minary W orld Class Seminary - Bethel Seminary - Bethel University

Requirements by Degree ProgramMaster of Arts (Theological Studies)with Marriage and Family StudiesConcentrationRequired CoursesBT501 Hermeneutics.......................................................4DC501 Discipleship in Community................................4GC502 Intro. to Global & Contextual Ministries............2GC505 Evangelism for Discipleship................................4HS501 Early Church to Reformation(may substitute HS502 or HS503).........................4NT501 The Gospels.........................................................4NT502 Acts and Pauline Letters......................................4OT501 Genesis - Ruth ....................................................4OT502 I Samuel - Song of Songs.....................................4OT503 Isaiah - Malachi....................................................4PC500 or PC501 (per advisor)...............................................4SP505 SPF: Foundations and Traditions........................2TL501 Culture and Ministry...........................................4TS501 Systematic Theology I..........................................4TS502 Systematic Theology II........................................4TS503 Systematic Theology III.......................................4TS505 Christian Social Ethics.........................................4Concentration Courses and ElectivesMF501 Foundations of MF Studies.................................4MF502 Ind. Development within the Family .................4MF551 Families in Context: Gender, Class andCulture.................................................................4MF552 Challenges over the Life Cycle............................4MF561 Dynamics of Family Interaction..........................4CTL Elective...........................................................................4BTF Elective............................................................................4CTL or BTF Elective...............................................................4Supervised Ministry and Other RequirementsSP001 Formation Assessments.......................................0Transformational Church Series.............................................0Senior Statement of Faith ......................................................0A minimum of 96 quarter credits is required for graduation froman M.A. program. The student is responsible to meet all graduationdeadlines and requirements.Master of Arts (Theological Studies)with Global and Contextual StudiesConcentrationRequired CoursesBT501 Hermeneutics.......................................................4DC501 Discipleship in Community................................4GC501 Intro. to Global & Contextual Ministries............4GC505 Evangelism for Discipleship................................4HS501 Early Church to Reformation..............................4HS502 Church in the Modern World..............................4NT501 The Gospels.........................................................4NT502 Acts and Pauline Letters......................................4OT501 Genesis - Ruth ....................................................4OT502 I Samuel - Song of Songs.....................................4OT503 Isaiah - Malachi....................................................4SP505 SPF: Foundations and Traditions........................2TL501 Culture and Ministry...........................................4TS501 Systematic Theology I..........................................4TS502 Systematic Theology II........................................4TS503 Systematic Theology III.......................................4TS505 Christian Social Ethics.........................................4Concentration Courses and ElectivesGC610 Cross-Cultural Communication..........................4GC611 Christianity in Culture........................................4GC650 Missions in the Global Urban Context................4GC651 World Religions...................................................4GC660 Change Agency....................................................4GC672 Cross-Cultural Church Planting orGC733 Church Planting in Muslim Contexts.................41 GC Elective..........................................................................41 Free Elective (outside the area of concentration)...............2Supervised Ministry and Other RequirementsSP001 Formation Assessments.......................................0Transformational Church Series.............................................0Senior Statement of Faith ......................................................0A minimum of 96 quarter credits is required for graduation froman M.A. program. Concentration electives must be taken at theadvanced (600+) level. The student is responsible to meet allgraduation deadlines and requirements.St. Paul45