Spring 2006/Pasadena
FE503A/B/C
Ingram

FE503A/B/C: PART-TIME INTERNSHIP. Gwen Ingram.


DESCRIPTION: This course (offered pass/fail for 2 units) is the part-time nine-month FE2 internship designed to give students supervised applied experience in a church, parachurch, or institutional setting.

COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will (1) have a clearer sense of pastoral identity; (2) be better able to function in a pastoral role; (3) grow in their moral and spiritual integrity as followers of Jesus Christ; (4) be better able to engage in theological reflection in Christian ministry; (5) appreciate the importance of theological reflection in Christian ministry; (6) be more committed to the church.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: This course is designed to provide a means for students to increase their skills and experience in a particular area of ministry, as well as to meet the requirements that many denominations have for a candidate's ministry preparation.

COURSE FORMAT: The course has three primary components: practical ministry, supervision, and theological reflection. The student spends at least ten hours each week for three academic quarters (nine months) in the church, parachurch, or institutional setting involved in specific ministry assignments agreed upon by the supervisor and student, and approved by the Office of Field Education. One hour each week is to be spent with the approved on-site supervisor to discuss a) professional direction, evaluation, and oversight of the student's ministry; b) theological reflection and discussion of topics related to ministry as identified by the student and supervisor; c) support and prayer.

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. Completion of a Learning Agreement by the supervisor and intern, to be turned in to the Field Education Office by the end of the second week of FE503A (the first quarter of the internship).

  2. Completion of Evaluation Reports by the student and the supervisor, to be turned in by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter.

  3. Meeting during the first quarter (FE503A) with the Director of Field Education, or other Field Education staff as selected, for a progress report on the internship.

PREREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Before the student may register for this course, several steps must be completed, a process that may take up to a month, since the student is responsible to make arrangements for an internship site. The first step is to read the preregistration materials available at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded or in the Office of Field Education. After the student has submitted internship and supervisor applications, he or she must schedule an enrollment interview with the Office of Field Education. If the internship is approved, the student will then receive a Course Approval Notification that must be submitted to the Academic Advisor prior to registration.

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The three-quarter sequence, FE503A, B, and C, meets the FE2 Field Education requirement for the MDiv (MIN 7). It is an elective for the MA in Theology (General Format) and meets requirements for some MA in [a specialized ministry] degree programs. The course is offered pass/fail for two units.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None. Evaluation is through completion of the nine-month internship as specified in the individual learning agreement and through completion of all assignments listed above.