Program Director: Online Biblical Studies

BJU Staff•Greenville, SC

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Program Director for Online Biblical Studies oversees faculty involved in course development, facilitates 4+ online courses annually within their program, and makes recommendations for curriculum creation or revision. This role ensures faculty engagement to foster optimal learner experiences, reviews course evaluations for areas of improvement, and assesses course assessments. The Program Director is also responsible for writing the annual program report.

Requirements

Must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission, and core biblical doctrines.
Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life.
Must be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology.
Must be committed to providing students an excellent, worldclass education from a biblical worldview.
Credentialed to teach in the areas of facilitation.

Responsibilities

Oversees faculty for course development
Facilitates 4-6 online courses each year in areas credentialed to teach
Makes recommendations for creating or revising curriculum
Ensures faculty engagement to create best learner experiences
Reviews course evaluations to identify any areas for improvement
Reviews and makes recommendations for course assessments
Writes the annual program report to be submitted at the end of each year
Complete a comprehensive program review every 5 years in accordance with guidance by OPRA; complete and submit a program assessment plan and report to OPRA annually.
Assists as needed in developing or redeveloping new programs.
Participate in the course development process to ensure a biblical worldview foundation and course content alignment with program learning outcomes and the curriculum map.
In coordination with the SCOPE associate dean for content and learning solutions, develop and maintain a list of potential qualified developers and facilitators for each course in the program.
Review course content for each major course offered in the program to ensure that each course is based on a biblical worldview and includes appropriate, rigorous content.
Review syllabus for each course offered to ensure that the syllabus contains all elements required by BJU policy.
Advise students on their program of study including course offerings and sequencing.
Maintain records of students working on the program and periodically check with students to see how they are progressing.
In coordination with the SCOPE associate dean, connect with facilitators to ensure students in their classes are keeping up with the requirements of the classes.
Connect with marketing at least once a year to develop marketing opportunities for the program.
Respond in a timely manner to all requests for information from prospective students.
In coordination with marketing and/or SCOPE enrollment team, develop emails or other communications to send to former BJU students who 1) completed non-baccalaureate degrees, or 2) started, but never finished, a baccalaureate degree.
In coordination with marketing and/or SCOPE enrollment team, develop (and revise regularly) a one-page brochure highlighting the purpose and benefits of the program.
Develop and maintain a collection of news items about students and graduates including notices of jobs accepted, job promotions, and other special recognition.
Review all student capstone assessments and summarize the assessments for accreditation documentation purposes.
Collect and review all documentation related to the assessment of the program learning outcome(s).