MA in Ministry | Counseling Concentration
Overview
- 36 credits (2 years full-time)
- Completely online
- Weekly live video conferences with professor and classmates
The Counseling concentration is designed to equip Christians to use counseling theory oriented by Wesleyan-Arminian theology. It does not lead to licensure.
Course Outline
The 18-hour Counseling 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 |
| SYTH | Systematic Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| HITH | Historical or Wesleyan Theology Elective | 3 hours |
| BITH612 | Biblical Theology of Holiness | 3 hours |
| Counseling Concentration | 18 hours | |
| PRTH530 | Integration of Christian Faith and Counseling Theory | 3 hours |
| PRTH531 | Helping Skills for Christian Counseling | 3 hours |
| PRTH532 | Counseling for Relationship Distress | 3 hours |
| PRTH533 | Counseling for Behavior and Emotional Distress | 3 hours |
| Counseling Electives | 6 hours | |
| Total: | 36 hours | |
Graduate Program Calendar
Spring 2021 Dates
- Jan. 18: Spring graduate 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: Spring graduate classes end
Summer 2021 Dates
- May 31: Summer graduate classes convene
- June 1: Program and scholarship application deadline for Fall 2021
- June 28-July 4: Summer break
- July 31: Summer graduate classes end
Fall 2021 Dates
- Aug. 16: Fall graduate classes convene
- Oct. 24-30: Fall break
- Nov. 12: Last day to withdraw from Fall 2021 classes
- Nov. 21-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 11: Fall graduate classes ends
