Master of Divinity

September 1, 2020 - December 31, 2025
407 Chapel Drive Duke Box #90968
DurhamNC27708-0968
USA

Program Overview

Curriculum

The curriculum for our flagship degree program is designed to give students a solid foundation for wherever their calling takes them—be that ordination, lay ministry, nonprofit work, or a career in teaching. Our classes cover Old and New Testament, Church history, Christian theology, world Christianity, ministry, worship, preaching, Biblical languages, the Black Church, and a variety of electives. For a sample of a three-year residential M.Div. curriculum at Duke Divinity, see below:

First Year

Fall Semester
  • Old Testament Core Course Part 1
  • Church History Core Course Part 1
  • Church Ministry Elective
  • Biblical Language or Elective
Spring Semester
  • Old Testament Core Course Part 2
  • Church History Core Course Part 2
  • New Testament Core Course
  • Biblical Language or Elective

Second Year

Fall Semester
  • Christian Theology
  • Preaching Core Course
  • Black Church Studies Elective
  • Elective
Spring Semester
  • Christian Ethics
  • New Testament Exegesis
  • Elective
  • Elective

Third Year

Fall Semester
  • Practicing Theology in Ministry Elective
  • World Christianity Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
Spring Semester
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

 

Need More Flexibility to Complete Your Degree?

Contact the Office of Admissions for information on other options for completing your degree at (919) 660-3436 or [email protected].

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