Master of Arts in Religion(M.AR.)
The M.A.R. program offers the opportunity to pursue graduate-level religious studies apart from preparation for a career in ordained education. Students may choose to earn a Master of Arts in Religion as a preliminary to pursuing a doctoral degree, as a terminal degree for teaching at the elementary, secondary, or community college level, or as theological preparation for counseling or community service, or to cultivate a personal interest in business administration studies.
Master of Arts in Religion Requirements: 96 units
The M.A.R. Committee and Students’ Advisors
When a student is admitted to a M.A.R. degree program, the School Dean selects a M.A.R. Committee composed of three (3) School of RTMS faculty members to direct the student’s progress through the degree program and to administer and evaluate his/her exit option, including the M.A. thesis option, if the student selects this exit option. Additional RTMS faculty may join the M.A. Committee as deemed appropriate and desirable by the student and his/her committee members.
Master of Arts in Religion
Common-Core Curriculum: 40 units
Students who have previously completed some of the required courses in the Common-Core Curriculum may select courses from their major’s restricted electives to satisfy the M.A. degree unit requirement.
1) CCC 510 Old Testament Interpretation (4)
2) CCC 512 New Testament Interpretation (4)
3) CCC 514 Pentateuch (4)
4) CCC 516 The Four Gospels (4)
5) CCC 540 Protestant Ethics (4)
6) CCC 610 Comparative Religions (4)
7) CCC 612 History of Theology and Revival(4)
8) CCC 614 Evangelism (4)
9) CCC 618 Systematic Theology (4)
10 CCC 640 History of Christian Missions (4)
Core Curriculum for Chapel (CHP): 10 units (Required Courses)
Chapel (CHP 510 – 600) I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Master of Arts in Religion
Restricted Electives: 60 units
Students who have previously completed some of the required courses in the Electives Curriculum may select courses from their major`s restricted electives to satisfy the M.A. degree unit requirement.
I. Biblical Studies
ECC 510 Old Testament Theology (4)
ECC 512 New Testament Theology (4)
ECC 516 Paul’s Writings (4)
ECC 612 Eschatology and the New Testament (4)
ECC 616 Discipleship Theology (4)
II. Counseling and Educational Studies
ECC 520 Religious Counseling (4) or Christian Counseling (4)
ECC 522 Christian Education (4)
ECC 524 Christian Leadership (4)
ECC 526 Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ (4)
III. Religious Studies
ECC 550 Philosophy of Religion (4)
ECC 552 Sociology of Religion (4)
ECC 630 Spiritual Formation (4)
ECC 632 Religious Ethics in a Secular World (4)
ECC 634 Concepts and Methods of Religious Thought (4) (Pre. CCC 430) à CCC 510?
IV. Practical Studies
ECC 530 Church and Worship (4)
ECC 532 Church Administration (4)
ECC 534 Mission and Culture (4)
ECC 536 Christ and Culture (4)
ECC 538 Intercultural Ministry (4)
V. Ethical Studies
ECC 542 Formative Figures in Christian Ethics (4)
ECC 622 Methods of Ethical Analysis (4)
ECC 624 Contemporary Theological Ethics and Issues(4)
Vi. Historical Studies
ECC 560 American Church History (4)
ECC 562 Korean Church History (4)
ECC 642 History of Protestant Reformation (4)
VII. Systematic Theology Studies
ECC 650 Modern and Contemporary Christian Thought (4)
ECC 652 Pneumatology (4)
VIII. Exit Option for Graduation Requirements (EOR): 14 units
1. Project Option
EOR 510 Research and Writing (4)
EOR 520 Preparation of Project (4)
EOR 610 Project (6)
2. Thesis Option
EOR 510 Research and Writing (4)
EOR 530 Preparation of Thesis (4)
EOR 620 Thesis (6)
MAR Curriculum Progress Map
MAR Curriculum Progress Map (96
quarter units)
Time | MAR Majors | MAR Electives |
1st year (32 units) | ||
1st quarter | CCC 610 Comparative Religions (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) | ITM 410 Information Technology Management (4) |
2nd quarter | CCC 614 Evangelism (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) | ITM 420 Information Security Management (4) |
3rd quarter | CCC 612 History of Theology and Revival (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) | ITM 510 Information and Communications Systems and |
2nd year (32 units) | ||
1st quarter | CCC 516 The Four Gospels (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) | ITM 520 Data Science and Machine Learning (4) |
2nd quarter | CCC 510 New Testament Interpretation(4), Chapel(CHP) (1) |
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3rd quarter | CCC 618 Systematic Theology (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) |
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3rd year (32 units) | ||
1st quarter | CCC 640 History of Christian Missions (4), | EOC 410 Research and Writing (4) |
2nd quarter | CCC 540 Protestant Ethics (4), Chapel(CHP) (1) |
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3rd quarter | CCC 510 Old Testament Interpretation (4), |
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Total Graduation Requirements | 96 units |
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