MSW/MCS Dual Option
The Master of Christian Studies (MCS) is designed especially for bi-vocational pastors, missionaries, church planters, foreign nationals planting ethnic churches in the U.S. and church staff members. Laypersons who want to be better equipped biblically will also benefit from the program. Combining the MSW with the MCS is great for students who are considering ministerial vocations or Christian Counseling.
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As a dual degree student, you will complete the full MSW Program core coursework, which is 51 hours of core coursework for traditional standing students and 33 hours for advanced standing students. Students will take TWO electives from each program (MSW and MCS).
The traditional MCS requires 36 hours, but since you only take two elective courses instead of three, the number of MCS hours is 33.
For traditional MSW students, the total number of hours required to complete the MSW/MCS dual degrees is 90 hours.
For Advanced Standing MSW students, the total number of hours required to complete the MSW/MCS dual degrees is 63 hours.
Required Social Work Courses
- SW 500 HBSE I: Theoretical Foundations
- SW 510 Social Justice/Social Welfare
- SW 520 Practice I: Communities and Organizations
- SW 521 Foundations for Research
- SW 590 Field Seminar I
- SW 501 HBSE II: Assessment through the Lifespan
- SW 530 Practice II: Individuals and Families
- SW 535 Policy Analysis and Advocacy
- SW 540 Practice III: Social Work with Groups
- SW 591 Field Seminar II
- SW 605 Psychopathology
- SW 631 Practice and Program Evaluation
- SW 650 Advanced Practice with Individuals/Families
- SW 690 Field Seminar III
- SW 623 Theory and Ethics for Advanced Practice
- SW 660 Advanced Practice in Community Dev/Admin
- SW 691 Field Seminar IV
Required MCS Courses
- Old Testament 1
- Old Testament 2
- New Testament 1
- New Testament 2
- Biblical Interpretation
- Communicating Biblical Truth
- Evangelism and Missions
- Christian Leadership
- Theology 1
- Theology 2
- Survey of Church History
- Spiritual Formation
*Students in the Advanced Standing program only complete the 600 level MSW courses.