Music & Worship (M.A.) - Worship Music Studies
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Studies Courses | ||
| MUSC 524 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| WRSP 510 | Biblical Foundations of Worship | 3 |
| WRSP 650 | Bibliography & Research in Music & Worship | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Worship Studies Courses | ||
| WRSP 501 | Principles of Worship and Ministry | 3 |
| WRSP 502 | A History of Worship Music | 3 |
| WRSP 520 | The Role of the Worship Leader | 3 |
| WRSP 540 | Current Issues in Worship | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Worship Music Studies Concentration | ||
| MUSC 620 | Music in America | 3 |
| or ETHM 511 | Introduction to Ethnomusicology | |
| WMUS 600 | Music Resources and Literature for Worship Leading | 3 |
| WMUS 610 | Tools and Techniques for Contemporary Worship | 3 |
| WRSP 635 | Building a Theology of Worship | 3 |
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| Graduate Conducting for the Worship Leader | ||
| Advanced Contemporary Arranging Techniques for Worship | ||
| Songwriting Seminar | ||
| Principles of Worship Technology | ||
| Technology and Media for Worship | ||
| Ableton Live for Contemporary Worship | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research Studies Courses | ||
| WMUS 692 | Graduate Music and Worship Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| WRSP 689 | Master's Thesis Proposal and Research | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 0 | |
| Music and Worship Ministry Project 1 | ||
| Worship Lecture Recital 1 | ||
| Thesis 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
- 1
Any student who will not be able to complete and defend his/her thesis, ministry project, or lecture recital in the course of a single semester may be required to repeat WRSP 689 each semester until deemed ready for enrollment in WMUS 687, WMUS 691, or WRSP 690
All Applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 42 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Resident & Online Format
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| WRSP 501 | Principles of Worship and Ministry | 3 |
| WRSP 510 | Biblical Foundations of Worship | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| WRSP 502 | A History of Worship Music | 3 |
| WRSP 520 | The Role of the Worship Leader | 3 |
| WRSP 650 | Bibliography & Research in Music & Worship | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ETHM 511 or MUSC 620 |
Introduction to Ethnomusicology or Music in America |
3 |
| MUSC 524 | Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| WMUS 600 | Music Resources and Literature for Worship Leading | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Worship Music Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| WRSP 635 | Building a Theology of Worship | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| WMUS 610 | Tools and Techniques for Contemporary Worship | 3 |
| Worship Music Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| WRSP 540 | Current Issues in Worship | 3 |
| WRSP 689 | Master's Thesis Proposal and Research | 3 |
| WMUS 692 | Graduate Music and Worship Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| Research Studies Elective 2 | 0 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
- 1
Choose one of the following courses: WMUS 515, 525, 526, 630, 637, or 638
- 2
WMUS 687, 691, or WRSP 690