What is the goal of the new core curriculum?
Hartland’s core curriculum is at the heart of our undergraduate experience. Our program is aimed at developing the whole person: the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical components of each student. Through the core curriculum the student will gain the essential knowledge and skills needed in order to be successful in college, the mission field, and in life. As part of our pursuit of excellence, this new core offers a comprehensive academic program that covers the common branches of learning.
Central to the mission of the new core is the goal of providing all Hartland students, regardless of their major, with the tools, knowledge, and experience they need to be effective in the foreign or home mission field.
What is the rationale behind revising the old curriculum?
We saw a need to better align our core curriculum with our goal of training 21st-century missionaries. Missionary training is broader than having Bible classes as the distinguishing characteristic of the core. We want our core to give all of our students various tools that can aid them in ministering to people. Nonetheless, in our new core, we have not removed any of the previous Bible classes. Instead, we have sought to enrich the mission focus of our program by adding missiology, evangelism, discipleship, and general education classes.
In addition, we have added a whole term with a summer missionary training school, and we have restructured our chapels in such a way as to address relevant topics which aren’t covered in the classes we are offering, or that we want to reinforce by reviewing important content such as Fundamentals of the Christian Faith.
What distinguishes this new core curriculum from other Seventh-day Adventist colleges?
The hallmark of the core is its commitment to developing soul winners within multiple contexts and an entrepreneurial mindset through theory and practical training.
- Developing soul winners within multiple contexts through:
- The Bible, missiology, and evangelistic ministry courses offered in our core:
- Cross-Cultural Ministry
Missiology
Biblical Apologetics
World Religions
Principles and Strategies for Church Growth
Evangelism
Prayer Coaching and Discipleship Training
Life and Health Coaching
- Cross-Cultural Ministry
- Weekly outreach activities such as:
- Bible work
Canvassing
Health expos
Life and health coaching
Health clinics
Aiding local church outreach activities
Community service
Prison ministry
- Bible work
- The Bible, missiology, and evangelistic ministry courses offered in our core:
- Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset through:
- Courses such as:
- Ministry and Leadership
- Ministry and Economics
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Ministry and Economics
- Weekly practical training
- Work education program
New Core Curriculum Courses
| MISSIONARY TRAINING SCHOOL | 12 Credits |
|---|---|
| Intro to Fundamentals of the Christian Faith | |
| Intro to Daniel & Revelation | |
| Homiletics | |
| Biblical Hermeneutics | |
| Cross-Cultural Ministry | |
| Evangelism Basics | |
| Prayer Coaching & Discipleship Training | |
| Bible Work Basics | |
| Principles & Strategies for Church Growth | |
| Prayer Coaching & Discipleship Training | |
| Music Evangelism | |
| Literature Evangelism | |
| Evangelistic Series | |
| Health Outreach |
| RELIGION | 11 Credits |
|---|---|
| Conversion & Righteousness by Faith | |
| World Religions | |
| Fundamentals of the Christian Faith II | |
| Life & Teachings of Jesus |
| MISSIOLOGY | 5 Credits |
|---|---|
| Missiology | |
| Apologetics |
| PSYCHOLOGY | 7 Credits |
|---|---|
| Biblical Principles of Mental Health | |
| Life & Health Coaching |
| LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION | 13 Credits |
|---|---|
| English I: Composition | |
| Research Writing | |
| Digital Ministry Foundations | |
| Teaching Seminar |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | 10 Credits |
|---|---|
| Ministry & Leadership | |
| Christian Marriage & Family | |
| Ministry & Economics | |
| Entrepreneurial Mindset |
| HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS | 13 Credits |
|---|---|
| Survey of World History | |
| SDA Church History | |
| Philosophy of Christian Education | |
| Principles of Christian Music I, II, III |
| PRACTICAL ARTS, OUTREACH & PHYSICAL EXERCISE | 4 Credits |
|---|---|
| Physical Fitness | |
| Cooking Lab | |
| Handyman Lab | |
| Auto Mechanics Lab | |
| Work Education (12 hours per week) | |
| Evangelistic Ministries |