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2018-2019 Theological School Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)

Degree Requirements

Students in the Master of Arts in Religion degree complete 43 credit hours from the Theological School course listings, as well as approved courses from programs in the Caspersen Graduate School.

Requirements for the M.A.R. (43 credits)

I. Required Courses (7 credits):

II. Area of Study (15 credits):

Choose one of five areas:

A. General Studies

  • Fifteen credits distributed across at least three subject areas in the Theological School offerings

B. Bible and Cultures

  • Fifteen credits from BBCL and BBST offerings in consultation with advisor (3 credits can be used for biblical languages)

C. Theology and Philosophy

  • Fifteen credits from THEO and TPHL offerings in consultation with advisor

D. Religion and Society

  • Fifteen credits from CSOC, RLSC, ETH, RPSY, ARCR, SJA area offerings in consultation with advisor

E. Self-Declared Interdisciplinary

Fifteen credits from one of the following fields:

  • Africana and African American Religion and Culture (AFAM)
  • Ecology and Religion (ECO)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies (WSTT)
  • Wesleyan/Methodist Studies (WESM)

III. Electives (18 credits)

IV. A Capstone Experience (3 credits)

A Capstone Experience (mentored teaching, academic research, a problem-solving lab project). Students can elect to do a six credit thesis using three credits from their electives.

V. Optional Concentration

Nine credits in any of the areas of study listed above or one of the following options in the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies: 

Liberal Studies (12 cr.)
  • ARLT 801 - Graduate Liberal Studies
  • Nine credits from AREL, ARFA, ARGS, ARHI, ARIS, ARSP, ARLT
Teaching and Learning (15 cr.)
  • EDUC 501 - The Developing Learner
  • EDUC 502 - Assessment in Education
  • EDUC 503 - Instructional Design
  • EDUC 506 - Differentiated Instruction and Assessment
  • EDUC 520 - Literarcy for All Students in Elementary Classrooms OR
  • EDUC 530 - Literarcy and Learning in Adolescent Classrooms
Conflict Resolution (12 cr.)
  • Twelve credits from ARCR offerings
  • Special emphasis in Capstone experience