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This page contains information for our Master's level courses. Click on the course number to view the course descriptions.
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Course Schedules
- 2023 J-Term and Spring 10/18/2022
- 2023 Summer Classes SEE BELOW
Course Descriptions
2023 J-Term January 9-13
- HT553 United Methodist Doctrine (Colyer)
2023 Spring-Term: Begins January 17
- BI502 NT Greek I (Elder) elective | online only
- BI550 Intro to New Testament (Elder)
- BI567 Italian Art as Biblical Interpretation (Exegesis) (Schlimm) spring travel course - February 25-March 5, 2023
- BI624 Hebrew Exegesis (Schlimm) online only
- BI628 Genesis (English Exegesis) (Schlimm) elective
- HT502 Reformation and Modern Church History (Longfield)
- HT521 United Methodist History (Colyer)
- HT556 What Christians Believe: Christian Doctrine II (Colyer)
- HT567 Imagining Salvation (Duba) elective | online only
- IN522 Disciple Formation II (Blue)
- IN722 Disciple Formation IV (Blue)
- MN501 Leading Worship (Slemmons)
- MN578 Caregiving I (McCaw)
- MN630 Starting Missional Communities Residential (James)
- MN630 Starting Missional Communities Distance (White)
- MN633 Preaching from the New Testament (Slemmons) Canceled
- MN651 Leaders as Stewards (Prerequisite is MN601) (Wooten) online only
Please see full Schedule to determine format (online vs. residential) and credit hours
Summer Online Courses May 22-July 14, 2023 (8 weeks)
- *HT615 Presbyterian History and Confessions, 3 credits, Dr. Bradley Longfield
- *MN555 The Polity & Program of the Presbyterian Church (USA), 3 credits, Dr. Gary Eller
- *MN709 Worship in the Reformed Tradition, 3 credits, Dr. Timothy Slemmons
All classes for this term begin on May 22 and end July 14, 2023. Each has a maximum enrollment of 20 students. The basic standard for grading is letter grade, however pass/fail is available with permission of the instructor and the dean.
*These courses are available to MACL students
Add/Drop is Thursday, June 1, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m.
Last day to Withdraw is Wednesday, July 5, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m.
Field Ed Courses offered during the summer both Online and Residential:
- *SPM 671 Supervised Practice for one credit
- *SPM 672 Supervised Practice for two credits
- *SPM 681 CPE for SPM credit – one credit
- *SPM 682 CPE for SPM credit – two credit
*These courses are available to MACL students with permission
(Above add/drop/withdraw/grades dates apply to summer Field Ed courses)
Paradigms and Checklists
Graduation Checklists:
- 75 credit M.Div. graduation checklist
- 75 credit M.Div. PCUSA graduation checklist
- 75 credit M.Div. United Methodist graduation checklist
- 40 credit M.A.M.D. graduation checklist
- 30 credit M.A.C.L. graduation checklist
- MAMD 2 Year Distance
- MAMD 2 Year YAMS
- MDiv 4 Year YAMS
- MDiv 4 Year Distance Presbyterian
- MDiv 3 Year Distance Presbyterian
- MDiv 4 Year Residential Methodist
Archived Course Schedules and Descriptions:
Course Descriptions
2022 August-Term: August 8-19, 2022 (Residential)
Pre-load July 25-August 5 | Post load- Aug 22-Sept 2- Foundations of Theological Learning - no required text or pre-load (July 11-22)
- FE 601 Pastoral Leadership
- IN 520 God's Redemptive Mission (Duba, Elder, and Forshey)
- IN 782 Gospel in Context (James and Duba)
- MN 502 Teaching Young Adults (L. Ward)
- MN 531 Discipleship and Teaching (Forshey)
- MN 564 Theological Research (Doll)
- MN 640 Proclaiming the Word (Preaching) (Slemmons)
- MN 579 Caregiving 2 (McCaw)
2022 Fall-Term: Sept 6, 2022 (Residential and Online)
- BI 500 Hebrew (Schlimm)
- BI 511 Old Testament Intro (Schlimm)
- BI 644/645 Gospel of John - English/Greek Exegesis (Elder)
- FE 602 FE Leadership in Context (Shaffer)
- FE 603 FE Leadership Ethics (McCaw and Benckhuysen, A)
- HT 500 Church History (Longfield)
- HT 540 Christian Doctrine (Colyer)
- HT 553 United Methodist Doctrine (Colyer)
- HT 567 Christianity and the Common Good (James)
- IN 521 Disciple Formation 1 (Forshey)
- IN 721 Disciple Formation 3 (Forshey)
- MN 532 Discipleship and Teaching 2 (Forshey)
- MN 564 Theological & Biblical Research (Doll)
- MN 567 Chaplaincy: Ministry at the Margins (Elective - online only) ( Joan Wooten)
- MN 601 Christian Leadership (online only) (Marcus Allen)