Courses

This course examines leadership approaches to innovation and organizational change in environments shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) and rapid technological transformation. The course explores how innovation systems are designed and sustained through strategy, structure, culture, and governance, and how AI adoption reshapes organizational capabilities, work practices, and leadership responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on innovation portfolio management, enterprise-level AI adoption, workforce impact, resistance to change, and ethical leadership. The course also considers stewardship, human dignity, and the application of a Christian worldview in aligning innovation and AI strategies with effective organizational change and long-term performance.

This course is designed to develop a critical managerial perspective on key financial management issues confronting firms operating in a global environment. Through developing an understanding of financial markets, systems, and institutions, students will address a wide range of topics including equity, debt, foreign exchange, and credit instruments, as well as the principal derivative products. In a step-by-step fashion, making extensive use of real-world cases and examples, students will engage in such topics as: money markets, foreign exchange, bond markets, cash equity markets, equity valuation techniques, swaps, forwards, futures, credit derivatives, options, option risk management and convertible bonds.

The course focuses on competitive strategy at the corporate and business unit level. Strategy development is highly complex and this course helps students develop skills that identify and properly address issues. The format of the class is designed for thought and practice on the part of each student. Key topics include: learning curve, relative market share, value chain; Porter's 5 Forces, BCG, GE, PIMS, EVA, and other such concepts; mission statement, competitive positioning, SWOT and other aspects of analyzing one's own organization; forecasting ' sources of information, trends, and analysis; critically analyzing situations and persuasively presenting solutions to various audiences; ethics and corporate responsibilities; and implementation strategies.

Engages students in a supervised practicum designed to foster ministerial identity and vocational formation through guided field experience. The course integrates mentored ministry practice, theological reflection, and reflective writing within an approved ministry context.

Guides students through the development of a proposal for the Master of Arts in Christian Ministries graduating project requirement. Students prepare a proposal for either an integrative research paper or an applied project, demonstrating focused topic selection, appropriate methodology, and alignment with program learning outcomes in preparation for MCM 810.

Capstone course designed to integrate biblical, theological, spiritual formation, leadership, and ministry studies completed in the Master of Arts in Christian Ministries. Students complete either an integrative research paper or an applied ministry project that demonstrates synthesis of program learning outcomes and capacity for reflective Christian ministry practice. The course emphasizes theological integration, critical analysis, and contextual application appropriate to the student’s vocational ministry setting.

An investigation into the nature and impact of mass media and popular culture. Students will explore a wide range technological, historical, economic, theological, and other social factors and issues so they will be equipped to answer the central question of the course: how can media users faithfully and critically engage the popular narratives and other media experiences of today's culture?

An intelligent, playful course in which students will apply the history, theory and practice of game design to the creation of games. While the material of this course is relevant to video game design, students will primarily focus on board and card games.

This course is designed to introduce students to key questions in the field of communication studies regarding human interconnectedness. Beginning with social scientific and humanistic models of inquiry it proceeds to survey theories and research, and requires students to investigate questions and formulate answers to personal, social, and global issues.