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TUL550 Service to the Marginalized: This course guides students in understanding the conditions of marginalized populations and in formulating a theology and strategy for team-based responses that aim to free individuals and change structural causes.
TUL555 Educational Center Development: This course offers analysis of third world schooling with a focus on
developing and improving preschool, elementary, and technical schools in the slums as integral to the work of urban poor churches.
TUL560 Theology and Practice of Community Economics: This course relates biblical and theological perspectives
on human development to the theory and practice of community wealth building. Special emphasis is given to considering how working women in the slums might use micro-enterprises and individual development accounts to create a better environment for asset building and ownership.
TUL650 Primary Health Care: An exploration of public health challenges facing the Church within slum communities, along with innovative, community-based responses, this course highlights topics such as environmental health, maternal and child health, and chronic health conditions prevalent in slums. Students serve as mentored interns with a health
organization in the community where they live or work.
TUL 655 Advocacy and the Urban Environment:
Students examine the relations between urban poor communities, the land, and broader environmental problems including natural disasters. Fieldwork focuses on advocacy for adequate housing, infrastructure services, and effective disaster response.