MDIV DEGREE OUTLINE
Fuller’s Master of Divinity program has been fully redesigned to emphasize whole-life formation, equipping students for agile, theologically informed leadership in traditional ministry or any vocation. In addition to solid biblical scholarship, the program also includes practices courses that nurture students’ spiritual, personal, and vocational formation, contextualizing courses to help students integrate and practically apply their studies, and new levels of mentoring and small group support.
Requiring a total of 120 quarter units (most classes are 4 quarter units), Fuller’s MDiv can be completed in 2½ to 3 years of full-time study (12 units per quarter). Fuller's 120 quarter unit Master of Divinity program is equivalent to an 80 semester credit Master of Divinity program at other institutions. Both will take the same amount of time and effort to complete.
| INTEGRATIVE - 12 UNITS | |
|---|---|
| IS500 | Practices of Vocational Formation |
| 2 courses | Choose two of the following: IS501 Practices of Worship, IS502 Practices of Community, IS503 Practices of Mission |
| LANGUAGES - 8 UNITS | |
| LG500 | Hebrew Tools for Biblical Interpretation |
| LG510 | Greek Tools for Biblical Interpretation |
| INTERPRETING - 24 UNITS | |
| BI500 | Interpretive Practices |
| OT500 | Old Testament Introduction |
| NT500 | New Testament Introduction |
| 1 course | Old or New Testament Exegesis |
| 2 courses | Biblical Studies Elective |
| THEOLOGIZING - 24 UNITS | |
| TH1 | God and Christ |
| TH2 | Church, Humanity, and the Christian Life |
| TH3 | Modern/Global Context |
| TH4 | Any CH, HT, ST, or TH course |
| 1 course | Ethics, Philosophy, or Theology and Culture |
| 1 course | Christian Ethics |
| MINISTRY - 20 UNITS | |
| 1 course | Leadership |
| 1 course | Pastoral Ministry |
| 1 course | Evangelism |
| PR500 | Homiletics |
| 1 course | Preaching |
| CONTEXTUALIZING - 12 UNITS | |
| 1 course | Engaging Global Realities |
| 1 course | Engaging Culture |
| 1 course | Engaging Human Diversity |
| ELECTIVES - 20 UNITS | |
| Choose any five master's level courses in the Schools of Theology or Intercultural Studies. You may wish to explore an area of study or select a diverse combination of courses that support your ministry and life goals. | |
| APPRENTICESHIP - 0 UNITS | |
| The apprenticeship—which you may complete in a church or a marketplace, nonprofit, or mission organization—allows you to integrate your studies and calling in a supervised setting, helping you clarify your vocation and grow as a practitioner. | |
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