Master of Divinity

Beyond the 70-hour MDiv core, students must take the required courses for the MBA at Cedarville University. These courses can be taken entirely online. SEBTS students and employees receive a 15% discount off published MBA rates at Cedarville. After taking 18 credit hours of courses at Southeastern Seminary with a 2.75 GPA or higher, students are invited to apply to the Cedarville MBA.

The MDiv-MBA track offers students the flexible program of the M.Div. in Christian Ministry at Southeastern with the practical training of Cedarville University’s MBA program. Students take business courses in place of their electives as well as the mentored internship. To see the available course options, view the academic catalog.

Advanced MDiv Core

Intro to Seminary

• SEM 5000 – Introduction to Seminary Education

Hebrew

• HEB 5110 – Biblical Hebrew for Ministry I
• HEB 5120 – Biblical Hebrew for Ministry II

Greek

• GRK 5110 – Biblical Greek for Ministry I
• GRK 5120 – Biblical Greek for Ministry II

Theological Studies

• ETH 5100 – Introduction to Christian Ethics
• PHI 5100 – Christian Philosophy: Worldview, Western Thought, and Apologetics

Christian History

• HIS 5130 – Baptist History: Identity, Heritage, and Polity

Bible Exposition

Select either the CED or the PRS sequence:

• CED 6300 – Bible Exposition for Ministry to Women I
• CED 6310 – Bible Exposition for Ministry to Women II
• PRS 6100 – Bible Exposition I: Hermeneutics and Preparation
• PRS 6500 – Bible Exposition II: Communication and Delivery

Ministry Studies

• BCO 5500 – Biblical Counseling
• EVA 5150 – Disciplemaking: Personal Evangelism and Discipleship
• MIS 5100 – Christian Missions: Principles and Practice (Subsitutes for MBA elective.)

Leadership Selective

• CU MGMT 6720 – Applied Leadership [Credit transfer from Cedarville University]

Practicum Selective

Select one of the following courses:

• MIS 6901 – Missions Practicum
• MIS 6990 – Practicum in International Missions: [Location of trip]
• MIS 6991 – Practicum in North American Missions: [Location of trip]
• PMN 7900 – Mentored Internship

Electives

• Select any three hours of graduate-level credit (5000, 6000, or 7000 level courses).

Advanced MDiv

Historical Theology

• HTH 6600 – Historical Theology

New Testament Selective

Select one course with the following prefix (6000-level or above):

• NTS6***

Old Testament Selective

Select one course with the following prefix (6000-level or above):

• OTS6***

Theology Selective

Select one course with the following prefix (6000-level or above):

• THE6***

Electives

• Select any six hours of graduate-level credit (5000, 6000, or 7000 level courses).

Students are encouraged to transfer in the following Cedarville University credits to complete this requirement:

• CU MGMT 6700 – Legal and Ethical Environment of Business [Credit transfer from Cedarville University]
• CU MRKT 6200 – Strategic Marketing Planning [Credit transfer from Cedarville University]

Master of Business Administration (CU)

The following are the courses students would need to complete with Cedarville University to complete their MBA. This listing serves as a general guide to students, and so students should reference the Cedarville University’s Academic Catalog to confirm the exact course requirements for the MBA as they prepare to apply to that program.

Further, while these courses are listed here for convenience and clarity, completion of the MDiv with SEBTS is not dependent on completion of these courses or the Cedarville University MBA.

• CU ECON 6400 – Managerial Economics
• CU MGMT 6710 – Organizational Design and Behavior
• CU ACCT 6300 – Accounting for Business Executives
• CU FIN 6500 – Executive Financial Management
• CU ITM 6800 – Information Technology for Competitive Advantage
• CU MGMT 6790 – Organizational Management Strategy
• CU BUS 6100 – Managerial Data Analysis
• Select one of the following courses:
  • CU BUS 7100 – Directed Research
  • CU BUS 6110 – Global Business Perspectives (Includes a travel abroad segment with emphasis on Business as Mission.)

Beyond the 70-hour MDiv core, students must take the required courses for the MBA at Cedarville University. These courses can be taken entirely online. SEBTS students and employees receive a 15% discount off published MBA rates at Cedarville.

After taking 18 credit hours of courses at Southeastern Seminary with a 2.75 GPA or higher, students are invited to apply to the Cedarville MBA.

The MBA program will allow you to study business through a biblical lens that emphasizes:

• Excellence in personal standards and discernment
• Stewardship of God-given talents and resources
• Leadership with a servant’s heart
• Kingdom influence through serving others

The MBA program will help you:

• Develop skills in managing and motivating people
• Become proficient in interpreting financial statements and more effective financial decision making
• Learn how to market your ministry and business enterprises
• Develop strategic planning and decision-making skills

For Cedarville University (CU) course descriptions, visit Cedarville University’s Academic Catalog.

Substantial undergraduate* preparation shall consist of the following classes and number of semester hours:

• Old Testament – 6 semester hrs.
• New Testament – 6 semester hrs.
• Christian Theology – 6 semester hrs.
• Hermeneutics – 3 semester hrs.
• Church History – 3 semester hrs.
• Evangelism – 3 semester hrs.

*Any graduate level courses taken as prerequisites for admission into the Advanced MDiv will not count in the degree itself (i.e., no “double-dipping” of credits).

Note: Students who took one year of Greek and/or Hebrew at the undergraduate level may be eligible to work with the Southeastern Collegiate Partnership to replace the Advanced Master of Divinity biblical language requirements with upper level language courses. Contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.