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Program checklist · Master of Arts

Religion, Master of Arts

Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Master of Arts
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
198561
CourseShelf checklist
CK_198561_ab238e2e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Meeting PhD entrance requirements;

1 item
  1. College teaching on the freshman and sophomore levels; and/or
    Not resolved to a course

Admission Requirements

17 items
  1. Research Writing Sample;
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Official Transcripts;
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Three Professional References; and
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Student Learning Outcomes
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Students who study in the MA in Religion will demonstrate:
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Research and writing skills essential for scholars in the field of religious studies;
    Not resolved to a course
  7. An understanding of the classical and modern theories, and current research in the field of religious studies; and
    Not resolved to a course
  8. General Information
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Eighteen (18) hours are taken from a common core offered by the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy:
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Six (6) hours (two courses)
    Not resolved to a course
  11. Students choose thesis or non-thesis:
    Not resolved to a course
  12. Twelve (12) hours are selected from one of three concentrations:
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Advanced Hebrew Exegesis Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  14. Advanced Greek Exegesis Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Old Testament Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  16. New Testament Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Exit Criteria
    Not resolved to a course

MA in Religion Curriculum (30 hours)

10 items
  1. RELI 600
    Research Seminar
    As published: “RELI 600”
  2. RELI 685
    Religious Instruction Seminar
    As published: “RELI 685”
  3. RELI 605
    Biblical Studies Seminar
    As published: “RELI 605”
  4. RELI 630
    Historical Studies Seminar
    As published: “RELI 630”
  5. RELI 640
    Theological Studies Seminar
    As published: “RELI 640”
  6. RELI 660
    World Religions Seminar
    As published: “RELI 660”
  7. RELI 695
    Second semester
    As published: “RELI 695”
    3
  8. RELI 695
    Second semester
    As published: “RELI 695”
    3
  9. RELI 695
    Second semester
    As published: “RELI 695 : First semester”
    3
  10. RELI 695
    Second semester
    As published: “RELI 695 : Second semester”
    3

Concentrations (12 hours)

5 items
  1. RELI 661
  2. RELI 610
    Advanced Hebrew Exegesis Seminar
    As published: “RELI 610”
  3. RELI 620
    Advanced Greek Exegesis Seminar
    As published: “RELI 620”
  4. RELI 615
    Old Testament Seminar
    As published: “RELI 615”
  5. RELI 625
    New Testament Seminar
    As published: “RELI 625”
Source. Gardner-Webb University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://gardner-webb.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/academic-catalog/the-gayle-bolt-price-school-of-graduate-studies/college-of-arts-and-sciences/department-of-religious-studies-and-philosophy/religion-master-of-arts. Captured page pages/0102.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.