Curriculum Structure
The curriculum of EuNC consists of nine clusters. All courses of the three different programmes are divided over one of these nine clusters. The curriculum framework shows how the nine clusters are connected.
1. Bible (All course numbers starting with BIB)
The foundational source that informs our view on God, the Church, the world and ministry is Scripture. Therefore students need to become well grounded in Scripture for receiving direction and inspiration.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 15 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 25 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 50 ECTS
2. Theology, Tradition and Identity (All course numbers starting with THE)
Flowing out of Scripture comes our theology, with added to this the information from tradition, reason and experience (Wesleyan quadrilateral). It is our distinctive Wesleyan theology that provides identity, and describes who we are as a church.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 6 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 20 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 35 ECTS
3. God's Mission; the Church and Vocation (All course numbers starting with MIS)
The heart of the curriculum is a biblical understanding of the heart of God and His mission in the world. Our understanding of the church and of our lives as vocation needs to be informed by this missiological understanding, and believers need to find their place in the missionary activity of God through the Church as the body of Christ.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 9 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 10 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 17 ECTS
4. Proclaiming the Kingdom of God (All course numbers starting with PRC)
One of the two main responsibilities of the Church as the body of Christ is the proclamation of the Kingdom of God as Jesus announced in Luke 4:18. Students will explore this ministry of the church.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: -
Christian Ministry Certificate: 8 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 8 or 13 ECTS
5. Shepherding the Flock (All course numbers starting with PAS)
The other main responsibility of the Church is reflected in the words of Jesus to Peter: "Feed my Sheep". (John 21:15) The courses in this cluster focus on the nurture the church provides for its people or how the church can be led and organised to fulfil this responsibility.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 8 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 8 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 8 or 13 ECTS
6. Ministry Specialties (All course numbers starting with MIN or MUS)
Along with studying the essential ministries of the church and receiving the appropriate knowledge the students will be exploring specific ministries and developing the needed competencies. The music courses that EuNC offers are seen as supporting the ministry of the church and have their place in this cluster.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 1 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 19 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 42 ECTS
7. Understanding the World (All course numbers starting with GEN)
In order to strengthen the proclamation of the Kingdom of God, students need to know and understand the world in which they live and minister, in order to relate the gospel in a relavent way.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: -
Christian Ministry Certificate: 6 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 38 ECTS
8. Understanding People (All course numbers starting with SOC)
In order to strengthen the shepherding of the flock, students need to understand people
and how to communicate with them.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: -
Christian Ministry Certificate: 6 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 9 ECTS
9. Academic proficiencies (All course numbers starting with ACP)
Students need to master the competencies that will make them successful in their
studies. They also need to show that they are able to integrate what they learn into
an overall comprehensive view.
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 1 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 6 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 12 ECTS
Electives
The electives give the campus and learning centres the opportunity to strengthen certain clusters beyond the required minimum by either offering certain courses for more ECTS or adding courses. In a very limited way it also gives individual students options to from which to choose. All electives need to fall into one of the nine clusters described above, or be in the areas of English (all course numbers starting with ENG) or German (all course numbers starting with GER).
Spiritual Formation Certificate: 20 ECTS
Christian Ministry Certificate: 12 ECTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree: 16 ECTS