SCHOOLS RUN AT THIS LOCATION

Discipleship Training School (DTS) ( DSP 211 )

This school is an intensive Christian discipleship course beginning with an 11 or 12-week lecture/teaching phase followed by an 8-12 week practical field assignment. It is a prerequisite for all other courses in the University of the Nations, and also serves to orient and prepare all new Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff. The DTS is designed to encourage students in personal character development, cultivating their relationship with God and identifying their unique gifts and callings. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout the course, preparing the students to evangelize and disciple current and future generations, answering the call to "Go into all the world and teach (make disciples of) all nations." (Matthew 28:19). The curriculum is in the following six major categories: God's nature and character; God's intention for individuals, peoples and nations; seeing all of life from God's perspective; redemption, sin, and the Cross; God's family - the Church; God's world - His call and commission; the ministries of YWAM.

School of Biblical Christian Worldview ( HMT/SCI 213 )

This course takes a historical look at the prevailing philosophies and ideologies that lie beneath the social and political issues of present day societies. It encourages students to become responsible Christians in society, and to exercise positive influence wherever they work and serve. Students delve into topics such as the meaning and components of a worldview and how to apply biblical Christian thinking to contemporary issues. Each student is required to write a paper under the guidance of an advisor. This course meets the U of N Core Curriculum requirement for Applied Christian Thinking.

School of Research and Contemporary Practices in Counseling (RCPC) ( CNH 331 )

The School of Research and Contemporary Practices in Counseling (RCPC) has as its main objective helping the students reach their full potential in the dynamics of counseling in the contemporary scenario, based on a biblical worldview about the current situation of mental illnesses, working through the foundations, processes and emphases on subjects emerging from the individual and society. In the RCPC we also focus on developing the students' investigative skills regarding scientific research in Human Sciences, offering them effective tools that enable a more efficient understanding of the specific realities that they intend to act on. Our aim is to provide a biblical vision, which is both current and contextualized, to Christian counselors regarding the demands that constantly arise in the ministry of Counseling.

School of Research and Contemporary Practices in Counseling (RCPC) ( CNH 331 )

The School of Research and Contemporary Practices in Counseling (RCPC) has as its main objective helping the students reach their full potential in the dynamics of counseling in the contemporary scenario, based on a biblical worldview about the current situation of mental illnesses, working through the foundations, processes and emphases on subjects emerging from the individual and society. In the RCPC we also focus on developing the students' investigative skills regarding scientific research in Human Sciences, offering them effective tools that enable a more efficient understanding of the specific realities that they intend to act on. Our aim is to provide a biblical vision, which is both current and contextualized, to Christian counselors regarding the demands that constantly arise in the ministry of Counseling.

School of Theater and Dramaturgy ( ATS 233 )

EAP – Teatro e Dramaturgia is a Performing Arts School which has as its focus the art of Theatre and Dramaturgy. The direction given to this new school is to work from the "word" in the differente meanings presented in the basic text and theatral context: - Written word: Bible/Dramaturgy - Spoken word: Creation/Acting - Living word: Jesus (Incarnation)/Interpretation Using theatrical language which stood out at their timem we will study the art of acting and dramaturgical writing, relecting and putting into practice how we may bring in the Word given to us as a basis for our script and staging from a Biblical worldview.

Seminar in Fashion Design ( ATS 125 )

Enrich the beauty and creativity of the Eternal and its multiforms. Aligning fashion and missions platform of redemption and social transformation.