Associate in Ministry
This Associate in Ministry degree involves 70 hours of programmatic study for opportunities in the church as well as non-church Christian religious organizations. Hebrew-American studies constitute our flagship offering. Students are to complete 40 credits in the major and 20 electives from which to achieve a minimum of 14.
Diverse certifications and licenses are available for students who desire such specific identification along the way. To pursue the Certificates, a student must earn 20 credits. Earning the certificates helps towards degree pursuits for those who want to take the journey in bits and pieces due to family, work, or other professional activities.
An Associate in Ministry can fit in any organized Christian activity, organization, event, or network. Such an Associate will shine like a star when engaging in any part of the activities due to the exposure this course program brings. An Associate in Ministry can also serve as an assistant pastor.
Associate in Biblical Studies
This course program enables a student to delve into the Bible from both academic and spiritual angles. This exposure puts a student on the road to the knowledge that combines Christian theory and practical spirituality. Hebrew-American studies constitute our flagship offering. Students are to complete 40 credits in the major and 20 electives from which to achieve a minimum of 14. As an Associate in Biblical Studies, you are able to stand your ground when individuals quote the Bible out of context or try to manipulate the truth of God’s word. Consequently, the Associate in Biblical Studies can fit in any and every academic environment, grow as an academic, function as an academic, rise as an academic, and influence policy the handling of Biblical content among argumentators. Bible Studies fundamentals that are covered in this course program strengthen a believer beyond the academic and extend to the ability to influence the doubtful. An Associate in Biblical Studies should be able to match up the Word of God against traditions, cultures, global trends, generational attitudes, and fads.
- Students will conduct academic investigations.
- Students will conduct spiritual investigations.
- Students will conduct professional investigations.
- Students will conduct ministerial investigations.
The investigations will involve the use of The Law, The History, The Prophets, The Gospels, The Epistles, Pre- and Post-Tribulation, and The Apocalypse.
By the end of this course program, the holder of an Associate in Biblical Studies can face any situation.
Associate Program – General Course Pool
Christianity and Theology
This course covers (a) the tenets gleaned from Christ’s postulations in the Synoptic Gospels and (b) man’s systematic development of religious belief as conveyed in diverse texts, orthodox worshippers, and Godians. Students will be able to demonstrate a cognitive grasp of the two paradigms.
Reading: Igbo and English
The course covers the art of reading, knowledge of vocabulary, and fluency in Igbo and English languages. Ambitious students will be able to pass the standard written and oral Igbo language administered by Alta Language Testing Board as well as written and oral English language administered by Emmanuel University Writing Center.
Egypt Captivity to Promised Land
This course covers the period from the Pharaoh who does not know Joseph to the entry of Israelites into the geographic location labeled ‘Promised Land’. After taking this course, students should be able to convey not only the story of the exodus but the ramifications of diverse aspects of the journey. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the bottom half of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Christian Anthropology
This course covers the historical study of Christian-influenced human societies and cultures as well as how those societies and cultures developed over time. Students will become knowledgeable in the social, physical, cultural, and biological elements of those historic Christian societies
West African Hebrews
This course covers the emergence of the Hebrew bloodline on the West African Coast. Students will become evidentially aware of the people group as an elemental antecedent in Shemitism.
Abram to Joseph to Benjamin
This course covers the ethnography that reveals Abram’s first encounter metamorphosing in the creation of a new people group up to the youngest child of Jacob. Students will be versed in the foundation of pre-Israeli Abrahamism.
Prophecies/ Revelations/Divinations
This course covers (a) the identifiable prophetic events/manifestations, (b) apparent human divinations, and (c) the inexplicable mysteries in the connection with Bible prophecies in Revelation, Daniel, and the portion of the Holy Bible described as “The Law”. Students will develop a knack for (a) testing the mysteries, (b) challenging human interpretations, and (c) monitoring events to find associations among events and prophecies, revelations, and divinations.
From Noah to Egypt Captivity
This course covers a continuum of generations spanning the spiritual, physical, psychological, geographical, biological, social, cultural (a) story, comprehension, and spiritual ramifications of Noah’s Ark to (b) the life and times of Israelites while they were enslaved in Egypt. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the bottom half of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
The Israel of Man
This course covers the polity, geography, history, governance, and other paraphernalia of the Israeli country, time, and people. Students will be able to distinguish man’s mundane perspective of Israel from God’s establishment of a people group.
Mathematics
This course covers basic junior college algebra and geometry. Students should be able to speak and write quantitatively even when presenting qualitative topics. Students should also be able to apply mathematical terms while conveying everyday communication.
Speaking
This course covers the art of speaking giving due attention and consideration to communication nuances with the Transmitter-Receiver paradigm in mind. After taking this course, students should be able to (a) face audiences without shyness, (b) stay on topic, (c) carry the listeners along, and (d) earn, at least, one applause in the middle of a 30-minute speech.
Christian Logic
This course covers the pros and cons of critical thinking strictly applied to the delivery of Christian thoughts. The diverse dogmas and denominational foci will constitute resources for pertinent criticisms in Christian logic. After taking this course, students should be able to juxtapose Christ’s logic with the dogmatic logic of different groups.
Adam to Noah
This course covers the genealogy from Adam to Noah with a view to identifying trending tenets in the first world. Students will be able to pick out persons and events of interest in the Adam-to-Noah frame to serve as a sequencing tool for comprehending the post-flood world. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the lowest quarter of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Biblical History
This course covers the historic elements and events that occurred prior, during, and after the era of the law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). This course is not about the Law. Students will understand the underlying atmospheres in which the events occurred.
Writing
This course covers English Language writing skills based on simple to complex sentences. Students will be able to use written words to construct meaning and convey intended meaning in academic and professional environments.
Modern Captivity
This course covers the conceptualization of captivity starting with non-humans such as birds, animals, reptiles, and sea life. The conceptualization will form a basis for analyzing human captivity in the 21st Century. Students will be able to apply the concept of captivity to spirituality and be able to communicate to others a good understanding of ‘BELONGING TO GOD IN THE MODERN ERA’.
Principles of Music
This course covers the fundamentals of music theory with knowledge levels up to the use of E, G, B, D, F as well as F.A.C.E. staff notation models. After taking this course, students will be able to read and write simple song scripts in staff notation.
Biblical Geography
This course covers lands and terrains mentioned in the Bible prior to, during, and after the period of the Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Students should be able to associate those lands with the modern-day names of those same places.
Interpretations
This course covers the different meanings humanity has ascribed to the spiritual tenets in the word of God. Students will find out (a) what Christ said about the word of God, (b) what Peter said about the word of God, and (c) what Paul said about the word of God.
The Israel of God
This course covers the framework of the God-instituted peoplehood of the Israeli nation. Students will be able to determine the connection between the Abramic (Abrahamic) ethnoreligious paradigm and modern-day Abrahamism.
Hebrew-Americans
This course covers (a) the Hebrewic content of the United State, (b) the difference between the Hebrew and the Jew, and (c) what people-grouping constitutes the ‘Hebrew-American’. Students will be able to objectively dissect religious affinities and the antecedent human content within the contiguous United States. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the lowest quarter of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Old Testament
This course covers treatment of the backgrounds of all the books of the old testament with a view to eliciting Bible-centered followership rather than discipleship based on the personal guidance of a speaker, apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher. Students will be able to understand God through God’s dealings with people of old as an example of how modern humans may perceive their relationships with God of the old testament.
Igbo Language
This course covers alphabets, words, names, and rudimentary numerals. Students will learn how to use these items to construct phrases and sentences as well as read and write texts in that language. Ambitious students will be able to pass the standard written and oral Igbo language administered by Alta Language Testing Board and by Emmanuel University Writing Center.
Computer Literacy
This course covers the use of computers in communication, computation, and conceptualization. Students will use computers in the classroom to demonstrate enough knowledge to use computers in the regular course of work.
New Testament
This course covers the treatment of the backgrounds of all the books of the new testament with a view to exploring the thrust of the Gospels, the Acts, and the Epistles. Students will be able to identify the effects of these texts on Judeo-Christian believers. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the first quarter of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Evangelization: Christianization/ Islamization
This course covers a multi-faceted comprehension of evangelism from the perspectives of Christians and Muslims with a view to revealing evangelization approaches. Students will become aware of the symptoms of religious propaganda in the two domains. The performance level in this course will be gauged with the first quarter of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
The Body: The Temple
This course covers human anatomy and physiology beyond simple knowledge of biology, and learn the exact ways in which the body is a temple of not only the Holy Spirit but also a structure that requires upkeep in line with the prescriptions of the Holy Bible. Students will relate the lessons learned to the resources God put in place “for the healing for the nations.” The performance level in this course will be gauged with the lowest (first) quarter of Bloom’s Taxonomy.