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
Fall 2022 Dates
- Aug. 1: Fall Registration Closes
- Aug. 15: Fall classes convene
- Oct. 24--28: Fall Break (Aldersgate)
- Dec. 10: Classes end
Spring 2023 Dates
- January 9th: Spring classes Convene
- February 19th--25th: Late Winter Break
- April 1st:
- Program and scholarship application deadline for Summer 2023
- Last day to withdraw from Spring 2023 classes
- April 2nd--8th: Spring Break
- May 6th: Spring classes end
- May 20th: Commencement
