Doctor of Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree is a professional doctorate targeted at individuals involved in some form of ministry.^[1] Under Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) standards, programs must require matriculants to have earned a Master of Divinity or its equivalent.^[1] The ATS requires students to complete at least one year of coursework followed by the completion of the doctoral dissertation or research project.^[1] Normally, the degree requires somewhere between three to six years to complete. Students typically concentrate an area of applied theology, such as missions, evangelism, pastoral counseling or the psychology of religion, homiletics, spiritual formation, church growth, church administration, or church leadership.

References

1 2 3 Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools. "Degree Program Standards: Doctor of Ministry". Standards of Accreditation (PDF). Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. pp. 124–126.

Levels of academic degree

First-tier	Associate degree Foundation degree Higher National Diploma

Second-tier	Bachelor's degree Honours degree Diplom Specialist degree Engineer's degree

Third-tier	Master's degree Magister degree

Fourth-tier	Doctorate Magister degree Candidate of Sciences Doctor of Letters

Higher doctorate Habilitation Tenure Professorial degree Graduate certificate Licentiate First professional degree Terminal degree Honorary degree

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