G-15 TALBOT
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Master ofArts Program in Marriage and Family Ministries
Program Director: Rex. E. Johnson, M.A
educational psychology, and abnormal psy chology plus eight units of Bible and / or doctrine courses. If these units were not part of the student's undergraduate pro gram they must be taken prior to comple tion 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 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to graduate. Students are placed on academic probation if their grade point average for any semester falls below 3.0 and remain on probation as long as the single semester or cumulative grade point average remains below 3.0. Probation students are granted one semester in which to bring their academic work up to the required level (3.0) for con tinuance 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
parallel content, provided that the colle giate 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 demon strate competency in the subject matter.
OBJECTIVES The Master of Arts 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 without provisions. Graduates from approved unac credited colleges, if accepted, will be granted provisional acceptance, though exceptions may be made when the grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Graduates from approved unac credited colleges may be required to take cer tain additional liberal arts course work (not ap plicable toward the graduate degree), if their undergraduate program 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 FIRST SEMESTER BE 519
Survey of Genesis-Malachi.. ...3 Hermeneutics/Bible Study Methods ........ ..... ......................3 Biblical Foundations of the Family ......... ..... .............. .. ... .. ... .2 Group Counseling and Therapy .... ................................2 Counseling Ministry in the Church ......................................4
BE 517
CE 673
CE 629
CE 603
Bible/Theology Electives .. ......... .. ............2 Electives ...................................................... 2 18 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 .............................. .4 CE 696 Marriage and Family Internship ................................. 1 Bible/Theology electives .... .. .................... 1. 18 Second Year FIRST SEMESTER TH 603 Theology 11 ....... ........................ 3 CE 601 Educational Ministry in the Church ... ....................... .. .... .. ....3 CE675 Family Llfe Education .............4 CE621 Philosophy of Ministry I .........2 CE697 Marriage and Family Internship .................................1 RPTI 721 Nature and Scope of Integration ................................3 16 SECOND SEMESTER TH 604 Theology III ... .. ........................ 3 CE 618 Psychopathology and Assessment ..............................3 CE 622 Philosophy of Ministry 11... .... 2 CE 698 Advanced Marriage and Family Internship ............ .... ....2 CE 722 CounselingTroubled Families ..2 Elective ....................................................... .4 16
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