Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Academic Programs
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Because Dallas Seminary values character
and spiritual maturity, M.A./MC students are
required to register for and participate in
Spiritual Formation groups each of their
first four semesters of study. Students taking
extension, summer school, or compressedschedule
courses must contact the Spiritual
Formation director regarding fulfillment of
their Spiritual Formation requirements.
In the Spiritual Formation curriculum small
groups of six to eight students focus on
identity, community, integrity, and ministry.
The groups also provide an atmosphere for
prayer, fellowship, career assessment, and
the integration of learning with ministry.
Additionally the groups act as the smallgroup
component of all required internships.
As courses should be taken consecutively,
students are encouraged to arrange their
schedules so that they may stay in the same
group each semester. Spiritual Formation is
a noncredit, transcripted experience. The
prerequisite for all required internships is
SF101 Spiritual Formation I (Identity).
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements and application
procedures for the M.A./MC degree are
the same as for all programs of study at the
Seminary. Students will generally not be
admitted into a degree program without goals
consistent with the ministries for which the
program is designed to equip them.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Transfer of some credit is allowed toward the
professional M.A. programs from accredited
graduate theological schools. Up to 34 hours
of credit may be transferred toward the M.A.
in Media and Communication.
Students must have earned a grade of C
or better for a course to be considered in
transfer. Transferability of credits earned at
this institution and transferred to another is
at the discretion of the receiving institution.
Consult the Registrar’s Office for information
on eligibility for transfer credit.
M.A. in Media & Communication (M.A./MC)
FALL SEMESTER
No. Courses Sem. Hours
First Year
BE101 Bible Study Methods
& Hermeneutics 3
ST101 Intro. to Theology 3
PM101 Spiritual Life 2
PM701 A Christian View of Art 3
CE104 Audiovisual Presentations 1
CE720 Creativity 2
SF101 Spiritual Formation I
Elective 2 3
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Second Year
BE103 OT History II & Poetry 2
BE104 OT Prophets 3
BE106 Acts/Pauline Epistles 3
ST103 Angel./Anthropology/Sin 3
ST105 Sanctification/Ecclesiology 3
SF103 Spiritual Formation III
Elective 2 3
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CURRICULUM
(M.A. IN MEDIA & COMMUNICATION)
SPRING SEMESTER
No. Courses Sem. Hours
First Year
BE102 OT History I 3
BE105 The Gospels 2
BE109 Ruth, Psalms, Jonah, &
Selected Epistles 3
ST102 Trinitarianism 3
PM903 Independent Study in Media Arts 1
SF102 Spiritual Formation II
SL150 1 Media Arts Internship 2
Elective 2 3
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Second Year
BE107 Heb., Gen. Epis., & Rev. 3
HT200 History of Doctrine 2
ST104 Soteriology 3
ST106 Eschatology 3
SF104 Spiritual Formation IV
Electives 2 6
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1 The 400 hours of the Media Arts Internship must be completed in one to four semesters.
2 At least one elective must be chosen from each of the three areas of Presentation, Worship, and Communication (see above for a listing of
courses in each category).
NOTE: Courses can be taken in Wintersession or Summer School to reduce the load during the fall and spring terms.
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