Master of Divinity Now Offered Online

This week the IPS announced that students pursuing  the Master of Divinity degree will now have the option to complete the degree entirely online. The decision comes from student requests as well as the ability and desire of the IPS to welcome new students who reside out-of-state to complete the degree. The degree previously offered a selection of courses with online options, but now the students have the option to complete the degree on campus, online, or with a combination of the two.

The M.Div. program director, Dr. Heidi Russell, says, “Having seen the quality and success of our students in the online MAPS degree, we wanted to extend the options available to our distance students.  The Association of Theological Schools has encouraged schools of ministry to begin to explore options for offering the M.Div. online, and given our experience in online education, IPS is in a good position to be one of the leaders in this field.  Liturgical Leadership will be done as a hybrid course, requiring the students to come to campus for an intensive, in which they will do the practicum in preaching and presiding.  All of the other courses will be available entirely online.” 

 

For more information see the program webpage here. And contact the IPS Enrollment Advisor, Kristin Butnik at kbutnik@luc.edu, or Dr. Heidi Russell at hrussell@luc.edu.