Curriculum

Master of Arts in Religion Curriculum

The Master of Arts in Religion is a two-year program consisting of 30 semester hours in which three hours may be earned by completing a thesis or advanced ministry project. The degree will provide opportunity for intensive study in Christian scriptures, theology, and ministry at the graduate level. Program candidates will be vocational or dual-vocational ministers who wish to have a firm Biblical underpinning for effective ministry and for those who desire to attain an academic foundation for further graduate study. Students may enter the program during any fall or spring term. The curriculum consists of Biblical/theological studies, ministry studies, and a selection involving a thesis/ministry project or one additional Biblical course.

Biblical-Theological Studies – 12 hours
• RLGN 5320 Old Testament Theology
• RLGN 5330 New Testament Theology
• RLGN 5340 Biblical Backgrounds
• RLGN 5310 Ethics in the Letters of Paul
Ministry Studies – 15 hours
• RLGN 5350 Leadership and the Educational Ministry of the Church
• RLGN 5360 World Christianity
• MUSI 5300 Christian Worship and the Contemporary Church
• HIST 5300 The Baptists
• PSYC 5300 Understanding the Contemporary Mind and Religion Thesis/Ministry Project or One of the Biblical
Courses – 3 hours
• RLGN 6101 Thesis/Ministry Project 1 and RLGN 6201 Thesis/Ministry Project 2
• Or select one course from the following:
RLGN 5341 Biblical Theology
RLGN 5331 New Testament Ecclesiology
RLGN 5311 Christianity and Contemporary Culture

Courses are designed to incorporate contemporary research, best practices, and literature from the appropriate discipline and be more advanced in content than undergraduate courses.

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