The curriculum consists of two years of regular course work that culminates in the preparation of a dissertation/project in the candidate’s third and final year. Although not fully engaged until the final year of the program, the final dissertation/project provides focus throughout the entire program.
| Year One | |
| Fall Trimester | |
| Reframing Education for Urban Ministry: | 3 cr. |
| Urban Policy Principles: | 3 cr. |
| Winter Trimester | |
| The City in Church History: | 3 cr. |
| Community Development and Investment: | 3 cr. |
| Spring Trimester |
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| The Public Practice of Theology: | 3 cr. |
| Missional Leadership in City Congregations: | 3 cr. |
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| Year Two | |
| Fall Trimester | |
| Hermeneutics of the City: | 3 cr. |
| Research Writing Methods: | 3 cr. |
| Winter Trimester | |
| Seminar on Proposal Development: | 3 cr. |
| Covenant Theology and the City: | 3 cr. |
| Spring Trimester | |
| Mapping Your Neighborhood: | 3 cr. |
| Faith-Based Public Policy: 21st Century: | 3 cr. |
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| Year Three | |
| Final Dissertation/Project: | 12 cr. |