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Required Courses and Electives

Baptist Bible College's Master of Arts program gives you a great opportunity to increase your capacity for ministry leadership right where you are.

You can meet your specific needs and fit learning within your own busy schedule.
The Master of Arts three credit-hour courses are offered online during eight-week sessions. Sessions begin in August, October, January, March, and May.

In completing a degree, half of the 30 credit hours you need come from courses in the required area. You can choose courses in four core areas: Bible, Theology, Interpretation, and Communication. The balance can be taken from other areas as you form your customized concentration.

To get started, call 800.451.7664 or email gradadmissions@bbc.edu.

Course options are included in the categories below.

Required Courses

The 30-credit Master of Arts program is divided into two main parts – required and elective areas. You take at least five courses, totaling 15 credit hours, from the required core.
 
Required areas of study are Bible, Theology, Interpretation, and Communications. You take one class from each of the four areas. A fifth course can be chosen from the Bible, Theology, or Interpretation group.

To learn more about course offerings, email gradadmissions@bbc.edu or call 800.451.7664.

Below is a list of courses in the required areas. Check the current schedule to see which classes are set to be offered and when.

Bible
Bible Overview
Christ in the Old Testament
Galatians
Old Testament Survey I (Genesis – Ruth)
Old Testament Survey II (Historical Books: 1 Samuel – Esther)
Old Testament Survey III (Wisdom Literature: Job – Song of Songs)
Old Testament Survey IV (Major and Minor Prophets: Isaiah – Malachi)
Readings in the Bible
Spiritual Formation in the Context of Community
Studies in the Book of Isaiah
A Study in Psalms Literature
A Study in the Life of Christ
A Study in the Song of Songs
A Study of the Major Prophets
A Study of the Minor Prophets

Bible Interpretation
Inductive Bible Study
Interpreting Biblical Prophecy: Daniel & Revelation
The Interpretation of Genesis
The Interpretation of Hebrews
The Interpretation of Romans
The Interpretation of the Gospels: John
The Interpretation of the Gospels: Luke
Readings in Interpretation

Communication: Education
Adult Education in the Church
Education and the Millennial Generation
Learning and Teaching Styles
Philosophy of Learning
Principles of Bible Teaching
Theories of Learning

Communication: Writing
Academic and Professional Writing
Nonfiction: Writing to Inspire
Creative Writing
Twentieth Century Christian Authors
Writing Fiction

Theology
Apologetics
Christology
Dispensational Premillenialism
How to Develop a Biblical Worldview
Theological Issues and the Church

Electives

The 30-credit Master of Arts program is divided into two main parts – required and elective areas. Up to 15 credit hours can be earned outside the required core.
 
Elective areas of study complement the core of required courses. You have several options in satisfying the elective requirements:

- Other M.A. classes in the required area
- M.A. classes in the elective area
- Other BBGS distance learning options
- Other BBGS on-campus classes
- Preapproved study
- Transfer credits from other accredited graduate programs, recognized training programs, the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, Pilgrimage Educational Resources, or other experienced-based learning.
 

To learn more about course offerings, email gradadmissions@bbc.edu or call 800.451.7664.

Below is a list of Master of Arts courses in the elective area. Check the current schedule to see which classes are set to be offered and when.

Lay Counseling
Current Issues in Counseling
Introduction to Biblical Counseling
Spiritual Disciplines in Relation to Change

Intercultural Studies
Anthropology
Developing Multicultural Teams
Intercultural Communications
Models of Global Ministry
Studies of Culture
Teaching in a Multicultural Setting
The Development of Theology in Cultural Settings
The World of Islam
 
Science
Astronomy: The Heavens Declare the glory of God
The Bible, Evolution, and Intelligent Design

Worldview Studies
Reason and Revelation I:  The Pentateuch and Classical Antiquity
Reason and Revelation II:  Political Theology in Dialogue – King David and Xenophon’s Cyrus
Reason and Revelation III: Communicating in a Falling World – the Gospels and Don Quixote
Reason and Revelation IV: Interpreting Paul’s Epistles in Light of Pantheism
Reason and Revelation V:  Reflections on Old Testament Poetry
Worldviews in Tension I:  The Greeks
Worldviews in Tension II:  The Romans
Worldviews in Tension III:  Christendom Divided
Worldviews in Tension IV:  Modernity in Question
Worldviews in Tension V:  Modernity in Crisis

Distance Learning

The 30-credit Master of Arts program is divided into two main parts – required and elective areas. Up to 15 credit hours can be earned outside the required core.
 
Elective areas of study complement the core of required courses. You can satisfy the elective requirements through other distance learning classes offered at BBGS.
 
Click here to view the list of other distance learning options.

To learn more about course offerings, email gradadmissions@bbc.edu or call 800.451.7664.


On-Campus Classes

The 30-credit Master of Arts program is divided into two main parts – required and elective areas. Up to 15 credit hours can be earned outside the required core.
 
Elective areas of study complement the core of required courses. You can satisfy the elective requirements through other on-campus classes offered at BBC.
 
A complete list of classes is included in the BBC graduate studies catalog. Click here to take a look.

To learn more about course offerings, email gradadmissions@bbc.edu or call 800.451.7664.