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76 Master's-level Course Descriptions Course Numbering 500–599 First year or introductory master's-level courses. 600–799 Advanced master's-level courses, usually second or third year in the MDiv program, second year in the MA programs and first year in the ThM program. 800–999 ThM courses 1100 and above Doctor of Ministry courses Term of Instruction The instructional year is thirty weeks in length which is divided into two semesters of fifteen weeks each. Unit of Credit A semester hour of credit represents the equivalent of one (fifty-minute) lecture per week for one semester. Elective Courses Most elective courses earn two hours of credit. With professor approval and the completion of an individualized study approval form, they can be taken for three hours of credit. Three hour courses may not be taken for two hours of credit. APOLOGETICS AND ETHICS This department equips Christians to better defend and apply their Christian worldview in order to extend the mission of God in building up the church and reaching the lost through apologetics, evangelism, and cultural discernment. Courses develop a coherent Christian worldview by which to live and minister authentically. AE 500 Apologetics and Ethics This course helps students develop a Christian worldview that can be defended as objectively true, rational, and pertinent to all of life, and develop a Christian moral philosophy that can meet the challenges of the day. Three hours. AE 550 Social Ethics Constructs a biblically rooted paradigm to apply to contemporary social issues, responding to questions such as: What would a Christian social ethic look like? Has the church anything to offer in the way of public policy? Can the church hold definitive positions on issues such as human rights, politics, economics, poverty, racism, sexism, homosexuality, and bioethics? Two hours. AE 590, 690 Studies in Apologetics and Ethics These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. AE 591, 691 Individualized Study in Apologetics and Ethics These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in apologetics and ethics under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours.