MAYYAM - Social Work

Andrews University has formed a collaborative between the Department of Discipleship and Religious Education in the Seminary and the Department of Social Work in the College of Arts & Sciences to prepare students for youth and young adult ministry and social work. Students choosing this program would receive both a master’s in Youth and Young Adult Ministry and a master’s in Social Work. The objectives of this program are to equip students for various forms of ministry in which clinical and administrative skills in social work and ministry are needed; to enable students to integrate both ministry and social work knowledge, values and skills into a multifaceted approach to Christian service, thereby enhancing their usefulness as instruments of the Holy Spirit; and to sensitize them to nontraditional ministry opportunities by exposing them to theories and practice skills related to counseling approaches, person-in-environment, social and economic justice, human rights and global perspectives from a Christian worldview. The program is designed to give students both master’s degrees within three years. The details of the program are as follows:

• The dual degree will consist of 78 credits.
• The student will need to be accepted into both programs.
• There will be shared electives between the two programs:
  • Eight credits for the MA in Youth & Young Adult Ministry
  • Ten credits for the Master of Social Work.
• Fieldwork will also be a shared experience, being cross-listed as DSRE660 Field Practicum/SOWK535 Field Experience/ SOWK635 Advanced Field Experience. Nine credit hours will be required for a total of 900 clock hours.
• One course will be cross-listed and be taken in the Department of Social Work:
  • DSRE 503 - Marriage, Family, and Interpersonal Relationships with SOWK 501 - Foundations of Practice I
• GSEM 525 - The Bible and Biblical History will be considered a prerequisite course. If the student passes the Biblical Literacy Exam (80% minimum), that will satisfy the prerequisite. If the student does not pass the exam, they will need to take the one-credit GSEM 525 (C+ minimum) in addition to the 78 credits for the dual degree.

Required Courses for the Degree (Printable Version)