Course Offerings

NOTE: Course offerings are subject to change for many unforeseeable reasons.

Please double-check with the listing on Populi before you finalize your course plan. If you have any questions about the course offerings and registration, please don't hesitate to contact our Registrar, Elena Jimenez.

Spring Term 2021/2022

(January 24 - May 6, 2022)

Most Spring 2022 courses will meet on-campus during the first week of the Spring term. All courses will also meet regularly throughout the semester, via Zoom and asynchronous (not live) discussions in the Populi course platform. All Spring courses have a designated meeting time, although not all courses will meet every week.

On-Campus Tuesday, January 25

• Signature Course - Grounding 2: Pedagogies for Becoming [Hicks] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Thursdays, 3-5 PM
• Chaplains at Work: Navigating Organizations [Taylor]: 3 credits, Zoom meetings Wednesdays, 10 AM-Noon

On-Campus Wednesday, January 26

• Signature Course - Vocational Studies 2: Communities [Rogers] - 3 credits, plus 3 credit internship, Zoom meetings Thursdays, 3-5 PM
• Signature Course - Leadership Studies 2: Administration [Ortega] - 3 credits, plus 3 credit internship, Zoom meetings Thursdays, 3-5 PM
• Introduction to Pastoral Ministry [Taylor] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Tuesdays, 10 AM-Noon

On-Campus Thursday, January 27

• Introduction to Ethics [Ambrose] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Thursdays, Noon-2 PM
• Religion on the Move [Kirk] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Fridays, 10 AM-Noon

On-Campus Friday, January 28

• History of Global Christianity [Kirk] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Mondays, 2-4 PM
• Global Religions [Crowley] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Mondays, 2-4 PM

Fully Online

• Preaching As If You Mean It [Schwartz] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Mondays, 10 AM-Noon
• New Testament [Beverly] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM
• Introduction to Buddhist Traditions [Straube] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Tuesdays, 4-6 PM

Travel Course

• Faith Formation for Multi-Racial Contexts [Hicks] - 3 credits, Zoom meetings Wednesdays, 2-4 PM

This course is planned as a travel course, with a required trip to Minneapolis from Friday, April 8 through Monday, April 10. (Spring Break is April 4-8.) If COVID prevents travel, we will plan a virtual intensive during that time instead. However, if the trip does go forward, virtual participation will not be an option. You should expect an initial assignment due by the second Friday of the term, preparatory work before the trip and integration work afterward.

Fall Term 2021/2022

(August 30 - December 10, 2021)

Most Fall 2021 courses will meet on-campus during the first week of the Fall term. All courses will also meet regularly throughout the semester, via Zoom and asynchronous (not live) discussions in the Populi course platform. All Fall courses have a designated meeting time, although not all courses will meet every week.

On-Campus Tuesday, August 31 

• Grounding 1: Theology and Social Praxis [Hogue]: 3.00 credits [Signature Course]
• Vocational Studies: Formation [Kirk]: 3.00 credits, plus 3.00 credit internship [Signature Course]
• Introduction to Chaplaincy [Journey]: 3.00 credits - Course Cancelled

On-Campus Wednesday, September 1

• Leadership Studies: Formation [Hicks]: 3.00 credits, plus 3.00 credit internship [Signature Course]

On-Campus Thursday, September 2

• Tools for Parish and Nonprofit Administration [Barker]: 3.00 credits
• Faith Formation in a Changing World [Rogers]: 3.00 credits

On-Campus Friday, September 3

• Unitarian Universalist History and Polity [Kirk]: 3.00 credits
• Constructive Theology [Hogue]: 3.00 credits
• Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Ministry [Ambrose]: 3.00 credits

On-Campus Saturday, September 4

• Topics in Worship and Liturgy - Designing Sensory-Rich Worship: [Straube and Tolley] 3.00 credits
• Pedagogy for Social Change [Hicks]: 3.00 credits

Fully Online: No On-Campus Meetings

• Hebrew Bible [Beverly]: 3.00 credits
• Humanism II [Cook]: 3.00 credits - Course Cancelled
• Religion on the Move [Kirk]: 3.00 credits - Course Cancelled

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Again, course offerings are subject to change for many unseeable reasons. Please double-check with the listing on Populi (when they are made available) before you finalize your course plan. If you have any questions about the course offerings and registration, please don't hesitate to contact our Registrar, Elena Jimenez.