Course Numbering Code

NEGST adopts a combination of two letters (associated with the department offering a course) and three digits (standing for the level and/or term and sequence of course offering) as follows:

(a) Letter Codes

BL
BS
BT
ED
EV
GS
HS
MI
MS
PA
PD
PS
TH
TS

Biblical Languages
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
Educational Studies
Evangelism
General Studies
Church History
Ministry Skills
Missiological Studies
Pastoral Studies
Personal Development
Practical Skills
Theological Studies
Translation Studies

(b) Digit Codes

100-200 Levels:	Indicate 1st and 2nd Year undergraduate courses.
300-400 Levels:	Indicate 3rd and 4th Year undergraduate courses.
500 Level:	Indicates 1st Year M.A. or M.Div. courses.
600 Level:	Indicates 2nd Year M.A. or M.Div. courses.
700 Level:	Indicates 3rd Year M.A. or M.Div. Advanced Level courses that final year M.A. students are allowed to take. This numbering code also applies to M.A. level research courses, projects or theses. M.A. projects and theses are assigned the digits 771- 773, etc. and these may be repeated or become recurrent if need be. M.Th./Phil. students are also allowed to take a few 700 level courses.
800 Level :	Indicates courses restricted to the M.Th./M.Phil. The digits 881-884, etc. are assigned to M.Th./M.Phil theses and may be repeated or become recurrent if need be. Doctoral students are allowed to take a few 800 level courses.
900 Level:	Indicates courses restricted to doctoral students. Doctoral dissertations are assigned the digits. 991-994, etc. and may be repeated or become recurrent if need be.

Course Description

Biblical Studies (BL, BS, BT)

BL 501 Greek I  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to give a basic understanding of the Koine Greek of the New Testament. It is the first of three courses, which together comprise Elementary Greek.

BL 502 Greek II  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to encourage and empower students in their study of the Greek of the New Testament. It is the second of three courses in Elementary Greek.

BL 503 Greek III  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to encourage and empower students to translate accurately the narrative portions of the Greek New Testament. It completes the series of three courses in Elementary Greek.

BL 511 Hebrew I  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the basic elements of biblical Hebrew starting with the alphabet, vocabulary and to cover some of the grammatical aspects.

BL 512 Hebrew II  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to further expose the student to the various parts of speech and word-study skills by building on what has already been covered in BL 511.

BL 513 Hebrew III  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the different forms of the Hebrew verb, in addition to sharpening the student’s vocabulary, grammatical and translation skills. It builds on what has already been covered in BL 512.

BL 604 Greek IV  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to prepare for exegesis, building on what has been learned in Greeks 1-3.

BL 605 Greek V  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to strengthen the student’s translation and interpretation skills, using the Greek New Testament, and applying all details of grammar and syntax learned in both the beginning and intermediate Greek courses.

BL 606 Greek VI  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is the continuation of Greek exegesis, building on BL 605, and including a study of the fallacies committed by many Bible students in their interpretation.

BL 607 Greek VII  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to improve the reading skills of the student and his/her facility in understanding narrative Greek.

BL 614 Hebrew IV  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to reinforce the materials learned in first year Hebrew as well as to introduce the syntactical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and the use of the BHS apparatus.

BL 615 Hebrew V  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to learn how to do Old Testament exegesis and the tools for doing it.

BL 616 Hebrew VI  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to practice the skills learned in Hebrew IV-V using the Book of Psalms.

BL 700 Septuagint  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to make the student familiar with the Greek translation of the Old Testament, by studying excerpts from the various styles of translation.

BL 701 Advanced Greek  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to take the student further in his/her ability to read large sections of the narrative books of the NT Greek text.

BL 720 Greek Reading  (4 Hours)
To take the student further in his/her ability to read large sections of the narrative books of the NT Greek text. This ability should include an appreciation of the individual style of the author and his methods of effecting cohesion and prominence in his narrative, as well as an understanding of the various grammatical forms used and a recognition of the potential ambiguity arising from the permissible range of constituent analyses.

BL740-745 Advanced Studies in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Languages  (4 hours)
The course seeks to provide an opportunity for students with demonstrated competence and facility in biblical languages to engage in advanced studies of biblical and cognate languages.

BL 820 Biblical Aramaic  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to learn the basic grammar of Biblical Aramaic and to apply it to the exegesis of selected Aramaic text in the Old Testament.

BL 830 Hebrew Teaching Practicum  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is basically to sharpen the Hebrew grammatical and exegetical skills by involving the student in the teaching of the relevant courses under supervision.

BL 840 Hebrew Reading  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to review the grammar and vocabulary of first year Hebrew and to put it into practice by translating a significant portion of the Hebrew text.

BL 841 Advanced Hebrew Grammar  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to apply the knowledge garnered from the study of Hebrew grammar and syntax to the text of the Old Testament.

BL 850 Readings in Greek in the Early Church Fathers  (4 hours)
To introduce the student to the language of the Greek speaking Church Fathers.

BS 111 Old Testament Survey I  (3 hours)
An overview of the Old Testament in its historical background, chronology and culture with an emphasis on the Pentateuch and study of the creation, sin, redemption, covenant, worship and the Law.

BS 122 Old Testament Survey II  (3 hours)
Continuation of the overview of the Old Testament historical background and chronology. In this course the Wisdom books are emphasized in order to receive practical personal applications of truth learned. The course covers a survey of Job, Proverbs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs.

BS 123 Principles of Bible interpretation and Bible Study Methods  (2 hours)
Introduces the student to the fundamentals of biblical interpretation such as literary and historical context, meaning of words in context and overall structure of a passage.

BS 134 Old Testament Survey III  (3 hours)
An overview of the Old Testament with emphasis on the major and minor prophets. Background conditions of their prophecies are studied as well as the prophets themselves. Seen throughout the books is the thread of Messianic prophecies culminating in the promises of ultimate millennial blessings. There is an emphasis on the implications for a vital faith and practice in our generation.

BS 135 Great Women of the Bible  (2 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the characteristics of selected women from the Bible that make them examples of faith, achievement and endurance for us.

BS 212 New Testament Survey I  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to enable students to have a clearer understanding of the history of the New Testament period, in order for them to comprehend better the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and to see him as the fulfilment of scripture.

BS 223 New Testament Survey II  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to critically interpret the epistles of Paul with the purpose of understanding the distinctive emphasis of each epistle to the early church believers and seeing its relevance to believers today.

BS 234 New Testament Survey III  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to study the book of Hebrews in order to realise its teaching on the present ministry and priesthood of Christ, and the teaching in Revelation on the mission and expectation of the church.

BS 300 Special Topics in Bible  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide a Bible elective for students who have validated Bible courses offered in the Christian Ministries Programme. May be continued.

BS 501 Hermeneutics MDiv, MA Core  (4 hours)
The course examines the nature, principles, tools and problems of the interpretation of biblical literature including the history of interpretation and the grammatical-historical approach to Scriptures.

BS 502 Old Testament Introduction  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the literature, history and theology of the Old Testament.

BS 503 New Testament Introduction  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the literature, history and theology of the New Testament.

BS 504 Exposition of the Pentateuch  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is the exposition of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and the application of the biblical message to life and ministry in the African context.

BS 505 Exposition of the Minor Prophets  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to study the nature, origin and development of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament with special reference to and exposition of one or more of these books.

BS 506 Exposition of Wisdom Literature  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the Wisdom Literature in general and Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes in particular with a special emphasis on their practical application in daily living.

BS 507 Exposition of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the conquest and settlement periods in the history of Israel, with focused exegetical study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.

BS 508 Exposition of the Books of Samuel and Kings  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is the survey of the content of the Books of Samuel and Kings and to do an in-depth study of several periscopes in the books.

BS 509 Exposition of the Major Prophets  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to carry out a detailed study of the book of Isaiah or Jeremiah or Ezekiel in light of its historical context. Special attention will be given to matters of introduction and its messianic and eschatological themes.

BS 510 Exposition of the Psalms  (4 hours)
This course gives an overview of the book of Psalms in relation to its structure, genres, theology, themes and application and provides opportunity for students to apply inductive Bible study methodology to poetic literature.

BS 511 Exposition of Ezra-Nehemiah  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the light of the material from exilic and post-exilic prophets.

BS 603 Exposition of Matthew 1 - 13  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to analyse, subunit-by-subunit Matthew 1-13 with total context of Matthew in view and seek ways in which the message speaks to the African context.

BS 604 Exposition of Matthew 14-28  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to analyse, subunit-by-subunit Matthew 14-28 with total context of Matthew in view and seek ways in which the message speaks to the African context.

BS 605 Exposition of John  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to analyse, verse by verse and with the total context in view, the teachings of the Gospel of John and seek ways in which the message can be applied in today’s African context.

BS 606 Exposition of Luke  (4 hours)
The Purpose of the course is to analyse, verse by verse and with total context in view, the teachings of the Gospel of Luke with special interest in examining Luke’s concern for prayer, the Holy Spirit, and the marginal people.

BS 607 Exposition of Romans  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to analyse, verse by verse and with the original context in view, the teachings of the epistle to the Romans with special interest given to such key themes as “righteousness of God”, “sin”, “justice”, and “predestination”.

BS 608 Exposition of I Corinthians  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to analyse, verse by verse and with the total context in view, the teachings of the first letter to the Corinthians.

BS 610 Exposition of Catholic Epistles  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to survey the teachings of the epistle of James, Peter, John and Jude with special focus on their teachings on matters touching the Christian character.

BS 611 Exposition of Revelation  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to analyse, verse by verse and with the total context in view, the teachings of the book of Revelation and seek ways in which its message can be applied to the African context.

BS 630 Cultural World of The Bible  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the cultures, social and religious institutions of biblical world and times.

BS 631 Exposition of the Pastoral Letters  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to examine the theological and cultural background of the Pastoral Epistles (1&2 Timothy, Titus) and the content of these books within that background, together with their relevance for Christians today.

BS 700 Exegesis of Selected OT Books  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to make exegetical observations in the Hebrew or Greek texts of individual Old Testament books in order to understand their message (may be repeated).

BS 701 Exegesis of Selected NT Books  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to make exegetical observations in the Greek texts of individual New Testament books in order to understand their message (may be repeated).

BS 702 Advanced Hermeneutics  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to study the process on interpretation as a whole with attention to the impact of the culture upon the interpreter, the interaction of interpreter and text, the question of why Christians differ in their interpretations and the issue of validity in interpretation (how does one know the truth).

BS 712 Acts  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to analyse, verse by verse and with total context in view, the teachings of the twenty-eight chapters of Acts of the Apostles and seek ways in which the message can be applied to the African context.

BS 730 Textual Criticism of the New Testament  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to survey the various approaches to the text of the New Testament and examine some examples of textual variants and how those have been handled in textual scholarship.

BS 734 Old Testament Textual Criticism  (4 hours)
The intent of the course is to study the aims, principles and methods of textual criticism of the Old Testament as an integral part of the exegetical process.

BS 750 Social Science Approaches to Biblical Studies  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide the student with an understanding of social science inquiry and its significance for biblical studies. Key social science questions, perspectives, methods and models will be examined. Examples of social scientific work in biblical studies will be read and assessed. Practice in engaging in social science inquiry will be employed using micro, meso and macro level social phenomena as means for understanding the value and limits of social science inquiry.

BS760 Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an understanding and appreciation of the Scriptures as textual discourse. The course explores the interface of linguistics and Biblical interpretation by studying relevant perspectives, theories, developments and approaches in the area of linguistics, elucidating their importance for the application to the interpretation of Biblical texts.

BS 771 Long Essay  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to write an essay of 25-40 pages on a topic in the area of Biblical studies of interest to the student.

BS 801 Independent Study  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to make room for the Master of Theology student to explore, by way of field or library research, an area that is of special interest to him/her. This may or may not be part of the student’s thesis.

BS 808 History of the New Testament Era  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to examine in detail the history of the New Testament era and assess the interaction of the different people groups and power centres.

BS 811 Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament  (4 hours)
The course seeks to explore the principles and methods of inner-biblical Interpretation with specific reference to the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament.

BS 812 History of Israel  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the history of Israel from the time of the Patriarchs to the post-exilic era, i.e., about 400 B.C.

BS 814 New Testament Criticism  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the issues related to the background of the New Testament books particularly date and authorship of each book, provenance and geographical location of each author.

BS 820 Topics in Biblical Studies  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide opportunities for the numerous areas in Biblical studies which do not lend themselves to a course needing to be required of every Master of Theology student yet it may be a relevant area of study for a given student in view of his/her area of interest or thesis topic.

BS 830 Readings in Old Testament Theology  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to critically examine current problems, issues or trends in Old Testament Theology such as ethics, covenant, law, community, unity and diversity, relation of theology and history, etc. The topic varies from term to term. The focus in this course is on methodological issues.

BS 833 Current Issues in Old Testament Studies  (4 hours)
The course deals with selected topics in the area of Old Testament studies which are currently engaging biblical scholarship. This course focuses on the OT prophets.

BS 840 Readings in New Testament Theology  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to understand the current problems, issues, or trends in New Testament Theology.

BS 841-5 Advanced Exegesis of the Old Testament  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to make exegetical observations in the Hebrew text of individual Old Testament books in order to understand their message and its application to our present context and ministry.

BS 846-9 Advanced Exegesis of the New Testament  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to apply what has been learned in elementary, intermediate, and earlier Greek Exegesis courses, in an exegetical study of one of the longer and more difficult books of the New Testament. The course may be repeated, with different New Testament books in the numbered sequence.

BS 850 Intertestamental Period  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to understand the writings and activities of the four hundred years between the ending of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament.

BS 851 Extrabiblical Ancient Near Eastern  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the literature of the Ancient Near East that relates to the books of the Old Testament.

BS 860 African Worldview from a Biblical Perspective  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to understand the African world view on such matters as witchcraft, spirit world, levirate marriage, polygamy, and others and see how these relate to the teachings of Scripture.

BS 861 Theological Research Methods  (2 hours)
The purpose of this course is to learn how to use the various tools for doing research in the area of Biblical Studies.

BS 870 Historical Geography/Holy Land Studies  (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to examine geographical sites of interest to Bible students following God’s activity among humans in His redemptive plan.

BS 873 Ethics of Jesus  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide a good grasp of the current discussions on the ethics of Jesus in relationship to the Kingdom of God.

BS 881-4 Thesis  (4 hours each)
To allow enable the student demonstrated competence in producing advance level research in Biblical Studies.

BT 601 Theology of the Old Testament  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to study the Old as a whole taking cognizance of its unity and diversity and paying attention to the varied genre of the major blocks of literature and the contribution of each to a theology of the Old Testament.

BT 602 Theology of the New Testament  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to study the New Testament as a whole taking cognisance of its unity and diversity and paying attention to the varied genre of the major blocks of literature and the contribution of each to a theology of the New Testament. The course also seeks to explore the unity and diversity between Israel and the church and the Old Testament and New Testament and therefore to work toward a unified biblical theology of the Bible as a whole.

Educational Studies (ED)

ED 212 Christian Education I  (3 hours)
This course is an overview of Christian education in the church. It provides an introduction to the foundational elements which have shaped Christian education from the biblical, philosophy and historical perspectives. It will also cover the implications of those foundations on the teaching/learning process and in the selection of appropriate curriculum.

ED 223 Christian Education II  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to review the foundations of Christian Education and to discuss the appropriate principles of teaching with a view to helping students write good educational goals and objectives. The knowledge gained in this course will be helpful in field ministries in NEGST and in other ministries in local church.

ED500 Postgraduate Research and Writing  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the skills necessary to write quality, academic research papers.

ED502 History and Philosophy of Education  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to trace the historical and philosophical roots of Christian education to the Hebraic and Greco-Roman traditions of education as these were later reconceptualised in the post-apostolic Church period through the medieval ages, the renaissance, the reformation and the post-reformation eras. The resultant trend in the development of Western education and Church schools in pre– and post independence periods in Africa are also examined.

ED 503 Educational Ministries of the Church  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to examine the meaning, role and function of Christian education in the life of the church and to prepare the student with resources for critical reflection and designing a creative educational ministry for the church.

ED504 Educational Psychology  (3 hours)
The Course provides an in-depth examination of the different perspectives in understanding human development and learning as dynamic processes. The major traditions and theorists representing these traditions will be examined in relation to their relevance in educational ventures for the church in particular and in general educational settings.

ED506 Curriculum Studies  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to examine basic principles of curriculum development applicable to public and church schools and other educational settings.

ED520 Education for Spiritual Development  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to understand and discover the importance of spirituality and relates the spiritual disciplines to one’s life and ministry.

ED601 Principles of Teaching  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to enhance some of the effective approaches pertaining to the teaching-learning process. The course examines principles behind instructional processes of education at various levels and emphasizes the preparation of materials and the various alternative instructional designs available to the teacher.

ED 602 Education, Culture and Society  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to examine socio-cultural phenomena, which are significant agents of influence in education including the dynamics of historical, current, and anticipated socio-educational features affecting the educational setting, content, and participants found in the African context of education.

ED 604 Educational Administration  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to examine the nature and dynamics of organisations and the application of basic theories and principles of administration, management and leadership to educational settings. These theories and principles are examined against Judeo-Christian values derived from Scripture.

ED 611 Ministry to Children  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to discover the nature and needs of children and relate these to a contemporary church ministry.

ED 612 Ministry to Youth  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to formulate a biblical basis for youth ministry leading to an effective programme in the context of today’s culture.

ED 613 Ministry to Adults  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to examine the major developmental task of adults as well as the societal influences on adults and discovering effective ways of evangelising and discipling them.

ED 661 Guided Practical Experience  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course involves supervised teaching practice in public and private schools within the community and in the church. Four hours are required for Master of Divinity (Christian Education) students.

ED 700 Independent Study in Education  (3 hours)
This course provides opportunity for the student to pursue in depth, through independent library and/or field research, a specific area of interest relevant to his/her study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

ED 701 Theory and Practice of Non-Formal Education  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to give an awareness of various educational processes outside the formal classroom setting and the unique contributions of non-formal education for holistic development and Christian ministry.

ED 710 College Teaching  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to prepare the student towards the making of a college level teacher and to provide opportunities for the student to demonstrate teaching ability in order to perform with competence and confidence.

ED 720 Special Topics in Education  (3 hours)
This course provides students with opportunity to pursue in depth, beyond the level of normal class work, a specific topics of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

ED 721 Curriculum Development and Evaluation  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to build upon the core course ED 506 Curriculum Studies and to apply the principles derived from this course to various educational activities applicable to public schools, church or educational ministries

ED 760 Educational Research Methods  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to equip the student with skills in writing the thesis, research papers and the ability to conduct literary and empirical research works.

ED 771-3 Thesis  (2 hours each)
To develop, and permit the student to demonstrate competence in research writing by producing an educational research paper on a subject of his or her choice.

ED 801- 803 Independent Study in Christian Education  (4 hours each)
The purpose of the courses is to enable the Master of Philosophy research student to select and pursue for in-depth study an area of interest related to own research and/or ministry. May be continued in numbered sequence.

ED 811 Seminar on Psychological Theories in Teaching Religion  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to deal with the application and critical assessment of current developmental theories of learning in the teaching of religion in school and non-school settings.

ED 812 Seminar on Taxonomy of Educational Objectives in Religious Studies  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to explore the use of the taxonomies of educational objectives in the cognitive and affective domains.

ED 813 Seminar on Curriculum Theorising  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to explore the subjects of theory building/construction and design patterns in the development of curriculum studies.

ED 814 Seminar on Applied Curriculum Research  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to deal with the application of the result of research in curriculum and policy decision making in educational settings.

ED 820 - 822 Special Topics in Educational Ministries  (4 hours each)
The purpose of the courses is to provide the post-graduate research student the versatility to study selected educational topics of interest related to own research area and ministry. May be repeated in the numbered sequence.

ED 831 Leadership and Management in Educational Settings  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to deal with organisational principles and practices, relating them to planning, decision-making, working with volunteers and in areas pertaining to communication.

ED 841 Theological Education  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to look at global trends and issues in theological education from historical perspectives up to the contemporary time.

ED 851 Seminar on Church Ministry to Children  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to recognise the place of children in the ministry of the church and home and to equip oneself with skills for the educational ministries to children.

ED 852 Seminar on Youth Development  (4 hours)
The purpose of the seminar is to focus on the needs and problems of youth with a view towards the development of ministry in response to their respective needs.

ED 853 Seminar on Discipling Adults  (4 hours)
The purpose of the seminar is to identify goals and approaches suited to the needs of the adult in the context of the contemporary social climate of Africa.

ED 881-886 Thesis  (4 hours each)
To enable the M.Phil. Student demonstrate competence in producing advance level research in Christian Education. May be continued.

General Studies (GS)

GS 112 English Grammar  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to enable the student to apply correct usage of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling with the aim of becoming good English language communicator in both written and oral mediums.

GS 123 English Composition and Grammar Review  (2 hours)
The course is to help the student apply what is learnt in English Grammar and use English language effectively in daily affairs of life. It will also help the student to appreciate the various types of literature.

GS 300 Topics in General Studies  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide general studies electives for students who have validated required courses offered in the Christian Ministries. May be repeated.

Church History (HS)

HS 224 Church History Survey  (3 Hours)
An overview of the history of the Church of Christ from the first century AD to the present.

HS 501 Early and Medieval Church History  (3 hours)
To provide the student with a general overview of the history of the church up to 1500 AD.

HS 502 Philosophy of History  (3 hours)
To assist the student in constructing a Christian perspective on history.

HS 503 History of Reformation and Modern Church  (3 hours)
To provide the student with a general overview of the history of the church since 1500 AD.

HS 504 Early African Churches  (3 hours)
To guide the student into a deeper understanding of the growth, maturation and characteristics of the earliest African Christian communities in Egypt, North Africa, Nubia and Ethiopia.

HS 505 African Church History  (3 hours)
To enable the student to gain an historical understanding of the African Christian context in which he/she will live and work.

HS 506 History of Spirituality  (3 hours)
To enable the student to understand the interplay between theology and spirituality down through history.

HS 507 African Church Historiography  (3 hours)
To guide the student in understanding the dynamics of researching and writing African church history including the subjective factors that shape the historian's approach and analysis of history.

HS 601 Church and State in 20th Century Africa  (3 hours)
To provide the student with an overview and analysis of Church and State issues in twentieth century Africa as an aid to constructing a Christian view of political life in Africa.

HS 602 Church History for Decision Makers  (3 hours)
To train the student how to use church history in making better decisions in a local church setting.

HS 700 Independent Study in History  (3 hours)
This course provides opportunity for the student to pursue in depth, through independent library and/or field research, a specific area of interest relevant to his/her study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

HS 720 Special Topics in Historical Studies  (3/4 hours)
To provide students an opportunity to pursue in depth, beyond the level of courses regularly offered, a specific topic of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

HS 771, 772 Thesis  (3 hours each)
To permit the student to demonstrate competence in research writing by producing a historical research paper on a subject of his or her choice. May be continued.

HS 800 Advanced Independent Study in Historical Studies  (3 hours)
To allow students working on an advanced degree in the history of Christianity to explore in more depth an area of interest related to their specialization. May be continued.

HS 801 Advanced Historiography  (3 hours)
To provide the student with advanced methods in the research and writing of the history of Christianity in the non-Western world.

HS 802 From Mission to Church: Case Histories in the Africanisation of Christianity  (3 hours)
This course seeks to show that the emergence of a distinctively African Christianity took place as much inside historic churches as outside in the indigenous movements. Following a six step sociological model (mission, conversion, popular evangelism, struggle for control, charismatic prophecy and healing, and revival/indigenisation), this course examines the transformation of mission churches into a non-western expression of Christianity.

HS 803 The Reformation in Global Perspective  (3 hours)
To compare the movements of sixteenth and seventeenth century reform and counter reform in seven civilizations.

HS 805 History of African Christian Theology  (3 hours)
To analyse and evaluate 2000 years of African Christian Theology.

HS 806 History of the Relations Between Christianity and Islam  (3 hours)
To provide the student with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the historical relationship between Christianity and Islam.

HS 807 History of Asian Christianity  (3 hours)
To provide the student with deeper understanding of the growth, maturation, and history of Christianity in Asia.

HS 881, 882-8 Thesis  (3 hours each)
To enable the M.Th. Student to demonstrate competence in producing advance level research in history of global Christianity. May be continued.

Ministry Skills (MI)

MI 122 Music I  (3 hours)
Specially designed to teach students to read music so as to preserve African traditional music and enhance local Christian worship.

MI 133 Music II  (3 hours)
Introduction to methods and theory to produce indigenous musical composition.

MI 211 Field Work I  (1 hour)
The purpose of this course is to help the students put into practice in the NEGST community what they learn in the CMP courses. They specifically explore how to exercise their spiritual gifts and Christian education knowledge, as they participate in the running of the children’s ministry within the NEGST community.

MI 222 Field Work II  (1 hour)
The purpose of this course is to help the student put into practice in the local church what she learns. She explores what Christian education ministries exist in the local churches and how she can contribute to these ministries.

MI 233 Field Work III  (1 hour)
The purpose of this course is to help the students evaluate their ministry within the NEGST community and local church, and then focus on how they will contribute to the Christian educational ministries in the local churches after graduation.

MI 300 Special Topics in Ministry Skills  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide Ministry Skills elective for students who have validated required courses in Ministry skills. May be repeated.

Missiological Studies (EV, MS)

EV 111 Evangelism and Discipleship  (3 hours)
This course is a survey of the Biblical principles and methods of leading men and women of all ages to faith in Christ and methods of nurturing the new converts in Christ to maturity so as to reproduce themselves. This course is to equip the student with necessary skills to witness to all people who want to know about Christ. It will equip the students with principles of evangelism so that they can share their faith confidently. It will further help the students to use scripture properly in the work of evangelism.

EV 502 Evangelism  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and insight to pastors and other church workers to do effective evangelistic work in the context of their ministry service.

EV 506 Dynamics of Church Growth  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the crucial factors in church growth with emphasis on applying these principles in a local church.

EV 520 Urban Ministries  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to raise awareness of the rapid rural-urban migration, particularly in the sub-Sahara Africa.

EV 800 Independent Study in Evangelism  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to create room for the M.Th. student to probe into areas of interest in evangelism by way of field or library research. May be repeated.

MS 501 Introduction to Missiology  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a general overview of Missiology, focusing on the trilogue study of the world, the word and the church.

MS 503 History of Missions  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to examine and evaluate the strategy and policies of creative missionaries and pivotal mission movements in Africa and elsewhere.

MS 508 African Independent Churches in the Cities  (3 hours)
This course provides mission concerned students with an opportunity for research into the rise, development and rapid proliferation of African Independent churches (AICs) in African cities and their contribution to African Urban missiology.

MS 520 Biblical Theology of Mission  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study Christianity’s absolute fulfilment and finality in religious authority, its completeness as the revelation of God and its universal scope for the salvation of mankind.

MS 521 Introduction to Urban Mission  (3 hours)
This course is designed to foster an awareness and understanding of the African city and the strategies needed for effective evangelism, church planting and holistic ministry in context.

MS 523 Contemporary Social, Economic and Political Issues in African Cities  (3 hours)
This course is designed to foster awareness and critical understanding and response to various contemporary issues for which the church in the African city is called to address from biblical perspective.

MS 541 Christianity and Culture  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the relationship between the cultural forms and supercultural norms, and provide insight to the problem of cross-cultural communication.

MS 543 Introduction to Islam  (3 hours)
This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of basic beliefs and practices of Islam. It is pursued that students will understand Islam not only as a religion but also as a culture, that is, a way of life. For a better “understanding” of Islam to be achieved, the course employs both an “emic” (inside) perspective and an “etic” (outside) perspective.

MS 544 Power Encounter  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to learn about the evil spirit(s) that hinder spiritual growth, darken spiritual insight, negatively affect body and emotion; and to suggest biblical ways of victory over the schemes of the enemy Satan.

MS 545 Sufism (Islamic Mysticism: Its History, teaching, and rituals)  (3 hours)
This course is designed to equip students not only to understand Islamic mysticism known as “Sufism” from an “emic” (insider’s) viewpoint but also to be able to respond to it from a Christian perspective.

MS 546 Folk-Religious Phenomena in Islam  (3 hours)
This course is designed to help students understand the internal dynamics of the Islamic religion, which expresses itself through popular beliefs and practices. Thus, Islamic phenomena will be examined in terms of dichotomous categories: ideological phenomena (or “official Islam”) and syncretistic phenomena (or “folk Islam” or “popular Islam”). Consideration is given to Muslim worldview and their felt needs from a cross-cultural and missiological viewpoint.

MS548 Current Trends in Islam  (3 hours)
This course deals with Islamic resurgence and Islamism today, along with the present issues on “terrorism” and Muslim relationships with the West, from an African Christian viewpoint. This course will also attempt to give relevant Christian answers to the problem of current Islamic jihad movement.

MS 549 Christian Relations with Muslims in History  (3 hours)
This course reinterprets church history from a missiological perspective in order to picture a more accurate location of the church today in terms of missions to the world including the Muslim world.

MS 601 Contextualisation  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to learn principles of developing theology in African context.

MS 602 Islam in Africa  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to understand Islam and its influence on the continent of Africa.

MS 603 Social Anthropology  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide Christian workers with tools necessary to understand the people they serve in their historical and cultural setting.

MS 604 African Traditional Religions  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to identify key issues in ATR and evaluate them critically in light of the revealed word of God.

MS 605 Leadership Development  (3 hours)
To discover and apply biblical principles of leadership in both mono-cultural and cross-cultural settings.

MS 606 Mission Practicum  (3 hours)
The purpose of this programme is to provide a hands-on training opportunity, which gives a student an exposure to the issues, needs and challenges of missions in churches and parachurch organizations.

MS 607 Communicating the Gospel in Inter-religious Contexts  (3 hours)
This course deals with evangelism in non-Christian contexts by applying contextualisation theories (C1 to C6 continuum). This course also addresses the issues of Church planting in such contexts.

MS 608 Understanding the Qur’an  (3 hours)
Quranic knowledge is a mandatory tool for working with Muslims. This course equips the student to have adequate knowledge of the Qur’an both from the viewpoints of Muslims and Christians. The course also attempts at Christian apologetics.

MS 609 Islamic Traditions and Shariah  (3 hours)
The course reveals the Islamic worldview that has been transmitted from generation to generation through the education of the Hadith and Shariah. This course particularly addresses Shariah problems, which are today observed in many parts of the world, from a Christian theological and missiological perspective.

MS 611 Women in Islam  (3 hours)
This course seeks to equip individuals that work in Muslim contexts with proper knowledge and understanding of Muslim women’s life and worldview.

MS 700 Independent Study in Missions  (3 hours)
This course provides opportunity for the student to pursue in depth, through independent library and/or field research, a specific area of interest relevant to his/her study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

MS 720 Special Topics in Missions  (3 hours)
To provide students an opportunity to pursue in depth, beyond the level of courses regularly offered, specific topics of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry. May be repeated.

MS 771-772 Thesis  (3 hours each)
To permit the student to demonstrate competence in research writing by producing a missiological research paper on a subject of his or her choice. May be continued.

MS 801-804 Independent Study in Missions  (3 hours each)
The purpose of this course is to enable the M.Th. research student to select and pursue for in-depth study an area of interest related to own research and or ministry. May be repeated in numbered sequence.

MS 820-823 Special Topics in Missions  (3 hours each)
The Purpose of the course is to provide the M.Th. student the versatility to study selected topics in area of specialisation. May be repeated in numbered sequence.

MS 831 Discovering Worldview(s)  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the bases of people’s outlook towards life and their environment and to impact core African values with a biblical message.

MS 832 Dynamics of Culture Change  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to find out the causes and patterns of culture change and to relate the gospel message to the daily situations of Africans.

MS 833 Pauline Theology of Missions  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to learn Paul’s theological principles for mission and relate his theological views to the African context.

MS 834 Missions and the Kingdom of God in African Context  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the central importance of the kingdom theology and to indicate its relevance to mission.

MS 835 Readings in African Traditional Religions  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide a deeper understanding of African traditional religions, in an attempt to give new insights into effective approaches in presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

MS 836 Leadership in African Context  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover the philosophical foundations and core values of leadership in Africa, from biblical and anthropological perspectives.

MS 851 Power Encounter II  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to study the world of spirits and their activities in human affairs and to suggest biblical remedy.

MS 852 Authority and Power from Biblical and Anthropological Perspectives  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to understand and implement the biblical concept of power and authority in Christian leadership in African context.

MS 853 Nominality within and Outside of the Church  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover theological and missiological principles to assist people who appear to belong to the people of God, but by their behaviour and attitudes cast doubt on that identification.

MS 881, 882-8 Thesis  (4 hours each)
To enable the M.Th. Student demonstrate competence in producing advance level research in missiology. May be continued.

Pastoral Studies (PA)

PA 114 Counselling I  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to equip students with basic counselling skills and methods to deal with contemporary problems.

PA 125 Counselling II  (2 hours)
The purpose of the course is to further equip students with basic counselling skills and methods of dealing with contemporary problems and to contextualise counselling in the African setting.

PA 211 Public Speaking/Introduction to Homiletics  (2 hours)
The course is to introduce the student to the fundamental principles of effective public speaking, including practice in the preparation, organization and delivery of the Word of God.

PA 501 Church Ministry and Mission  (3 hours)
The church's ministry and mission seeks to lay the foundations for a biblical theology of the church that will guide the pastor in developing the full potential of the church for ministry and mission.

PA 502 Pastoral Ministries  (3 hours)
This course explores biblical foundations for the call and the office of pastoral ministry, and seeks to help the student develop a theology of pastoral ministry and knowledge of the ingredients of effective pastoral ministry.

PA 503 Public Worship  (3 hours)
By means of a biblical, theological and practical study of Christian worship, students will be equipped to prepare and lead public worship services.

PA 506 Pastoral Counselling  (3 hours)
This course provides an introduction and overview of the counselling role of the Christian minister. It describes the unique functions of the parish minister in providing spiritual counsel to those who suffer psychological, spiritual, or moral crises. The course prepares the student to bring skilled interventions in a non‑clinical setting. The role of the "healing community" is examined.

PA 520 Homiletics I  (3 hours)
Introduces the student to the essential principles and skills in preparation and delivery of sermons that derive their message and authority from Scripture.

PA 561 Field Ministries I  (1 hour each)
The purpose of PA 561 is to introduce new students to the Field Ministries Program and to lay the foundation for their Field Ministries involvement during the rest of their course at NEGST

PA 562-563 Field Ministries II-III  (1 hour each)
The purpose of PA 562, 563 is for students to continue their work in the Field Ministries Program focusing on developing specific ministry skills and character qualities.

PA 601 Homiletics II  (3 hours)
The course will challenge and equip the student to develop a variety of forms for biblical preaching. The relationship between personal Bible study and spiritual life on the one hand and preaching on the other hand will be probed. Advice and assistance with sermon preparation are offered in a tutorial mode.

PA 602 Stewardship and Funds Development  (3 hours)
This course focuses on the crucial aspects (biblical, philosophical, ethical, transformational, strategic, and practical) for developing ministry leaders who are capable of leading others to mature stewardship, thereby funding the Great Commission in the 21st century.

PA 603 Pastoral Care of the Family  (3 hours)
This course is planned to address first the dynamics of the pastor's own family relationship. Where possible couples are encouraged to enroll in this course together. The course will prepare the Christian pastor to skilfully nurture strong families in the context of the African Church.

PA 620 Discipleship and Spiritual Formation  (3 hours)
Through the study of historical models for living life in Christ, the exegesis of biblical texts, and reflection on African cultural realities, students will synthesize a model for discipleship and spiritual formation which is true to their own experience of God and coherent with the truth about God in Christ as the Bible reveals it. Students will also be encouraged to seriously re-evaluate their own personal experience of “discipleship” in light of the texts.

PA 661 - 663, 761-762 Field Ministries IV-VIII  (1 hour each)
These courses provide the opportunity for the student to continue work in the Field Ministries programme with increasing focus on developing ministry skills related to the student’s vocational objectives.

PA 700 Independent Study in Pastoral Studies  (4 hours)
The purpose of the course is to enable the advanced M.Div. student whose emphasis is Pastoral Studies to select and pursue for in-depth study a precisely defined topic related to his/her professional objectives and to some aspect of Pastoral Theology.

PA 720 Special Topics in Pastoral Studies  (3 hours)
To provide students an opportunity to pursue in depth, beyond the level of courses regularly offered, a specific topic of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry.

PA 763 Senior Reflections  (1 hour)
This course will provide students on the threshold of graduation with the opportunity to look back at their learning experiences at NEGST, to revisit the context within which students will serve, and provide a forum within which to integrate learning with life.

PA 771, 772 Thesis  (3 hour each)
To permit the student to demonstrate competence in research writing by producing a research paper in pastoral studies on a subject of his or her choice. May be continued.

Personal Development (PD)

PD 120 Child Development  (2 hours)
The purpose of the course is to discover Biblical principles on parent/child relationships and how parents can found their children on a strong spiritual and emotional foundation.

PD 220 Personal and Spiritual Development  (2 hours)
The purpose is to examine God’s expectation of the Christian’s spiritual growth and the individual’s appropriate response to that expectation.

PD 231 Leadership Development  (2 hours)
This course covers the fundamental rules in motivating followers, confrontational skills, compromise, developing self-confidence in the place of leadership, how to lead a committee meeting, cultivating absolute integrity as a leader, and how to lead by serving.

PD 300 Special Topics in Personal Development Skills  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide personal development skills elective for students who have validated courses in personal development skills. May be repeated.

Practical Skills (PS)

PS 111 Sewing I  (3 hours)
The course is designed to acquaint students with the various types of sewing and embroidery stitches and designs.

PS 132 Cooking and Nutrition I  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to acquaint the student with locally available foods with respect to their nutritional value and use in preparing well balanced and attractive meals for the family.

PS 210 Computer I (Keyboard)  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the features and functions of a standard “QWERTY” keyboard and develop competence in basic typing skills.

PS 221 Computer II  (3 hours)
The course is a full program designed for students who have joined NEGST who require computer knowledge in order to produce their own documents in any given situation using a computer effectively and efficiently.

PS 233 Computer III  (3 hours)
The course is full programme designed for students who require computer knowledge to be able to type and produce their own documents in any given situation using a computer effectively and efficiently.

PS 234 Basic Community Health  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to discover preventive rather than curative methods of health. The course will focus on facts that contribute to our good or poor health in the community.

PS 236 Cooking and Nutrition II  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to develop further the cooking skills learnt in PS 132 and to encourage the preparation of nutritionally balanced meals that are also economical.

PS 237 Sewing II  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to enable students to further master the skill in drafting basic patterns that will enable them to make clothes of their own designs.

PS 300 Special Topics in Practical Skills  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide practical skills elective for students who have validated the required courses in practical skills. May be repeated.

Theological Studies (TH)

TH 136 Theology Survey I  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to acquire an understanding of the basic doctrines of God, the Word, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and their implication for faith and conduct.

TH 211 Theology Survey II  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to continue to acquire an understanding of the basic doctrines of Man, of Sin, of Salvation, the Church, the Last Things, and briefly to survey the cults.

TH 601 Systematic Theology I  (4 Hours)
This course examines Christian teachings and beliefs about God (Theology Proper), Creation, Man (Anthropology), Angels and Spirits and Demons (Demonology). The course will seek to interact with past traditions as well as pay particular attention to the present African concerns, issues and realities in relation to these topics.

TH 602 Systematic Theology II  (4 Hours)
This course examines Christian teachings and beliefs about Jesus Christ (Christology) Salvation (Soteriology) and the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology). The course seeks to affirm and preserve the genuine traditions of the past while being sensitive and open to current African issues, concerns and realities in relation to these topics.

TH 603 Systematic Theology III  (4 Hours)
This course examines Christian teachings and beliefs about the Church (Ecclessiology), the Future of the Church, Humanity and the World (Eschatology). Emphasis will be placed on crucial aspects of these doctrines and their relationship to contemporary African issues and realities.

TH 605 Bible and Moral Issues [Moral Theology]  (3 Hours)
This course is designed to provide different methodological approaches to ethics as well as provide tools for theological reflection and responses to some ethical issues and challenges facing the African Christian in particular, and the world in general.

TH 609 Christian Apologetics  (3 hours)
This course is designed to challenge different Worldview assumptions and philosophies examining them in light of biblical revelation, affirming the Christian message through proclamation of the truth. A construction of a comprehensive African Christian apologetics will be attempted.

Translation Studies (TS)

TS 501 Vernacular Scriptures  (2 hours)
To introduce and consider the nature and role of Bible translation from historical, sociological, comparative religious, cultural, and theological perspectives; and to provide an overview of development projects involving vernacular literacy and translation in Africa today.

TS 502 Sociology of Language  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to equip students with an understanding of the major ways that languages are affected by, and affect, the societies in which they are spoken, and with skills in investigating, understanding, and describing such relationships in a given society. Special emphasis is given to multilingual societies of Africa and to language in the Church.

TS 503 Phonetics  (2 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide each student with an understanding of and facility in the interrelated skills of recognition, production, description, and transcription of a large variety of speech sounds, including tone, which occur in languages spoken in Africa. This understanding will provide an essential linguistic foundation for setting up and / or evaluating an adequate orthography for an unwritten language, in preparation for literacy and Bible translation.

TS 504 Morphology & Syntax  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to introduce to the need for an adequate morphosyntactic foundation for translation, and to give enough understanding and skills in grammatical structural analysis to enable them to undertake basic language field studies. Special emphasis is given to structures of African languages.

TS 505 Semantics  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide the basic knowledge and skills for analysing and describing semantic characteristics of biblical languages and of each student’s first language and applying such studies of meaning to exegesis and translation.

TS 506 Phonology  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide each student with an understanding of basic phonological analysis - both theory and practice, with the goal of discovering the phonological system of a language and its implications for an adequate orthography.

TS 507 Advanced Morphology and Syntax  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to build on the foundation provided by TS 504 to provide students with further understanding and skills for analysing and describing grammatical systems of African languages.

TS 508 Pragmatics  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to utterance interpretation in context and speaker meaning by introducing Relevance Theory. There are also brief introductions to other current pragmatic approaches, such as Speech Act Theory and Grice’s Theory of Conversation and Implicatures. Special emphasis is given to applications to biblical hermeneutics and exegesis.

TS509 Applied Linguistic Field Methods  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with principles of field research and language and culture learning in Africa.

TS 510 Bible Use in African Contexts  (3 hours)
The purpose of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the factors affecting Bible use in a particular local or national context from missiological, socio-cultural, and cross-cultural educational perspectives, and to enable students to develop appropriately contextualised strategies to address these factors in a given context.

TS 511 Programme Planning  (2 hours)
The purpose of this course is to describe the work-phases of a translation project from the pre-planning stage to completion and scripture in use stages, to identify the essential planning components of a translation project (e.g., administration, budgeting etc), and to define the role(s) of translation project leader and other translation project personnel.

TS 512 Vernacular Literacy Programmes  (3 hours)
To create awareness of the need for vernacular literacy in African societies and churches, and to equip students with an understanding of adult educational, sociolinguistics and logistic factors affecting the success of vernacular literacy programmes, and with the beginning skills and attitudes to successfully design and implement such programmes effectively.

TS 601 Discourse  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to introduce global notions of discourse and discourse analysis from a pragmatic, cognitive point of view, covering such areas a textuality, genre, coherence, grounding, implicit information and connectivity; to teach practical methods of field research, text analysis, and project write up.

TS 602 Translation I  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic methodological tools to be used in the Bible translation task by means of the application of theoretical insights of Relevance Theory, various other linguistic insights, and various types of exegetical knowledge.

TS 603 Translation II  (3 hours)
To extend TS 602 by introducing further translation issues, with special focus on figurative language, lexical and grammatical problems. The aim is at this stage to gain experience in translation and its assessment.

TS 605 Translation Practicum  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide an essentially practical project of translation into an African language in order to build up semi-professional skills of translation and its assessment.

TS 606 African Language Structures  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide a broad knowledge of phonological, grammatical, semantic, and discourse features of the languages of all four of the main language families indigenous to Africa.

TS 610 Computers for Linguistics and Translation  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to enable students to use computers appropriately in their future work in Bible translation projects.

TS 671-672 Linguistics Project  (2 hours each)
The purpose of this course is to provide practical experience in describing an aspect of the morphosyntax of an African language in the context of descriptive linguistic theory in order to build up semi-professional skills of language analysis and description.

TS 700 Independent Study  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide students an opportunity to pursue in depth a specific topic of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry.

TS 720 Special Topics in Translation Studies  (3 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide students an opportunity to pursue in depth, beyond the level of other courses offered, a specific topic of interest relevant to their study programme and/or future ministry.

TS 771-772 Thesis  (3 hours each)
To develop, and permit the student to demonstrate, competence in research and writing in translation, linguistics, or a closely related field.

Doctoral Division

Communication, hermeneutics and interpretation  [1 unit]
The seminar introduces recent scholarly discussion about the named topics, from the perspectives of biblical studies and linguistics, with the intention of developing a unified approach. There will be a range of reading, discussion papers etc. This unit is foundational to the whole programme.

The social worlds of the Bible and Africa  [4 units]
There are two interactive seminars: worlds of the Old and New Testaments and social realities of Africa today. These three Units pursue recent sociological approaches to the ancient world of the Bible, informing and informed by a careful selection of recent sociological studies on the realities confronting Africa at the present time and some field study. The cohort will take a study trip to part of the eastern Mediterranean, following (for example), the Cambridge Backgrounds seminar, or the History/Geography of the Holy Land. This trip will form one of the Units listed here.

Interpreting the text-world from our world  [4 units]
There are two interactive seminars: biblical and linguistic tools for interpretation. Biblical tools include units on language (Greek and Hebrew), rhetorical and social criticism; linguistic tools include units on (lexical) semantics, pragmatics and discourse organisation. These tools form inputs to exegesis of key passages of the thematic seminar.

Dialogue between the Bible and today’s African worlds  [4 units]
This is the thematic seminar, running throughout the period of seminar units, and forming the coherent integration of study and reflection. Work is farmed out to other units, and work performed in other units is integrated into the ongoing discussion of the chosen topic.

Theologising & translating the Bible into Africa’s worlds  [2 units]
There are two interactive seminars in which students focus on speaking to and translating portions of the Bible for their home communities. Students present the results of their work to their communities during a visit. Theologising is expected to take place in an appropriate language, which will include an African language. Francophone students may undertake part of their theologising in French to the national Christian community.

Specialty topics in biblical or translation studies  [3 units]
Biblical studies students will take additional seminars on biblical history, criticism and theology. Translation students will take seminars and/or placements/internships on teaching, managing, or consulting in translation; generally each student will follow an individualised programme focusing on felt needs.