MAGU University’s Doctor on Ministry and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs require students to complete 56 and 60 credits respectively of 3-9-credit courses. A concentration requires 18 credits within the specified content area. Required core courses include one or more 3-credit courses that will apply to the content area for each degree plan option. Core courses should be taken prior to plan-specific courses.

Core Courses (21 Credits)

  1. Contextual and Philosophical Hermeneutics: Lay Foundation for Philosophical Theology.
  2. African Theology and Spirituality
  3. Biblical Theology
  4. Organizational Leadership
  5. Social Science Studies
  6. Towards Contextual Pentecostal Theology
  7. Contextual Theological Methods

Concentration 1: Urban Missiology (18 Credits):

  1. Biblical Theology of the City
  2. Dynamics of Urban Church Growth: Including Technology and Urban Ministry
  3. Apologetics for Urban Ministry
  4. Urbanization in Africa: Trends, Causes and Effects
  5. Spiritual Warfare in the Urban Context
  6. Urban Missions and Ministry

Concentration 2: Transformational Leadership (18 Credits)

  1. Transformational Leadership Theory and Practice
  2. Community Transformation
  3. Innovation and Leadership (Innovative Leadership)
  4. Trends and Issues in African Leadership and Politics
  5. Conflict Management and Mediation
  6. Social Entrepreneurship

Concentration 3: Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies (18 Credits)

  1. History of Global Pentecostalism
  2. African Pentecostalism
  3. Trends and Issues in Pentecostal and Charismatic Movement
  4. Biblical Theology of the Holy Spirit
  5. History of Pentecostalism in Malawi
  6. Pentecostal Theology and Spirituality

DMin: Concentration 4: Church and Society (18 Credits)

  1. African Missional Ecclesiology
  2. Biblical and Theological Reflection in Ministry and Culture
  3. Missional Leadership
  4. Incarnating the Gospel in Culture
  5. The Bible in Context: The Kingdom and Covenants
  6. Multiculturalism and its Implications for the Church

General Electives

  1. Theology and practice of the Spiritual Gifts
  2. The Contextual Theologian Minister

The PhD in Contextual Theology Research Work (21 Credits)

  1. Preliminary Doctoral Research and Writing (3 credits hours)
  2. Research Methodology (3 credit hours)
  3. Research Proposal (inclusive of Technique and Frameworks) (3 credit hours)
  4. Scholarly Writing for Publication (Workshop) (second year after concentration) (3 credit hours)
  5. Dissertations (will not have a class) (9 Credit Hours) (50,000 to 75,000 words)

The DMin in Contextual Ministry Project Work (15 Credits)

  1. Preliminary Doctoral Research and Writing (3 credits hours)
  2. Advanced Research Methodology (3 credit hours)
  3. Project Proposal (inclusive of Technique and Frameworks) (3 credit hours)
  4. Project (6 Credit Hours) (25,000 to 40,000 words)

 

Total Credits details for PhD Program

Core courses:                     21 credits

Concentrations:                18 credits

PhD Research:                  21 credits

Total                                   60 credits

Total Credits details for DMin Program

Core courses:                     21 credits

Concentrations:                18 credits

DMin Research:                17 credits

Total                                     56 credits