The Master of Theology (Th.M.) is an advanced degree that will develop your academic research and writing skills.
In Gateway’s Th.M. program, you will gain invaluable research and writing skills to help you follow God’s calling on your life and to progress towards your academic goals. Don’t accept shortcuts – pursue excellence in your studies alongside a cohort of challenging, gospel-minded students.
Gateway’s Th.M. is designed for flexibility – it requires 24 credit hours of coursework and only one in-person seminar week per semester. The Th.M. has emphases in biblical studies and theological studies and is available in a thesis and non-thesis format.
The most important element of the program is our faculty. Built from Gateway’s faculty and affiliated professors from partner institutions, your professors in the Ph.D. and Th.M. programs represent a unique opportunity; they bring together expertise in their academic fields as well as their ministry commitments. This assembly of educators, pastors, missionaries and more will press you to work and study hard, while helping you prioritize the most important aspects of your life: your spirituality, your family and your ministry.
Professor of New Testament
David Howard
Richard Melick
Senior Distinguished Professor of New Testament
Alexander E. Stewart
Dean, Professor of New Testament Studies
John Taylor
Chair, Biblical Studies, Professor of New Testament
Paul Wegner
Senior Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Studies
Chris Chun
Chair, History/Theological Studies, Professor of Church History
Phil Hopkins
Professor of Missions
Christopher Morgan
Dean, School of Christian Ministries, Professor of Theology at California Baptist University
David Rathel
Director of AGS Program, Professor of Christian Theology
John Shouse
Senior Professor of Christian Theology
Luke Stamps
Professor of Christian Theology at Clamp Divinity School
Shawn Wilhite
Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Theology, CBU
The Th.M. program offers emphases in the fields of biblical studies and theological studies . In the thesis format, you will participate in 6 credit hours of common required seminars, 12 credit hours of concentration seminars and 6 credit hours of thesis writing. In the non-thesis format, you will take 6 credit hours of common required seminars, 15 credit hours of concentration seminars and 3 credit hours in a guided research project.
A student pursuing a Biblical Studies Th.M. will do creative, contemporary research founded on the historical, philosophical, theological and methodological issues of the Old Testament and New Testament using biblical Hebrew and Greek extensively.
S4525 Research Methods Seminar
3 hours
S4511 Hermeneutics
3 hours
Required Seminars Total
6 hours
Major Seminars
6 hours
S4401 Advanced Greek Grammar
3 hours
S4402 Advanced Greek Exegesis
3 hours
Or
S4201 Advanced Hebrew Grammar
3 hours
S4202 Hebrew Exegesis
3 hours
Concentration Seminars
12 hours
Th.M. Thesis
6 hours
Total Program
24 hours
S4525 Research Methods Seminar
3 hours
S4511 Hermeneutics
3 hours
Required Seminars Total
6 hours
Major Seminars
9 hours
S4401 Advanced Greek Grammar
3 hours
S4402 Advanced Greek Exegesis
3 hours
Or
S4201 Advanced Hebrew Grammar
3 hours
S4202 Hebrew Exegesis
3 hours
Concentration Seminars
15 hours
Th.M. Guided Research Project
3 hours
Total Program
24 hours
A student pursuing a Theological Studies Th.M. will develop a deep understanding of systematic theology by studying systematic, historical and contemporary works.
L4525 Research Methods Seminar
3 hours
3 hours
6 hours
Major Seminars
6 hours
3 hours
3 hours
Concentration Seminars
12 hours
Th.M. Thesis
6 hours
Total Program
24 hours
L4525 Research Methods Seminar
3 hours
S4511 Hermeneutics
3 hours
Required Seminars Total
6 hours
Major Seminars
9 hours
3 hours
L4202 Foundations for Theology II
3 hours
Concentration Seminars
15 hours
Th.M. Guided Research Project
3 hours
Total Program
24 hours