DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL MISSION

Total Courses: 8

Core Courses:

  • TAG 101 – Introduction to Agro-Theology
  • TAG 102 – Biblical Theology of Land and Creation
  • TAG 103 – Fundamentals of Sustainable Farming
  • TAG 104 – Theology of Work and Rural Vocation

Borrowed/General Courses:

  • GEN 101 – Research and Writing for Theological Studies
  • MIN 101 – Introduction to Missional Discipleship
  • ETH 101 – Introduction to Christian Environmental Ethics
    COM 101 – Basic Community Mobilization and Empowerment
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  • FTE 101 – Introduction to Food Processing and Faith-based Innovation
  • FTE 102 – Foundations of Christian Entrepreneurship
  • FTE 103 – Food Hygiene and Safety in Biblical Contexts
  • FTE 104 – African Herbal Foods and Biblical Nutrition
  • GEN 101 – Research and Writing for Faith-Based Studies (Borrowed)
  • ETH 101 – Christian Environmental and Business Ethics (Borrowed)
  • BIB 101 – Biblical Principles of Provision and Stewardship (Borrowed)
  • PRA 101 – Mini Project in Food Innovation or Processing

Total Courses: 12

Core Courses:

  • TAG 201 – Intermediate Agro-Theology and Practice
  • TAG 202 – Soil, Water, and Agroecological Systems
  • TAG 203 – Theology of Stewardship and Sustainability
  • DEV 201 – Community Transformation and Rural Livelihoods
  • PTH 201 – Theology of the Kingdom and Holistic Mission
  • COM 201 – Church and Community Engagement in Agricultural Mission
  • ENT 201 – Agripreneurship and Small Christian Enterprises

Borrowed/General Courses:

  • ETH 202 – African Perspectives on Land and Food Ethics
     GEN 201 – Research Methods and Contextual Theology
    BIB 201 – Biblical Models of Agricultural Living
     WOR 201 – Creation in African Christian Worship and Liturgy
     MIN 201 – Rural Church Planting and Agricultural Extension

Core Courses:

  • FTE 201 – Food Preservation Methods: Drying, Canning, and Fermentation
  • FTE 202 – Herbal Processing and Product Development
  • FTE 203 – Gospel-Driven Product Design and Community Impact
  • FTE 204 – Theology of Vocation and Business as Mission
  • ENT 201 – Agro-Enterprise and Small Business Development (Borrowed)
  • FTE 205 – Labeling, Packaging, and Ethical Marketing
  • FTE 206 – Introduction to HACCP and Food Regulation Standards
  • FTE 207 – Faith-Based Business Modeling

General/Borrowed Courses:
9. HLT 201 – Community Health, Nutrition, and Christian Healing
10. GEN 201 – Contextual Research Methods in Faith and Innovation
11. MIN 201 – Church-Based Enterprise and Economic Discipleship
12. PRA 201 – Product Testing and Community Feedback Project

Total Courses: 14

Core Courses:

  • TAG 301 – Agro-Theology and Eschatological Hope
  • TAG 302 – Farm-Based Ministry Models in Africa
  • THS 301 – Systematic Theology of Creation and Redemption
  • MIN 301 – Managing Church-Owned Agricultural Projects
  • TEC 301 – Appropriate Agricultural Technologies for Communities
  • FTH 301 – Food Security and Christian Humanitarian Ministry
  • ECO 301 – Ecotheology and African Eco-Spirituality
  • PRA 301 – Supervised Community Farming Ministry Internship

Borrowed/General Courses:
 ETH 301 – Environmental Ethics in Christian Tradition
 DEV 301 – Agricultural Development Policy and Theology
 COM 301 – Stakeholder Engagement and Participatory Development
 GEN 301 – Academic Research and Project Proposal Writing
 LDR 301 – Servant Leadership in Rural Missions
. BIB 301 – Parables of Jesus and Agricultural Imagery

Core Courses:

  • FTE 301 – Advanced Food Science and Technology in African Contexts
  • FTE 302 – Functional Foods, Faith, and Preventive Health
  • FTE 303 – Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Christian Herbal Medicine
  • FTE 304 – Ethical Product Innovation and Christian Social Impact
  • FTE 305 – Food Processing for Special Populations (Children, Elderly, Sick)
  • FTE 306 – Theology of Healing, Hospitality, and Product Ministry

Borrowed/General Courses:
7. LDR 301 – Strategic Christian Leadership and Innovation Management
8. BIB 301 – Food, Feasting, and Healing in Scripture
9. ECO 301 – Christian Resource Management and Local Economies
10. HERM 301 – Interpreting Scripture for Vocation and Marketplace Ministry
11. GEN 301 – Project Research and Proposal Development
12. PRA 301 – Internship in Food Product Design or Processing Enterprise
13. COM 301 – Engaging Communities Through Faith-Based Products
14. FTH 301 – Faith, Food, and Cultural Renewal

Total Courses: 35 (3 Years)

Year 1:

  • THE 101 – Introduction to Christian Theology
  • BIB 101 – Old Testament Survey
  • BIB 102 – New Testament Survey
  • TAG 101 – Introduction to Agro-Theology
  • SOC 101 – Rural Sociology and African Worldview
  • AGR 101 – Basic Agronomy and Soil Care
  • MIN 101 – Theology of Mission and Discipleship
  • ETH 101 – Christian Ethics and Environmental Justice
  • GEN 101 – Research and Writing for Theological Studies

Year 2:
10. TAG 202 – Theology of Land and Jubilee Justice
11. AGR 202 – Intermediate Sustainable Agriculture
12. TAG 203 – African Theology of Nature and Creation
13. ENT 202 – Missional Entrepreneurship and Farming
14. DEV 202 – Church and Community Development
15. LDR 202 – Christian Leadership in Rural Contexts
16. EXT 202 – Agricultural Extension Methods
17. HERM 202 – Contextual Hermeneutics and Land Themes
18. HLT 202 – Christian Community Health and Nutrition

Year 3:
19. TAG 301 – Agroecology and Creation Care
20. ETH 301 – Theology of Suffering and Food Crisis
21. MIN 302 – Farm and Ministry Project Management
22. GEN 301 – Applied Research in Theology and Agriculture
23. WOR 301 – Creation in African Worship and Art
24. PRA 301 – Internship in Church-based Farming Projects
25. THS 302 – Creation and Redemption
26. ECO 301 – African Eco spiritual Theology
27. LDR 303 – Strategic Planning for Rural Ministry
28. BIB 301 – Advanced Biblical Themes in Agriculture
29. FTH 301 – Theology of Food and Feasting
30. PROJ 401 – Final Project or Thesis

Year 1:

  • FTE 101 – Introduction to Food Processing and Biblical Enterprise
  • FTE 102 – African Foods and Healing Traditions
  • ENT 101 – Foundations of Christian Entrepreneurship
  • GEN 101 – Academic Writing and Research
  • BIB 101 – Theology of Bread, Body, and Blessing
  • HLT 101 – Community Nutrition and Herbal Remedies
  • ETH 101 – Christian Ethics and the Marketplace
  • AGR 101 – Intro to Agronomy and Food Crops

Year 2:

  • FTE 202 – Herbal Processing and Formulation
  • FTE 204 – Packaging, Preservation, and Nutrition Labeling
  • FTE 205 – Christian Marketing and Product Ethics
  • FTE 206 – Food Safety, Law, and Certification
  • LDR 202 – Leadership in Kingdom-Based Ventures
  • ECO 202 – Theological Economics for Local Impact
  • COM 202 – Public Communication and Consumer Engagement
  • GEN 201 – Field Research and Impact Analysis

Year 3:

  • FTE 301 – Applied Product Innovation Lab
  • FTE 303 – Advanced Herbal Applications in Nutrition
  • FTE 304 – Food Enterprise in Mission and Church
  • FTE 305 – Special Diets and Ethical Food Design
  • PRA 301 – Industry Placement or Food Enterprise Internship
  • MIN 301 – Missional Business and Healing Markets
  • BIB 302 – Jesus’ Table Ministry and Economic Inclusion
  • PROJ 401 – Bachelor Thesis or Food Innovation Project

Total Courses: 15

Core Courses:

  • TAG 501 – Agro-Theology and Eco-Spiritual Formation
  • TAG 502 – African Theological Perspectives on Ecology
  • ETH 501 – Advanced Environmental Theology and Ethics
  • DEV 501 – Theology of Sustainable Development
  • DIS 501 – Theology of Disaster and Famine Relief
  • ADV 501 – Christian Climate Action and Advocacy
  • ECO 501 – Faith-Based Agricultural Economics

Borrowed/General Courses:
8. FTH 502 – Theology of Food, Fasting, and Feasting
9. LDR 502 – Rural Ministry Leadership Models
10. GEN 501 – Research Design and Methodology
11. MIN 501 – Practical Agricultural Ministry Case Study
12. PRA 501 – Creation Stewardship Practicum
13. BIB 501 – Biblical Foundations of Eco-Justice
14. CTH 501 – Comparative Theology of Nature
15. PGD 501 – Capstone Project

Core Areas:

  • FTE 501 – Theological Framework for Food Innovation
  • FTE 502 – Nutrition, Health, and Christian Healing Traditions
  • FTE 503 – Ethical Innovation and Sustainable Packaging
  • FTE 504 – African Herbal Foods: Theory and Practice
  • FTE 505 – Product Testing, Compliance, and Market Readiness
  • FTE 506 – Christian Social Enterprise and Economic Justice
  • FTE 507 – Research Design and Enterprise Mapping
  • FTE 508 – Capstone Project in Christian Product Innovation

Core Courses:

  • THS 601 – Theology of the Land and the Poor
  • HERM 601 – Christian Ecological Hermeneutics
  • THS 602 – Creation and Redemption: A Theological Analysis
  • ETH 601 – Climate Change and African Theology
  • BIB 601 – Land Ethics in the Hebrew Bible
  • LDR 601 – Faith-Based Environmental Policy and Leadership
  • ECO 601 – Global and African Food Sovereignty
  • CTH 602 – Comparative Theology on Creation
  • MIN 601 – Missional Agro-Theological Models in Africa
  • GEN 601 – Research Seminar and Field Work
  • THS 603 – M.Th. Thesis (20,000–30,000 words)

Core Seminars and Labs:

  • FTE 601 – Theology of Work, Innovation, and Food Enterprise
  • FTE 602 – Strategic Leadership in Faith-Based Processing Ventures
  • FTE 603 – The Prophetic Imagination and Food Justice Campaigns
  • FTE 604 – Advanced Herbal Formulations and Ethics
  • FTE 605 – Intellectual Property, Branding, and Christian Witness
  • GEN 601 – Thesis Research and Applied Innovation Fieldwork
  • MCE 601 – Master’s Thesis (25,000–30,000 words)

Core Seminars:

  • THD 701 – Eco-Theology and Land Ethics
  • THD 702 – Doctoral Research Methodology
  • THD 703 – Biblical Agrarianism and Theological Reflection
  • THD 704 – African Indigenous Ecology and Christian Witness
  • THD 705 – Theology of Creation and Public Theology
  • THD 706 – Comparative Theology of Land and Human Dignity

Thesis:

  • THD 800 – Dissertation (40,000–60,000 words)

Borrowed Course Key Areas Integrated Across Levels:

  • Research and Writing (GEN series)
  • African Christian Ethics and Theology (ETH, THS, ECO series)
  • African Worldview, Health, and Community Development (SOC, HLT, DEV series)
  • Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics (BIB, HERM series)
  • Comparative Theology (CTH series)
  • Christian Leadership and Ministry (LDR, MIN series)

Doctoral Seminars:

  • PHD 701 – Theology, Science, and the Healing Economy
  • PHD 702 – Indigenous Innovation, Food Cultures, and Missional Praxis
  • PHD 703 – Transformational Leadership in Agro-Enterprise Missions
  • PHD 704 – Theology of Healing Markets and Sacred Commodities
  • PHD 705 – Public Witness through Product Ministry
  • PHD 706 – Dissertation Proposal Seminar

Dissertation:

  • PHD 800 – Dissertation (45,000–60,000 words)

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