Bachelor of Arts - Marketplace
Bachelor of Arts
Marketplace Major
On Campus
Advisor:
Terry Kaufman, MA
Career training in Business, Healthcare, Education and other vocational fields.
Looking for a meaningful career? Combine your chosen career credential with SBC’s solid biblical foundation in Christ centered community.
The Marketplace program opens up your career options through a dynamic blend of broad workplace abilities, job specific skills and real-life experience.
This program is intended for students following God’s call to engage the world vocationally. Be equipped with biblical foundations, vocational training, faith-work integration, and practical work experience.
Discover your career. Grow your faith.
Common Fields
- Business
- Health Care
- Technology
- Legal Aid
- Early Childhood Education
Pathways
The Professional Studies component of the program may be completed at your choice of vocational school:
- Red River College
- Robertson College
- University College of the North
- Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology
- Herzing College
- Athabasca University
- and others
Career & Ministry Opportunities
Graduates may engage the world as servant leaders in vocations of their choice and serve as volunteers in church ministries. The marketplace pathway also provides opportunities for graduates to pursue bi-vocational ministries in local and international contexts.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a biblical worldview to prepare for a life of ministry in the marketplace.
- Acquire the knowledge, values, and skills leading to a specific vocation.
- Demonstrate proficiency in biblical interpretation and theological articulation.
- Develop ethical thinking and problem-solving skills for living with Christian integrity.
- Acquire communication and interpersonal skills for working in intercultural contexts.
- Develop problem solving skills using analytical and quantitative approaches.
- Express lifelong commitment to the Church and its ministries.
- Understand the biblical foundations for God’s call to Christians in the marketplace.
Program Requirements
Year One: Engage
Biblical & Theological Studies (12 credits)
| BI105 Biblical Interpretation |
| BI111 Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament |
| BI121 Introduction to the Bible: New Testament |
| TH101 Spiritual Formation |
Arts & Sciences (15 credits)
| - Arts & Sciences Elective |
| - Communications Elective |
| - Math/Science Elective |
| - Social Sciences Elective |
| SS223 Interpersonal Processes |
Professional Studies (6 credits)
| CM101 Ministry 1: Introduction to Ministry |
| MM201 Introduction to Marketplace Ministry |
| - Service Learning (2 units) |
Year Two: Establish
Biblical & Theological Studies (12 credits)
| BI221 Life and Teachings of Jesus |
| - OT Prophets Elective |
| - NT Bible Elective |
| TH231 Christian Theology |
Arts & Sciences (12 credits)
| EN111 English Literature and Composition I |
| HU222 Anabaptist History |
| HU272 Ethics |
| - Integrative Studies |
Professional Studies (10 credits)
| CM201 Ministry 2: Intercultural Ministry |
| CM312 Leadership Principles |
| CM304 Servant Leadership Seminar II |
| SM200 Practicum |
Year Three: Equip
Professional Studies (24 credits)
| - Marketplace Component |