Fall 2007-Summer 2008/Pasadena
FE503A/B/C
Ingram
FE503A/B/C: PART-TIME NINE-MONTH 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 and evaluated
experience in a church, parachurch, or institutional setting.
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. The
agenda should address (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:
- 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).
- Completion of Evaluation Reports by the student and the supervisor, to be
turned in by the end of the tenth week of EACH quarter.
- Meeting during the first quarter (FE503A) and third quarter (FE503C) 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 in the process is to read the preregistration materials
available on the internet at www.fuller.edu/sot/fielded. 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 based on completion of the nine-month
internship as specified in the individual learning agreement and on-time
completion of assignments as listed above.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (8/07)