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Breadth Requirements
The following breadth requirements are fulfilled by designated courses that are
elective courses or courses that meet departmental distribution requirements:
Eight credits in Integrative Studies (course suffix “is”); three credits in Cross-cultural
Studies (course suffix “cc”); two to three credits in Christian Responsibility in the
Public Realm (course suffix “cr”). Students are required to fulfill the breadth requirements
by taking courses with course codes that include suffixes. The purpose of
suffixes is to assist in making the program of study taken over three years more
integrated than a simple accumulation of credit-bearing courses. They ensure that
the course of study includes at least some elements deemed especially important
in the education of Christian leaders and witnesses in the contemporary world and
therefore that the educational and pedagogical principles underlying the Master of
Divinity properly reflect the mission of the Seminary. Suffixes are listed with course
numbers, for example HR3345cc, ET3340cr, or TH1510is. See Courses of Study. For
complete listing of suffix courses, see the registrar’s web pages.
cc = Cross-cultural Study
Students in the Master of Divinity degree program are required to take at least
three credits in courses suffixed cc. Courses qualifying for this suffix will immerse
the student in a way of life/style of thought that is clearly distinguishable from
mainstream western Christianity, and will provide the student with opportunities
for theological reflection, and self-reflection, on this contrast. Subject to the
approval of the course teacher, students whose personal background makes
a course effectively cross-cultural for them may be deemed to have met this
requirement even when the course does not carry the suffix cc. Applications for
such a waiver should be made to the registrar by the student.
cr = Christian Responsibility in the Public Realm
Students in the Master of Divinity degree program are required to take at least
two credits in courses suffixed cr. Courses qualifying for this suffix normally
express a range of ethical, social, or political issues that would be found in higher
education courses focused on law, medicine, philosophy, public policy, social
studies, business, and/or international affairs, and include study material relevant
to these topics drawn from classical or contemporary Christian thinkers.
is = Integrative Study
Students in the Master of Divinity degree program are required to take at least
eight credits in courses suffixed is. Courses qualifying for this suffix will expressly
draw on two (or more) customarily diverse disciplinary areas, and include opportunities
and requirements for students to integrate these different areas in the
understanding of a single major topic, or group of related topics.
Electives
The remaining credits may be distributed as follows:
1. Introductory and advanced language classes, which do not meet Biblical
Studies Department distribution requirements
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