Master in Christian Education Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Curriculum Development

Abstract

This study aims to describe the curriculum of the Christian Education Management Masters Department that is currently used and the curriculum plan of the Christian Education Management Masters Department that is relevant to the development of knowledge and technology in the future. The research is descriptive qualitative, with mixed questionnaire  data collection techniques (closed and open) and documents.  Research informants are lecturers and students of the Master of Management of Christian Education Postgraduate Department Tarutung State Institute for Christian Studies. The results of the study revealed 2 findings, namely: 1) The curriculum of the Christian Education Management Masters Department used today is good and relevant, but it is necessary to make some changes such as adjusting the name of the course to the vision, adding core courses, grouping courses and; 2) The curriculum plan of the Master of Education Management Department in the future includes Core Courses 21 semester credit units, Institutional Courses 6 semester credit units, General Courses 17 semester credit units, Matriculation Courses 0 semester credit units, the development of which refers to the National Higher Education Standards and descriptors of the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework and through a focus group discussion process  involving students, lecturers, leaders of Tarutung State Institute for Christian Studies and stakeholders.