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Master of Arts – Ministerial Studies Programme

There are two concentrations in the Ministerial Studies Programme

Ministerial Studies – Leadership Concentration
Required Courses – 6 credit hours (about 22 SAQA credits)

    • LDR5023 Leadership Emergence Patterns
    • LDR5033 Dynamics of Christian Organizations

      • Leadership Electives – 9 credits (about 34 SAQA credits) – to be worked out with advisor
      General Electives – 6 credits (about 22 SAQA credits) – to be worked out with advisor

Ministerial Studies – Education Concentration
Required Courses – 6 credit hours (about 22 SAQA credits)

    • EDU5023 Educational Measurement
    • EDU5033 Educational Psychology

      • Education Electives – 9 credits (about 34 SAQA credits) – to be worked out with advisor
      General Electives – 6 credits (about 22 SAQA credits) – to be worked out with advisor

One of the following requirements will apply to every degree:

Applied Research (6 credit hours)
RES6126 Graduate Thesis**
If the thesis track is chosen, the concentration elective requirement (e.g., Leadership or Education) is reduced from 9 credits to 3 credits. General Elective requirements remain at 6 credits.
**Students must apply for and be accepted into the thesis track.

Non-thesis track option
Students have the option of taking a non-thesis track if they so choose. Any student choosing this track will be required to complete a Capstone Project at the end of his or her coursework. In the Capstone project paper, the student will synthesize his or her philosophy of ministry, state his or her strategy to implement that philosophy and present a plan to solicit feedback to determine if that plan is effective. The paper will also include a 5-year strategic ministry plan based upon courses completed for the respective master's degree. Concepts learned in the master's programme should be evident in the student's writing.