78 Divinity Masters Degree Programs

The Master of Divinity is a 75-hour comprehensive program that equips students for leadership in a congregation. Students will develop a holistic ministry plan that specifically addresses the needs of a Christian community while basing the program upon the student’s rigorous academic research. The MDiv concludes with a practicum.

The intensive Master of Divinity graduate program prepares both men and women for a life of ordained or lay ministry. Graduate students learn to exemplify and to articulate the Orthodox tradition in its pastoral, liturgical, biblical, patristic, dogmatic, canonical, ethical, and missionary aspects. MDiv candidates develop knowledge, sensitivity, and faithfulness to the Church’s liturgical life through daily worship.

The 87-hour Master of Divinity degree at Truett Seminary intends to provide graduate theological education that is centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ and consistent with historic Baptist commitments to prepare persons to carry this gospel to the churches and the world.

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree is the three-year program that is considered the "first professional" ministerial degree. It is the standard by which many denominations evaluate their prospective ministers for ordination. The program offers a balance in biblical, theological, and practical training and is carefully designed to equip prospective ministers for effective pastoral or missionary ministry.

The Master of Divinity course is designed for those who hold a tertiary qualification in a non-theological discipline, who seek a comprehensive education in theology and the opportunity to partake in in-depth theological research; and is for those who hold a tertiary qualification in a theological discipline who wish to pursue a graduate qualification in theology as part of their continuing ministerial education.

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is a professional graduate degree program with a traditional seminary curriculum including Exegetical, Historical, Systematic, and Practical Theology. It is designed to meet the needs of pastors or other fulltime Christian workers, especially those who wish to enhance their knowledge and effectiveness to study, understand, and proclaim the Word of God, and eventually to serve in the church and the world.

Eighty-four (84) credit hours are required for the completion of the Master of Divinity degree. The purpose of this degree is to enhance the skills of career pastors and Christian leaders working primarily in 21 churches, as well as those students who may be seeking advanced degree options, often for careers in higher education.

Asbury Seminary’s 96-hour Master of Divinity+ (M.Div.+) degree offers more than a biblical and theological foundation of Scripture. It equips you to be a transformative leader who effectively spreads the Gospel wherever God has called you. Whether you feel God calling you to be a pastor, missionary, chaplain, church planter, worship leader, campus pastor, leader in the marketplace, or something else, our M.Div.+ degree provides the right tools for fruitful ministry.

The Master of Divinity (MDiv) is a professional graduate degree program tailored for those looking to become ordained or serve in various ministerial vocations. We offer both a standard three-year, 78-credit full-time program and a flexible part-time option to accommodate the diverse needs and schedules of our students.Students come to Union with a multitude of backgrounds, interests, and aspirations. Recognizing this diversity, Union has thoughtfully designed a flexible MDiv curriculum to provide students with diverse ways to fulfill degree requirements

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) will prepare you for Christian ministry and post-graduate work. Students learn and practice careful biblical interpretation, think critically about biblical and contemporary theology and ethics, and interact in healthy ways within the diversity of cultures and religions. Learn how to interpret the scriptures in their historical and cultural contexts, preach biblical sermons that are true to the text, and sensitive to audience needs.

The 87 credit hour Master of Divinity is the right choice if you are seeking a complete, professional ministry degree that equips you to love God supremely, handle the Scriptures accurately, serve the church effectively and love all people equally through a biblically rich and theologically firm education. The broad degree gives pastors, teachers, and ministry leaders the tools they need for full-time ministry goals. The learning experience is capped with a unique one-year, paid internship, or integrative ministry project to give you immediate and practical ministry experience.

Maitripa College offers a robust, 72 credit minimum, three-to-four year Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree under the direction of Yangsi Rinpoche. The MDiv is a professional degree focused on a Buddhist approach to cultivating intellectual, spiritual, and professional skills in order to work as an agent of positive change in the world.

The curriculum for our flagship degree program is designed to give students a solid foundation for wherever their calling takes them—be that ordination, lay ministry, nonprofit work, or a career in teaching. Our classes cover Old and New Testament, Church history, Christian theology, world Christianity, ministry, worship, preaching, Biblical languages, the Black Church, and a variety of electives. For a sample of a three-year residential M.Div. the curriculum at Duke Divinity, see below:

The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is the most comprehensive formational degree for ministry that ACU’s Graduate School of Theology offers. It is our shared mission to serve the church by equipping students. The M.Div. is designed to offer you a firm grounding in scripture, history, and theology as well as training in practical ministry skills such as the art of preaching and reading cultures and contexts. This graduate degree will prepare you to enter into all forms of ministry or expand your current vocation; it also provides a solid foundation for further study in Ph.D., Th.D., and D.Min programs.

The Master of Divinity (MDiv) program is designed to empower and equip students to serve as transformational Christian leaders within today’s multicultural contexts. UUC offers the traditional ministerial skills of biblical and theological competence, effective communication, spiritual sensitivity and maturity, passion for evangelism, and pastoral care. In addition, our program offers courses in the global interconnection of the contemporary world, the importance of understanding urbanization, principles of effective leadership, organizational development skills, and social transformation. Graduates of the program will be competently equipped to serve effectively and at a professional level as ordained pastors and leaders within the contexts of churches or other Christian organizations and/or ministries.