This degree prepares you for ordained ministry and for general pastoral leadership in congregations and other settings. It is also the recommended first degree if you plan to pursue admission to doctoral programs in 神学.
Our Master of Arts degree brings the interdisciplinary insights and methods of the fine arts, 业务, and the social sciences into the study of 神学 and the practice of Christian ministry. This program has a core curriculum of 33 credits, which consists of three intensive introductory courses on the intersection of Christian formation and 1) Discipleship, 2)任务, and 3) Reconciliation (6 credits).
In addition, students are required to take courses in Bible, 教会历史, and Theology/Ethics. 核心学分之外, students completing the MA-THEO degree will choose a concentration* with classes specifically focused on their area of study. MA浓度为:
校园
Low-Residency
*Students may also opt to specialize in more than one area. Completing a dual-concentration degree can be achieved with as few as 60 total credits, depending on the selected concentrations.
In partnership with SPU’s School of Business and 经济学 and 心理学院,家庭, 和社区, we offer five dual degree programs that enable you to earn two advanced degrees in less time than it would take you to earn the same two degrees separately.
西雅图太平洋神学院 (SPS) offers several one-year, part-time certificate programs in specialized areas to deepen your understanding of the Christian faith and to grow your vocational skills and gifts for ministry. SPS Certificates include the following subject areas: 基督教圣经, Reconciliation and Intercultural Studies, 基督教信仰的形成, 基督教的研究, 部长级的领导, and Wesleyan and Methodist Studies.
完成神学院学位
The table below summarizes the amount of time and the number of credits students should expect to take each quarter in order to complete their degree:
Taking summer school courses and/or taking more credits per quarter, 平均, than the number shown above decreases the time to degree completion. Taking fewer credits per quarter, 平均, than the number shown above increases the time to degree completion. Students in dual degree programs may sometimes experience schedule conflicts, which can also increase the time to degree completion.