Master of Arts

Prepares students for service in the church and the world, including both academic and congregational community service. 

General Master of Arts Concentrations

  • Old Testament
  • New Testament
  • History of Christianity
  • Systematic Theology
  • Aging and Health
  • Children, Youth and Family Ministry
  • Congregational Mission and Leadership

You can view a brief overview of the M.A. degree by following this map of the major requirements.

Academic Catalog

For more detailed information about the programs and course requirements, please view the Academic Catalog.

Course Schedules

View the current academic schedules and key dates.

Graduation Requirements

Some concentrations require a writing project or thesis for graduation.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. (1 Cor. 12:4-6)

In these words the apostle Paul identifies the variety of God-given gifts, ministries, and activities that God uses to build up the body of Christ.

The same Spirit, the same Lord, and the same God works within this great diversity of gifts and callings to build up the body of Christ for its life in the world, thus empowering the church's witness and mission.

Paul's words also express the vision of the two-year Master's and certificate programs at Luther Seminary—to educate and equip God's people who are called to a variety of ministries in the world and in the church.

Diane Jacobson
Former Associate Dean of M.A./M.S.M. Programs