Students may obtain a concentration by using free elective hours to complete the requirements described below. Upon completion of a concentration, students will receive a certificate of their work.
Prepares the minister to carry out the leadership and administrative responsibilities of the local church or denominational organization.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Leadership for Ministry | ADMIN 3313 | 3 |
| Choose three of the following ADMIN electives: | 9 | |
| The Healthy Church | ADMIN 3353 | |
Equipping Believers to Serve |
ADMIN 3403 | |
| Family and Church Financial Management | ADMIN 3603 | |
| Church Staff Leadership | ADMIN 4303 | |
| Church Business Administration | ADMIN 4653 | |
| Total | 12 |
Prepares the minister to augment his ministry with a solid foundation in biblical background study and application of the many discoveries being made in the field of archaeology. In addition, it also provides a foundation for further studies in ancient history, archaeology, and biblical backgrounds. Please contact the director of the Archaeology Program for further information.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeology of Ancient Israel | ARCHE 3103 | 3 |
| Archaeology of the New Testament World | ARCHE 3203 | 3 |
| Archaeological Field Excavation Methods | ARCHE 4203 | 3 |
| Archaeological Method and Theory | ARCHE 5103 | 3 |
| Archaeology and Archaeological Method Elective or | ARCHE Elective or | 3 |
| Biblical Backgrounds and History Elective or | BBHST Elective or | |
| Ancient Near East Languages Elective | ANELG Elective | |
| Total | 15 | |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Old Testament Theology or | OLDTS 4803 or | 3 |
| New Testament Theology | NEWTS 5543 | |
| Biblical Theology Electives | BIBTH Electives | 6 |
| Hebrew Elective or | HEBRW Elective or | 3 |
| Greek Elective or | GREEK Elective or | |
| Old Testament Elective or | OLDTS Elective or | |
| New Testament Elective | NEWTS Elective | |
| Total | 12 | |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The Chaplain Ministry | PASMN 4453 | 3 |
| Biblical Counseling | PASMN 4323 | 3 |
| Choose one of the following electives: | 3 | |
| Conflict Ministry in the Church | PASMN 4343 or | |
| Corporate Chaplaincy | PASMN 4463 or | |
| Premarital and Marriage Counseling | PASMN 4533 | |
| Choose one of the following electives: | 6 | |
| Practicum in Ministry or | PASMN 4406 or | |
| Clinical Pastoral Care | PASMN 5486 | |
| Total | 15 | |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Administration of Early Childhood Programs | CHDED 4213 | 3 |
| Parenting and Faith Development | CHDED 4243 | 3 |
| Teaching Ministry in Early Childhood | CHDED 4313 | 3 |
| Teaching Ministry in Middle/Later Childhood | CHDED 4323 | 3 |
| Children's Ministry Field Experience | CHDED 5902 or 5912 | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | PHILO 5373 | 3 |
| Choose one of the following electives: | 3 | |
| God and Evil or | PHILO 4383 or | |
| Christian Faith and Science or | PHILO 4483 or | |
| Apologetics in the Early Church | PHILO 5333 | |
| Any other Philosophy Elective | PHILO Elective | 3 |
| Christian Ethics or another Philosophy Elective | ETHIC or PHILO Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
The student must complete PHILO 4373 Christian Apologetics as part of the regular M.Div. requirements.
ETHIC 4303 The Christian Home does not fulfill requirements for the concentration.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Moral Theory | ETHIC 4383 | 3 |
| Choose one of the following electives | 3 | |
| Christian Marriage and Family Ministries or | ETHIC 4343 or | |
| Christianity and Human Sexuality or | ETHIC 4353 or | |
| Ethics and Public Policy or | ETHIC 4373 or | |
| Selected Issues of Life and Death or | ETHIC 5323 or | |
| Ministerial Ethics | ETHIC 5333 | |
Christian Ethics Electives or |
ETHIC or PHILO Electives | 6 |
| Total | 12 | |
ETHIC 4303 The Christian Home does not fulfill requirements for the concentration.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The Development of Doctrine | CHAHT 4703 | 3 |
| Church History and Baptist Studies Electives | CHAHT or BPTST Electives | 9 |
| Total | 12 |
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A bachelor's degree with a major in music from an accredited college or university and completion of all entrance requirements for the Master of Music in Church Music degree. Students must take all auditions and placement examinations given in the School of Church Music and all leveling courses that may be required on the basis of test/audition results. Students without a bachelor's degree in music may qualify themselves for this program by pursuing a course of study in the School of Church Music which will provide them with a background in music equivalent to bachelor's-level study.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
Music School Orientation |
ORIEN 4000 |
0 |
Congregational Song |
MUMIN 4222 |
2 |
Music in Worship |
MUMIN 4252 |
2 |
Philosophy in Ministry |
MUMIN 4312 |
2 |
Administration in Ministry |
MUMIN 4322 |
2 |
Church Music Education I |
MUMIN 4342 |
2 |
Children's Choir Lab (co-requisite for Church Music Education I) |
MUMIN 4340 |
0 |
Biblical / Historical Foundations for Worship |
MUMIN 4523 |
3 |
Seminar in Analysis |
MUTHY 4452 |
2 |
| Applied Music1 | ||
Voice |
VOIPR 4951 |
12 |
Voice |
VOIPR 4961 |
12 |
| Conducting | ||
Conducting and Choral Procedures I |
CONDG 4612 |
2 |
Conducting and Choral Procedures II |
CONDG 4622 |
2 |
| Performance Activities2 | ||
Southwestern Master Chorale (two semesters) |
ENSEM 3018 |
1 |
Performance Lab (two semesters) |
PFMLB 3010 |
0 |
| Supervised Ministry3 | ||
Supervised Ministry I |
MUMIN 3351 | 1 |
Supervised Ministry II |
MUMIN 3361 | 1 |
| Comprehensive Examinations | ||
Written Examinations Only |
MUMIN 4990 | 0 |
|
Total | 24 |
1Compentency in the area of voice pedagogy should be demonstrated by all students entering the M.Div. with a church music concentration. All incoming students who do not have a voice pedagogy course or its equivalent on their undergraduate transcript will need to take VOICL 4902 Voice Pedagogy as a leveling course. Students who have had such a course will not need to pass a proficiency examination and will automatically be exempt from VOICL 4902.
2The student who has completed an instrumental concentration in college may be permitted to substitute Organ ORGPR 5742, Piano PIAPR 5842, or Instrument ORINS 5042.
3The M.Div. with a church music concentration requires a combined total of two semesters of Field Education / Supervised Ministry. This requirement may be satisfied by two combinations: APLMN 4011 Field Education (1st semester) + APLMN 4021 Field Education (2nd semester) + MUMIN 3351 Supervised Ministry or APLMN 4011 Field Education + MUMIN 3351 Supervised Ministry + MUMIN 3361 Supervised Ministry. Two of the three semesters satisfy the Applied Ministry component on the M.Div. The third (either MUMIN 3351 or MUMIN 3361) satisfies the requirement on the church music concentration.
Prepares individuals who will serve in collegiate ministries in the local church or on the university campus.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding and Reaching Collegians | COLMN 4503 | 3 |
| Financing and Launching Collegiate Ministry | COLMN 4513 | 3 |
| The Collegiate Minister | COLMN 4523 | 3 |
| Developing Collegian Disciple-Makers | COLMN 4533 | 3 |
| Campus Ministry Internship | COLMN 4393 | 3 |
| Collegiate Ministry Field Experience | COLMN 5902 or 5912 | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
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| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Parenting & Faith Development | CHDED 4243 | 3 |
| The Role of the Minister to Families | HUMGR 4313 | 3 |
| Family Ministry & Counseling in the Church | PSYCH 4403 | 3 |
| Ministry with Families of Teenagers | STMIN 4333 | 3 |
| Field Experience | ADMIN/FOUND 5902 | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
Prepares students who are interested in ministry among Hispanics. Courses are taught bilingually (English-Spanish) and written assignments may be completed in either language.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
Introduction to Hispanic Studies |
HSPST 3103 |
3 |
| Choose three of the following: | 9 |
|
| Introduction to Latin American Theology | HSPST 3203 | |
Evangelism and Church Planting in the Hispanic Culture |
HSPST 3403 |
|
Pastoral Leadership and Ministry in the Hispanic Culture |
HSPST 3503 |
|
Family Ministry and Counseling in the Hispanic Culture |
HSPST 3603 |
|
Educational Ministries in the Hispanic Culture |
HSPST 3703 |
|
The Ministry of Worship in the Hispanic Culture |
HSPST 3803 |
|
| Church Administration and Service in the Hispanic Context | HSPST 3903 | |
Total |
12 |
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| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Backgrounds and History Elective appropriate to New Testament | BBHST Elective | 3 |
| At Least Two Greek Electives | GREEK Electives | 6 |
| Greek Elective or | GREEK Elective or | 3 |
| New Testament Elective or | NEWTS Elective or | |
Preaching Elective appropriate to New |
PRCHG Elective or | |
| Biblical Theology Elective appropriate to New Testament | BIBTH Elective | |
| Total | 12 |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Backgrounds and History Elective appropriate to Old Testament | BBHST Elective | 3 |
| At Least Two Hebrew Electives | HEBRW Electives | 6 |
| Hebrew Elective or | HEBRW Elective | 3 |
| Old Testament Elective or | OLDTS Elective or | |
| Preaching Elective appropriate to Old Testament or | PRCHG Elective or | |
| Biblical Theology Elective appropriate to Old Testament | BIBTH Elective | |
| Total | 12 |
This concentration is offered by the division of Preaching and Pastoral Studies in the School of Theology. The program of studies will not lead to licensure.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Counseling | PASMN 4323 | 3 |
| Counseling Unbelievers | PASMN 4523 | 3 |
| Premarital and Marriage Counseling | PASMN 4533 | 3 |
| Family Counseling | PASMN 4543 | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling Elective | PASMN Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership for Christian Ministry | PASMN 3503 | 3 |
| Advanced Expository Preaching | PRCHG 3323 | 3 |
| Any Two Pastoral Ministry Electives | PASMN Electives | 6 |
| Total | 12 |
The student may use ETHIC 4343 Christian Marriage and Family Ministries as a PASMN elective.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | PHILO 5373 | 3 |
| Makers of the American Mind or | PHILO 4453 or | 3 |
| Apologetics in the Early Church or | PHILO 5333 or | |
| Makers of the Western Mind or | PHILO 5343 or | |
| Postmodernism | PHILO 5353 | |
| Any Other Philosophy of Religion Elective | PHILO Elective | 3 |
| Another Philosophy of Religion or a Christian Ethics Elective | PHILO or ETHIC Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
The student must complete PHILO 4313 Philosophy of Religion as part of the regular M.Div. requirements.
ETHIC 4303 The Christian Home does not fulfill requirements for the concentration.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Expository Preaching | PRCHG 3323 | 3 |
Any Three Remaining Preaching Electives |
PRCHG Electives | 9 |
| Total | 12 |
This concentration is offered by the Psychology and Counseling division of the School of Educational Ministries. The program of studies will not lead to licensure.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Skills in Christian Counseling | PSYCH 4003 | 3 |
| Choose three of the following PSYCH electives: | 9 | |
| Psychology of Religion and Personality | PSYCH 3303 | |
| Human Relations in the Home | PSYCH 4313 | |
| Counseling Theory and Personality | PSYCH 4333 | |
Premarital and Marriage Counseling |
PSYCH 4343 | |
| Abnormal Psychology | PSYCH 4353 | |
| Group Dynamics | PSYCH 4383 | |
| Family Ministry and Counseling in the Church | PSYCH 4403 | |
| Therapy with Children and Adolescents | PSYCH 4513 | |
| Counseling with Older Adults and Their Families | PSYCH 4553 | |
| Counseling Field Experience | PSYCH 5902 | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Steward Leadership Across the Old Testament | STWLD 3103 | 3 |
| Steward Leadership Across the New Testament | STWLD 3203 | 3 |
| History and Traditions of Biblical Steward Leadership | STWLD 3303 | 3 |
| Developing Resources for Your Church Ministry | STWLD 3403 | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Prepares individuals for a ministry to youth and adolescents in the local church or in a setting in which Biblical principles will be used to develop these individuals into mature Christian adults.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Student Developmental Psychology and Life Issues | STMIN 4313 | 3 |
| Student Ministry Essentials | STMIN 4323 | 3 |
| Student Ministry Strategies | STMIN 4343 | 3 |
| Student Ministry Field Experience | STMIN 5902 | 2 |
| Choose one of the following STMIN electives: | 3 | |
| Ministry with Families of Teenagers | STMIN 4333 | |
The Role of Students in Revivals and Awakenings |
STMIN 4363 | |
| Total | 14 |
Provides a systematic study of fundamental principles of teaching and learning, anchored in Scripture, centered in Christ, and illustrated by appropriate foundations in psychology and philosophy.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Psychology | FOUND 3303 | 3 |
| Philosophy of Education | FOUND 3323 | 3 |
| Principles of Teaching | FOUND 4303 | 3 |
| Choose one of the following FOUND electives: | 3 | |
| History of Biblical Education | FOUND 4313 |
|
| Curriculum Design for Christian Ministry | FOUND 4353 | |
| Research and Statistics for Advanced Studies | FOUND 4383 | |
| Total | 12 | |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one Theological Prolegomena course from the following: | 3 | |
| Theological Method | SYSTH 3103 | |
| The Development of Doctrine | SYSTH 3113 | |
| Theological Interpretation |
SYSTH 3203 | |
| Systematic Theology Electives | Any SYSTH | 9 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Women's Ministry | WOMIN 3213 | 3 |
| Choose three of the following: | 9 |
|
| Reaching and Discipling Women | WOMIN 3313 | |
| Engaging Women in Ministry | WOMIN 3413 | |
| Leadership in Women's Ministry | WOMIN 3513 | |
| Women's Issues | WOMIN 4373 | |
| Women's Evangelism and Discipleship Practicum | WOMIN 5203 | |
| Total | 12 |
The student must complete WOMST 4003 in place of PASMN 3313.
| Course Title | Course Number |
Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Women's Studies | WOMST 3003 | 3 |
| Biblical Theology of Womanhood | WOMST 3013 | 3 |
| Any Two Women's Studies Electives | WOMST Electives | 6 |
| Total | 12 |
Students taking WOMST 4003 in place of PASMN 3313 and/or WOMST 4043 in place of PRCHG 3313 may not consider WOMST 4003 and/or WOMST 4043 as part of the requirements for the concentration.