I.W.S. Florida Curriculum Page

D.W.S. & M.W.S. Curricula

Click here to see the catalog for a more comprehensive description of the curricula.

All doctoral and masters courses are taught in each on-campus session in Orange Park, Florida. Pre and post-course requirements are completed via distance education technology, including e-mail, Message Boards and Moodle (a course management system) available on this Web site. The course instructors are responsible for mentoring students through the completion of each course.

After the four course requirements have been fulfilled, the doctoral student attends the thesis course and writes a thesis.

While accomplishing the four course requirements for the masters program, the masters students complete a supervised ministry. An addition week of attendance in Florida is not required for this fifth and final phase of the masters program.

NOTE: The two-year course of study may be pursued over four years.

The following student resources are available on this Web site:

D.W.S. Courses and Teaching Teams
The Biblical Foundations and Historical Development of Christian Worship DWS 701, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Andrew E. Hill, Ph.D. and Lester Ruth, Ph.D.
Sunday Worship; Music and the Arts DWS 702, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Constance M. Cherry, D. Min. and Todd Farley, Ph.D.
The Church Year DWS 703, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Daniel L. Sharp, D.M.A. and Jack Van Marion, D. Min.
The Sacred Actions and Ministries of Worship DWS 704, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Reggie McReynolds Kidd, Ph.D. and Carla Waterman, Ph.D.
Thesis DWS 801, 8 credit hours -- Tuition $2400.00 Gerald Borchert, Ph.D. and Keith Ray, D.Min.
M.W.S. Courses and Instructors
A Biblical Theology of Worship MWS 501, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Eric Bolger, Ph.D.
The History of Christian Worship MWS 502, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Greg Wilde, M.A. (D.W.S. Candidate)
Spirituality in a Postmodern World MWS 503, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Dan Lee, D.Min.
Worship in a Transcultural World MWS 504, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 James Abbington, D.M.A.
Supervised Ministry MWS 601, 6 credit hours -- Tuition $1800.00 Doris Borchert, D.Min.

For a schedule of forthcoming sessions, please visit the Admissions page. Questions concerning the curriculum and requirements for the D.W.S. & M.W.S. degrees may be addressed to:

Office, Institute for Worship Studies
151 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, FL 32073 USA
Phone 800.282.2977
E-mail office@iwsfla.org

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