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SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY Master ofArts Program in Marriage and Family Ministries
parallel content, provided that the collegiate courses are approximately double the unit value of the corresponding seminary courses. To qualify for such reductions the student must have earned at least a "B" grade in the specific course(s) and be able to demonstrate competency in the subject matter.
developmental psychology, theories of psy chology, and abnormal psychology plus eight units of Bible and/or doctrine courses. An un dergraduate speech, presentation or teaching course is also a prerequisite to admission. If these units were not part of the student's un dergraduate program they must be taken prior to completion of 36 units toward the degree. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS A. Satisfactorily complete 68 semester units. B. Take the courses prescribed in the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Ministry curriculum. C. 400 hours of supervised field ministry approved by faculty advisor. D. A maximum of six units towards course work in Marriage and Family Ministries may be transferred. E. Christian education core courses must be taken in residence. F. Receive 30 hours of didactic personal counseling at own expense. A student must have at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) to graduate. Students are placed on academic probation if their GPA for any semester falls below 3.0 and remain on proba tion as long as the single semester or cumula tive GPA remains below 3.0. Probation stu dents are granted one semester in which to bring their academic work up to the required level (3.0) for continuance in the seminary. A student cannot graduate while on probation. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS The academic program leading to the Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Ministries is structured to include (1) biblical and theological foundations; (2) un derstanding Christian education principles, ministry and skills; (3) a core curriculum consisting of foundation courses and practi cal skills in marriage and family ministry. The Standard Program The program leading to the Master ofArts degree in Marriage and Family Ministries in cludes a minimum of 68 units. The student who is able to enroll for 17 units each sem ester of the academic program can complete the degree in two years. The student who en rolls for less than 17 units, will require addi tional time to complete the degree program. The Program Reduction Based on Prior Academic Study Evaluations for reduction are considered for undergraduate courses with satisfactory
Program Director: Rex. E. Johnson, M.A.
OBJECTIVES The Master ofArts in Marriage and Family Ministries is designed to equip those in the local church for a specific ministry to families. This program is designed to give an equivalent background and preparation in both the areas of Bible/theology as well as counseling/teaching. It is the design of this master's program to equip students in the area of preparation ministries (premari tal preparation and family life education through teaching and seminars) and in short-term counseling techniques including individual, marital and family counseling. A definite emphasis is placed upon recognition of disorders which would require greater specialization and training so ministerial staff can be better equipped to make refer rals. The purpose is to provide the local church with specialists in the field of Marriage and Family Ministries who have built both their counseling and teaching skills upon a solid biblical/theological base. This program is under the supervision of the department of Christian education, since family ministries is one part of the total Christian educational ministry. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants must hold the Bachelor of Arts degree or its academic equivalent. They must have a minimum admission grade point average of 3.0 to be granted admission with out provisions. Graduates from approved un accredited colleges, if accepted, will be grant ed provisional acceptance, though excep tions may be made when the grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Graduates from ap proved unaccredited colleges may be re quired to take certain additional liberal arts course work (not applicable toward the grad uate degree), if their undergraduate pro gram did not include these courses. All applicants must submit a written statement outlining their vocational objec tives and how the degree might relate to those objectives. Applicants must submit completed pro file of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (M.M.P.I.) taken within the last 12 months. A limited number of students are admitted into the program each year. Preference will be given to students with experience in ministry. Applicants must have 12 undergraduate semester units of psychology which include
CURRICULUM First Year F'IRsr SEMESTER BE 517
Hermeneutics/Bible Study Methods ...................................3 BE519 Survey of Genesis-Malachi .....3 CE629 Group Counseling and Therapy ............................. .......3 CE603 Counseling Ministry in the Church ......................................3 TH 501 Theology of the Christian Iife....3 SS510 Theological Research Methodologies ... ..... ........ ......... 1 16 SECOND SEMESTER TH 502 Theology I ................................3 BE 520 Survey of Matthew-Revelation ..3 CE 512 Education Administration ... ....3 CE 628 Marriage and Family Counseling .. .............................3 CE 696 Marriage and Family Internship ........ ... .. ........ ... .........1 Bible/Theology electives .................. .... .... 3 16
Second Year F'IRsr SEMESTER TH 603
Theology 11 ............................... 3 Educational Ministry in the Church ......................................3 Biblical Foundations of the Family ............ ......................:....3 Family Life Education .. ...... .. .. .3
CE 601
CE 673
CE 675
RSTP 721 Nature and Scope of
lntegration ....... ............ ... .... ..... .3
CE 697 Marriage and Family Internship ................................. 1 Electives ........................ ...... .... ... ..... .... ... .. i 18 SECOND SEMESTER TH 604 Theology III ............................. 3 CE 618 Psychopathology and Assessment ......................... .. ...3 CE622 Philosophy of Ministry ..........3 CE 722 Counseling Troubled Families ..3 CE698 Advanced Marriage and Family Internship ....................2 Elective ........................................................ :!: 18
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