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Purpose
The main purpose of the Master of Arts (Theological Studies) program is to
develop the understanding and skills needed to apply biblical truth to the
intellectual issues confronting the church and the surrounding culture.
Goals
Graduates should be able to:
- exegete individual passages of Scripture accurately
- understand the major issues in faith and life that the church has
confronted throughout its history, the system of truth revealed in the
Scriptures, and contemporary intellectual and cultural movements
- systematize exegetical, historical, and situational data into a consistent
and coherent theology
- offer a thoughtful defense of Christian theology
- explain how this theology applies to an individual's belief and behavior
Further Education and Training
It is not the purpose of this program to prepare candidates for ordination
to the ministry of the Word. Graduates of this program are prepared to
pursue research programs in such disciplines as theology, apologetics, and
church history; or, with further practical training, to use their
theological knowledge in such ministries as teaching, missions, counseling,
or lay church leadership.
Application Requirements
Applicants desiring to apply to the Master of Arts (Theological Studies)
program at Westminster Seminary California are required to hold a Bachelor’s
degree, or its educational equivalent, from an accredited college or
university. While it is not possible to prescribe one pattern as normative
for pre-seminary education, a degree of mastery is recommended in the
following areas: English composition and literature, history, philosophy,
natural sciences, social sciences, ancient classical and modern foreign
languages, and Bible.
Program Completion
The degree is conferred upon the completion of the prescribed program, which
requires two years of full time study or a longer period of part time study.
The courses prescribed for this emphasis should be followed in the sequence
indicated. The Academic Dean is available for counsel concerning the
individual needs of the students.
Click Here to view a Course Requirements Chart for the
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