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230 │COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2017-2018│ COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EDU 5415
Crisis Care for Children in Trauma
This course lays a foundation for training those who work or plan to work with children experiencing trauma. Central to most children’s
trauma is the loss of security and protection of family and home. This course will teach fundamental issues relating to children who are
experiencing parental divorce, HIV/AIDS, refugee resettlement, war casualty, sexual exploitation, and other trauma. The course will
also train students in effective intervention principles that promote healing and facilitate closure to childhood traumatic experiences.
Emphasis will be placed upon the exploration of holistic ministries. (3)
EDU 5416
Crisis Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
The material in this course provides an overview of the situation of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) worldwide. You will gain an
understanding of the lives, needs, and impact on children when losing their families and homes. Several components of holistic orphan
care are discussed and for orphans who require out-of-home care, successful examples of alternative parental programs are given,
Advocacy on behalf of orphans and vulnerable children is highlighted as key to changing some current practices that hinder effective
orphan care. (3)
Prerequisite: EDU 5415
EDU 5417
Crisis Care for Street Children
This course provides an understanding of the impact of street life on a children and their behavior. Children who end up on the streets
become powerless, voiceless, vulnerable to all forms of exploitation, and at great risk of becoming perpetrators of violence themselves.
The course focuses on long-term holistic care, discussing various effective prevention and intervention principles and strategies.
Attention is also given to the particular stresses street workers experience and to strategies for keeping them emotionally and physically
healthy. (3)
Prerequisite: EDU 3415/5415
EDU 5431
Assessment for Reading and Content
Surveys assessment principles guiding instructional design across content areas. Emphasis is given to administering, interpreting,
reporting, and implementing assessment tools for early childhood and elementary with an emphasis on literacy progress. (3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A.T. program OR Program Director Approval.
EDU 5430
Authentic Assessment
This course is designed to introduce students to varying methods of assessment procedures in order for them to establish a foundation
for constructing or choosing various forms of assessments and interpreting and reporting the results in order to gauge student
educational progress. (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the
M.Ed. program
EDU 5432
Methods of Inquiry-Based Learning in the Content Area
Focuses on teaching social studies, science, and health. Emphasis is placed on designing developmentally appropriate, inquiry-based
instruction for early childhood and elementary learners. (2)
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.T. program or program director approval
EDU 5440
Teaching Bible
This course is designed to enable the teacher of Bible to develop a philosophy of Bible teaching and to follow a preparation procedure
that will ensure that the purpose for which Scripture was given will be accomplished. Special emphasis is placed on how to plan daily
lessons following the pattern of biblical revelation and teaching with integrity. (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.B.T. program or
Program Director approval
EDU 5443
Directed Teaching in Bible
This course allows students to apply principles and methods of teaching in an extended classroom experience of observation and
teaching under the supervision of an experienced teacher. Regular personal conferences with the cooperating teacher and the
university supervisor are required. A directed teaching fee is charged. (6)
Prerequisites: Approval of professor
EDU 5444
Transformational Education
This course overviews the biblical basis for spiritual transformation, the process of personal transformation along with its implications
for student and staff development, the contextual factors that influence transformation in today’s children and youth, and methods for
facilitating spiritual development in educational settings. (3)
EDU 5451
Methods of Teaching Bible
This course is a study of the methods of classroom instruction with specific application to using the Bible as the text. Preparation of
material for teaching, including formulation of objectives, and preparing units and daily lesson plans is discussed. (3)
EDU 5452
Student Teaching Seminar: Bible Teaching
This seminar is designed to prepare the student teacher in Bible for the directed teaching experience. Issues of being under supervision,
managing the classroom, and evaluating student performance will be addressed. (3)
EDU 5453
Applied Methods of Teaching Bible
This course is a practical experience in and demonstration of principles and methods of teaching Bible. Students complete the
preparation of an assigned unit for Directed Teaching in Bible. (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.A.B.T. program or Program Director
approval
EDU 5515
Institutional Advancement
Today’s administrator’s role encompasses more than overseeing day-to-day activities of a school. They must address such complex
issues as fundraising and public relations. This course emphasizes the critical administrative processes that heads of schools must be
able to effectively accomplish in order to develop and maintain a healthy school. Strategic planning and development of the organization