Master of Divinity Degree
In a complex and rapidly changing world, you’ll want an M.Div. degree tailored to your unique path.
As it always has, MTSO’s Master of Divinity program provides excellent preparation for parish ministry. Now, though, it offers unprecedented opportunities to discern the shape of your vocation and design your own custom curriculum. You’ll have the flexibility to pursue such goals as ordination, community ministry and doctoral studies. Whichever path you choose, you’ll develop the skills to understand, appreciate and interpret our Christian heritage so it becomes a compelling vision for the present and future.
Talk with an admissions counselor about MTSO and the M.Div. degree. Email or call 800-333-6876.
Scheduling
Too many aspiring Christian leaders are torn by a difficult choice between a quality graduate program and a fast, affordable one. For them, we provide two distinct pathways to a Master of Divinity degree, each with different scheduling options:
- Connections offers busy students MTSO’s unique combination of on-campus and online learning. M.Div. students in the Connections program will be on campus one day a week for six semesters, earning a degree in just 33 months. Here’s a three-year scheduling plan for Connections.
- Students always have the scheduling flexibility to pick from weekday, weekend and intensive courses, completing the M.Div. with a combination of delivery formats within 33 months as well. Here’s a sample scheduling plan.
- Students can also complete the M.Div. degree in four years by spreading out the courses in either the Connections format or by using a combination of course delivery formats. Contact Sue Lamphere for more information.
Specializations
Within the M.Div. program, we offer seven optional specializations around focal areas of modern ministry. Each specialization requires 12 semester hours of selected classes within the 86 hours required for the M.Div. degree.
- Biblical Languages and Texts
- Black Church and African Diaspora Studies
- Ecology and Justice
- Feminist and Womanist Studies
- Interreligious Contexts
- Spirituality
- Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Degree requirements
Advising sheets
The advising sheets below include recommended elective courses for ordination and other career paths.
- Ordination - United Methodist Church
- Ordination - United Methodist Church; focus in Biblical Languages
- Ordination - United Church of Christ
- Ordination - Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Ordination - most other denominations
- Community Ministry & Non-Profit Organizations
Dual degree requirements are here.
Academic forms are here.