MDIV
Master of Divinity
Department of Pastoral Ministry · 2 years · 26 courses · 100% online
About this programme
The Master of Divinity is the degree the church has long relied on to prepare people for the full weight of pastoral office. Most who begin it already hold a diploma or a first degree in theology and have preached for years, yet find themselves stretched by work no one trained them for: the difficult text, the grieving family, the board meeting, the member in crisis.
It is the broadest degree offered here. Hebrew and Greek are taken far enough to exegete without a crutch and are then applied across the whole canon, while doctrine runs in two full parts and is traced through its historical development. Practice carries equal weight, joining expository preaching, pastoral theology and soul care to the governance and finance that keep an institution honest. Two supervised placements and a closing thesis or ministry project ground the whole.
You will graduate able to work from the original languages, build a sermon that holds, sit with the suffering, and run an institution without losing the pulpit. Imagine the whole of the work in your hands rather than the parts you have taught yourself. It is the standard qualification for ordination and for senior charge, and the way in begins with your application.
26 courses across 4 semesters, about 2 years of study.
Who it is for
Those already trained in theology who want to go deeper, and to be equipped to teach and lead others. It assumes you have studied the subject before.
What you will be able to do
Teach the subject, supervise others, write to a scholarly standard, and lead at a senior level in the church or in theological education.
How you will study
Every course here runs the same way, so you always know where you are.
- Six study modules a course, each with a handout you can read on screen or download.
- Video and audio of the same teaching, for studying while you travel or work.
- A short refresher quiz to open each course. It is not scored, and you may retake it.
- Two tests along the way, then a final examination. The pass mark is 50%.
- Results appear as soon as you submit.
Study is entirely online and at your own pace. Everything works on a phone, and handouts can be downloaded to read without data.
Entry requirements
A theological background is required. If you do not have one, begin with the Postgraduate Diploma, which is designed as the route in.
Fees
Your fees are set out in the admission letter issued to you.
What you will study
26 courses across 4 semesters, drawn from these areas.
- Department of Pastoral Ministry
The full course schedule is issued when you are admitted.