M.Div., M.B.A. Joint Degree
The joint M.Div. and M.B.A. degrees integrate a foundation of Business Administration into the local church setting. The Master of Divinity curriculum places students in church administrative ministries through the Mentoring Program and incorporates up to twelve (12) hours of M.B.A. core course work into the ninety (90) hour M.Div. degree. The Master of Business Administration incorporates up to six (6) hours of M.Div. credit into the thirty-six (36) hour M.B.A. degree. A full-time student could expect to finish the two degrees in four years of study.
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Year 1 - Fall Semester |
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Year 1 - Spring Semester |
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| Hebrew Exegesis I (OTH 603) |
3 |
Business course |
3 |
| Spiritual Formation (SPF 701) |
2 |
Spiritual Formation II (SPF 702) |
2 |
| Old Testament I (OTH 604) |
3 |
Old Testament II (OTH 605) |
3 |
| Church History I (CHH 621) |
3 |
Church History II (CHH 622) |
3 |
| Evangelism and Mission I (EVM 661) |
3 |
Business course |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
14 |
Total for semester: |
14 |
Year 1 - J-Terms |
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| Elective |
3 |
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| Business course |
3 |
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| Business course |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
9 |
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Year 2 - Fall Semester |
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Year 2 - Spring Semester |
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| Jesus and the Gospels (NTG 611) |
3 |
Paul and the Early Church (NTG 612) |
3 |
| Greek Exegesis I (NTG 613) |
3 |
Business course |
3 |
| Preaching (PRC 651) or Worship (PRC 652) |
3 |
Preaching (PRC 651) or Worship (PRC 652) |
3 |
| Theology/Philosophy I (THP 631) |
3 |
Theology/Philosophy II (THP 632) |
3 |
| Pastoral Care (PAC 671) or
Faith Development (CRE 682) |
3 |
Pastoral Care (PAC 671) or
Faith Development (CRE 682) |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
15 |
Total for semester: |
15 |
Year 2 - J-Terms |
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| Elective |
3 |
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| Business course |
3 |
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| Business course |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
9 |
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| Year 3 - Fall Semester | Year 3 - Spring Semester | ||
| Mentoring I (MIN 901) |
3 |
Mentoring II (MIN 902) |
3 |
| Ethics (ETH 641) |
3 |
Leadership (MIN 652) |
3 |
| Baptist Heritage (CHH 623) |
2 |
Capstone (MIN 903) |
3 |
| Business course |
3 |
Change & Conflict in the Church (MIN 801) |
3 |
| Business course |
3 |
Business course |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
14 |
Total for semester: |
15 |
Year 3 - J-Terms |
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| Elective |
3 |
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Total for semester: |
3 |
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| Total Required & Elective Hours |
108 |
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Applicants must meet the admissions requirement for both McAfee School of Theology and Stetson School of Business and Economics. Applicants must submit current scores for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and demonstrate completion of the Foundation Courses from the Stetson School of Business and Economics. Applicants may demonstrate foundational course completion by examination or in undergraduate and graduate study by transcript evaluation.
The Associate Dean of the Stetson School of Business and Economics must evaluate the student's transcript before she or he is eligible to enter the Master of Business Administration degree course work.
M.Div. students who are eligible for entrance into the M.B.A. degree are required to take the following four M.B.A. core courses: BAA 601 "Managerial Economics," BAA 603 "Managerial Accounting," BAA 605 "Marketing Concepts and Practices," and BAA 609 "Corporation Finance" as the twelve (12) hours of M.B.A. core course work to be credited into their M.Div. degree.
If a student has demonstrated prior completion of one or more of the M.B.A. core courses listed above she or he may request substitute electives with the approval of the Associate Dean of the Stetson School of Business and Economics. Students may be credited up to six (6) hours of M.Div. credit into the M.B.A. degree from any two of the following M.Div. courses: ETH 641 "Introduction to Ethics," CRE 683 "Leadership," and MIN 801 "Conflict & Conflict in the Church."