Variances from the Core Program
It is expected that each school partnering with the Commission will
have variances to the core program defined in the Program Proposal and Core
Course List.
Factors
 | Local accreditation requirements (eg additional research papers) |
| Institutional doctrinal emphases |
| Internal "political" pressures within the faculty (eg Tradtional
theologians requiring more systematics) |
| Cultural variations (eg South AFrican emphasis on Reconciliation) |
| The sources and educational quality of incoming students. |
| Institutional capacities to deliver some courses (eg noone is
qualified to teach on some topics) |
Statements for Action
| If there are major program variances, these should be documented, submitted
to the commission before implementation and obtain consensus as to their validity. |
| Each course is expected to have local content, so this is
encouraged and affirmed. |
| Creative action learning facilitation by expert practitioners is
considered the primary modus operandi vs. legislation of course details
from external sources. |
| Moderation: core course descriptions have been developed for all
the courses, and a core course description development process, that
includes moderation by the commission of the 5-7 outcomes and the action
processes and evaluation processes that facilitate these. Beyond the
core parameters moderation does not imply sameness. |
Variances at APU
- Urban Poor Churchplanting will be called Urban Poor Church Leadership
Variances at ATS
- A leadership focus more than movement leadership, indicating entrance
requirements do not require significant leadership experience
- The Health Care course will focus on primary health care but not
significantly cover HIV /AIDS programs as this is not as significant in
the Philippines context
- The Slum Education Course will focus on preschools not vocational
schools or adult education processes.
- CHED, the national accrediting body requires additional courses in
research for thesis students, in Church
Research and hence the Realities course has a strong research emphasis to
accommodate this.
The theology faculty require additional courses
Introduction to the Bible
(non credit) equivalent to TUL500 (though has
not been developed according to the standards of the MATUL).
Theology 1 (3
credits)
Similar
to the course required for M.A. grads in the old curriculum
Hermeneutics
Among Urban Poor (3
credits)
General
hermeneutics theory combined with ethnohermeneutics
- There is an option for a Thesis.
- Field supervision is only for one semester each year.
- Additional non-credit English courses are required according to test
scores.
Variances at HBI
- Additional courses required by faculty: Major Religions, Introduction
to Theology, Introduction to missions
Variances at Carlile
- Total length of degree is 60 units rquired by CHE
- 15 credits for the thesis in teh fourth semester, thus four smesters worth of courses are packed into 3 semesters.
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