Media Department
Description
Christian Media and Communication Department
Our Mission
Equip 21st century missional entrepreneurs with innovative competencies and literacies to transform cyberspace with a proper understanding of the plan of salvation.
Our Philosophy
The number of nontraditional households with a post-Christian culture has made it much more challenging to use traditional outreach methods. Therefore, it is a top priority to rethink and innovate how we engage in mission work without compromising our biblical worldview.
In the book Healing Ellen White presents a method by which we can be truly successful in our mission work. It is a well thought out process that involves empathizing with the perspective of the people we want to serve.[1] Our main goal is to instill a human-centered approach to ministry. This approach is a way to improve the usability and user experience for digital content created by students for those seeking spiritual answers. By helping students adopt this mindset, technology will never overshadow ministry but will remain a tool that supports the work.
[1] Ellen G. White, Ministry of Healing, p. 143
Our Student Profile
Our media program is specifically designed for students who want to develop creative media-based entrepreneurial skills to win souls. Students are encouraged to find new ways to reach changing generations with the unchanging, everlasting gospel.
The program also encourages students to start a creative agency that uses their talents to glorify God and benefit humanity while still in school. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to enter a variety of media professions and fields, whether through advanced study in media or as practitioners and artists.
Our Method of Teaching
The teaching model widely adopted in our program is Project-Based Learning (PBL). PBL is a method of instruction where students work on a project over an extended period, from a week to a term, in which they must solve a real-world problem or answer a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience. This method best fits our college’s philosophy of harmoniously combining practical and intellectual knowledge.
Connect students with industry professionals who can teach, inspire and challenge.
Empower students through active partnerships with businesses, ministries, and institutions using technologies and skills we teach.
Student Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the BA in Christian Media Ministry, our graduates will share the everlasting gospel as:
Creative Missional Entrepreneurs
• Apply creative entrepreneurial skills to solve practical business problems.
• Engage with a range of stakeholders to deliver creative and sustainable solutions to specific problems.Multimedia Designers / Graphic Designers
• Construct a body of work that demonstrates visual intelligence, conceptual understanding, collaboration, and technical facility at a professional level in media design/graphic design and production.
• Demonstrate knowledge of discipline-specific skills and vocabulary.Digital Discipleship Ministry
• Create engaging content to reach digital audiences with the everlasting gospel through virtual discipleship.
• Develop digital tools to build online communities and transform cyberspace with a proper understanding of the plan of salvation.
Creative Missional Entrepreneurs
• Apply creative entrepreneurial skills to solve practical business problems.
• Engage with a range of stakeholders to deliver creative and sustainable solutions to specific problems.Multimedia Designers / Graphic Designers
• Construct a body of work that demonstrates visual intelligence, conceptual understanding, collaboration, and technical facility at a professional level in media design/graphic design and production.
• Demonstrate knowledge of discipline-specific skills and vocabulary.Digital Discipleship Ministry
• Create engaging content to reach digital audiences with the everlasting gospel through virtual discipleship.
• Develop digital tools to build online communities and transform cyberspace with a proper understanding of the plan of salvation.
Degrees Offered
Note that all degrees and the Media minor feature a personalized “specialization stream” based on the student’s interests and ministry goals.