The Master of Arts in Worship degree is a professional graduate degree designed to equip students for service as a worship leader in the local church or on the mission field. The Master of Arts in Worship is a two-year program requiring sixty semester hours of academic credit for graduation.
As with all the academic programs, the Master of Arts in Worship degree is designed to promote growth toward personal maturity and ministry competence in the practice of church-related ministries. Through pursuing this degree program, students learn to interpret the Christian faith in the light of its biblical, theological, and historical dimensions and to utilize insights gained from these disciplines for the effective practice of ministry in the church, the community and the world.
All applicants to any master degree program must be at least 20 years old by the time of their first registration, and must have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor degree or equivalent.
In order to graduate while engaged in the Master of Arts in Worship program, each student must satisfy the “General Requirements for Graduation” of the Seminary. In addition, each student seeking the Master of Arts in Worship must complete the sixty semester hours of courses specified in the course listing, including fifty-seven semester hours of required courses and three elective hours.
Master of Arts - Worship Course Requirements
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Course Title |
Course Number |
Semester Hours |
Total Hours |
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FIRST YEAR Old Testament Survey 1, 2 History of Christianity Personal Evangelism Introduction to Worship Spiritual Formation Hermeneutics Introduction to Christian Education Music Ministry 1 Introduction to Research and Writing
SECOND YEAR New Testament Survey 1, 2 Systematic Theology 1, 2 Music Ministry 2 Conducting Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs Worship Leadership/Design/Tech History of the Baptists Vocal Ensemble Leadership
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OT 5101–5102 CH 6001 EV 6200 CM 7700 PM 7300 BH 5100 CE 7484 CM 7721 EN 7900
NT 5601–5602 TH 6701–6702 CM 7722 CM 7734 CM 7735 CM 7723 CH 6150 CM 7733 |
6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
30
30 |
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Total Semester Hours Required for Graduation 60 |
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