Master of Divinity
IUS’s Master of Divinity program equips students to work in full-time professional ministry.
Course work encompasses in-depth study of essential topics giving you the understanding and skills paramount to ministry in today’s world.
Our program is comparable in content to those from brick and mortar universities —totaling 72 credit hours— yet can be accomplished conveniently at home in less time and at a fraction of the cost.
You will enjoy the diverse guidance of a variety of the most outstanding and respected scholars and curriculum authors in text-based, video, and power-point formats.
Doctor of Ministries
Completion of the Master of Divinity Program, here or elsewhere, qualifies students to most easily earn a Doctorate in Ministries.
The IUS Doctorate of Ministries Program allows students great flexibility among available online graduate programs.
The 56 credit-hour program consists of 30 required credits including a Doctorate Dissertation, plus 26 credits accomplished most expediently, affordably and conveniently!
As with the MDiv program, to complete the electives, choose a combination of: elective courses, approved non-accredited coursework or experience, or Jerusalem Prophecy College courses (up to 12 credits).
COURSES LISTED BELOW AS LINKS ARE COURSES AVAILABLE NEXT TERM
Master of Divinity
TOTAL CREDITS FOR DEGREE COMPLETION: 72
Courses Difficulty Rating System― E= easy, C= comfortable, R= rigorous
Required Coursework― 47 Credits
Biblical Interpretation, Preaching & Teaching― 7
BIP502― New Testament Exegesis― R-3
Theology and Church History― 16
Ethics and Leadership― 3
• Christian Ethics― R-3
Apologetics and Evangelism― 12
• Christian Apologetics 1 & 2― R-6
Counseling and Transformation― 3
Ministry of the Holy Spirit― 0
No Requirement ‒ Courses are Electives
Degree Composition― 3
• Masters Thesis― C-3
Biblical Knowledge― 0
• *The IUS acceptance process determines individual
Bible Knowledge requirement necessity or extent
MDiv Elective Coursework― 25 Credits
• Non-accredited course and life experience transfer― up to 15 credits
• Accredited course transfer― up to 34 credits
Biblical Interpretation, Preaching and Teaching
MDiv requires 6 more credits from this department
• Jesus: Teaching Methods and Messages― C-3
• The Spirit in the Text― C-3
Theology and Church History
MDiv requires 9 more credits from this department
• 20 Centuries of Christ’s Power― C-4
• Jerusalem: The Contested City― C-3
• Historic Premillennialism― C-3
• Paul, Women and Wives― C-3
Ethics and Leadership
No Electives― All Courses Are Required
Apologetics and Evangelism
• Practical Evangelism― E-3
• Archaeology and the Bible― E-2
Counseling and Transformation
• Overcoming Oppressive Strongholds― E-3
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
• Living Spirit-Led― E-3
• Developing Your Spiritual Perceptiveness― E-3
Developing a plan for achieving both degrees is a must.
To formulate workable degree program plans, contact us. contact@igniteus.org • 303 542 0190
Master of Divinity without BA
Ignite University and Seminary features the IUS BRIDGE/MDiv PROGRAM for students who have not yet earned a Bachelor Degree and would like to earn a Master of Divinity.
Similar programs are in place at institutions like Loyola University, Boston University, Penn State, Pepperdine and Johns Hopkins titled with terms such as Integrated, Accelerated, Dual or Combined with additional course requirements and some courses earning dual credit. Fast track for students with college credits or Associate Degree.
Requirements Begin With These Courses
• Old Testament Survey: The Pentateuch― E-2.5
• Old Testament Survey: Prophets & Wisdom― E-2.5
• New Testament Survey― E-3
Contact us for further fees & details― contact@igniteus.org
Doctor of Ministries
TOTAL CREDITS FOR DEGREE COMPLETION: 56
Courses Difficulty Rating System― E= easy, C= comfortable, R= rigorous
Required Coursework― 30 credits
Ethics and Leadership― 7
• Ministerial Leadership― C-3
• Ministerial Ethics― R-4
Counseling and Transformation― 3
• Ministry Preparedness― E-3
Choose a ministry topic related to your passion and emphasis
Biblical Interpretation, Preaching & Teaching― 6
• Any DMin “Biblical Interpretation and Preaching” Electives― 6
Theology and Church History― 9
• Any DMin “Theology and Church History” Electives― 9
Degree Composition― 5
• Doctoral Dissertation― R-5
Elective Coursework― 26 credits
Biblical Interpretation, Preaching & Teaching
MDiv requires 6 more credits from this department
• Jesus: Teaching Methods and Messages― C-3
• Old Testament Exegesis― R-4
• The Spirit in the Text― C-3
• Greek: An Overview― C-3
Theology and Church History
MDiv requires 9 more credits from this department
• 20 Centuries of Christ’s Power― C-4
• Jerusalem: The Contested City― C-3
• Historic Premillennialism― C-3
• Paul, Women and Wives― C-3
• Jesus: His Vision, Victory and Challenge― E-3
• Historical Theology Electives― R-2.5 each
• Theological Position Paper― C-1
Ethics and Leadership
No Electives― All Courses Are Required
Apologetics and Evangelism
• Practical Evangelism― E-3
• Archaeology and the Bible― E-2
Counseling and Transformation
• Overcoming Oppressive Strongholds― E-3
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
• Living Spirit-Led― E-3
• Developing Your Spiritual Perceptiveness― E-3
Practical Ministry
• Doctorate Practicum― R-3
DMin Program Options/Combinations
Build your own degree by choosing a below option or combination
IUS COURSE OPTION— Select a combination of our below online elective courses which you feel will be most relevant and beneficial to your calling in the Kingdom.
TRANSFER OPTION— If you’ve been active in the Body a Christ for a number of years, you may already have taken courses or gained ministry experience which we would deem credible. Document these for up to 16 credit-hours.
PRACTICUM OPTION— Gain new ministry experience through an instructor-guided practicum.
JERUSALEM PROPHECY COLLEGE OPTION— We are delighted to partner with Jerusalem Prophecy College to award 12 credit hours for completion!
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