Department of Biblical Studies

The Heart of the MACU Curriculum

Thoroughly Equipping Christian Leaders. Historically MACU is a part of the Bible college movement. This means that all students seeking a four-year degree, no matter what his or her professional track, is a Bible major. While many Christian colleges and universities have reduced Bible-theology requirements for graduation, MACU has preserved intensive requirements to prepare thoroughly equipped Christian leaders who are able to be lifelong learners, growing in the faith and bringing others with them. In addition, however, we offer smaller programs to help produce quality Christian leaders.

Meeting a Broad Range of Student Interests. Students can pursue any of several levels of study. Here is a list of certificates and degrees offered with the hours of course work in Bible and theology.

Students seeking professional ministry must take the 49-hour Bible major.

The Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree is for students already possessing a four-year degree in a non-theological field. The BTh and the Bachelor of Arts degrees require at least two years in a biblical language.

What are Alumni Saying? 

No matter how excellent, four years of biblical education cannot provide enough material to fill four decades of ministry.  But if a school equips its ministry students with a hunger for truth, an eye for the application of truth, and the ability to excavate the Bible’s infinite supply of truth, 40-50 years is too little time to share it all.  MACU prepared me for a lifetime of fresh, relevant ministry.  If there are occasions when God’s word comes alive in the church I serve, those moments can be traced back to the MACU campus and classrooms where I was loved, taught, and trained in life-changing ways.

--Eddie Lowen, West Side Christian Church, Springfield, IL