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95 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 Master of Divinity program, second year in the Master of Arts programs and first year in the Master of Theology program. 800–999 Master of Theology 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. 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 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. AE 610 Advanced Apologetics This advanced class explores more deeply subjects such as apologetic methods, arguments for God's existence, the reliability of the Bible, and objections to Christianity. Prerequisite: AE 500 Apologetics and Ethics. Three hours. AE 620 Advanced Christian Ethics An advanced class in biblical and philosophical ethics. Prerequisite: AE 500 Apologetics and Ethics. Three hours.