Academics
These courses have been deliberately designed to stimulate and encourage learning. Students are given set reading assignments in each discipline offered and are required to prepare for a weekly one-on-one with a staff member. Some courses are augmented with lectures.
Each student will take a total of 15 credits. Any additional credits or changes to the course load must be worked out with Geneva and approved by the SIS administrator.
Academic Calendar Dates:
Application Deadline - Autumn Semester 2010
15th March 2010
Application Deadline - Spring Semester 2011
15th October 2010
Required courses:
Scottish Reformation and Covenanting History
(3 credits)
Geneva Course BIB 491
This course examines Scottish Reformation and Covenanting History (1517-1688) using primary source documents and on-site historical research. This course looks at the political, social, and theological conditions that led to and developed in this dramatic period of Scottish history.
Ministry Practicum (3 credits)
Geneva Course MIN 491
This course is centered around a living, vibrant church which offers a variety of worship and service opporunities. You will have the opportunity to pray and work for the salvation and discipleship of men and women. The Airdrie RP Congregation is proactive in seeing the kingdom of God extended in its community.
Three out of the following four classes are required:
Systematic Theology (3 credits)
Geneva Course BIB 325
A comprehensive, systematic study of the major doctrines of Reformed Christianity, covering theology, Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology.
Life & Work of Paul (3 credits)
Geneva Course BIB 310
This course looks at the life and ministry of the apostle Paul from his childhood upbringing in Tarsus through his conversion and missionary journeys, and concludes with a consideration of the letters that he wrote. The goal of this course is to provide the student with an opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of tha apostle Paul, his life, work, and theology so that they will have a better understanding of his letters.
Reformed Evangelism (3 credits)
Geneva Course MIN 210
This course has been designed to take the student through a consideration of this subject which is central to the life of the Church. It commences with an analysis of what Os Guinness calls ‘the megachurch movement's flirt with modernity.’ It then works through the Biblical model which arises from and is driven by who God is and His view of the role His Church must play in the building of His Kingdom. It concludes with a consideration of some of the practical and challenging issues involved in growing an effective, fruitful urban ministry. In conjunction with this, students will be looking at Biblical apologetics.
Humanities (3 credits)
Geneva Course HUM 304
This course
purposes to introduce the student to the definition and analysis of “culture,” as seen through the lens of the Scottish experience. Study will consist of the philosophical and sociological dimensions of Scottish culture, with special interest in the contrast between the modern American and Scottish experience. Per the larger semester-abroad experience here in Airdrie, students will be able to do this study against the backdrop of weekly excursions around Scotland, involving both historic and contemporary Scottish sights. The student will be living in an urban setting, so that he/she will gain benefit from both metropolitan and scenic Scottish life. Special attention will be given to the unique insights of Christendom, as they relate to historic and contemporary Scotland. In this light, questions involving the larger European experience will also come to the fore, along with cultural answers provided by Biblical Christianity.
