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92 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 twenty-eight weeks in length which is divided into two semesters of 14 instructional weeks each. Unit of Credit A semester's hour of credit represents the equivalent of one (fifty-minute) lecture per week for one semester. BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES As an integrative program, Biblical and Theological Studies draws upon these two disciplines for the majority of its courses. Coursework specific to BTS provides opportunity to use the tools acquired in biblical and theological areas in order to probe deeply into topics of special interest. BTS 790 Biblical and Theological Studies Summative This course provides an opportunity to research a biblical studies and/or theological concept that requires integration of the key fields of study and reflection in this Master of Arts program. Pre or corequisites: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically; OT 511 Israel's Early History and Poetry; OT 512 Kingdom of Israel and Prophets; NT 511 Gospels and Acts; NT 512 Epistles and Revelation; TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I; TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II; NT 601 New Testament Theology or OT 661 Old Testament Theology or TH 615 Introduction to Historical Theology. Two or three hours. CHAPLAINCY AND PASTORAL CARE The Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care (CPC) departmental programs are designed to prepare students to integrate their Christian faith with competent pastoral care and counseling abilities in Christian, pluralistic, and multifaith settings. Chaplains and pastoral caregivers can be found in the military, healthcare, hospice, eldercare, prisons, residential treatment centers, churches, business settings, academic campuses, rescue missions, airports, malls, parachurch organizations, and among first responders and professional athletes. The programs include a core curriculum in Bible and theology, complemented by theory and skills in pastoral caregiving. The chaplaincy concentration in the Master of Divinity program and the Graduate Certificate in Professional Chaplaincy prepare future chaplains for ordination, endorsement, certification, and credentialing in all forms of chaplaincy. Courses emphasize the importance of being grounded in one's own Christian faith and traditions without compromise, while being respectful, cooperative, and supportive of the spiritual needs of pluralistic and multifaith clientele in secular settings. The pastoral care and counseling concentration in the Master of Divinity program, the Master of Arts in Pastoral Care, and the Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling prepare students to serve church and parachurch ministries as pastoral caregivers.