| MAGL5313 | Applied Hermeneutics | The course provides an introduction to advanced methods of Bible study. Students gain proficiency in using Bible software for searches, word studies grammatical analysis, and translation comparison. Students learn to use tools for exegetical study s... |
| MAGL5315 | Leadership Practicum | The course consists of supervised practical training experience in a challenging work environment under the guidance of mentoring relationships provided by a proficient veteran in the field and an academic advisor. Students improve leadership skills... |
| MAGL5315 | Leadership Practicum | The course consists of supervised experience in a challenging work environment under the guidance of mentoring relationships provided by a proficient veteran in the field and an academic advisor. Students improve leadership skills in field experienc... |
| MAGL5316 | Global Leadership Practicum | Travel abroad and intercultural exercises place students in challenging cross-cultural situations where it is necessary to demonstrate skills in managing different customs, norms and expectations produced by inter-cultural encounter. Students exercis... |
| MAGL5321 | Sharing Gospel Faith | In this course students learn skills in personal evangelism by sharing testimony of a personal experience with Jesus Christ as Savior and by communicating the essentials of the Christian gospel. Strategies for how to engage people in gospel conversat... |
| MAGL5322 | Transformational Church Life | Should be MAGL 6322 This course examines examples of healthy and vibrant spiritual life in growing churches, where members experience personal transformation, healthy community, and minister to their broader community in transformational ministry str... |
| MAGL5324 | Urban Community Development | No Description Set |
| MAGL5326 | Urban Community Development | This course examines the social and spiritual needs of marginalized urban dwellers. Students consider successful ministry models to address those needs, and to provide support in developing communities that seek transformation into a more healthy and... |
| MAGL5330 | Introduction to Missiology | An introductory study of the theory and practice of Christian missions, analyzing how the gospel is best communicated in specific cross-cultural situations. The course challenges students to consider how they can share Christian faith with those who... |
| MAGL5331 | Cross-Cultural Living and Ministry | The course provides orientation to people who will work in international or ethnically diverse settings where personal adaptation to a different language and culture is required. The course focuses on acquiring insights and skills for cultural adapta... |
| MAGL5332 | Strategies for Missionary Work | An in depth study of strategies and tactics for missionary work; reviews the history of strategic approaches in missions, culminating with current strategies for reaching unreached people groups (UPGs); includes overview of the development and nature... |
| MAGL5333 | Local Church on Mission | The class will provide practical steps in developing a missional church devoted to sharing the gospel in positive terms within its own community, in its region, nation, and world. Leadership tools will be provided for church workers to lead their chu... |
| MAGL5334 | Chronological Bible Storying | The course helps students learn to communicate more effectively to non-literate oral learners by using stories and narratives to communicate an essential Christian message. Students will understand that most of the world's population does not learn... |
| MAGL5335 | Biographies of Outstanding Missionaries | The course consists of reading biographies of inspiring examples of Christian living and ministry from the history of missions. Students will read biographies from the early church, from medieval missions, from the modern missionary movement, and fro... |
| MAGL5336 | Current Trends in Missions | The course considers important contemporary developments in global Christian missions. A review of approaches, strategies, methods, and problems will lead to suggestions about best practice and relevant applications in concrete settings. Since this i... |
| MAGL5337 | Christian Perspectives in GlobalReligions and Worldviews | reserved for committee |
| MAGL5340 | Integrating Faith and Cultures | The purpose of the course is to analyze how Christian faith intersects with cultures-whether one's own or other cultures. Biblical, missiological, and cross-cultural principles are applied to provide perspectives, guidelines, and methods for ministry... |
| MAGL5341 | Global Christianity | The course reviews recent and best thinking on the advance of world evangelization by reviewing the biblical basis for missions, the history of worldwide expansion of Christianity, cultural adaptation and competencies required for work among remote p... |
| MAGL5341 | Perspectives on the World ChristianMovement | The course reviews recent and best thinking on the advance of world evangelization by reviewing the biblical basis for missions, the history of worldwide expansion of Christianity, cultural adaptation and competencies required for work among remote p... |
| MAGL5342 | Ethnography, Cultures, and Worldviews | The course introduces students to applied ethnography, where they will learn the essentials of how to conduct interviews with persons from a different cultural identity to ascertain customs, values, and worldview understandings. Students learn to 'r... |
| MAGL5343 | Understanding Islam | The course is an introductory examination of Islamic faith and practice, designed for those with little previous understanding of Islamic culture and its doctrinal beliefs. Students will learn to describe the principle features of Islamic religious... |
| MAGL5344 | Strategies for Urban Ministries | The course provides tools to engage the urban setting around the globe as metropolis, inner city, and suburban area. Students learn skills for civic and personal transformation that grow out of Christian ministry and witness. Biblical models for ad... |
| MAGL5345 | Business as Mission | Business as Mission (BAM) represents a movement of entrepreneurs and business leaders uniting with missionaries and missions strategists to utilize their business acumen to take the good news of Jesus into the world. BAM businesses hold a dual emphas... |
| MAGL5351 | History and Culture of East Asia | This course explores the historical background of China, Japan, and Korea; analyzing the East Asian culture and the current dynamics of social issues in these three countries. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includ... |
| MAGL5352 | History of East Asian Philosophy &Religion | This course explores the history of East Asian philosophy, religious beliefs, and practices from the area's prehistory to the present. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements... |
| MAGL5353 | Fine Arts in East Asia | An overview of the visual and performing arts of East Asia. Field trips to art museums and cultural events will be required. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which refl... |
| MAGL5354 | Literature of East Asia | This course explores selected masterpieces of China, Japan, and Korea from the earliest periods through the 19th century. This 5000-level course is cross-listed with a 4000-level course and includes specific graduate course requirements which reflect... |
| MAGL5355 | Leadership in East Asia | A comprehensive introduction to and survey of the principles of leadership in East Asian culture will be covered. This course examines the topic of leadership issues in East Asia and how the leadership style has been developed in the East Asian soci... |
| MAGL5356 | Business & Finance in East Asia | This course examines the topic of successful business in East Asian countries. Students will study the historical and cultural backgrounds of each country and examine how these backgrounds impact current business practices. Emphasis is placed on the... |
| MAGL5357 | Understand E Asia Civilization & Culture | This course will focus on the historical, philosophical, pedagogical, administrative and management similarities and differences in global educational leadership. Through the experiential study of the foreign educational system, students will explore... |
| MAGL5358 | Essentials of East Asian Language | For students involved in East Asian language immersion, this course provides introductory knowledge of essential survival phrases, vocabulary and grammar to communicate at a basic level for living necessities and simple conversations as cultural lear... |
| MAGL5359 | Travel Study in East Asia | Discover the vibrant culture, history, and society of East Asia, with a particular travel focus on one East Asian country. This travel study course introduces students to important cities, major historical sites, and different cultural regions. In ad... |
| MAGL5360 | Special Topics in Intercultural Studies | This course examines and critically evaluates specified areas of interest related to Global Leadership. Students will engage current issues through the exploration of designated topics that might be time-sensitive to the life and ministry of the stud... |
| MAGL5391 | Global Education Opportunities | Reserved by Bob Garrett |
| MAGL5392 | History of East Asian Philosophy andReligion | This course will explore the hostory of East Asian philosophy, religious beliefs, and practices from the area's prehistory to the present. |
| MAGL5393 | Great Awakenings | An experimental course may be created when there is not an approved course offered which covers a particular subject matter. If the course is popular, it may lead to a regular departmental offering. |
| MAGL5394 | International Humanitarian Assistance | This is an experimental course and is not listed in the current version of the Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog. Experimental courses are identified by a '9' as the third digit of the course number (e.g., ENGL 2390)... |
| MAGL5395 | Persecution and the Global Church | An experimental course may be created when there is not an approved course offered which covers a particular subject matter. If the course is popular, it may lead to a regular departmental offering. |
| MAGL5396 | Understanding Japanese Society | An experimental course may be created when there is not an approved course offered which covers a particular subject matter. If the course is popular, it may lead to a regular departmental offering. |
| MAGL5397 | International Humanitarian Aid | This is an experimental course and is not listed in the current version of the Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog. Experimental courses are identified by a '9' as the third digit of the course number (e.g., ENGL 2390)... |
| MAGL5398 | Special Topics in MAGL | This is an experimental course and is not listed in the current version of the Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog. Experimental courses are identified by a '9' as the third digit of the course number (e.g., ENGL 2390)... |
| MAGL6312 | Urban Church in Transition | This course helps students to understand dynamics of contemporary urban ministry within traditional urban churches. Students learn about transition models that have proven successful in leading traditional churches in urban settings to adjust to the... |
| MAGL6313 | Developing Neighboring Churches in Urban Settings | This course will explore a biblical, historical, socio-cultural, and missiological framework of urban spaces and God's work/actions in order to imagine and develop local congregations rooted in urban neighborhoods. Urban spaces are the places where n... |
| MAGL6322 | Transformational Church Life | The course examines examples of healthy and vibrant spiritual life in growing churches, where members experience personal transformation, healthy community, and minister to their broader community in transformational ministry strategies. The class an... |
| MAGL6323 | Small Group Disciple-Making | Small group ministries allow gospel seekers and new believers to understand the Christian gospel and to learn how to live a kingdom lifestyle as disciples. The range of small group ministry models-from a traditional Sunday School approach to a cell g... |
| MAGL6324 | Church Multiplication Methods | Churches can grow faster and reach more people by starting new churches and groups. The course reviews strategies for church growth, for saturation church planting, for missionary or kingdom expansion, and for prompting church planting movement to ac... |
| MAGL6325 | Starting New Churches | The foundational challenges for church planters are always spiritual and relational, yet starting new churches, especially in the USA, requires demographic research into the local community, vision casting, careful planning and goal which leads up to... |
| MAGL6345 | Business As Mission | Business as Mission looks at creative proposals for doing global business in ways that also advance a humanitarian and Christian kingdom agenda while promoting missionary strategy. This course examines the Business as Mission (BAM) movement from hist... |
| MAGLELEC | Global Leadership Elective | FINANCE ELECT Suggestion below sent 11/18/24 A generic course used for the External Transcript Equivalency Process. If the course does not have an equivalency but will meet subject area the ELEC is used along with the appropriate department to state... |
| MANA5355 | Leadership in East Asia | No Description Set |