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 on 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/Diploma of Higher Education/Certificate of Higher Education

Second-tier	Bachelor's degree Honours degree Diplom

Third-tier	Master's degree Magister degree

Fourth-tier	Specialist degree Engineer's degree Candidate of Sciences

Fifth-tier	Doctorate

Sixth-tier	Higher doctorate Habilitation Tenure Professorial degree

Other	Graduate certificate/diploma Licentiate Advanced postgraduate First professional degree Postgraduate certificate/diploma Terminal degree Honorary degree

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