Divinity - Nyack College

Divinity from Nyack College is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. MASTER OF DIVINITY The M.Div. program is a 93-credit curriculum that blends biblical studies, social science theory, spiritual formation and practical training with an emphasis upon critical and reflective thinking. It is recognized as the most comprehensive and basic level graduate preparation for ministerial leadership and for future study in the theological disciplines. Alongside the prescribed core curriculum and mentored development courses, students select a specific track and professional development courses, in line with their ministry and educational goals. The M.Div. curriculum develops progressively over three years through the Person Phase, the Church Phase, and the Ministry Phase presented in ?Our Model?. ATS offers a pre-substitution system for those who majored in Bible and Theology in their undergraduate program (see Course Sequence on page 39). Purpose The Master of Divinity degree is designed to produce whole people for general leadership in Christian service, whether in their own or in another culture, by bringing into dialogue the various dimensions of theological education. These dimensions are (1) church and academy, (2) theology and social science inquiry, (3) the biblical world and the contemporary world, (4) classroom and experience, (5) character and competence, and (6) wisdom and skill. Student Learning Goals 1. Students will lay a foundation for ongoing spiritual formation including personal development, moral integrity, and spiritual maturity. 2. Students will gain knowledge and be able to apply methodology in biblical studies, theology and cultural understandings. 3. Students will gain an appreciation of the relational nature of ministry through the experience of being mentored and mentoring others, and through learning and practicing interpersonal ministry skills. Students will be able to understand and practice integration of the personal, theological, and practical components of holistic ministry . Students will gain ministry skills for a broad range of Christian service responsibilities, and will be able to demonstrate competency in classroom and internship environments (in particular, those skills necessary for licensed and/or ordained ministry within the C&MA and other denominations). View more details on Nyack College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.