7 grade-point average during this period. Students must have met all the criteria for participation in the program prior to the student teaching semester, including a Bible teaching assignment in Field Education during the fall semester approved by the director of the Bible Teaching program.  

Time Limitation

The time limitation for completion of all requirements is six years measured from the date a student begins coursework in the MABT program.

Residency Requirements

Course credits earned at another institution may be counted towards the MABT degree, but the majority of the course credits required for the degree must be taken at CIU. Transfer credit must be approved by the student's advisor and the Dean. Additional policies governing transfer credit are outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog. Courses in the MABT program that must be taken at CIU and are not eligible for transferred credit are indicated in the Course of Study above.

Graduation Requirements

1. Admission to candidacy in the MABT program.
2. Completion of 34 hours of specified coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.7 and no grade lower than a "C."
3. Completion of the Graduation Application. Applications must be received by the Registrar's office by no later than Friday, November 12, for a December 2004 graduation; by Friday, March 18 for a May 2005 graduation (or if walking in May but graduating in August); and by no later than July 8 for an August 2005 graduation.
   

Note: It is the student's responsibility to be sure that all prerequisite, course and degree requirements are met.