Certificate in Public Theology

Course schedule and requirements for the Certificate in Public Theology.
Academic Overview

IOPT’s inaugural program for pastors and Christian leaders will challenge and equip students with studies through the breadth and depth of Scripture and practical application to today’s most pressing cultural and theological issues. This certificate is open to all serious Christians who desire to wield the Sword of the Spirit effectively in the world.

Program Overview

Courses and credits

64 Credit Hours

CHIS – Church History
CHIS 121 – Church History 1 (4 Credit Hours)
CHIS 142 – Church History 2 (4 Credit Hours)

ATH – Applied Theology
ATH 430 – Theology, Worldview, & Ethics (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 500 – Ecclesiology (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 600 – Political Theology (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 710 – Cultural Apologetics (4 Credit Hours)

THEO – Theology
THEO 300 – Systematic Theology 1 (4 Credit Hours)
THEO 320 – Systematic Theology 2 (4 Credit Hours)
STH 400 – Law and Gospel (4 Credit Hours)
THEO 400 –Symbolics (4 Credit Hours)

BI – Biblical Interpretation
BINT-HERM 400 – Hermeneutics (4 Credit Hours)

Metaphysics
CLASS 310 – Metaphysics (3 Credit Hours)

BS – Biblical Studies
BS 211 – Old Testament Survey 1 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 222 – Old Testament Survey 2 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 300 – New Testament Survey 1 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 350 – New Testament Survey 2 (4 Credit Hours)

PHIL – Philosophy
PHIL 440 – The Modern Self (4 Credit Hours)

Program Overview

Program Matriculation Track (Two Years)

Year 1 Year 2
Fall BS 211 – Old Testament Survey 1 BS 300 – New Testament Survey 1
BINT-HERM 400 – Hermeneutics CHIS 121 – Church History 1
STH 400 – Symbolics STH 400 – Law & Gospel
ATH 710 – Cultural Apologetics PHIL 440 – The Modern Self
THEO 300 – Systematic Theology 1 ATH 530 – Pastoral Theology
Spring BS 222 – Old Testament Survey 2 PHIL 430 – Logic and Rhetoric
ATH 430 – Theology, Worldview, & Ethics CHIS 142 – Church History 2
ATH 500 – Ecclesiology BS 350 – New Testament Survey 2
THEO 320 – Systematic Theology 2 ATH 600 – Political Theology