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For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, magister divinitatis in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divinity schools (e.g. in 2014 nearly 44 percent of all US students in schools accredited by the ...
As of Summer 2009, the seminary offers the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts (M.A.) in Counseling, Christian Ministries, Intercultural Ministries, and Theological Studies, the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), the Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss.), the Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies and the Ph.D. in Bible and Theology degrees.
Most PCUSA seminaries grant the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) with some also granting other degrees, such as the Master of Theological Studies, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), Doctor of Theology (Th.D.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Presbyterian seminaries are often very highly regarded academically.
Spurgeon College offers a variety of undergraduate degrees in ministry, missions, and theology, as well as degrees in leadership, counseling psychology, and philosophy. Through the Accelerate program undergrads may earn both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Divinity degree simultaneously in a rigorous five-year course of study.
MTSO offers multiple graduate degrees: Master of Divinity (M.Div.) [6] Master of Arts in Counseling Ministries (MACM) [Clinical Counseling Track Suspended as of Spring 2017] Master of Theological Studies (MTS) Master of Arts in Practical Theology (MAPT) Master of Arts in Social Justice (MASJ) Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
Degrees conferred by the seminary include the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies (MTS), Master of Arts (MA) in Social Justice, Master of Arts in Ministry & Culture, and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). [8] Additionally, a wide array of certificates and graduate diplomas are conferred. [9]
In fall 2010, 38 students were matriculated into either a master's or a certificate program, and many more enrolled in courses outside the formal programs. [3] Cherry Hill Seminary granted its first Master of Divinity degree in Pagan pastoral counseling to Sandra Lee Harris of Sacred Well Congregation in May 2012. [4]
[3] Beginning in the 1960s, both Gordon Divinity School and Conwell School of Theology experienced new challenges. In 1961, Temple University became a public university and was forced to divest the theological school, thus re-establishing the previous school of theology as a religious studies department. [4]