Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary · Courses
TD
2 courses with the subject TD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
TD 630A and B Master’s Thesis ( each)1.5
Degree Program Concentration Requirements (each course 3 credit hours - 21 hours total) 6 Hours Language (Either Greek III & IV, Hebrew III & IV, or Greek II & Hebrew II)*
TD 630AMaster's Thesis () Required of all students in a Master of Arts or Master of1.5
Divinity program and offered in the fall semester of their senior year, this course will function as a writer's group in order to help the student significantly advance the process of conceptualizing, organizing and writing a research-based text. In class students will read each other's work, discuss the concepts, methods, and mechanics of constructing and writing a thesis, and provide comments to help with the process. Thesis topics will be approved and students will begin writing the thesis prior to the end of the semester. TD 630B Master's Thesis (Prerequisite TD 630A) (1.5 Credit Hours) This course is a continuation of TD 630A and is offered in the spring of the student’s senior year. Students will work independently with the instructor, writing the actual thesis according to the parameters set in the first semester. The completed thesis is submitted by mid-semester to a team of readers that will serve as the thesis defense committee (thesis reader fees apply). DOCTOR OF MINISTRY PROGRAM The Doctor of Ministry Program is both a terminal and practical degree designed to assist those who are already in ministry strengthen their academic and practical skills by upgrading four pastoral related competencies, with the view towards increasing their effectiveness in an urban, multicultural environment: 1. Pulpit Competence 2. Spiritual Competence 3. Leadership Competence 4. Urban Competence The programmatic goals of the Doctor of Ministry Program are: ● Practical - The program strengthens pastoral skills by providing tools to facilitate lifelong learning, providing tools for continual self-evaluation of one's own ministry effectiveness and learning and applying pedagogical principles used for discipling others. ● Academic - The program strengthens academic skills by requiring original research in one's field of ministry. 178