TCMI does not offer any undergraduate degrees or courses. It does not have a general education program. The subcomponents do not apply to TCMI.
Both of TCMI 's degree programs require students to complete substantial reading requirements, analyze contrasting viewpoints, and communicate their thinking to other students and to faculty members. This is verified by faculty and student reports and by observation of assignments and discussion areas in the online portion of several courses in the Moodle system.
Students report that that the Research Methods course introduces them to graduate-level modes of inquiry. For this reason, faculty and administration made this a required course which students are encouraged to take early in their Masters …show more content…
All courses include students speaking different native languages and citizens of a large number of nations. This is quantified in the Enrollment Percentage 2015 graph in the 2015 TCMI Fact Book and was visible at all student gatherings at the Haus Edelweiss location and in the three site locations. The student body includes members of many different denominations, as seen in the Student Denominations Represented 2015 graph in the 2015 TCMI Fact Book. Students and faculty at Haus Edelweiss and at the mentoring centers reported intense but respectful debates of theological positions in many classes. All the faculty and students, as evangelical Christians, are members of minority religions in all the countries where TCMI is active. This impacts all aspects of their educational programming, from the design of courses and practical skills taught to careful preparation for dealing with discrimination and persecution in some countries.
The TCMI Fact book 2015 shows that 32% of certificate students, 25% of M.A. students and 17% of M.Div. students are women. This approximately matches the mix of students seen at Haus Edelweiss. The student gatherings at the in-country mentoring centers were not representative, as they did not represent classes in …show more content…
Conversation with several faculty members and students confirmed that, as TCMI states, many are bi-vocational, equally active as pastors or other Christian ministries. They are equally active in bringing their knowledge and scholarship to bear in ministry settings. This is visible, for instance, in the creation of new TCMI mentoring centers in primarily-Muslim areas. Faculty report that they designed and updated courses, undertook significant research into those cultures, and have studied the cultures within which they are
Both of TCMI 's degree programs require students to complete substantial reading requirements, analyze contrasting viewpoints, and communicate their thinking to other students and to faculty members. This is verified by faculty and student reports and by observation of assignments and discussion areas in the online portion of several courses in the Moodle system.
Students report that that the Research Methods course introduces them to graduate-level modes of inquiry. For this reason, faculty and administration made this a required course which students are encouraged to take early in their Masters …show more content…
All courses include students speaking different native languages and citizens of a large number of nations. This is quantified in the Enrollment Percentage 2015 graph in the 2015 TCMI Fact Book and was visible at all student gatherings at the Haus Edelweiss location and in the three site locations. The student body includes members of many different denominations, as seen in the Student Denominations Represented 2015 graph in the 2015 TCMI Fact Book. Students and faculty at Haus Edelweiss and at the mentoring centers reported intense but respectful debates of theological positions in many classes. All the faculty and students, as evangelical Christians, are members of minority religions in all the countries where TCMI is active. This impacts all aspects of their educational programming, from the design of courses and practical skills taught to careful preparation for dealing with discrimination and persecution in some countries.
The TCMI Fact book 2015 shows that 32% of certificate students, 25% of M.A. students and 17% of M.Div. students are women. This approximately matches the mix of students seen at Haus Edelweiss. The student gatherings at the in-country mentoring centers were not representative, as they did not represent classes in …show more content…
Conversation with several faculty members and students confirmed that, as TCMI states, many are bi-vocational, equally active as pastors or other Christian ministries. They are equally active in bringing their knowledge and scholarship to bear in ministry settings. This is visible, for instance, in the creation of new TCMI mentoring centers in primarily-Muslim areas. Faculty report that they designed and updated courses, undertook significant research into those cultures, and have studied the cultures within which they are