CANADIAN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY

2020–2021

Graduate

Registration Guide 2020-2021 Contact Directory .............................................................................................................................................. 2

Important Dates ................................................................................................................................................ 3

Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................................................... 4

Registering for Courses ................................................................................................................................... 6

Intensive Courses ........................................................................................................................................... 11

Graduation Information ............................................................................................................................... 11

Withdrawing from Courses......................................................................................................................... 12

Taking Courses on a Letter of Permission at Another Institution .................................................. 13

Taking Courses at CMU’s Menno Simons College .............................................................................. 14

Student Payment Policies ……………………………………………………………………15

Financing Your Education ........................................................................................................................... 17

Courses in Biblical and Theological Studies .......................................................................................... 19

Courses in Business Administration ........................................................................................................ 23

Courses in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development ........................................................... 23

Timetable Worksheet – Fall ........................................................................................................................ 29

Timetable Worksheet - Winter ................................................................................................................... 30

CONTACT DIRECTORY Canadian Mennonite University 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Phone: 204.487.3300 Enrolment Services Fax: 204.487.3858 Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2 Toll Free: 877.231.4570 Registration Fax: 204.837.7415 Admission and Registration Craig Martin Program Coordinator for MBA cmartin@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 365 Karl Koop Director of Graduate School of Theology kkoop@cmu.ca and Ministry 204.487.3300 ext. 630 Ray Vander Zaag Program Coordinator for MA in PCD rvanderzaag@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 643 Maria Shokpeka Assistant Registrar mshokpeka@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 387 Valerie Smith Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies vsmith@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 316 Stephanie Penner Registrar spenner@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 328 Student Life Charlie Peronto Residence Director cperonto@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 327 Danielle Morton Spiritual Life Facilitator and Coordinator dmorton@cmu.ca of Commuter Programs 204.487.3300 ext. 377 Joshua Ewert Athletics Program Assistant jewert@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 694 Marilyn Peters Kliewer Dean of Student Life mkliewer@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 382 Russell Willms Director of Athletics rwillms@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 690 Sandra Loeppky Coordinator of International sloeppky@cmu.ca Students and Accessibility Programs 204.487.3300 ext. 340 Heidi Nighswander-Rempel Interim Financial and Student Services Advisor hnighswander-rempel@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 602 Sarah Klassen Bartel Financial and Student Services Advisor sklassenbartel@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 602 Shirley Thiessen South Side Receptionist sthiessen@cmu.ca 204.487.3300 ext. 363

IMPORTANT DATES Fall 2020

April 13 Returning student registration opens for fall & winter courses May 4 New student registration opens for fall & winter courses June 30 Early registration ends* September 2 - 8 Orientation for new international students September 7 Residence opens for fall semester September 7 Orientation for first year students September 8 Opening convocation and Academic orientation for ALL students September 9 First day of fall semester classes September 11 Payment due for fall courses September 18 Last day to make registration changes for fall courses September 25 - 26 Fall Festival October 12 Thanksgiving Day – No classes November 11 Remembrance Day – No classes November 11 - 13 Fall Reading Days – No classes November 17 Last day to voluntarily withdraw from fall courses December 7 (Mon.) Last day of regularly scheduled fall semester courses December 8 and 9 Reading days December 10 - 22 Fall semester exams (including Saturdays, December 12 and 19) December 22 Fall semester ends December 23 Residence closes for fall semester Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 University is closed

Winter 2021

January 4 University opens January 4 Residence opens for winter semester January 5 Orientation for students who are new for winter January 6 First day of winter semester classes January 8 Payment due for winter courses January 14 Last day to make registration changes for winter courses February 15 Louis Riel Day – No classes February 15 - 19 Mid-term break – No classes March 18 Last day to voluntarily withdraw from winter courses March 18 Last day to voluntarily withdraw from full-year courses April 2 Good Friday – No classes April 6 (Tues.) Last day of regularly scheduled winter semester courses April 7 (Wed.) Classes will be held according to a Friday schedule April 8 and 9 Reading days April 10 - 22 Winter semester exams (including Saturdays, April10 and 17) April 22 Winter semester ends April 24 Convocation April 25 Residence closes for winter semester

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS General Questions

I need confirmation of my enrolment. How do I get this done? • If you need a letter written, complete the online request form available at www.cmu.ca/confirmation • If you need a form completed, send the form to the Financial and Student Services Advisor.

Where do I find my Student Identification Number?

• New Students – Your Student ID number is on your admission letter. • Returning Students – If you forgot your student ID, look on your CMU Student Portal or on your CMU Student

Card. Your grade statement, transcript, and bill statements all indicate your CMU Student ID number.

What is the CMU Student Portal? The CMU Student Portal is your online tool that gives you access to your:

• Registration • Bill statement (a bill statement will not be mailed to you) • Timetable • Class information that your instructors post such as the syllabus, announcements, assignment descriptions,

notes, etc. • Your grades and an unofficial transcript

How do I access my CMU Student Portal? New students are given a CMU Student Portal User ID and password prior to registration. Returning students – If you forget your User ID or password, contact South Side Reception at 204.487.3300 ext 363.

• Open Mozilla Firefox. Other internet browsers are not as compatible. • Go to: www.cmu.ca • Scroll over the “Current Students” section at the top of the page • Choose “Student Portal” from the menu • Enter your username and password

Note: First time users must set up security questions How do I access CMU computers and my CMU Email? New students – will be issued a User ID, password, and CMU Email in late August. Only registered students will receive this information. Watch for this information in your personal email. Returning students – If you forget your User ID or password, contact South Side Reception at 204.487.3300 ext 363. This will give you access to:

• On-campus computers • CMU Email – CMU Email is the primary way that you will be contacted throughout the year with important

information I have accessibility needs. What should I do? If you wish to receive accommodations from Accessibility Services, you will need to complete a Self-Identification of Disability Form and provide documentation from a medical office or psychologist using the Verification of Disability form. You can download these forms from the website at www.cmu.ca/studentaccessibility or contact CMU’s Coordinator of International Students and Accessibility Programs or your Admissions Counsellor for copies of these forms. I think I am eligible to graduate. What do I need to do? Read the information in the “Graduation Information” section of this Registration Guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Financial Questions To whom do I talk about student loans? Contact the Financial and Student Services Advisor regarding student loans. There is further information in the “Financing Your Education” section of this Registration Guide. When are fees due? How do I pay? For information on when fees are due and how to pay, go to the “Student Payment Methods” section in this Registration Guide. Advising Questions How many credit hours do I need to take to be a full-time student? Full-time status is defined as 18 credit hours per calendar year with a minimum of 6 credit hours in the fall semester and a minimum of 6 credit hours in the winter semester. A full-time course load ranges from 18 credit hours to a maximum of 30 credit hours. Student Loans require that a student register for 9 credit hours in a semester to be considered full-time for that semester. Note: Some scholarships and bursaries require students to be enrolled in more than 9 credit hours per semester. Students in the MBA program are considered full-time. Why should I register early? Early registration is needed to ensure adequate student numbers to offer the course. For intensive courses, early registration is necessary for students to accomplish readings and assignments prior to the start of the classroom portion of the course. Why should I get to know my Faculty Advisor? Your Faculty Advisor is available to meet with you about courses, future academic and career plans, or personal/spiritual issues. Faculty Advisors take a special interest in their students’ needs and concerns, and can help to give perspective and advice. What are credit hours? Credit hours are a standard measure used in determining how much academic material is covered. A course of three credit hours normally requires three hours of lectures per week for one semester. Thus, if you choose five courses of three credit hours each, you will be in class for fifteen hours.

REGISTERING FOR COURSES Step 1: Choose your courses in consultation with your Faculty Advisor or Program Coordinator Step 2: Register for courses in one of two ways Online: CMU Student Portal or online form Paper: Submit a paper copy to Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies

Registering Online Step 1: Log onto the CMU Student Portal Open Mozilla Firefox. Other internet browsers are not as compatible. Go to www.cmu.ca Scroll over the “Current Students” section at the top of the page Choose “Student Portal” from the menu Enter your username and password

Step 2: Go to “Registration” then “Enrol in Classes” or “Enter Requests” Choose fall, winter, or spring/summer session Select “Edit Registration”

Step 3: Find a Course Click on the binoculars.

A new window will pop up. In the Course ID Box, type in the course prefix (eg. BTS) and press Search

A list of courses will appear. Choose the course you want by clicking your mouse on the Course ID Step 4: Enrol in or delete a Class Choose the class section from the dropdown menu. The class lists the section and the instructor.

Press New and repeat steps 3 and 4 to add additional classes. To delete a class, click on the grey box to the left of the course ID. The course line will be greyed out. Click the Delete button above the courses.

Step 5: Calculating Conflicts Press Calculate Conflicts to see if there are problems. If an Exception is listed or a course is added, see the Registration Exceptions listed below. Resolve all Conflicts before proceeding to Step 6.

Step 6: Submitting your Registration Ensure all conflicts have been resolved. Press Submit A successful registration will look like this.

Registration Exception Messages An unsuccessful registration may be caused by one of the exceptions listed below. Class is full – The maximum number of students are registered in the class. If you want to take the class, add

yourself to the waitlist. See Class Waitlists section below.

Conflict - Two class times overlap. Choose only one class for any particular time slot.

Course requires a year of . . . . – Contact the Registrar’s Office to resolve this issue.

Class Waitlists When a class is full, you can add your name to a waitlist. When you submit your registration, if there are no exceptions you will see this screen.

The course that is full will appear in the top left. Status: Choose:

o Ready to Enroll – if you want to be waitlisted for the course o Dropped from Waitlist – if you do not want to be waitlisted for the course.

Drop if enrolled: You can choose a course to drop if you get into the waitlisted course (optional). Press the Submit button in the top centre of the screen. If a spot becomes available, you will be automatically enrolled in the class. An email will be sent to you confirming

your registration. Registration Troubleshooting Which browsers are most compatible with the student portal? Mozilla Firefox is the most compatible browser with the student portal.

I cannot register through the student portal because “Enroll in classes” is not an option listed under the Registration tab. Please contact the Assistant Registrar at mshokpeka@cmu.ca.

When registering for courses, I cannot find the course I’m searching for. The following message comes up.

Check the Session (fall, winter, spring/summer) in which you are registering in. The course may be offered in a

different Session. Return to Registration – Enroll in classes to see which term is selected in the dropdown menu. Use the binoculars (Step 3 above) to search for a course. You cannot register for the following courses through the Student Portal. To register for

o Independent Study – Contact the Registrar, spenner@cmu.ca o Thesis – Contact the Registrar, spenner@cmu.ca o Study Tour – See the CMU Website - http://www.cmu.ca/academics.php?s=studytours

If you still can’t find the course, contact the Assistant Registrar, mshokpeka@cmu.ca. I registered for a course, but it is not showing up elsewhere in my portal. When registering, ensure that you select both the course and the class using the “Class” dropdown menu before

pressing Submit. If you do not select the class, you will not be fully registered.

I received the following message when trying to delete a course: “Enrollments with grades or attendance cannot be deleted.” Delete the course in one of the following ways:

o Paper Course Change Form – available outside the Registrar’s Office o Website Form

My portal shut down and I need to log in again. What should I do differently? Avoid using your internet browser’s Back button. Use a different browser - Mozilla Firefox. Remain active while logged into the Portal. The Portal will log out after 20 minutes of inactivity.

Paper Registration A paper registration is another option for registering. After submission of form, there may be a delay of three weeks before the classes appear on your CMU Student Portal. You can return your registration form by mail or fax, or submit it in person at the Registrar’s Office. Mail the completed form to: Attn: Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies Canadian Mennonite University 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2 Fax the completed form to: Fax #: 204.837.7415 Attn: Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies

INTENSIVE COURSES Registration in Intensive Courses

Early registration is expected for students to accomplish readings and assignments prior to the start of the classroom portion of the course. Early registration is also important for CMU to ensure there are sufficient student numbers to run the course.

• November 30: Early Registration ends for winter intensive courses. • March 30: Early Registration ends for spring/summer intensive courses. • Last date to register for an intensive course: First day of Class prior to 9:00am.

Tuition Fees

Tuition and fee payment is due prior to 9:00 am of the first day of class. See the Student Payment Policy for information about how to pay fees.

Deletion and Withdrawal from Intensive Courses Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete and submit a Course Change Form. Ceasing to attend class or not paying for the class does not constitute an official withdrawal. Note the following deadlines:

• First day of Class prior to 9:00am: Last date to delete a course without academic penalty. • Last day of Class prior to 5:00pm: Last date to withdraw from a course.

Refunds First day of Class prior to 9:00am: Last date to delete a course and receive 100% refund. First day of Class after 9:00am: No refund will be issued.

GRADUATION INFORMATION CMU Confers degrees twice a year: In April, at the end of winter semester. This includes public celebrations such as the Baccalaureate Service and the Convocation Ceremony. In November. There are no public celebrations. Criteria for Graduating and Participating in Graduation Exercises in April 2021

• Confirm with your Faculty Advisor that your 2020-2021 registration covers all remaining requirements of your degree program.

• Submit the Application for Graduation form by September 30. • Pay the graduation fee by September 30. • Registrar’s Office will confirm your eligibility to graduate. If you submit your registration and Application for Graduation by July 4, Registrar’s Office will commit to reviewing your degree audit before classes begin in September.

Criteria for Graduating in November 2020

• Confirm with your Faculty Advisor that you have met all requirements of your degree program by October 1. • Submit the Application for Graduation form by September 30. • Pay the graduation fee by September 30. • Registrar’s Office will confirm your eligibility to graduate. • After the degree is conferred in November, Registrar’s Office will contact you regarding your degree

parchment.

WITHDRAWING FROM COURSES After the registration periods end (September 18 and January 14), you cannot add or delete courses, but you may withdraw from courses. Course withdrawal means:

• The course will remain on your transcript • You will receive a grade of VW (voluntary withdrawal) • You may receive a partial tuition refund (see refund schedule below)

Before withdrawing from a course, consider:

• The impact on your degree program. Talk to your Faculty Advisor or Program Coordinator. • The financial implications. See tuition refund schedule below. • Eligibility for future student loans and scholarships. Talk to the Financial and Student Services Advisor. • Last date to withdraw from a course:

• November 17 – fall courses • March 18 – winter courses

Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete and submit a Course Change Form. Ceasing to attend class or not paying for the class does not constitute an official withdrawal. Withdraw from the course in one of two ways:

1. Paper - form available outside the Registrar’s Office (South Campus) 2. Online – www.cmu.ca/academics.php?s=gradstudies&p=courses_change

Withdrawal and Tuition Refund Schedule 2020-2021

September 18 Last day to delete fall courses September 9 to 18 100% tuition refund for fall courses September 19 to October 5 75% tuition refund for fall courses October 6 to 19 50% tuition refund for fall courses October 20 to November 2 25% tuition refund for fall courses November 3 and thereafter 0% tuition refund for fall courses November 17 Last day to withdraw from fall courses January 14 Last day to delete winter courses January 6 to 14 100% tuition refund for winter courses January 15 to 29 75% tuition refund for winter courses January 30 to February 12 50% tuition refund for winter courses February 13 to February 26 25% tuition refund for winter courses February 27 and thereafter 0% tuition refund for winter courses March 18 Last day to withdraw from winter and full-year courses

*Student services fees will not be refunded after the last date to receive 100% tuition refund

TAKING COURSES ON A LETTER OF PERMISSION AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION In consultation with your Faculty Advisor, you may decide to register for courses offered through another university or seminary. If you want to take a course or courses at another university or seminary for credit at CMU, here are the steps to follow:

1. Apply to be a Visiting Student at the institution where you wish to take the class. 2. Choose the course or courses you wish to take. Ensure that your choice is appropriate to your academic

needs. Consult with your Program Advisor when selecting courses. 3. Fill out the “Request for Letter of Permission” form and submit it to the Program Director for the Program

you are taking at CMU. The Director of your Program of Study must approve the form prior to processing. If your request is approved, CMU will:

a. Send an official Letter of Permission to the appropriate university or seminary and email a copy to you. b. Add the approved courses to your CMU transcript.

4. Register for the course or courses at the institution where you are applying to be a visiting student. 5. Confirm with CMU the courses for which you registered and for those for which you did not. Email Maria

Shokpeka at mshokpeka@cmu.ca to confirm the courses. 6. You are responsible to pay the fees at the university where you are visiting, in accordance with that

institution’s due dates and procedures. 7. After you complete your course or courses, request an official transcript from the institution where you have

been visiting to be sent to the Registrar at CMU. When successfully completed, the course will receive a grade of “TR” (transfer). If a transcript is not received one month after the semester ends, a grade of “F” will be recorded until Registrar’s Office receives an official transcript with a final grade.

Additional Notes:

• Be aware of application deadlines when you apply at another institution to be a visiting student. • You may register only for the courses listed on your letter of permission. • CMU cannot register you at another institution. The letter of permission allows you to register for

courses; it does not register you in courses. • To withdraw from a course at another university, you must withdraw at that university according to their

procedures. CMU cannot withdraw you from a course at another institution. After you withdraw from courses, inform CMU of the withdrawal.

Approved courses will be automatically added to your CMU transcript

Successfully completed courses will receive a final grade of “TR”, and will not factor in GPA calculations

TAKING COURSES AT CMU’S MENNO SIMONS COLLEGE CMU offers graduate courses at both our Shaftesbury campus and our Menno Simons College (MSC) campus, in downtown Winnipeg. Courses at the Menno Simons campus are available in the areas of Conflict Resolution Studies and International Development Studies only. Students in the Master of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development program are encouraged to consider courses from both campuses when planning their academic program. Registration for courses at MSC follow the same procedure as courses at the Shaftesbury campus. The list of all available MA-PCD courses offered at both the Shaftesbury and MSC campuses can be found on the CMU website at this link: https://www.cmu.ca/academics.php?s=gradstudies&p=courses Please refer to the Registering for Courses section of this guide for more details. Please note that MSC follows the University of Winnipeg calendar, which is slightly different than the calendar for the Shaftesbury campus. The calendar can be found at this link: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/academics/calendar/dates.html. Please be sure to note the first and last day of classes, breaks, etc. for MSC if you are taking a class there.

STUDENT PAYMENT POLICIES Effective May 1, 2020 Getting Started:

• Statements for successfully registered students will begin appearing on the student portal July 15, 2020. • Residence fees and some other smaller fees will be added later. • Only students who successfully register will be able to view their statement.

Determine How Much You Owe: To view your fee statement:

• Log onto your CMU Student Portal • Click on “Billing” • A fee statement should open in another window.

Note: If no statement appears your web browser may be blocking the pop-up. Enable pop-ups for the site to see your statement. • Your statement may be multiple pages. You can view your statement online or print it off.

Payment Due Dates (except deposits, where required. See “Deposit Policy” below.)

• Fall Semester: September 11, 2020 Winter Semester: January 8, 2021

Payment Schedule Options (except deposits, where required. See “Deposit Policy” below.) • Full Payment: Pay 100% of semester fees (including tuition, rent, board, and any other fees) by the due dates. • Automatic withdrawals offered by Rotessa Instalment Plans.

The following schedule applies for students who want funds automatically withdrawn from their bank account:

Fall: 1/3 due (in person) Sept 11 1/3 due Oct 2 1/3 due Nov 6 Winter: 1/3 due (in person) Jan 15 1/3 due Feb 5 1/3 due Mar 5

• The minimum balance to access the Rotessa Installment Plan is $800. • A fee of $50 plus 6% of the debt will be charged per semester. • Funds can only be withdrawn from Canadian held bank accounts. • A missed payment fee ($100) applies to all payments that are not successfully processed. • Automatic withdrawals are available for balances equivalent to one full course or higher. • Contact the Financial and Student Services Advisor to sign up for automatic withdrawals.

Deposit Policy for Graduate Students MBA students beginning their studies at CMU are required to pay in advance.

• The deposit amount is $8,000, due June 1, 2020 for the fall start date. • International students who are denied a visa will have their funds returned to them, less a $100 administration fee.

Deposits are not required for: • Master of Arts in Peace Building and Collaborative Development (MAPCD) • Master of Arts in Christian Ministry • Master of Arts in Theological Studies • Master of Divinity • Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies

PAYMENT METHODS Effective May 1, 2020 Accepted Payment Methods

Pay through on-line banking • Login to your on-line bank account. • Go to the function where you pay bills. • Select “Canadian Mennonite University” as the payee. • Your account number is your student number (no hyphens or spaces).

Pay in-person • South Side Reception OR North Side Finance Office (First floor A Wing across from Laudamus Auditorium). • Cash - Canadian and US dollars are accepted. • By cheque – payable to “Canadian Mennonite University”, drawn on Canadian or US bank accounts. • By debit card – you may need to call your bank beforehand to temporarily increase your daily purchase limit. • Credit card, VISA-Debit and Mastercard-Debit card payments will not be accepted for tuition, student, and

housing fees. • Credit cards may be used for purchases elsewhere at CMU, such as CommonWord, Folio, single meal tickets, application

fees and deposits for Outtatown and Shaftesbury programs, transcripts and form replacements, and Canadian School of Peacebuilding tuition & fees.

International Payments • All international transactions are processed with the help of Flywire. • Visit https://www.flywire.com/pay/canadianmennoniteuniversity to send a payment to CMU.

Refunds Refunds, if approved, are returned to the original payor by the original method of payment. For example, payments received through Flywire will be returned to the original account through Flywire. • First year domestic students and all returning students may request a refund of their account balance.

Students subject to the Deposit Policy are not eligible for refund of the deposit (or remaining balance) until the end of the second semester of enrollment, unless the student withdraws their enrollment before that time or is denied a study permit.

Financial Default Students who have balances owing beyond the payment due dates, have defaulted on an automatic withdrawal plan or do not make sufficient payment arrangements are considered to be in financial default. CMU will take the following steps after a student is in default: • A late fee of $100 will be applied to the account. • A late payment fee of 2% of their outstanding balance will be applied monthly for the duration of the semester. • Students’ academic records will be placed on “Financial Hold” and their grades, grade reports, graduation parchments,

and transcripts will be withheld. • Students may be asked to stop using services, including class attendance, participating on athletic teams, exam writing,

participation in graduation activities and rent and board services. • Students whose accounts are overdue are not permitted to register or attend classes in a subsequent semester. • Where the tuition has not been paid, the T2202A Tuition and Education Amounts Certificate will be withheld. Payments

received are always allocated first to other services and last to tuition. • Accounts may be sent to a collection agency.

FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION For more information contact CMU's Financial and Student Services Advisor. Tuition Tax Credits Canadian students that enroll through CMU will pay all fees through CMU, and in February will receive the form T2202A (Tuition, Education, and Textbook Amounts Certificate) that can be used to claim federal and provincial non-refundable tax credits.

• For further information on claiming your Tuition, Education and Textbook amounts please refer to the Canada Revenue Agency website.

• For assistance on filing your income taxes as a student please refer to this section of the Canada Revenue Agency website.

Each province uses different tax rates, and the amount of credits you can claim based on your T2202A varies by province; prospective students should check their provincial tax forms to find out what amounts they are able to claim. Government Student Loans Student loan applications open in June for the fall and winter semesters. You must apply to the province of your permanent residence. Go to

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid.html to learn more about federal and provincial student aid.

A percentage course load calculation is needed for your student aid application. To calculate the percentage course load, divide your credit hours for the year by the number of credit hours you need

to take each year to complete your degree. It looks like this:: % Course Load for a Master of Arts= Credit hours for year/30. Student Loans require that you maintain a minimum of 9 credit hours for full time status in the semester in which the loan is being requested for.

Not from Manitoba? If you are getting your student aid from a province that is not Manitoba, CMU needs to complete a Program Information Form for you. Contact the Financial and Student Services Advisor to have one completed as soon as you apply for your student aid.

Do you have an outstanding student loan and will not be applying for one this year? Contact the Financial and Student Services Advisor to complete the necessary forms for provincial and federal student aid. If these are not completed, you will be required to begin repayment on your loan.

You will receive 60% of your loan in the fall semester and then 40% in the winter semester – budget accordingly. All students receiving government student aid must provide a copy of their Notice of Assessment to the Financial and

Student Services Advisor in September. This is the only way CMU will know that you are expecting government student aid for the year.

Make sure your contact information, such as permanent address, is kept up to date with your provincial student aid office.

Loans for Full-time Students You must maintain full time status according to Canada Student Loans definition of 9 credit hours in each semester

(not averaging over semesters) in order to obtain and/or to keep your loan in an interest-free state. If you are only studying for one semester you still need 9 credit hours in that semester.

Loans for Part-time Students Loans for part-time studies are available but are not interest free. Financial Counselling The Financial & Student Services Advisor is available to discuss your personal financial situation and help you create a plan to meet your financial requirements.

FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Scholarships and Bursaries CMU students enrolled in one of CMU’s graduate programs are invited to apply for one or more scholarships/bursaries. View the list of Graduate Studies scholarships and bursaries available on CMU’s website. Most awards are granted in June, but in some cases there may be other scholarship or bursary money available that has not yet been assigned. Please contact the Financial and Student Services Advisor for more information. Grants Church Matching Grants match financial assistance from your church up to $500 per year for Canadian students and

$1000 for US and international students. Forms are available on the website here:

http://www.cmu.ca/docs/forms/CMU_Church_Matching_Grant_Application.pdf CMU will begin accepting the forms on June 1 and will match funds until the budgeted amount for the program has

been reached. Awards and Scholarships Available Outside CMU Here are some helpful sites that give both information and help in searching for scholarships and awards. If you need help applying, please contact the Student Financial Services Administrator. http://www.scholarshipscanada.com http://www.canlearn.ca (also check out their Education Cost Calculator) http://www.yconic.com On Campus Employment If you are interested in on campus employment, visit the Career Resourcing page to download an application form. Return the completed form to the Financial and Student Services Advisor in person or by email to student_employment@cmu.ca.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND TIMETABLE INFORMATION To view the timetable, go to: www.cmu.ca/gradtimetable COURSES IN BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

The following courses will fulfill the Methodology requirement within the MA in Theological Studies and MA in Christian Ministry:

BTS-5080S Topics – Gospel of John in Middle Eastern Perspective (3.0 credit hours): Jesus lived in a pre-industrial, communal world, very different from our 21st century society, where individual expression is a supreme goal. With an understanding of the social and religious milieu of 1st century Judaism and traditional Middle Eastern culture – much of which resonates with the ancient Jewish world – the student will gain a deeper understanding of Jesus' identity, His life and teaching. This course will help us bridge the ancient and modern contexts so we can more faithfully follow Jesus in the 21st century and join the community of 'sent ones' into the world. BTS Category: Bible. BTS-5300M Christian Spirituality (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): An introductory survey of various traditions and disciplines of Christian spirituality in the context of their historical development and contemporary expression. Students will be challenged to expand the scope of their understanding and practice of Christian spirituality as they engage and process the course material from within the context of their own religious traditions. BTS-5700 Topics – Christianity and Indigeneity (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): This course examines Christianity's mixed historical baggage in engaging indigeneity across various parts of the world. In considering the spectrum of this engagement, students will be introduced to both its negative and positive developments. The relevance of this consideration will allow students to respond to the nature and task of Christianity today. BTS Category: Theology. BTS/PCD-5700C Does Religion Cause Violence? (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): This course examines the common notion that religion has a peculiar tendency to promote violence. We will analyze secularist treatments of religion and violence and narratives of the European "Wars of Religion," questioning what is meant by "religion," whether secular ideologies are more peaceful, and how and why the distinction between "religious" and "secular" is constructed in the first place. We will then examine René Girard's theory of violence and his argument that Christianity is the "religion" that ends religious violence. BTS Category: Theology.

Starting from the standpoint that all theologies partly or wholly derive from biblical data, this course will allow students to consider the multiplicity of biblical theologies and voices. This course prepares students to recognize various theologically inflected viewpoints today as a consequence of the multiplicity of biblical theologies to then be prepared to respond to the question, is there ‘a canon within the canon’? BTS Category: Bible. This course fulfills the methodology requirement for students in the MA Theological Studies concentration.

This course will examine topics and texts in the Bible from a feminist critical perspective. In addition to close readings of select biblical texts, attention will be given to broader questions of biblical authority, hermeneutics, feminist theology, and intersectionality. We will explore a spectrum of biblical texts, ranging from “texts of terror” to texts that can nourish life. The course will look at

some historic feminist interpreters of Scripture as well as selected womanist interpretations and feminist readings from a non-western context. Throughout the course we will consider the ongoing significance of feminist biblical interpretation for the church today and for relationships of mutuality, justice, and shalom in God’s reign. BTS Category: Bible. This course fulfills the methodology requirement for students in the MA Theological Studies concentration.

BTS/PCD-5080C Topics - Creation and Community in Biblical and Indigenous Perspective [B]: (3.0 credit hours) By intentionally working to shed western lenses, a decolonizing Indigenous reading of the biblical text can render fresh and biblically faithful insights into the reading of the scriptures. After a discussion on the hermeneutical lens, this course will work closely through a variety of biblical texts related to creation and community in an attempt to understand afresh the community of creation of which we are a part. BTS Category: Bible. Offered in spring 2021.

BTS Category: Bible. Offered in spring 2021.

In an age characterized by the absence of moral consensus, Hebrew wisdom literature can make a significant contribution to Christian faith, inviting a perspective on faith and a vision of authentic human life. In this course Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon will be considered. BTS Category: Bible.

This course introduces students to biblical Hebrew and Greek. It is designed for non-specialists looking for Hebrew and Greek language tools that facilitate study of the biblical text. The goal is to illuminate the characteristics and distinctive features of each language in order to help students evaluate commentaries, engage in advanced linguistic and semantic analysis, and use Bible computer programs and printed research aids. BTS Category: Bible.

BTS-5266 The Gospel of Matthew This course will investigate the literary design, contents, social setting, and theological perspective of the Gospel according to Matthew. Its distinctive contribution to the canonical portrait of Jesus will be considered, as well as its place within the context of emerging Christianity and in the history of Christian theology. BTS Category: Bible.

This course will be an interdisciplinary exploration of death and dying, built on the assumption that our understanding of death is bound up with our understanding of life – what does it mean to be human? What is sacred? What is the nature of human responsibility? It will reflect on the nature of mortality and the ways we tend to avoid it, how we cope with it and the ways life is valued and affirmed through accepting it. The course will include the examination of themes such as dying well, ritualizing death, grief, contemporary death culture, and ethical issues connected to death and dying. BTS Category: Practical Theology.

The purpose of this course is to equip students with fundamental skills in theological reflection and practice-based research and writing. It will examine theological methods with an emphasis on methods in practical theology, in particular field-based approaches, and will assist students in the rudimentary steps of project design and development. The seminar is open to all MA/MDiv students interested in developing the art of theological reflection and honing practice-based research skills, and is not limited to thesis-track students or ministry students. BTS Category: Practical Theology. This course fulfills the methodology requirement for students in the MA Theological Studies concentration.

Change seems to be the only constant in today’s culture, and this is true in the Church as well. Course participants will learn solid management tools including governance and polity through volunteer and disciple management. From

there, we will engage with the latest writings on adaptive and transformative leadership models and critically examine them in light of a Christian theology of leadership. The focus will remain on the practice of ministry and the person of the Christian leader BTS Category: Practical Theology.

An introduction to the shape and content of congregational worship, exploring faithful and vital expressions of worship throughout history and in contemporary practice. The course will also examine some of the challenges and opportunities facing worshiping communities, and explore recent movements in worship renewal. BTS Category: Practical Theology. Offered in Spring 2021.

Twenty-First Century Preaching Effective preaching emerges at the intersection of solid biblical exegesis and keen insight into the “here and now” of contemporary context. This course will examine methods for doing exegesis for preaching that are realistic in the busyness of ministry and keep our own hearing of God’s words fresh and living. We will explore what it looks like to communicate effectively with diverse and often distracted twenty-century audiences and consider creative techniques for crafting sermons that engage modern people deeply in the ongoing story of God. The course includes opportunities to receive feedback on sermon structure and delivery. BTS Category: Practical Theology.

BTS-5330 Foundations for Christian Ministry This course provides students an opportunity to develop ministerial identity, self-understanding and skills. The course explores biblical and theological foundations for Christian ministry in light of God’s mission. It fosters self-awareness of gifts and competencies, temperament, limitations, and calling, and it teaches pastoral leadership for congregational rituals and practices. BTS Category: Practical Theology.

This experience-centred course introduces students to practices and perspectives for growing in attentiveness to God’s presence in order to be continually formed into Christlikeness by the Holy Spirit. The course helps cultivate spiritual habits that can sustain students in their future ministries within and beyond local congregations. Both individual and communal spiritual formation will be explored. BTS Category: Practical Theology.

This course will explore the nature and purpose of preaching, basic techniques of effective oral communication, creative sermon forms, how to move from biblical text to sermon, the power of stories and illustrations, and effective sermon delivery. Students will preach and listen to practice sermons in class. BTS Category: Practical Theology.

This seminar will explore vocation and calling through biblical and theological lenses. Through it, students will engage in reflection and examination of their own vocational calling and gifts through reading, writing, and personal reflection together with their broader Christian community. As a preparative seminar, it will assist students in developing a plan for ministry formation that supports their ministry calling. The seminar may include a retreat, with an associated fee. Restricted to students enrolled in the MDiv program and will normally be completed within the first 12 credit hours of the program. Corequisite: BTS-5330.

In this seminar, students will practice theological reflection through their experiences of ministry and the church. Various models of theological reflection will be introduced. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for students to continue developing their goals and plans for ministry formation in light of their theological reflections. Restricted to students enrolled in the MDiv program. Prerequisite: BTS-5491. Corequisite: BTS-5910 or BTS-5920.

This seminar course is a study of how the church has understood and thought about “God.” We will read seminal writings across the historical Christian tradition in our attempt to understand ‘theology proper,’ the doctrine of God. BTS Category: History of Christianity. This course fulfills the methodology requirement for students in the MA Theological Studies concentration.

This course explores the dynamic and evolving character of Anabaptist identity over an almost 500-year period. It attends to the various theological impulses that shaped Anabaptism in its early phase as well as in the centuries that followed. The course also focuses on Anabaptism’s various contemporary theological expressions. BTS Category: History of Christianity.

This course is co-taught by an Iranian Shia Muslim and a Mennonite Christian, and invites students into an inter-faith dialogue. It will examine the rich resources that each tradition offers on topics of faith. Specific topics will be selected from a broad range of mutually important subjects like ethics, issues of peace and justice, understanding of God, spirituality, eschatology, human anthropology, sin, redemption, forgiveness, and war. Through these subjects, the course will explore interfaith dialogue through the very practice of such dialogue. The hope is that the class will be comprised of a small cohort from the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Iran, local Muslim students, regular CMU students, and others. BTS Category: Theology. Offered in spring 2021.

A study of evangelical theology with a focus on contemporary developments within evangelicalism. The course will center on the reading of theological texts written by evangelical theologians (e.g., Elaine Storky, Mark Noll, Kevin Vanhoozer, David Gushee, Ephraim Radner, Leanne van Dyk, Roger Olson) with a view to understanding evangelicalism from within the movement itself. BTS Category: Theology.

This course positions the current literatures on trauma and moral injury in relationship to Christian sacred texts and practices. Through engaging biblical texts and familiar teachings about the meaning of suffering, salvation, and hope, this course aims to equip students to ask difficult questions about individual and collective responsibility to the past, to deepen embodied practices of care and nurture, and to integrate familiar Christian teachings about suffering with current conditions of human and environmental vulnerability. BTS Category: Theology. Offered in spring 2021.

BTS/PCD-5700C Topics - Refugees and Displacement: Learning to Extend Hospitality: (3.0 credit hours) Refugees are a controversial topic of discussion in Canada today. All too often, they are treated as nameless statistics or caricatures in the occasional story that flares across the front pages of newspapers. Millions of people around the world have been forced from their homes by interlinked factors including persecution, armed conflict, natural disasters, development projects and socio-economic deprivation. This course explores the idea that the presence of refugees challenges us to re-discover what it means to be neighbours through attention to cultivating the disciplines of “radical gratitude” and hospitality. Participants will have opportunity to engage in case studies, group discussions, and think through policy ideas for enhancing community resiliency. BTS Category: Theology. Offered in spring 2021.

Drawing significantly on the work of Robert J. Schreiter, this one semester course explores how local theology is synthesized in and from its local context; and how that theology then impacts its cultural context. It will include the semiotic study of culture – determining effective ways to describe cultures and their resulting identity and potential for social change. The examples of culture and theology to be explored will not be limited to geographic or national identities. It will include ethnic (indigenous) culture and other social “cultures” representing minority groups in dominant societies beginning with the 20th century phenomenon of liberation theology. This global emphasis is important because of the interconnectedness of societies around the world and the plurality of Canada and the multi-faith context that accompanies it. BTS Category: Theology.

This 35 hour intensive course will provide students with a foundation of understanding of the spiritual knowledge of Indigenous peoples, on the Land that we find ourselves today. Two Indigenous instructors will examine Indigenous wisdom within the context of Christian belief, while honouring Indigenous and Christian ways of knowing God. Students will have the opportunity to

enhance their own theological understanding of Indigenous spiritual practice, while respectfully affirming Indigenous beliefs within God’s creation and love manifest through the grace of Jesus Christ. BTS Category: Theology. Offered in spring 2021.

This course gives attention to the major themes of Christian belief such as revelation and the authority of scripture, God and creation, the nature of humanity, the person and work of Jesus Christ, sin and salvation, the nature of the church and its practices, the Christian life, and eschatology. BTS Category: Theology. This course fulfills the methodology requirement for students in the MA Theological Studies concentration.

This course provides an opportunity for a supervised internship experience in a congregation or other ministry type setting, and it includes a bi-weekly seminar. SME can be done in either two or three semesters. Students must attend an SME orientation in spring prior to the fall registration. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of graduate-level work in Biblical and Theological Studies or permission of the instructor. BTS Category: Field Education.

This course provides an opportunity for a supervised internship experience in a congregation or other ministry type setting, and it includes a bi-weekly seminar. SME can be done in either two or three semesters. Students must attend an SME orientation in spring prior to the fall registration. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of graduate-level work in Biblical and Theological Studies or permission of the instructor. BTS Category: Field Education.

COURSES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSI-5230 Human Capital Development (3.0 credit hours): Developing human capital means creating and nurturing organizational environments in which human beings can develop and apply new ideas, competencies, skills, attitudes, and behaviors. This course will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the value created by an engaged workforce. The course will focus on supporting employees developing skills and abilities in an intrinsically engaging environment. In addition, we will study ways individuals and organizations benefit from well-managed conflict while limiting destructive conflicts that sap organizational creativity and energy. BUSI-6150 Narrative Leadership (3.0 credit hours): Effective leaders communicate to inspire talent to excel; to partner with investors and communities; to engage with customers and clients and to grow their impact in the world as part of a global community. These communications are understood and acted upon based on the perceived context of the communication. Effective leaders are attentive to the ways that they shape the narratives that form the context for this communication. This course helps leaders to shape their own story and the organizational stories to cultivate an authentic, trustworthy and compelling narrative whether oral or written, in person or embedded within social media, in small groups and with large audiences.

BUSI-5220 Leadership and Management for the Common Good (3.0 credit hours): Complexity, globalization, and competing demands characterize the realities of leading and managing organizations in today’s environment. The focus of the course is on developing systemic wisdom and long-term perspective. The course combines times for self-reflection, conversation, questioning, and integration of various leadership and management theories to identify approaches to leading people, systems, and organizations in ways that bring restoration, that offer hope, and that work toward promoting the common good. BUSI-5230 Human Capital Development (3.0 credit hours): Developing human capital means creating and nurturing organizational environments in which human beings can develop and apply new ideas, competencies, skills, attitudes, and behaviors. This course will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the value created by an engaged workforce. The course will focus on supporting employees developing skills and abilities in an intrinsically

engaging environment. In addition we will study ways individuals and organizations benefit from well-managed conflict while limiting destructive conflicts that sap organizational creativity and energy. BUSI-5410 Global Sustainability (3.0 credit hours): The global economic system produces goods and services on a massive scale. Consumers benefit from access to necessities as well as increased comfort, convenience and choice. Producers benefit from opportunities to innovate and invest, while also providing employment and generating returns to investors. The question many are asking, however, is simple: Can the current system be sustained in the long run? To be sustainable, businesses and nonprofit organizations must find ways to generate value and minimize waste while simultaneously satisfying human needs and protecting ecological systems. This course examines the global economic system from a triple-bottom line perspective – planet, people and profit. It utilizes systems thinking and explores seven forms of capital: financial, manufactured, natural, human, social, cultural and spiritual. BUSI-5640 Organizational Behavior (3.0 credit hours): Utilizing an experiential case study method, this course surveys the evolution of theory, practice, and research in the areas of organizational behavior. Learning topics include motivation theory, group dynamics, leadership, decision-making, conflict transformation, change theory, organization structure, emotional intelligence and communication. This course affirms a systemic perspective and approach to organizational behavior and affirms the concepts implicit in the concept of Leadership for the Common Good. BUSI-5850 Financial and Managerial Accounting (3.0 credit hours): Managers and executives carry fiduciary responsibility for their organizations; it is therefore imperative that they know how to read financial statements, analyze financial health, assess financial risks, and communicate this knowledge effectively to others. The course emphasizes the role of the manager relating to finance and accounting through the analysis of quantitative information largely at the conceptual level. Topics include financial governance, understanding and reading financial statements, financial statement analysis, cost behavior, breakeven analysis, budgeting, balanced scorecard, working capital management, and the use of short-term cash planning. The overall aim is to improve organizational decision-making based on financial, social, and ecological metrics. BUSI-5990 MBA Seminar I (0.0 credit hours): This course is a seminar for MBA students. The course will act as a forum for discussion and presentation of research in both academic and business areas. Students will be expected to complete a research project and present the project within the courses. BUSI-6230 Financial Management (3.0 credit hours): The second course of this sequence examines more of the quantitative tools managers use in decision making. Topics include an in-depth analysis of value chains, including supply chain and distribution channels, activity-based management, analysis of external funds needed, in-depth analysis of time value of money, and capital budgeting. BUSI-6470 Strategic Marketing Management (3.0 credit hours): This course focuses on the tasks of creating and communicating value and gaining loyal customers for an organization in today’s dynamic global marketplace. Topics include marketing strategy and planning, marketing research, the impact of technology on strategic marketing decisions, consumer behavior, ethics in marketing, social media and its role in marketing, internet marketing, customer relationship management, database marketing, and marketing evaluation. Leadership for the Common Good concepts are also offered as a backdrop for an ethical marketing framework. BUSI-6630 Managerial Economics (3.0 credit hours): This course applies insights from economic theory to the functions of managerial planning and decision making within a market-oriented business context. Specific content includes an overview of the market system, consumer demand theory, cost analysis, profit analysis, pricing strategies, the economics of technical change and innovation, the architecture of the firm, employee incentives, international economic impacts and government regulation. Leadership for the Common Good concepts are also offered as competing methods of improving the traditional market system. BUSI-6700 Strategic Leadership in a Multicultural World (3.0 credit hours): Historically the field of strategy has focused on strategies as mechanisms for winning and thus causing others to lose. Instead, we are learning that strategic partnerships and creation of manufacturing/ service processes that develop human capabilities and use

material resources wisely are needed to position the organization for sustained success in the marketplace. This course will help leaders develop approaches that strategically position their organizations to achieve this success. Theoretically this course will be grounded in Michael Porter’s recent work on “creating shared value.” BUSI-6710 Data Analytics for Decision Making (3.0 credit hours): The quality of decision-making in organizations is greatly influenced by the quality of data gathered and by information derived from that data. This course focuses on the use of tools and processes to enhance corporate decision-making strategies. Topics include research design, survey development, defining data and information requirements, how and where data is stored, informatics and business intelligence, critical thinking, and transforming data into meaningful information. BUSI-6800 Sustainable Organizations and Global Citizenship (3.0 credit hours): This course integrates the three pillars of the Collaborative MBA Program; management, leadership and stewardship for organizational effectiveness and serving the common good. The keystone of the course is an 8-day international residency designed to engage students as reflective practitioners and invite them to develop an openness to new ways of experiencing and thinking about the world through interactions and learning in a different country. One core value of the Collaborative MBA is global citizenship, recognizing that organizations are interdependent and mutually accountable to local, national, and global communities. This suggests that a global perspective is important for today’s business and organizational leaders, and it is a significant purpose of the international residency. BUSI-6990 MBA Seminar II (0 credit hours): This course will continue the material covered in BUSI-5990 and provide a forum for students to present and develop their final MBA projects.

COURSES IN PEACEBUILDING AND COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT

BTS/PCD-5700C Does Religion Cause Violence? (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): This course examines the common notion that religion has a peculiar tendency to promote violence. We will analyze secularist treatments of religion and violence and narratives of the European "Wars of Religion," questioning what is meant by "religion," whether secular ideologies are more peaceful, and how and why the distinction between "religious" and "secular" is constructed in the first place. We will then examine René Girard's theory of violence and his argument that Christianity is the "religion" that ends religious violence. PCD Category: Theological and Religious Encounters with Peace-Justice. PCD-5190C Reconciling Stories: Indigenous Laws and Lands: (3.0 credit hours) This course introduces participants to narratives of Indigenous laws and lands and how Indigenous peoples have used story, song, and oral and written expressions to articulate epistemologies, resistance, and record their histories, rights and responsibilities to themselves and others. Issues in the course will include the impact of colonization and globalization on Indigenous peoples of Canada and the role of social justice movements nationally and internationally in historical and contemporary struggles for recognition of sovereignty and resistance to theft of lands and resources. Participants will study Indigenous traditional and contemporary literatures (specifically graphic texts and novels), Indigenous critical theory, and devise responses and presentations based on their impressions and ideas. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5990C Leading in an Age of Polarization (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): Polarization refers to the process by which more and more people in a society come to hold opinions at the more extreme ends of the spectrum, while the number of people in the moderate center dwindles. Polarization is both a global and an historic phenomenon, as it has surfaced in many countries and at numerous points in history. The challenge for leaders of any system (congregations, businesses, schools, governments and other organizations) is how to lead when many organizational members instinctively “take sides” based on group loyalties rather than careful processing. This course will present findings from the research on what causes polarization, along with proven strategies from community, congregational and university leaders who have successfully led in polarized environments. Participants will be invited to share the challenges in their unique contexts and will leave with a customized plan for effective leadership in their setting. PCD Category: Methods in Research, Planning, or Evaluation.

BTS/PCD-5080C Topics - Creation and Community in Biblical and Indigenous Perspective [B]: (3.0 credit hours) By intentionally working to shed western lenses, a decolonizing Indigenous reading of the biblical text can render fresh and biblically faithful insights into the reading of the scriptures. After a discussion on the hermeneutical lens, this course will work closely through a variety of biblical texts related to creation and community in an attempt to understand afresh the community of creation of which we are a part. PCD Category: Theological and Religious Encounters with Peace-Justice. Offered in spring 2021.

BTS/PCD-5700C Topics - Post-Traumatic Theology: Trauma, Moral Injury, and Christian Faith [T]: (3.0 credit hours) This course positions the current literatures on trauma and moral injury in relationship to Christian sacred texts and practices. Through engaging biblical texts and familiar teachings about the meaning of suffering, salvation, and hope, this course aims to equip students to ask difficult questions about individual and collective responsibility to the past, to deepen embodied practices of care and nurture, and to integrate familiar Christian teachings about suffering with current conditions of human and environmental vulnerability. PCD Category: Theological and Religious Encounters with Peace-Justice. Offered in spring 2021. BTS/PCD-5700C Topics - Refugees and Displacement: Learning to Extend Hospitality: (3.0 credit hours) Refugees are a controversial topic of discussion in Canada today. All too often, they are treated as nameless statistics or caricatures in the occasional story that flares across the front pages of newspapers. Millions of people around the world have been forced from their homes by interlinked factors including persecution, armed conflict, natural disasters, development projects and socio-economic deprivation. This course explores the idea that the presence of refugees challenges us to re-discover what it means to be neighbours through attention to cultivating the disciplines of “radical gratitude” and hospitality. Participants will have opportunity to engage in case studies, group discussions, and think through policy ideas for enhancing community resiliency. PCD Category: Theological and Religious Encounters with Peace-Justice. Offered in spring 2021. PCD-5190 Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace: (3.0 credit hours) A multi-layered examination of peace and violence from the perspective of culture, addressing questions such as: How are attitudes towards peace and violence reflected in the way cultures enact discipline, security, education, reconciliation, etc.? How are peace and violence reflected in expressions of popular culture and various sub-cultures? How are peace and violence modelled in relationships between different cultures? How might the very idea of culture be questioned through the lens of peace? PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5190 Models for Conflict Transformation: (3.0 credit hours) This course examines historical and contemporary models for nonviolent conflict transformation. It defines processes such as conflict management, conflict resolution, and conflict transformation. Students explore ways to prevent destructive conflict, the roles of forgiveness and reconciliation in divided societies, and tools to build sustainable peace. Models used to address conflicts include sustainable peacebuilding, human needs theory, transformative mediation, forgiveness, nonviolent social change, public apologies, truth and reconciliation commissions, Indigenous circles, and multi-track diplomacy. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5190 Topics – Refugees and Forced Migration (3.0 credit hours): Description TBA. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5190 Topics – Mennonite Community and Development (3.0 credit hours): Students are challenged to analyze the Mennonite experience in service and peace work. The objective is to highlight values and techniques that distinguish a unique approach. Speakers and literature describing the work of the Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Economic Development Agency and of ecumenical groups such as the Canadian Foodgrains Bank provide examples for reflection and analysis. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution.

PCD-5190 Genocide, War, and Conflict: (3.0 credit hours) Genocide, war, and violent conflict are among the most pressing problems investigated by conflict analysts. This course helps students interpret and understand unfolding situations of large-scale violence in the world. To aid that process we examine a variety of theoretical approaches, case studies, and core debates in the area from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contemporary efforts to ameliorate selected cases of violent conflict, war, and genocide are also examined. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5190 Women and Peacemaking: (3.0 credit hours) This course addresses, from an interdisciplinary perspective, both theoretical and practical contributions that women have made to peacemaking in the modern world. It includes analysis of women's involvement in peace action, research, and education. Attention is given to the challenges that activists face in organizing around their identity as women, such as the challenge of building common ground among women with varied experiences and concerns. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. PCD-5190C Community-Based Research and Peacebuilding: (3.0 credit hours) This course will explore how community-based research can expand possibilities towards peacebuilding. Through a combination of theory and practical case examples, it will demonstrate how research that is community-driven, participatory and action-oriented can contribute to social transformation that creates and sustains conditions for peace. Students will apply these insights as they engage in the creation of a community-based research proposal. PCD Category: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution. Offered in spring 2021. PCD-5210 Seminar in Social Change (Dual track, 3.0 credit hours): In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices, and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. PCD category: Collaborative and Transformative Development. Please note that two sections of the course are offered this year, each with a slightly variant title. Students may hold only one of these for credit in their degree programs. PCD-5210 Seminar in International Development Studies (3.0 credit hours): In this capstone seminar, students review and compare inter-disciplinary and discipline-based approaches to social change, including issues in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, social and economic development, environmental sustainability, and democratization and social movements. Using a seminar format, students will examine contending theories of social change, and address questions of power, interpretation, ethics, commitments and virtues in understanding and working for social change. These examinations will allow students to explore ways of integrating theories and practices, and articulate their own understanding and ethics of social change. PCD category: Collaborative and Transformative Development. Please note that two sections of the course are offered this year, each with a slightly variant title. Students may hold only one of these for credit in their degree programs. PCD-5390C A Reporting Disaster?: The Nature of Credible Journalism in a Competitive Compassion Market: (3.0 credit hours) Credible disaster reporting will be more essential than ever in the future, because pictures of despair and unmediated voices are transmitted instantly, which has consequences for responses and recovery. Aid agencies compete for positive media coverage and donations, and journalists who embed with the UN or NGOs to gain access to compelling stories can compromise their credibility. This course seeks to examine the practice of a content-hungry disaster news market, and asks tough questions about transparency, ethics and the impact of news media. It will also explore the questions around NGOs and the competitive compassion market. A series of case studies and broader discussions will be used to see if crisis news can become more constructive and relevant to both the people involved and the audiences who want to know and care about what is happening. Some practical production skills will be taught. PCD Category: Collaborative and Transformative Development.Offered in spring 2021.

PCD-5710 Conflict and Construction of the ‘Other’ (3.0 credit hours): This seminar addresses a central question raised in post-colonial theory about the way humans construct and maintain an understanding of the ‘Other’. We ask the question, "Have scholars found the idea of the ‘Other’ useful as a synthesizing concept?" This problem-based, interdisciplinary seminar considers particular sites of struggle in cultural, social, and individual contexts. Finally, we ask about the implications of this inquiry for our cultural, social, and individual circumstances. PCD Category: Theory in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development. PCD-5820 Practice Skills – Cultural Diversity, Communication, and Conflict: (1.5 credit hours) This workshop offers participants an opportunity to learn and practice skills and processes to effectively resolve cross-cultural conflicts. Through small group interactions, conflict simulations, case studies, and discussions, participants learn culturally appropriate ways to communicate, mediate, and resolve conflicts. Skills will be taught that are vital in building positive relationships in today’s global world. PCD-5830 Practice Skills – Conflict Resolution Skills for the Workplace: (1.5 credit hours) This course focuses on providing an opportunity for people to examine their own conflict style, responsibilities and actions for building a respectful workplace. Through small group interactions, conflict simulations, case studies, and discussions, participants will explore experiences of disrespect, learn how to effectively respond and recover as source, target, and observer of disrespect in the workplace, and gain insight into behaviours and strategies for managing conflict in the workplace with others. PCD-5910 Program Planning in Development and Conflict Resolution (3.0 credit hours): Program planning is a critical first step in most interventions by development and conflict resolution organizations. This course covers blueprint planning required for preparation of funding proposals and various forms of strategic and participatory planning required for the application of results-based management and learning approaches during program implementation. Current debates regarding approaches to planning are also reviewed. Students acquire skills necessary for conceptualizing and implementing international or domestic projects undertaken by non-governmental organizations: needs assessment, goal and purpose identification, formulation of logframe, work plan and budget, and preparation of a funding proposal. PCD Category: Methods in Research, Planning, or Evaluation. PCD-5920 Program Evaluation in Development and Conflict Resolution (3.0 credit hours): Evaluating programs is a means of systematically assessing interventions designed to promote development and conflict resolution. This course covers formative evaluations required for program decision-making and summation evaluations applicable for analyzing outcomes and impacts to determine relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and potential for replication of programs normally implemented by non-governmental organizations. Current debates in approaches to evaluation are also reviewed. Students acquire skills in: selecting relevant quantitative and qualitative indicators, various approaches to obtain measures for the indicators selected, approaches to analyzing collected data, and effective presentation of evaluation conclusions and recommendations. PCD Category: Methods in Research, Planning, or Evaluation. PCD-5990 Critical Literature Review: (3.0 credit hours) This interdisciplinary methodology course will train students in developing a critical literature review. Students will identify a topic of interest within their own field of study and collect published and unpublished materials to describe the current state of knowledge on this topic. Students will interact with each other as they identify main tensions in the literature and make decisions to frame or shape the ideas they have identified. We will practice writing about these ideas to enhance clarity of the topic and stimulate questions for further study. The final course product will be a completed literature review. PCD Category: Methods in Research, Planning, or Evaluation.

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TIMETABLE WORKSHEET – WINTER

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Slot 1 8:00-8:50

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Slot 21 8:30-11:20

Slot 7 8:30-9:45 Slot 12 8:30-9:45

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Slot 2 9:00-9:50

Slot 2 9:00-9:50

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Slot 8 10:00-11:15

Slot 13 10:00-11:15

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Slot 3 10:30-11:20 Slot 3 10:30-11:20 Slot 3 10:30-11:20

Forum 11:30-12:00noon Chapel 11:30-12:00noon Fellowship Groups 11:30-12:00noon Recital 11:30-12:10noon Chapel 11:30-12:00noon

LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Slot 4 1:00-2:15

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Slot 9 1:00-2:15 Slot 14 1:00-2:15

Slot 5 2:30-3:45

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Slot 10 2:30-3:45 Slot 25 2:30-5:15

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Slot 6 4:00-5:15

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