Divinity - Shaw University

Divinity from Shaw University is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Master of Divinity program is the normative degree to prepare persons for ordained ministry and for general pastoral and religious leadership responsibilities in congregations and other settings. It is the required degree for admission to a Doctor of Ministry degree program, and the recommended first theological degree for admission to advanced programs oriented to theological research and teaching. The Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university is required for admission to the program. Conferring of the degree is contingent upon the successful completion of 90 semester hours. Primary goals: 1. To provide structured opportunity to develop a comprehensive and discriminating understanding of the religious heritage. 2. To provide for an understanding of cultural context through opportunity to develop an awareness of the cultural realities and structures within which the church lives and carries out its mission. 3. To provide for personal and spiritual formation through opportunities by which the student may grow in personal faith, emotional maturity, moral integrity, and public witness. 4. To provide for the capacity for ministerial and public leadership through theological reflection on and education for the practice of ministry . Master of Divinity (MDiv) Degree with Concentrations Students enrolled in the MDiv program may seek a concentration in one of nine disciplines: Pastoral Counseling, Old Testament, New Testament, Theological Studies, Women's Studies, Church History, Christian Education, Black Church Studies, and Homiletics. The Master of Divinity degree with a concentration requires at least six (6) electives in the discipline chosen. View more details on Shaw University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.