The School of Church Music offers six programs of study.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music is an accredited liberal arts degree offered in conjunction with The College at Southwestern. Three concentrations are available: worship, performance, and composition. A Bachelor of Arts in Humanities with a music concentration is also available. Please visit the catalog section concerning The College for information on these degree programs.
The Master of Music in Church Music degree is a unique course of study that applies graduate-level education in church music with a corresponding amount of theological and ministerial training.
The Master of Arts in Church Music is designed to prepare the student for comprehensive local church music ministry by providing undergraduate as well as graduate-level training in music coupled with extensive biblical and ministerial studies. For students with a bachelor's degree without a major in music.
The Master of Arts in Worship is a specialized degree designed to provide the biblical, technological, philosophical, and practical tools needed for an effective minister of music to lead worship in the wide and ever-changing arena of the local church. For students with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Music degree.
The Doctor of Musical Arts in Church Music and the Doctor of Philosophy in Church Music degrees are designed to bring the student to the highest levels of development in church music. The emphasis on the Ph.D. is creative scholarship; the emphasis on the D.M.A. is performance.
Several programs are offered in conjunction with the Schools of Theology and Educational Ministries.
A Christian Education Minor is available for each of the three master's programs in the School of Church Music and is described below.
The Master of Arts in Christian Education with a Church Music Minor is described in the School of Educational Ministries section of this catalog.
The Master of Divinity with a Church Music Concentration is described in the School of Theology section of this catalog.