fully online & nationally accredited doctor of ministry
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Increase your effectiveness in ministry
Enroll now in the
Fully Online & Nationally Accredited
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
of
UNION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
(UUC)
“EDUCATION FOR THE GLOBAL CHURCH”
Accredited by DEAC
Practitioner faculty
Flexible time
Lowest tuition among accredited seminaries
14200 Goldenwest Street, Westminster, CA 92683
WWW.UUC.EDU
(714) 903-2762
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WHAT IS “UUC”?
Union University of California (UUC) is an online
Christian educational institution founded 30+
years ago. UUC is committed to overcoming
language, immobility and financial barriers and to
effectively prepare students who serve God in
their locations around the globe.
WHY A DOCTOR OF MINISTRY?
The program is designed for Graduates to increase
their ministerial competencies to a truly
professional level, to become experts in all skills
and competencies related to Christian ministry:
critical reflection, interpersonal skills, capacity for
theological interpretation, and special skills for
service in particular contexts.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN?
By the end of the DMin program at UUC, YOU will
▪ Demonstrate a fluency in critical thinking, as
observed by independent thinking and the
ability to be flexible with diverse populations.
▪ Apply the biblical guiding principles that form
the values and outcomes of any ministry.
▪ Diagnose the needs of a community and
implement a biblically based response to meet
those needs.
▪ Integrate research, verbal and written
communication, and leadership skills to provide
a solution to a pressing missional opportunity.
YOU will be fully equipped for vocations of ministry
and for scholarship among leaders from around the
world.
YOU will become an educational and theological
resource for your local community, your nation, and
the world!
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION?
The following are the minimum requirements for
admission to the Doctor of Ministry program:
1. A Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent
(MDiv-based), or a Master of a theology
and/or ministry nature (MT-based), e.g.
Master of Art in Ministry / Biblical Studies.
2. A cumulative 3.0 grade point average (4.0
scale) on the degree above.
3. A current position of active ministerial
leadership and at least three years of service
in parishes or other forms of ministry.
4. A demonstrated ability to write effectively and
to produce a written doctoral project as an
evidenced in a 6-10 page ministry reflection
paper called the DMin Application Essay.
5. Language requirements: Applicants whose
native language is not English and who have
not earned a degree from an appropriately
accredited institution where English is the
principle language of instruction must
demonstrate college-level proficiency in
English through one of the following:
▪ A minimum score of 550 on the paper-
based Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL PBT) or 80 on internet-
based Test (iBT), or
▪ A minimum score of 6.5 on the
International English Language Testing
System (IELTS), or
▪ A minimum score of 58 on the PTE
Academic Score Reports.
TUITION & FEES
Application Fee: $50.00
Tuition: $225.00 per credit hour
TO APPLY TODAY GO TO:
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TIME TO DEGREE COMPLETION
The Doctor of Ministry program of UUC has
been specifically designed for full-time
ministers and leaders of Christian ministries.
Completion time for the programs depends
on the entry level of the student. Entering
with an MDiv, students average four years for
completion. Entering with an MTh, the
average time for completion is six years.
Courses are offered in four 10 week terms per
year (2 Terms per Semester).
PAYMENT PLAN
Students may choose to pay in full per term or
monthly payments as low as $100 per month.
But the student can graduate only after
paying all financial obligations in full.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for graduation with the Doctor of Ministry degree the student must successfully fulfill all of the following requirements:
1. fulfill all DMin course requirements (36 units for MDiv-based track; 66 units for MT-based track);
2. maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale;
3. successfully complete the DMin Ministry Thesis; and
4. pay all tuition and fees.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Limited scholarships in the form of tuition
deductions are available to those who are in
special financial need.
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DIRECTOR:
Bruce Kreutzer, PhD - Georgia State
University, Atlanta, GA.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR:
Vu Le, PhD – Regent University, Virginia
Beach, VA.
OTHER FACULTY
Christine Wood, DMin—Bakke Graduate
University, Seattle, WA.
Margaret Scott, PhD – University of Pretoria,
South Africa.
Mary I. Dereshiwsky, PhD – University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Thien-Tu Truong, PhD – Graduate Theological
Union, Berkeley, CA.
For more information contact Dr. Bruce at
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COL-701 (2 credits)
D Min Colloquium
RES-701 (4 credits)
Qualitative Research
RES-703 (4 credits)
Exp. Participatory Action
Research (PAR)
RES-702 (4 credits)
Quantitative Research
RES-704 ( 4 credits)
Conducting. PAR
LDR-701 (4 credits)
Spiritual Leaders in A
Secular World
THL-701 (4 credits)
Revisiting Church,
Mission and Ministries
LDR-703 (4 credits)
Leading and Managing
Change
LDR-702 (4 credits)
Christian Leadership and
Church Administration
LDR-704 (4 credits)
Leaders as Transformative
Agents
CED-701 (4 credits)
Theological Ed. In the 21st
Century
CED-702 (4 credits)
Educational Ministries in
Context
THL-702 (4 credits)
Contextual Missional
Ecclesiologies in the 21st
Century
THS-901 (2 credits)
Developing the Project
Proposal
THS-941 (8 credits)
Final Project
Module 1
Module 2 Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9
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