2020-2021 Student Catalog | Academic Programs | Degree Requirements

M.Div.-Theology & Social Justice

Master of Divinity (80 Credits)

Focused Elective Competency: Theology and Social Justice

(HEGIS Code 2301.00)

The Great Conversation Competency (18 Credits)

  • BHT 521NE-Being in the Story (3)
  • BHT 522NE-Being in the Word (3)
  • BHT 523NE-Being Human (3)
  • BHT 524NE-Being Christian (3)
  • BHT 525NE-Being Church (3)
  • BHT 526NE-Being Mission (3)

Biblical Interpretation Competency (18 Credits)

  • BIB 511NE-Introduction to Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching (3)
  • Choose one of the following:
    • GRK 510NE-Biblical Greek (3)
    • HEB 510NE-Biblical Hebrew (3)
  • Choose one of the following:
    • BIB 515NE-New Testament Epistles (3)*
    • BIB 516NE-New Testament Gospels (3)*
  • Choose one of the following:
    • BIB 517NE-Old Testament Narrative (3)*
    • BIB 518NE-Old Testament Poetry (3)*
  • Choose one of the following:
    • MIN 630NE-Preaching (3)
    • MIN 628NE-Teaching the Bible (3)
  • Select one elective in Bible, Hebrew, or Greek (3)

Pastoral Ministry Competency (19 Credits)

  • PSF 611NE-Pastoral Ministry (3)
  • PSF 612NE-Spiritual Formation (3)
  • SOC 625NE-Foundations in Social and Theological Ethics (3)
  • Choose three of the following:
    • MIN 621NE-Worship (3)
    • MIN 624NE-Care and Counsel (3)
    • MIN 625NE-Sharing Christ (3)
    • MIN 675-Renewing Congregations (3)

Theology and Social Justice Competency (18 Credits)

  • SOC 623NE-Social Policy, Leadership, and Community Development (3)
  • SOC/BIB 642NE-Jesus and the Poor: Biblical Perspectives on Economic Justice (3)
  • SOC 655NE-Gender Violence and Reconciliation (3)
  • Choose three of the following:
    • THE 723NE-Theology and Political Action: Reading Luther, Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King, Jr. (3)
    • HST 650NE-Women in Leadership: Historical and Biblical Perspectives (3)
    • PSF 623NE-Social Justice and Spirituality (3)
    • Any theology or social ethics elective (3)

Supervised Ministry Internship (6 Credits)

  • MIN 731NE-Field Education I (3)
  • SOC 735NE-Social Justice Conference (3)

Capstone: MIN 790NE-M.Div. Integration Capstone (2)


*Pre- or co-requisite is BIB 511NE.