Advanced Master of Divinity (School of Educational Ministries)
Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries
Advanced Master of Divinity Program
Preparing students for the broadest range of Christian ministry
The MDiv in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries provides comprehensive preparation for students to lead, teach, disciple, and counsel in a broad range of Christian ministry opportunities, especially in local churches.
Degree Highlights
- Available online
- Builds on 33 hours of prerequisites
The Advanced Master of Divinity allows students to build upon undergraduate theological training by taking advanced courses in place of the introductory courses in the regular Master of Divinity curriculum.
Entrance Requirements
The student must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The student’s undergraduate major should be in a discipline directly related to the courses in the Advanced MDiv curriculum.
The Advanced MDiv is built upon 33 hours of prerequisites. The prerequisite courses must cover the entire range of material covered in the SWBTS courses and must be completed with a grade of “B-” or higher. Students who have not fulfilled all prerequisites may complete the remaining prerequisites at the beginning of work toward the degree.
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| Old Testament I, and II | 6 |
| New Testament I, and II | 6 |
| Greek I, II, and III or Hebrew I, II, or III | 9 hours in one language |
| Systematic Theology I, II, and III | 9 |
| Baptist Heritage | 3 |
| Total | 33 |
Degree Requirements
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE NUMBER | HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| Old Testament Elective | OLDTS Elective | 3 |
| New Testament Elective | NEWTS Elective | 3 |
| Biblical Hermeneutics | BIBST 3203 | 3 |
| Biblical Hebrew I or Biblical Greek I | HEBRW 4323 or GREEK 3313 | 3 |
| Biblical Hebrew II or Biblical Greek II | HEBRW 4323 or GREEK 3323 | 3 |
| Systematic Theology Elective | SYSTH | 3 |
| Church History I | CHAHT 3103 | 3 |
| Church History II | CHAHT 3113 | 3 |
| The Christian Home or Christian Ethics or The Bible and Moral Issues or Philosophy of Religion or History of Philosophy for Theology or Christian Apologetics | ETHIC 4303 or ETHIC 4313 or ETHIC 4323 or PHILO 4313 or PHILO 4323 or PHILO 4373 | 3 |
| Spiritual Formation | SPFRM 3022 | 2 |
| Total | 29 |
- Female students take WOMST 4043 Introduction to Expository Teaching.
- Student seeking a concentration may be required to take a concentration-specific Field Experience course in that division. See Concentrations.
Total Hours
70
Transfers
Master’s level courses from an eligible institution may transfer into the Advanced MDiv program. The courses must be comparable to the Southwestern courses for which transfer credit is requested, and be completed with a grade of “B” or better. No more than half of the degree may be earned by transfer of credits.
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