MS892.406 Directed Study in Mission Studies
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
MS821.406 Biblical Theology of Mission
Co-requisites
None.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Critically evaluate the key issues, ideas and theories in the selected area of mission studies.
Critically analyse and evaluate competing missiological perspectives.
Construct a coherent and well-reasoned argument utilising relevant missiological data.
Unit Description
This unit allows the student to explore a particular area of study in the discipline of Mission Studies by means of an independent directed study project in conjunction with an appropriate faculty member. The area of study and the study plan prepared by the student will be established, checked and approved by the faculty supervisor and through the normal College processes. The detailed shaping of the unit will be based on discussion and planning between the students and the faculty member appointed as their directed study project supervisor.
Two or three meetings, early in the semester, of up to two hours each may be held between the student and the faculty member who is directing the directed study project. During the semester further meetings may be arranged as required. There will normally be a final summative meeting between the directed students and the directing faculty member to finalise the direction the directed study project will take.
The early meetings will set out material to read, material to be found and explored, and an area of closer detail required. Later meetings will seek to put skills in place as needed, and to shape the reading and exploration towards a topic or question, to set clear assessment goals, and to provide strategic feedback to the student.
Teaching Strategies
Personal discussion with faculty member, personal research and writing.
Unit offerings
Independent/Flexible: (Every Semester)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.