Master of Arts in Professional Development
The Master of Arts in Professional Development degree program adopts a unique approach to graduate studies. Designed especially for professionals who desire to expand their knowledge and credentials beyond the boundaries of their bachelor's degree, the MA in Professional Development enhances a broad and diverse educational experience, and students may select from communication, counseling, criminal justice, leadership development, ministry leadership, or training and development. The 30-credit-hour curriculum is comprised of a three-credit-hour interdisciplinary core with a choice of seven concentrations for the completion of the remaining 27 hours.
ADMISSION
There are no additional requirements other than those required for admission to the graduate program at DBU.
Admission and Retention Requirements for Accounting Concentration:
Graduate and Undergraduate students seeking admission to this degree with an accounting concentration must have an overall GPA of 3.0.
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in all accounting coursework in order to remain in the program and to graduate with this degree in accounting.
Students must sign a Statement of Understanding about the accounting concentration before beginning graduate accounting coursework. The statement will be provided by the student’s advisor.
Core Courses (3 hours):
MAPD 5302 - Servant Leadership and Worldviews (S-L)
Concentration (18 hours)
Electives (9 hours) (with approval of academic advisor to support student's vocational goals)
Concentrations available to the MA in Professional Development student are:
Course |
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Communication |
Counseling* |
Criminal Justice* Choose any three graduate electives. |
Digital Transformation Choose 8 of the following courses: MSAIS 6301 - AI Revolution: Transforming the Digital Landscape MSITM 6302 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining MSAIS 6304 – AI Techniques for Data Scientists MSITM 6305 - IoT and Big Data MSAIS 6306 – AI Enterprise Strategy & Implementation MSITM 6307 – Humanics: Design Thinking MSITM 6308 - DevOps MSITM 6320 - Agile Project Management MSITM 6321 - IT Strategy MSITM 6323 - Blockchain MSITM 6332 – User Experience Principles MSITM 6333 – User Experience Analytics MSITM 6339 - Product Management |
Ministry Leadership MACM 5301 – Foundations of Christian Ministry MAEML 6304 – Principles for Bible Teaching MALA 5361 – Children’s Ministry in Church MANA 5310 – Ethical Leadership THEO 5345 - Christianity in Pluralistic World THEO 6306 – Systematic Theology Choose any three graduate electives. |
Training and Development* MANA 5300 - Career and Professional Development MANA 5302 - Quantitative Analysis and Modeling for Decision-Making MANA 5303 - Technology, Innovation, and the Entrepreneurial Mindset MANA 5310 - Ethical Leadership MANA 5333 - Operations and Quality Management MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development MANA 6372 - Managing Operations and Teams (internship) (S-L) MSAIS 5302 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning MSITM 6307 - Humanics Design Thinking/Workforce Analytics MSITM 6320 - Agile Project Management PROJ 5301 - Project Management Foundations Choose any three graduate electives. *This track is offered through an agreement partnership with Chinese corporate entities. Students must apply and be admitted to the Master of Professional Development in Training and Development at DBU in order to receive transcript credit from DBU. Class registration is completed in coordination with Chinese corporations and DBU, with all tuition and fees paid to DBU. Contact the MAPD Program director for more information about this specialization. |
Leadership Development MAL 5308 - Great Leaders in History MAL 6305 - Relational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence (Summer only) MANA 5310 - Ethical Leadership MANA 6314 - Organizational Change and Development MANA 6330 - Leadership Development MANA 6331 - Leadership Coaching and Counseling Choose any three graduate electives. Note: Requisites must be met before a student is allowed to register for a specific course. |
Total Credit Hours Required | 30 |
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component. Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites. Course DescriptionsFind course descriptions by category under the Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel. |