MA in Ministry | Apologetics Concentration
Overview
- 36 credits (2 years full-time)
- Completely online
- Weekly live video conferences with professor and classmates
The Apologetics concentration is designed to equip students for reasonable articulation and defense of the faith with philosophical, biblical and theological tools.
Course Outline
The 18-hour Apologetics concentration builds on the 18-hour MA Ministry core.
| MA Ministry Core | 18 hours | |
| BITH500 | Biblical Languages and Technology | 3 hours |
| BITH580 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 hours |
| BITH610 or 611 | Old Testament or New Testament Theology | 3 hours |
| HITH | Historical or Wesleyan Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| SYTH | Systematic Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| BITH612 | Biblical Theology of Holiness | 3 hours |
| Apologetics Concentration | 18 hours | |
| PRTH570 | Apologetics and Cultural Engagement | 3 hours |
| PRTH574 | History and Methods of Apologetics | 3 hours |
| PRTH572 | Creation, Science and the Problem of Pain | 3 hours |
| PRTH573 | Miracles, Resurrection and the Afterlife | 3 hours |
| Apologetics, Ethics or Missiology Electives | 6 hours | |
| Total: | 36 hours | |
Graduate Program Calendar
Fall 2020 Dates
- Aug. 17: Fall semester start
- Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Fall break
- Nov. 16-22: Optional break
- Nov. 1: Program and scholarship application deadline for Spring 2021
- Nov. 23-29: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 12: Fall semester end
- Dec. 19: Fall semester end if optional break is taken
Spring 2021 Dates
- Jan. 18: Spring classes convene
- Mar. 21-27: Late winter break
- Apr. 1: Program and scholarship application deadline for Summer 2021
- Apr. 2: Last day to withdraw from Spring 2021 classes.
- Apr. 18-24: Spring break
- May 15: Graduate spring term end
Summer 2021 Dates
- May 31: Summer classes convene
- June 1: Program and scholarship application deadline for Fall 2021
- June 28-July 4: Summer break
- July 31: Graduate summer term end
