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CIU Home > Graduate > Degrees > Ma-bt

MA - Bible Teaching

Description

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.

Resident Faculty

Anita Cooper (Ph.D., University of South Carolina) Dr. Cooper directs the Bible Teaching program, a program specifically designed to prepare students to teach the Bible in a school setting. Before coming to CIU, she taught Bible in the public schools in Tennessee and West Virginia in grades K-12. Since jo... more

Connie Mitchell (Ed.D. University of Miami) Dr. Connie Mitchell serves at Columbia International University as Associate Dean for Education Programs. She has been teaching since 1967, almost all in biblical higher education. Although she has often had an administrative role, including many responsi... more

Milt Uecker (Ed.D. University of Virginia) Dr. Milt Uecker, Ed.D., is the dean of the Graduate School and teaches courses on educational philosophy, early childhood education, and curriculum. He is a national and international conference speaker and a contributor to the Christian Early Education a... more

Jim Watson (Ph.D. Ohio State University) Dr. Jim Watson currently serves Columbia International University as a professor in the Graduate School. Dr. Watson's teaching focuses on classroom assessment, educational research and organizational behavior. He teaches in the Ed.D., M.Ed. and M.A.T. pro... more