MDiv Curriculum

The program curriculum that follows stipulates the required course work; however, graduates of Bible colleges and Christian liberal arts colleges should plan their course work so as not to repeat work done on an undergraduate level. Program modifications may be requested in two ways:

Students with undergraduate hours beyond the normal bachelor’s degree (126 semester hours) may request evaluation of their undergraduate transcripts by the Records Office for advanced standing toward MDiv course work. Consult the Admissions section of the Catalog or the Academic Handbook for details.
Students who have taken course work as part of their undergraduate degree that would be repeated in their master’s program, are encouraged to build on their previous studies by requesting permission to substitute advanced courses in the same department. Such substitutions are granted, without examination, in consultation with the faculty advisor. Consult the Admissions section of the catalog or the Academic Handbook for details.

Scripture and Interpretation (Our source)		35 hours
ID 5000	Biblical Theology and Interpretation	3 hours
OT 5240	Elementary Hebrew I	3 hours
OT 5241	Elementary Hebrew II	3 hours
OT 5242	Hebrew Exegesis	4 hours
OT 6216	Pentateuch and Historical Books	4 hours
OT 6217	Poetic and Prophetic Books	4 hours
NT 5210	New Testament Greek Exegesis I	4 hours
NT 5211	New Testament Greek Exegesis II	2 hours
NT 5212	New Testament Greek Exegesis III	1 hour
NT 6600	Preaching from the New Testament	1 hour
NT 6221	Synoptic Gospels and Johannine Literature	3 hours
NT 6222	Acts, Pauline and General Epistles	3 hours
Theology and Tradition (Our considered formulations of biblical truth)		20 hours
ST 5101	Theology I: Introduction to Theology	3 hours
ST 5102	Theology II: Christ, Man, Sin, and Salvation	3 hours
ST 5103	Theology III: Holy Spirit, Church, Last Things	3 hours
CH 5010	History of Christianity	4 hours
PT 7415	Denominational, History and Polity	1 hour
ST 5200	Christian Ethics	3 hours
Choose one of the following:
CH 5060	American Church History	3 hours
CH/ME 7450	Christianity in the Non-Western World Since 1700	3 hours
ME 7570	History of Missions in the Modern World (for those in the cross-cultural ministry focus)	3 hours
Worldview and Culture (Our understanding of and relation to God’s world)		8 hours
ME 5000	Foundations of Christian Mission	2 hours
ME 5001	Foundations of Evangelism	2 hours
PR 5500	Apologetics	2 hours
Choose one of the following:
BE 5900	Bioethics National Conference Course	2 hours
PT 7860	Social and Cultural Exegesis	2 hours
ME 6610	Anthropology for Ministry	2 hours
CC 5610	Cultural Hermeneutics	2 hours
Ministries and Practices (Our theologically rooted skills and practices)		19 hours
ID 5080	Formation Groups (two semesters)	0 hours
EM 5000	Educational Ministry of the Church	2 hours
CM 5000	Introduction to Counseling Ministries	2 hours
CM 6000	Issues in Counseling Ministry	1 hour
HM 5000	Theology and Methodology of Biblical Preaching	2 hours
PT 5000	Personal Assessment and Introduction to Ministry	1 hour
PT 7280	Christian Worship	2 hours
PT 7460	MDiv Capstone Seminar	1 hour
PT 7465/7466	Internship	1 hour
Field Education		0 hours
PT 5090	Field Education (3 semesters)	0 hours
(one semester must be PT 5095 Cross-Cultural Ministries)
Ministry Focus Six of the 19 hours in Ministries and Practices are taken in the Ministry Focus of the student’s choosing.		6 hours
Congregational Ministry: Pastor-Teacher Required:
OT 6600	Preaching from the Old Testament	1 hour
PT 7210	Pastoral Practice	2 hours
PT 7220	Pastoral Leadership	2 hours
Choose one of the following:
HM 6610	Preaching Narrative	1 hour
HM 6620	Preaching Poetry & Prophecy	1 hour
Congregational Ministry: Team Ministry
EM 5210	Christian Leadership	2 hours
EM 5510	Christian Formation and Journey	2 hours
EM 5712	Theology and Methodology of Biblical Teaching	2 hours
Cross-Cultural Ministry Choose one of the following academic/theological courses:
ME 7700	Theology of Missions	3 hours
ME 7300	World Religions	3 hours
ME 7710	Contextualization	3 hours
Choose one of the following applied/skills courses:
ME 6963	Principles of Discipleship	3 hours
ME 8215	Teaching the Bible in Intercultural Settings	3 hours
ME 8230	Church Planting	3 hours
ME 8210	Intercultural Communication	3 hours
Pastoral Care Required:
CO 5210	Counseling Skills	3 hours
Choose one of the following:
CM 6000	Issues in Counseling Ministries (may be repeated)	1-4 hours
CO 6130	Group Counseling	3 hours
CM 6572	Pastoral Counseling: Marriage & Family	3 hours
CO 7140	Crisis Counseling	3 hours
Research Ministry
ID 7900	Theological Research Methods	2 hours
ID 7483	MDiv Thesis	2 hours
Choose an advanced elective		2 hours
Electives		12 hours
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS		94 hours

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MDiv Curriculum

Scripture and Interpretation

35 hours

Theology and Tradition

20 hours

Worldview and Culture

8 hours

Ministries and Practices

19 hours

Field Education

0 hours

Ministry Focus

6 hours

Congregational Ministry: Pastor-Teacher

Congregational Ministry: Team Ministry

Cross-Cultural Ministry

Pastoral Care

Research Ministry

Electives

12 hours

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

94 hours