Fairhaven Baptist College Catalog 2020-2021

MI 303 Basic Auto Mechanics
Male missionary students will learn the principles of an internal combustion engine with an
emphasis on small engine repair and maintenance, tune-ups, and trouble shooting.
Fall semester, three hours.
MI 305 On-Field Training
Some missions majors may have the opportunity to take a thirty-day missionary trip to a
selected mission field. This trip will enable the student to not only gain valuable experience
but also see firsthand the problems and obstacles that missionaries must overcome to start
a work. The trip will also instill in the student a greater burden and zeal for the mission field
that will carry over while out on deputation.
One month, three hours.
MI 306 General Teaching Methods
A study of the basic principles involved in teaching high school students. Identical to ED
306.
Spring semester, three hours.
MI 307 Preparation for the Mission Field
Taught by an experienced missionary, this course provides practical instruction from
someone with firsthand knowledge. The subject content of this course includes topics that
will help prepare an individual to go to the mission field. Specific topics to be considered
are as follows: the need for missions, the call to missions, learning the language, training,
survey trip, ordination, deputation, and relocation. Identical to CE 210.
One semester, two hours.
MI 312 Teaching Reading
This course is designed to give elementary teachers the skills needed to help students
acquire the foundational reading skills using the phonics approach. Attention is also given
to helping slow readers. Prerequisite ED 204. Identical to ED 304.
Fall semester, three hours.
MI 402 Storytelling
A study of skills necessary in the art of storytelling. Students will have practical experience
in the use of illustrations and stories for all age groups. Prerequisite SP 103. Identical to
CE 416 and SP 401.
Spring semester, two hours.
MI 403 Early Childhood Education
The materials, curriculum, and methods of teaching in the nursery and kindergarten school.
Studies will include the characteristics of preschool children, organization of units of work,
lesson planning, and classroom procedures. Prerequisite CE 216. Identical to ED 205
and CE 206.
Spring semester, three hours.
MI 404 Basic Building and Maintenance
Men will learn the basics in areas such as masonry, concrete work, carpentry, and reading
blueprints and drawings. The philosophy of maintenance in the ministry is also taught.
Spring semester, three hours.
MI 406 Great Missionaries
This course is designed to survey the lives of the great missionaries of the church age
identifying their dedication, burden, trials, and faith in God. Identical to CE 213.
One semester, two hours.
MI 407 Cults
A study of the major so-called “Christian” cults from the viewpoint of the New Testament and
from the actual outworkings of the false doctrine, with the object of preparing the individual
to defend the truth. Identical to BI 306 and CE 214.
One semester, two hours.
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