Family & Social Science Studies Courses (FSC)

FSC 500 - Introduction to Family Ministry (3 hrs.)
The nature, function, form and importance of family, the evaluation of the modern family, and the relationship of the church to the family are considered particularly from within a biblical worldview. Theories and foundations for family-oriented ministry within the local church are also examined.
FSC 501 - Christian Worldview and Education (3 hrs.)
Formal and informal education in Korean society is overviewed and evaluated from within a biblical perspective. The importance of the ultimate purpose of life and educational aims is presented. Also, current issues such as over-competition, excessive expense for additional, private education, the identity crisis of Christian schools, alternative school movements, etc., are reviewed.
FSC 502 - Christian Worldview and Social Issues (3 hrs.)
This course is designed to present the Christian perspectives on current social issues in the 21st Century such as capitalism and economic justice, taxation and land ethics, social corruption, the handicapped and social welfare and economic growth.
FSC 504 - Bio-Medical Ethics (3 hrs.)
This course is designed to improve the basic understandings about family structure and patterns of communication as healthy and pathological phenomena. Students are encouraged to evaluate these ideas in the light of Christian perspectives and apply these principles to family ministry contexts.
FSC 510 - Marriage & Communication (3 hrs.)
This course is designed to improve the basic understandings about family structure and patterns of communication as healthy and pathological phenomena. Students are encouraged to evaluate these ideas in the light of Christian perspectives and apply these principles to family ministry contexts.
FSC 511 - Parent Education (3 hrs.)
FSC 601 - Financial Stewardship: Principles and Applications (3 hrs.)
This course provides an intensive study of financial stewardship in the Bible, seeking to describe and explain the biblical perspective on money and faithful management of money at home, work and church.
FSC 602 - Faith, Justice & Public Policy (3 hrs.)
This course aims to explore the relevance of Christian political thought for the pursuit of just public policy today, drawing where appropriate on public policy experts. Engaging with diverse Christian perspectives, we will consider relevant insights for contemporary issues such as: the role of government; religious and cultural pluralism; democracy and constitutional reform; regionalism and nationalism; human right; equality and welfare.
FSC 611 - Contemporary Issues of the Family (3 hrs.)
Even though we all want to have healthy families, in the contemporary world such families can sometimes be hard to find. All too often one sees evidence of both familial and individual dysfunctionality. There have, as well, been changes in the definition of family, in gender roles, and in family structure as a society transitions from modernity to postmodernity. Divorce is not a rare phenomenon any longer even among Christians. As Christians who are to be involved with the lives of people in order to be witnesses of the gospel and are to help those who are suffering, we cannot ignore these social issues related to the family. This course deals with issues such as contemporary family structure, divorce, remarriage, homosexuality, and premarital pregnancy..
FSC 615 - Marriage and Family Counselling (3 hrs.)
Provides an overview of marriage and family counselling and current issues. The focus of the course will be on developing both a conceptual base for understanding marriage and family functioning and practical frameworks for meeting the needs of marriages and families in your church and community. The course will integrate marriage and family emphases of Asian (Korean) culture.