Master of Arts (Christian and Classical Studies)

Degree Information

Total credit hours

elective hours

fully Online?

Yes

Tuition per credit hour

575

.00

Years to completion

2 - 3

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Program Description

The Master of Arts (Christian and Classical Studies) is an academic degree program designed for Christian, classical, and home educators and teachers, lay leaders, and pastors who desire to take part in the Great Conversation of the Western Tradition. This curriculum is indispensable for those who seek to appreciate how God has used the sharpest minds and noblest ideas of the past 2,500 years to point to timeless Gospel truth.

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TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

Four of the classic literary genres: Epic, Tragic, Comic, and Lyric literature ranging from the ancient Greeks up to modern authors.
Classic Ideas: Many of the most influential ideas and developments in the Western Tradition including understandings of culture, philosophy, and science.
Historical Perspective: The history of the Christian Church from the time of the apostles up to modern times.
Pedagogical Practices: A philosophy of Christian education.

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A SELECT LIST OF WORKS THAT WILL BE READ AND DISCUSSED:

The Holy Bible
Homer Iliad
Pindar Odes
Aristophanes Clouds, Frogs, Birds
Aeschylus The Oresteia
Sophocles Theban Trilogy
Plato The Republic, Apology of Socrates, Symposium
Aristotle Nichomachean Ethics, Politics, Rhetoric, Poetics (selections)
Plautus Bacchides
Virgil Aeneid
Augustine City of God and Confessions (selections)
Beowulf
Song of Roland
Aquinas Summa Theologiae (selections)
Chaucer Canterbury Tales (selections)
Dante The Divine Comedy
Shakespeare Macbeth, King Lear, Taming of the Shrew, Merchant of Venice, Sonnets
Cervantes Don Quixote
Milton Paradise Lost (selections)
David Hume and John Locke (select writings)
Austen Pride and Predjudice
Bronte Jane Eyre
Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Bronte (select poems)
Melville Moby-Dick
Tolkien The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings (selections)
Steinbeck East of Eden (selections)
Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
Wendell Berry This Day
And much, much more!

CHRISTIAN AND CLASSICAL STUDIES

CC502 Classic Epic Literature
CC504 Classic Tragic Literature
CC506 Classic Comic Literature
CC508 Classic Lyric Literature
CC602 History of Science
CC604 Philosophical Foundations
CC606 Pedagogical Practices
CC608 Christianity and Classic Culture

HISTORICAL STUDIES

CH502 History of Christianity 1 — Ancient and Medieval
CH504 History of Christianity 2 — Reformation to Modern Era

ELECTIVES

15 Elective Hours

CAPSTONE PROJECT

CC799 Supervised Thesis

An MACCS graduate will be able to:

Articulate the Gospel message of salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone.
Explain the inspiration and authority of all of Scripture and its relationship to the Gospel.
Articulate the relationship of the Gospel to sanctification in the life of the believer.
Critically and thoughtfully engage with the greatest ideas and classic texts of the Western literary tradition.
Articulate the development of Christian thought based on careful readings of primary and secondary texts of the Christian tradition.
Faithfully relate the wisdom of the Christian and Classical traditions to contemporary culture.

Academic Requirements

Accredited bachelor’s/undergraduate degree
Cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
Applicants with an unaccredited degree, or whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.75 may still be granted provisional admission. After 12 credits, an academic review will be conducted toward the possibility of full admission (therefore all are encouraged to apply).

Application Process for MACCS

Complete and submit an online application w/ fee.
College-level transcripts sent officially and directly to Knox Seminary from any and all institutions where you have taken courses for credit.
Print, fill out, and return your pastoral, academic, and personal reference forms.

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