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Master of Arts in Children's Ministry and Master of Liberal Arts Dual Degree Program

Thomas Sanders, Ph.D., M.A. in Children's Ministry Director
Angela Fogle, Master of Liberal Arts Director

The Master of Arts in Children's Ministry and Master of Liberal Arts degree program provides Christ-centered graduate level education to prepare servant leaders for childhood ministry leadership by integrating a strong foundation in Christian Education in addition to a broad liberal arts degree.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In order to pursue a Dual Master's Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master's degrees which comprise the dual degree program.

PREREQUISITES (9 Credit Hours)

Old Testament Survey
New Testament Survey
One higher level course in religion or theology

Note:  Church Membership Requirement (for Admission into the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies’ Ministry Concentration, Master’s Ministry Degrees, and Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs): Within the last 12 months the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scripture. Click for Church Membership form.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW - Children's Ministry
18 hours M.A. in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum

  6 hours Required Service-Learning and Research

  3 hours Required Common Electives used as M.A. in Children's Ministry

     Elective

15 hours M.A. in Children's Ministry Concentration

  9 hours Master of Liberal Arts Required Curriculum

  9 hours Required Common Electives used as Master of Liberal Arts

     Interdisciplinary Track

60 hours TOTAL Dual Degree

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW - Liberal Arts
  9 hours Master of Liberal Arts Required Curriculum

  6 hours Required Service-Learning and Research used as Master of Liberal

     Arts Interdisciplinary Track

  9 hours Required Common Electives used as Master of Liberal Arts

     Interdisciplinary Track

12 hours M.A. in Children's Ministry Concentration used

     as Master of Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Track

  3 hours M.A. in Children's Ministry Concentration

18 hours M.A. in Children's Ministry Required Curriculum

  3 hours Required Common Electives used as M.A. in Children's Ministry

     Elective

60 hours TOTAL Dual Degree

Children's Ministry Required Curriculum
(18 credit hours)

Liberal Arts Required Curriculum
(9 credit hours)

Service-Learning (S-L) and Research (6 Credit Hours)

Choose one of the following (Taken during the last semester with advisor approval)

Required Common Electives (12 Credit Hours)
Students may choose 12 elective credit hours of graduate courses in consultation with their academic advisor.

Children's Ministry Concentration (15 Credit Hours)

   *Prerequisites MACH 6311 and MACH 6312

**Prerequisites MACH 6311, MACH 6312, MACH 6351, MACH 6353

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

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Dual Master's Degrees

	M.A. in Children's Ministry / M.A. in Christian Ministry
	M.A. in Children's Ministry / M.A. in Counseling
	M.A. in Children's Ministry / M.A. in Management
	M.A. in Children's Ministry / M.A. in Theological Studies
	M.A. in Children's Ministry / Master of Business Administration
	M.A. in Children's Ministry / Master of Liberal Arts
	M.A. in Christian Education / M.A. in Christian Ministry
	M.A. in Christian Education / M.A. in Counseling
	M.A. in Christian Education / M.A. in Global Leadership
	M.A. in Christian Education / M.A. in Teaching
	M.A. in Christian Education / M.A. in Theological Studies
	M.A. in Christian Education / Master of Business Administration
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / M.A. in Communication
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / M.A. in Global Leadership
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / M.A. in Student Ministry
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / M.A. in Theological Studies
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / M.A. in Worship Leadership
	M.A. in Christian Ministry / Master of Business Administration
	M.A. in Communication / M.A. in Management
	M.A. in Communication / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
	M.A. in Communication / M.Ed. in Higher Education
	M.A. in Communication / M.A. in Worship Leadership
	M.A. in Communication / Master of Business Administration
	M.A. in Global Leadership / M.A. in Management
	M.A. in Global Ministry / M.A. in Student Ministry
	M.A. in Global Leadership / M.A. in Teaching
	M.A. in Global Leadership / M.A. in Theological Studies
	M.A. in Global Leadership / Master of Business Administration
	M.A. in Management / M.A. in Student Ministry
	M.A. in Management / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
	M.A. in Management / M.Ed. in Higher Education
	M.A. in Management / M.Ed. in Kinesiology
	M.A. in Student Ministry / M.A. in Teaching
	M.A. in Student Ministry / M.A. in Theological Studies
	M.A. in Student Ministry/M.A. in Worship Leadership
	M.A. in Student Ministry/M.Ed. in Higher Education
	M.A. in Teaching / M.Ed. in Higher Education
	M.A. in Theological Studies / M.A. in Worship Leadership
	Master of Business Administration / M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
	Master of Business Administration / M.Ed. in Higher Education
	M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction / M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
	M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction / M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
	M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language
	M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in School Counseling
	M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Special Education
	M.Ed. in Higher Education / M.Ed. in Kinesiology
	M.Ed. in Reading and English as a Second Language / M.Ed. in Special Education

Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degrees

	B.A. Early Childhood - Grade 6 Generalist/M.Ed. Reading and English as a Second Language
	B.A. 4-8 English Language Arts and Reading Certification/M.Ed. Reading and English as a Second Language
	B.A./B.S. Early Childhood - Grade 6 Generalist Certification/M.A. Teaching
	B.A./B.S. Early Childhood - Grade 6 Generalist Certification/M.Ed. Special Education
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Children's Ministry
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Christian Education
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Christian Ministry
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Global Leadership
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Student Ministry
	B.A./B.S. Christian Studies (Applied Ministry)/M.A. Worship Leadership
	B.A./B.S. in Communication (Communication Theory)/M.A. in Communication
	B.A./B.S. Kinesiology/M.Ed. in Kinesiology
	B.A./B.S. Music Business/MBA
	BAS Christian Ministries/M.A. Children's Ministry
	BBA Accounting /MBA Accounting
	BBA Finance /MBA Finance
	BBA Management/MBA Management
	BBA Music Business/MBA
	BBS Business Administration/MBA
	BBS Management/MBA Management

 

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