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2019-2020 Theological School Catalog (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

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

Degree Requirements (43 credits)

I. Required Courses (7 credits)

One Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 credits)

II. Area of Study (15 credits)

Choose one area from the following five:

A. General Studies

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

B. Bible and Cultures

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

C. Theology and Philosophy

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

D. Religion and Society

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

E. Self-Declared Interdisciplinary

15 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 includes mentored teaching, academic research, and/or a problem-solving lab project. Students can elect to do a 6 credit thesis using 3 credits from their electives.

V. Optional Concentration

9 credits in any of the areas of study listed above (including the interdisciplinary areas), or one of the following options in the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies: 

Liberal Studies (12 credits)
  • ARLT 801 - Graduate Liberal Studies
  • Nine credits from AREL, ARFA, ARGS, ARHI, ARIS, ARSP, ARLT
Teaching and Learning (15 credits)
  • 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 (9 credits)
  • Taken from ARCR offerings
  • Special emphasis in Capstone experience

 

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