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224 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2016-2017 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BUS 4710
Strategic Planning, Policy Making, and Assessment
In this course you will explore the interactions of corporate and organizational visioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating within
a framework of applied social science. Areas you will focus on include: Communications, culture, motivation, perception, operational
formations and adaptation, risk management, clarity of mission, change processes, and learning theory. (3)
BUS 4930
Business and Organizational Internship
This internship provides exposure to organizational leadership, management, and operations. This may occur in an international or
cross-cultural setting, or in North America. Internship assignments must be approved by the program director. (1-3)
Chapel
CHL 1000
Undergraduate Chapel
This course will encourage participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides students with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching, preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries and
alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, support and encouragement for guest speakers not familiar with the CIU
community, and fellowship with one another. The aim is to encourage and challenge you in your personal walk with the Lord and service
for Him. (0)
CHL 5001
Chapel I
This course will encourage your participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides you with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching and preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries
and alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, and fellowship with one another. You will be encouraged and
challenged in your personal walk with the Lord and service for Him. (0)
CHL 5002
Chapel II
This course will encourage your participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides you with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching and preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries
and alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, and fellowship with one another. You will be encouraged and
challenged in your personal walk with the Lord and service for Him. (0)
CHL 5003
Chapel III
This course will encourage your participation in the university's chapel program. Chapel provides you with an opportunity for corporate
worship with the CIU community, hearing and responding to teaching and preaching from the Word of God, hearing from missionaries
and alumni serving around the world, exposure to our core values, and fellowship with one another. You will be encouraged and
challenged in your personal walk with the Lord and service for Him. (0)
Chaplaincy
CHP 3100
Introduction to Chaplaincy
This course will help you develop a basic understanding of chaplaincy as a stand-alone ministry in the workplace. This course will
develop chaplaincy ministry skills within institutional and organizational settings as it applies to the eight functional areas of chaplaincy.
In addition you will develop basic knowledge, skills, and understanding of ministry care as they are applied in chaplaincy.
(3)
CHP 4100
Chaplaincy Capstone
This capstone course requires you to demonstrate and hone the knowledge, skills, and abilities you have learned through your courses.
It is designed to enable you to demonstrate a basic understanding of chaplaincy through a significant, relevant project that has an oral
and a written component. You should demonstrate the ability to gather material independently, think critically about, and be able to
integrate, the theoretical and/or practical knowledge you have acquired throughout your undergraduate experience, and reflect on the
moral/ethical/social/theological issues that are implicit in your project. The project will be designed to assimilate into an interconnected,
unified whole knowledge and skills pertaining to communication, leadership, world religions, apologetics, ministry care, and sermon
delivery as they pertain to and apply to ministry within the eight functional areas of chaplaincy. (3)
CHP 6100
Introduction to Chaplaincy
This course provides an overview of the nature and history of chaplaincy ministry, including the chaplaincy's identity, purpose, and
ethical and legal parameters. You will examine the biblical and theological foundations of a ministry of presence, which often comprises
the core of chaplaincy ministry. You also will study the various types of chaplaincy ministry and explore their commonalities, distinctives,
and expectations. (3)
CHP 6110
Personal Evangelism for Chaplains
In this course you will explore the role of the chaplain in bringing others to faith in Jesus Christ. You will develop a biblical approach to
evangelism and will practically demonstrate that approach with at least three non-Christian friends during the course of the semester.
You will demonstrate a heart and determination to fulfill the evangelistic mandate of Jesus. (3)
CHP 6111
Resilient Leadership for Chaplains
This course involves you in a comprehensive study of the key concepts and principles related to how chaplains and caregivers create
and maintain resilience in themselves and those they shepherd. You will examine the impact of suffering and trauma on followers,
leaders, and caregivers and discover how the resilience life cycle provides a holistic approach to spiritual equipping for leaders and