This is an introduction to the historical background of Pentateuch and the “former prophets”. The course covers the old testament canon, the foundations of Israel in the Patriarchal, the conquest and settlement in Canaan by Israelites and reasons for the establishment of the united Monarchy under David and Solomon and the subsequent division into two Kingdoms.

This course consists of the basic spiritual disciplines, which include the inward disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting and the outward disciplines of simplicity, submission service, with major emphasis in relationship to God and in personal as well as corporate aspects of the Christian life.

This course introduces the basic research methods, strategies and the fundamental skill of writing papers. Critical writing with particular attention to logical fallacy will also be studied.

Explore the styles and historical development of western music from Ancient to Rococo period.

Develop conducting skills, method of choral singing, analyze the style of music from different periods and from different cultures.

Improve the score-reading skill and learn to become more sensitive to music, rhythm, differentiate intervals, chords, and 4-part music by writing out the notation.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

The second part of this introductory course includes a survey of the minor prophetic, wisdom and apocalyptic literatures. The course covers the studies of the divided kingdom; the impart of the dominance of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires on the life and faith of Israelites, the incidents resulting the Exile and thereafter and their restoration before Maccabean War.

This introduces the principles of interpretation with special attention to both the content and context in the interpretation of words and texts in the Bible. Recent theories of interpretation are critically taken into consideration.

This course is an in-dept of IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), to enable the students to pronounce Latin, Italian German and French more accurately.

Explore the styles and historical development of western music from Classical to Contemporary period.

Develop the conducting skill, method of choral singing, analyse the style of music from different periods and from different cultures.

Improve the score-reading skill and learn to become more sensitive to music, rhythm, differentiate intervals, chords, and 4-part music by writing out the notation.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

This general introductory course covers the historical, political and cultural background of the Jewish people from 168BC to AD135. A comprehensive survey of the four Gospels including authorship, dating crucial issues and with special reference to the life and ministry of Jesus will be studied.

This introductory course is to study the theory of preaching, including principles of sermon preparation, the nature and content in preaching. Different types of sermons will be prepared and discussed.

Explore in detail the styles and historical development of church music from Biblical time to Baroque periods; these include the development of Western, Asian, African and Latin American church music.

Study the basic harmony (triads, chords, cadences, inversions, figured basses), and learn the skills and rules of writing 4-part writing, chord progressions, keyboard harmonization, melodic decorations, and suspensions.

Focus on some of the major choral works, anthems, oratorios, and cantatas. Score study, analysis, preparation and conducting will be the main emphasis.

Improve the score-reading skill and learn to become more sensitive to music, rhythm, differentiate intervals, chords, and 4-part music by writing out the notation.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

This course explores the growth of the apostolic church and the life and ministry of Paul. An introduction to Pauline Epistles and other writings of the New Testament, including the background, main themes and critical matters related to the crucial texts will be discussed.

Explore in detail the styles and historical development of church music from Classical to Contemporary periods; these include the development of Western, Asian, African and Latin American church music.

Study of dominant 7th, modulations, chromatic chords, and harmonic analysis.

Focus on some of the major choral works, anthems, oratorios, and cantatas. Score study, analysis, preparation and conducting will be the main emphasis.

Improve the score-reading skill and learn to become more sensitive to music, rhythm, differentiate intervals, chords, and 4-part music by writing out the notation.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

Systematic theology is the subject studying the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. It will be studied biblically, historically, and contemporarily. This course covers the following areas:

1. Introduction to Theology, which includes the definition, nature, methodology and task of theology, its relation to other theological disciplines, revelation, and authority of the Words of God.
2. The doctrine of God, which includes the person, his Trinitarian mode of existence and attributes, and the work of God.
3. Christology and Soteriology, which study the person and work of the Lord, Jesus Christ, including the two natures, the names and offices of Christ, the covenant of grace and various aspects of his atonement.

Study the historical development of the hymnody and expand the hymns understanding through.

1. analyzing its texts for: theme; biblical allusions; use of image and metaphor; poetic meter, accent, and rhyme.
2. analyzing its music for: shape and character of the melody; significance of the rhythm; nature and character of the harmony; keys and modulation; and ways in which music enhance the text.
3. Developing techniques of teaching and leading the congregation in singing hymns.

Introduce, sing, and analyze church music other than Western countries in appreciation to music from different cultures and witness God’s almighty works in other parts of the world. Malaysian Music is highlighted to promote the contextual Music.

Develop the basic skill in hymn writing and composing hymn tunes and responses.

Study and analyze the forms, structures and harmonic progressions of from Baroque to Contemporary music composition, and Choral composition.

Focus on some of the major choral works, anthems, oratorios, and cantatas. Score study, analysis, preparation and conducting will be the main emphasis.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.

This course is the last portion of the Christian faith, which covers the following areas:

1. Pneumatology. This part of study emphasizes the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The contemporary charismatic movements may also be discussed.
2. Ecclesiology. The study of the Church will consider the nature, role and government of the Church, the initiatory rite and continuing rite of the Church as well as the unity of the Church.
3. Eschatology. The study of Last Things will cover the status and classification of eschatology. Individual eschatology, the second coming, millennial and tribulation views and the general eschatology (final states).

Study the historical development of the hymnody and expand the hymns understanding through.

1. analyzing its texts for: theme; biblical allusions; use of image and metaphor; poetic meter, accent, and rhyme.
2. analyzing its music for: shape and character of the melody; significance of the rhythm; nature and character of the harmony; keys and modulation; and ways in which music enhance the text.
3. Developing techniques of teaching and leading the congregation in singing hymns.

Explore the historical development, importance and the skills of leading congregational singing.

This course is to examine the biblical and theological foundations of worship, and the development of worship in church history to the present day. It also explores the theological implications of the Church Calendar, music, arts and the use of symbols in worship. Furthermore, the students are equipped with the skills of creative worship design and leadership.

Focus on some of the major choral works, anthems, oratorios, and cantatas. Score study, analysis, preparation and conducting will be the main emphasis.

Emphasize on technique of vocalization and diction, learn to sing choral music from different periods and from different cultures: contextual and global to enhance and widen music appreciation from ancient to contemporary, from our own context to worldwide.

Develop the skill of singing: breathing management, resonant, placement, diction, dynamic control, and knowing the structure and singing mechanism.

Develop the skill of playing, accompaniment, hymn playing, so-fa notation playing, modulation, sight-reading and keyboard harmonization.

Practical Divinity is an integrated course with the following components:

1. Class-based
2. Non-class based
3. Field-based

Field-based component deals with the weekend and Sunday practical ministry in local churches. Non-class area involves campus spiritual activities such as Friday Fasting prayer, chapel time, personal devotion and evangelism work. For class-based portion, students need to attend seminars. These include the introduction to Field Education and other church’s disciplines in line with the field education for the respective years as required by the School.