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At Moravian Seminary the MATS degree requires a total of 54 credits of course work. The degree can be completed in two years of full-time study. The degree must be completed within six years.
Course work in the MATS program is distributed among five academic areas:
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CREDITS |
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Required Courses |
32 credits |
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Electives |
16 credits |
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Master's Thesis |
6 credits |
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TOTAL |
54 credits |
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General Studies |
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Learning as Ministry (SEGS 502) |
2 |
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Intro to World Religions (SEGS 503) |
2 |
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Biblical Studies |
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Intro to Biblical Studies (SEGS 501) |
1 |
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Old Testament: Literature, Culture and Religion (SEBO 603) |
3 |
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New Testament: Literature, Culture and Faith (SEBN 633) |
3 |
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Biblical Studies Elective |
3 |
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Church History |
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Christian Story (SEHS 613)
or North American Religious Experience (SEHS 713) |
3
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Church History Elective |
3 |
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Doctrinal Theology |
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Introduction to Christian Theology (SEDO 613) |
3 |
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Christian Ethics (SEDO 843) |
3 |
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Theology Elective |
3 |
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Pastoral Theology |
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Spiritual Formation (SEPF 723) |
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Electives from any department |
16 |
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Master's Thesis |
6 |
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TOTAL CREDITS |
54 |
Students will have unique opportunties to grow personally by engaging in programs outside of the traditional classroom. The following experiences are required of each MATS student prior to graduation:
• participation in one Multicultural Awareness Seminar
• participation in four continuing education programs
The Concentration in Formative Spirituality (12 credits) is ideal for MATS students who would like to focus some their electives on contempletive practices and group spiritual formation. The courses ground students in the contemplative tradition while offering hands-on opportunities for practical application within parish ministry settings, agencies and for individual practice.
MATS students seeking a more intensive exploration of the contempletive life and development of skills needed to facilitate these practices with others may choose to focus all of their electives on the Graduate Certificate in Formative Spirituality (21 credits). MATS students who are concurrently completing the Graduate Certificate in Formative Spirituality can substitute Spirituality within Diversity (SEPF 745) for the Intro to World Religions (SEGS 503) requirement.
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