Master of Divinity

For Entrance into the Master of Divinity program

Recommended Prerequisites

• English Composition and Speech, so that the student can express him/herself clearly in written and oral form.
• History, Philosophy, Psychology, English Literature, and other arts and social sciences, so that the student comprehends the people and ideas of the past and the present.
• Studies in the more specific areas of the natural sciences and foreign languages, in order to give the student contact with the scientific method and give preparation for grammatical studies in Greek and Hebrew, if needed.
• Foundational courses in Bible and Theology.

Residence Requirement

• All students will be required to complete a minimum of eight campus courses, totaling 24 credit hours or 1/3 of the total program. The four internship courses do not count toward this residency requirement.

If you are completing a four-year undergraduate theological degree:

• Equivalent courses in your final year in a four-year undergraduate theological degree may transfer into the MDiv program to satisfy the core requirements, up to a maximum of 24 credit hours. Courses typically transferred in this category would include: up to 15 credit hours in Biblical Languages, Bible/Theology requirements such as Hermeneutics, Church History, Theological Foundations and/or Christian Ethics; Christian Ministries requirements such as Homiletics and/or Worldview & Culture. Generally speaking, courses transferred from an undergraduate theology degree will be knowledge based (such as languages) rather than formation based. Exceptions to the list of courses above may be approved upon evaluation of the syllabus by the relevant faculty member.

Program Tracks

• English Bible
  •  72 credit hours
• Anabaptist Track
• 78 credit hours – Students are recommended (but not required) to complete Biblical Languages as an additional track (a total of 84 credit hours).
• Students are required to adapt their capstone project for PS7101 Integrative Seminar (or their Master’s thesis) to reflect Anabaptist themes.
• Students who wish to become Anabaptist pastors are strongly recommended to have internships in an Anabaptist congregation when fulfilling their requirements for the core M.Div.
• Biblical Languages
  • 75 credit hours
• Honours
  • 81 credit hours
• Pastoral Counselling
  • 81 credit hours
• Pentecostal Track
• Students are recommended to complete Biblical Languages as an additional track (a total of 81 credit hours).
• Youth Ministry Studies
  • 81 credit hours

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please look to the Academic Calendar for full information and course lists. If there are discrepancies between the information listed here and in the Academic Calendar, the Academic Calendar is definitive.

• Old Testament Text and Interpretation
• Birth of the New Testament
• Hermeneutics
• Christian Ethics
• Pastoral Theology
• Greek or Hebrew Exegesis
• Communication for Impact and Interaction
• Leadership for the Church in a Changing Environment

Al Thiessen (Program Coordinator)
Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology

Angelle Arinobu, M.A.
Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology

Daryl Climenhaga, D.Miss.
Associate Professor of Global Studies

Joshua Coutts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of New Testament

Stan Hamm, Ph.D.
Assoc. Prof of Educational & Christian Studies

Ed Neufeld, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies

Janice Priess, M.A.
Assistant Professor of Counselling Psychology

Laura Vander Velden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Counselling Psychology

Glenys Wirch, CPGC, D.Min.
Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology

Lissa Wray Beal, Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament