An introductory course to demography as discipline. It examines the meaning and origin of demography, fundamental concepts and models used in demographic and population studies. This course emphasizes a missional perspective to understanding and utilizing demographic knowledge and expertise.
The course equips students with knowledge regarding the importance of understanding the characteristics of human populations and their potential impact on human endeavours.
Missional leaders need to have a good understanding of their populations being served in order to design spiritually appropriate solutions to meet the needs of such populations.
Missional demographers need to utilize this knowledge to assess population on the mission field and provide spiritual assistance as needed.
Students are encouraged to describe the demographic characteristics of the people being served in an effort to provide recommendations that would benefit them physically and spiritually.
A basic knowledge of population characteristics /demography is essential in any organization.
An understanding of demography as a discipline will help missional leaders serve diverse cultures and races better.
Students are able to understand the demographic structure of the population they serve and how the knowledge of such populations can impact the missional activities of missional leaders.
The course introduces students to the diversity of the human population and they are encouraged to identify and describe the demographic characteristics of their community.
