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TABLE OF CONTENTS An Overview of the University ...............................................................................................................................................3 2018–2019 Academic Calendar for Non-Cohort Programs ..................................................................................................14 College of Arts and Sciences .................................................................................................................................................19 Master of Science in Biology .............................................................................................................................................20 Master of Science in Conservation Biology ......................................................................................................................24 Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies ............................................................................................................................27 Certificate in International Health Care ..........................................................................................................................31 McAfee School of Business ....................................................................................................................................................32 Master of Business Administration ...................................................................................................................................33 Master of Accountancy ......................................................................................................................................................37 School of Education ..............................................................................................................................................................40 Master of Arts in Education ........................................................................................................................................42 Master of Urban Education .........................................................................................................................................60 Teacher Licensure .........................................................................................................................................................63 Master of Education .....................................................................................................................................................66 Education Specialist in Educational Leadership ................................................................................................................................................71 Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership ...............................................................................................................................................76 School of Social Work ...........................................................................................................................................................86 Master of Social Work ..................................................................................................................................................87 School of Nursing ..................................................................................................................................................................93 Master of Science in Nursing ............................................................................................................................................95 Doctor of Nursing Practice ...............................................................................................................................................98 Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Nursing ...............................................................................................................102 College of Pharmacy ............................................................................................................................................................111 Doctor of Pharmacy ........................................................................................................................................................112 School of Theology and Missions ........................................................................................................................................123 Master of Christian Studies ............................................................................................................................................124 Board of Trustees ................................................................................................................................................................127 Index ....................................................................................................................................................................................128 2018-2019 1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY Our Identity a Christ-centered institution calls for us to establish the Union University is an academic community, affiliated priority of worship and service in the Christian life while with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, equipping persons to seeking to develop a generation of students who can be think Christianly and serve faithfully in ways consistent with its agents of reconciliation to a factious church in a hurting core values of being excellence-driven, Christ-centered, people- and broken world. This commitment calls for all faculty and focused, and future-directed. These values shape its identity as staff to integrate Christian faith in all learning and doing, an institution which prioritizes liberal arts based undergraduate based on the supposition that all truth is God’s truth and education enhanced by professional and graduate programs. that there is no contradiction between God’s truth made The academic community is composed of quality faculty, known to us in Holy Scripture and that which is revealed staff, and students working together in a caring, grace-filled to us through creation and natural revelation. environment conducive to the development of character, • People-Focused: A third pillar on which we will build our servant leadership, and cultural engagement. common commitments is the core value of being people focused. At the heart of our commitment to being people focused is the visible demonstration of valuing one another. Our Core Values We will give honor to one another through our words and • Excellence-Driven: We believe that excellence, not mere actions, and by committing to each person’s success. We compliance, is the goal of our teaching, our research, and our therefore jointly commit ourselves to the success of Union service. We are not motivated to excellence out of pride but University. out of a desire to do all things for God’s glory because He • Future-Directed: We will seek to maximize the windows of cares about our work and wants to be involved in everything opportunity the Lord has presented to us to the greatest degree we do. We will not be satisfied with mediocrity, but will that resources allow. All of our resources and efforts must, by pursue excellence in all things. This means our truth claims God’s grace, be maximized to fulfill our common mission. A carry with them the challenge of living out that truth in the commitment to being future directed means we want to have minutes and hours of our daily life. Thus we will pursue a short-term focus and a long term view. We want to involve excellence, without arrogance. ourselves in efforts that prepare us effectively to impact the • Christ-Centered: A cohering core value of our guiding vision world of the 21st Century. is a call to faith, a call to be Christ centered in all that we are and in all that we do. We will seek to build a Christian liberal arts based community where men and women can be Our Mission introduced to an understanding and appreciation of God, Union University provides Christ-centered education that His creation and grace, and to humanity’s place of privilege promotes excellence and character development in service to and responsibility in this world. We will seek to establish Church and society. all aspects of life and learning on the Word of God, leading to a firm commitment to Christ and His Kingdom. To be The University’s History bachelor of philosophy, and master of arts— and had four Union University is an heir of three antebellum Tennessee departments: Moral Philosophy, Languages, Mathematics, and schools—West Tennessee College and its predecessor, Jackson Natural Philosophy and Chemistry. Male Academy, both located at Jackson, and of Union Southwestern Baptist University and University, located at Murfreesboro—and it is the inheritor of Tennessee Baptist another college in 1927, Hall-Moody Junior College of Martin, West Tennessee College continued until 1874, when, at a Tennessee. time of depressed economic conditions, the trustees offered Jackson Male Academy, founded February 3, 1823, shortly the College’s buildings, grounds, and endowment to Tennessee after the opening of West Tennessee for settlement, was Baptists in the hopes of attracting the southwestern regional chartered by the legislature in 1825. university planned by the state’s Baptist leaders. West Tennessee College Meanwhile, after years of discussion and the raising of an West Tennessee College originated in the mid-1840s when