Certificate Studies

Baptist Studies

BAPS500. Baptist Studies Reflection Seminar

Credit, none. (Faculty)

This course is taken concurrently with the second year of Contextual Education. This course is an integrative experience. Students reflect on their theological preparation at Candler and its pragmatic meaning for the future of the Baptist church family.

BAPS501. Baptist Studies Colloquy

Credit, one hour. (Faculty)

For Baptist studies certificate candidates in the third year. Provides engagement others in the certificate program and offers an opportunity for group reflection.

Black Church Studies

BCS500. Black Church Studies Reflection Seminar

Credit, none. (Faculty)

This course is taken concurrently with the second year of contextual education or contextual education–teaching parish. This course is an integrative experience. Students reflect on their theological preparation at Candler and its pragmatic meaning for the future of black and/or multiracial church communities.

BCS502. Black Church Studies Colloquy

Credit, one hour. (Faculty)

For black church studies certificate candidates in the third year. Provides engagement with the history/theology of the black church, a forum for discussion around contemporary issues related to black and multiracial churches, and an opportunity for group reflection.

BCS504. Black Church Studies Retreat

Credit, none. (Faculty)

This course will be added to the transcript by the registrar after completion of the retreat.

BCS601. Introduction to Black Church Studies

Credit, three hours. (Faculty)

This course explores the wide variety of data related principally to the religions of Americans of African descent for the purpose of enriching personal faith and preparing persons for competent leadership on behalf of God’s mission of liberation for all people. The approach is broadly interdisciplinary and contextual, drawing especially on religious and theological disciplines. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)

Religious Education

RE508. Professional Development

Credit, none. (Corrie)

This course will be added to the transcript by the registrar after completion and reporting of at least eight hours of approved professional development activities.

Women’s Studies in Theology and Ministry

WTM500. WTM Professional Development

Credit, none. (Shepard)

WTM Certificate students are required to fulfill the certificate’s professional development requirement through participation in either an academic conference approved by the certificate director (minimum five contact hours) or the WTM Mentoring Program (minimum five contact hours).

WTM501. Women’s Forum

Credit, none. (Shepard)

This course will be added to the transcript by the registrar after attendance at the Women’s Forum.

WTM502. Special Topics in Women’s Studies in Theology and Ministry

Credit, three hours. (Faculty)

Selected courses focused on Women’s Studies in Theology and Ministry will be listed or cross-listed as WTM502.

WTM505. WTM Integrative Project

Credit, one hour. (Faculty)

A directed study culminating in an integrative project (for example, a 10–15 page academic paper, or an annotated course plan for an educational event, or a media project.) The project will integrate the students learning through the WTM Certificate and will address academic issues related to women, theology, and ministry. The Integrative Project will normally be taken as an additional one-credit-hour requirement in conjunction with a three-hour course in which the student is already enrolled and is an approved elective for the WTM certificate. Students also may enroll in a one-hour directed reading course with a faculty member with whom they have previously studied in an approved WTM course to continue research begun in a previous course. Approval of the WTM director and faculty member is required in both cases.