Approved Degree Plan
Master of Arts in Practical Theology
(M.Div. Equivalency)
Core Courses
- Information Research and Resources [0 credit hours]
- Academic Writing Seminar [0 credit hours]
- Masters Research & Writing (1st year) [1 credit hour]
- Choose one of the following: (1st semester)
- Principles of Bible Study
- Biblical Hermeneutics
- Spiritual Formation 1 (1st Year)
- Spiritual Formation 2 (2nd year) [Internship]
- Spiritual Formation 3 (final year)
- Church and Ministry (1st year)
- New Testament 1
- New Testament 2
- Old Testament 1
- Old Testament 2
- One theology course
- One history course
- Two TCDH courses
Language Requirements (3 or 12 credit hours)
Students choose between Introduction to Biblical Languages or 12 hours of Greek and Hebrew. If you select the introduction course, you will have more elective hours. If you select the 12 hours of Greek and Hebrew, your elective hours will be decreased.
- Introduction to Biblical Languagues
or
- New Testament Greek 1
- New Testament Greek 2
- Biblical Hebrew 1
- Biblical Hebrew 2
Practical Theology Core (15 credit hours)
- Choose any thre PMIN / PMIS / SFRM courses
(see course rotation schedule)
Electives (remaining credit hours)
- Choose any M.A. level courses
(see course rotation schedule)
Total: 72 credit hours
Up to 36 credit hours towards this M.A. may be taken off-campus through the School of Divinity online learning program. Courses taken in Washington D.C., transfered from another institution, taken as a tutorial or as an independent study count as off-campus hours.
The courses listed are approved to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Divinity. Course descriptions can be found in the University Catalog. Not all courses are available every year, please see the course rotation schedule for more details.