Academic Catalog: Graduate Certificates

Denver Seminary offers four thirty-hour graduate certificates.

Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies

Designed for those who desire a flexible program of study, this certificate requires a theological core of fourteen hours consisting of BI 501 Effective Biblical Interpretation; CH 501 Survey of Church His­tory; and TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I; one New Testament course (NT 511 Understanding the Gospels and Acts or NT 512 Understanding the Epistles and Revelation) and one Old Testament course (OT 511 Understanding Early Israel and Its Wisdom Literature or OT 512 Understanding the Kingdom of Israel and ItsProphets). An additional three hours may be taken in any of the above departments. The remaining thirteen hours must come from other departmental
course offerings [including chaplaincy (CHP), counseling (CO), educational ministries (EM), intercultural ministry (IM), leadership (LD), Mes­sianic Judaism (MJ), outdoor leadership (OL), pastoral ministries and evangelism (PME), philosophy of religion (PR), Christian formation and soul care (SF), and youth and family ministries (YFM)].

Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Ministry

Designed to prepare people to minister in intercultural settings, this certificate requires a fourteen-hour theological core consisting of BI 501 Effective Biblical Interpretation, one Old Testament survey course (OT 511 Understanding Early Israel and Its Wisdom Literature or OT 512 Understanding the Kingdom of Israel and Its Prophets), one New Testament survey course (NT 511 Understanding the Gospels and Acts or NT 512 Understanding the Epistles and Revelation), one theology course (TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I is required), and one church history course (CH). In addition, twelve hours of intercultural ministry (IM) courses are required, along with four hours of open electives that may come from any de­partment.

Graduate Certificate in Leadership

Developed to prepare people to serve more effectively as Christian leaders in both church and society, this certificate requires a fourteen-hour theological core consisting of BI 501 Effective Biblical Interpre­tation, six hours of Old Testament and/or New Testament courses, three hours in theology (TH 501 Sur­vey of Christian Doctrine I is required) and three hours in Church History (CH). In addition, twelve hours of leadership courses are required, including LD 501 Theological and Theoretical Foundations for Lea­dership and nine hours of leadership (LD) electives. The remaining four hours are open electives that may come from any department.

Graduate Certificate in Theology

Developed for those who want to know more about the Christian faith, this certificate requires a fourteen-hour theological core consisting of BI 501 Effective Biblical Interpretation, OT 511 Understanding Early Israel and Its Wisdom Literature, OT 512 Understanding the Kingdom of Israel and Its Prophets, NT 511 Understanding the Gospels and Acts, and NT 512 Understanding the Epistles and Revelation. An addi­tional six hours are required in theology (TH 501 and TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine I and II), and the remaining ten hours may come from any department.

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