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Master of Arts in Student Ministry/Master of Education in Higher Education

DUAL DEGREE

The Master of Arts in Student Ministry opens opportunities for spiritual guidance and development that can enhance the educational experience of college students. The opportunity to minister to the college campus community is enhanced with this dual degree offering. The Master of Education in Higher Education provides foundational knowledge in the history, mission, and administration of higher learning. 

ADMISSION

In order to pursue a Dual Master’s Degree program, the applicant must apply to, meet the existing admission requirements for, and be accepted into each of the master’s degrees which comprise the dual degree program.

Note: Church Membership Requirement (for admission into the EDD in Educational Leadership—all concentrations, PHD in Leadership Studies’ Ministry Concentration, Master’s Ministry Degrees, and Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs): Within the last 12 months, the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scripture.

MA IN STUDENT MINISTRY PREREQUISITES

  • Old Testament Survey

  • New Testament Survey

Prerequisites may be met with equivalent courses from another institution or from a passing grade on the GSOM Old Testament and New Testament equivalency exams and do not count toward degree completion.

PROGRAM CONTINUANCE

Continuance in the MED in Higher Education program past the first 12 hours is pending submission of a satisfactory score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®).  

MA IN STUDENT MINISTRY REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 30 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

30

DISC 5302 - Biblical Servant Leadership
DISC 6301 - Christian Education in the Local Church
GSOM 6310 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L)*
MAST 6351 - Student Cultural Issues
MAST 6356 - Developing Student Ministry Lay Leaders*
THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage
THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology
WORS 6303 - Spiritual Formation and Worship
Select one of the following:
MAST 5313 - Ministry with Students 
MAST 6320 - The Collegiate Campus Minister
Select one of the following:
MAST 6350 - Family-Based Student Ministry
MAST 6353 - Adolescent Development
Six (6) hours of the MED in Higher Education Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MA in Student Ministry Required Curriculum.

MED IN HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIRED CURRICULUM - 30 hours (excluding prerequisites)

course

Credit hours

Required Curriculum

30

HIED 5300 - College and University Administration
HIED 6310 - Legal Aspects and Finance in Higher Education
HIED 6320 - Practicum in Higher Education (S-L)*
HIED 6330 - Research Methods in Higher Education
HIED 6340 - History and Philosophy of Higher Education
HIED 6361 - Teaching, Learning, and Student Development
HIED 6370 - The College Student
HIED 6371 - Introduction to Student Affairs Work
HIED 6372 - Principles of Co-Curricular Learning
HIED 6373 - Methods for the Higher Education Administrator
Six (6) hours of the MA in Student Ministry Required Curriculum serve as electives for the MED in Higher Education Required Curriculum.

TOTAL HOURS

30 hours

MA in Student Ministry Required Curriculum

30 hours

MED in Higher Education Required Curriculum

60 hours

TOTAL Dual Degree (excluding prerequisites)

*(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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