Global leaders recognize that the world population of the 21st century includes a large majority of young people, constituting a strategic group in every society. This dual degree prepares students to integrate the skills and knowledge needed to work with youth and young adults in effective ministry to different cultures and worldviews as today’s student minister is involved in hands-on service to others while preparing youth to live out their faith in an intercultural and multiethnic environment.
Curriculum Overview
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Academic Requirements |
15 hours – Shared Curriculum
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For academic and admission requirements, see the MAGL or MAST Admission Requirements Sheet. |
| 3 hours—Practicum Requirement |
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18 hours – MAST Curriculum |
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18 hours – MAGL Curriculum |
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54 hours – Total |
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Shared Curriculum
(15 hours)
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Practicum Requirement
(3 hours)
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| MACE 5302 Biblical Servant Leadership |
Students may choose any one of the following courses: |
| MAWL 6303 Spiritual Formation and Worship |
MACE 6310 Church Staff and Member Relations Practicum (S-L) |
| THEO 6305 Christian History and Heritage |
MAGL 5315 Leadership Practicum (S-L) |
| THEO 6306 Systematic Theology |
MAGL 5316 Global Leadership Practicum (S-L) |
THEO 5313 Applied Hermeneutics |
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MAST Curriculum
(18 hours)
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MAGL Curriculum (18 hours)
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| Student must complete the following three courses: |
Student must complete the following two courses: |
MACE 6301 Introduction to Christian Education |
MAGL 5330 Introduction to Missiology |
MAST 6352 Student Ministry in a Global Context |
MAGL 5333 Local Church on Mission |
MAST 5313 Ministry with Youth |
Students may choose any four courses to complete 12 hours from the Concentrations listed in the MAGL degree--including Missions, East Asian Studies, General Studies, Global Studies, ESL, International Relations, or Business Communication. |
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MAST 6320 The Collegiate Campus Minister
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| Students must choose any three of the following courses: |
| MAST 6356 Developing Student Ministry Lay Leaders |
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| MAST 6350 Family-Based Youth Ministries |
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| MAST 6351 Youth Culture Issues |
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| MAST 6354 Collegiate Ministry Strategies |
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| MAST 6353 Adolescent Development |
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MACE 6316 Stages in Human Development
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MAGL Concentrations
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Missions
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MAGL 5331 Cross-Cultural Living and Ministry |
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MAGL 5332 Strategies for Missionary Work |
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MAGL 5333 Local Church on Mission |
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MAGL 5334 Chronological Bible Storying |
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MAGL 5335 Biographies of Outstanding Missionaries |
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Global Studies
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MAGL 5340 Strategic Christian Witness in the Global Marketplace |
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MAGL 5341 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement |
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MAGL 5342 Ethnography, Cultures and Worldviews |
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MAGL 5343 Understanding Islam |
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MAGL 5344 Strategies for Urban Ministries |
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MALA 5351 World Religions and Cults |
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MAPD 5350 Worldview: Human Beliefs/Human Actions |
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MALA 5300 Western Heritage and Christianity |
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MALA 5314 International Relations |
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MALA 5328 Topics in Latin American History |
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MALA 5342 Selected Topics in Linguistics |
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MALA 5380 Ethnomusicology in Christian Missions |
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English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL)
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ESLS 5301 Second Language Acquisition |
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| ESLS 5304 Methods in Teaching ESL |
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ESLS 5306 Content Area Language Proficiency Skills |
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ESLS 5308 Multicultural and Multilingual Learning Environments |
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International Business
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ECON 6303 International Economic and Legal Environment |
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| FINA 6321 International Finance |
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| MANA 6311 International Mana |
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| MRKT 6321 International Marketing |
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Business Communication
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| BUCM 6301 Directing Organization Communication |
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BUCM 6302 Customer-Centric Communication |
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| BUCM 6304 Leadership in Global Business Communication |
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| MANA 6312 Communication and Business Behavior |
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