Language of this entry |
English (USA) |
Name of Programme / Training Resource |
MA with Major in World Arts |
Type of Training |
Programme with multiple subsidiary courses |
Reference Number |
MAWA |
Description |
The 36 hour graduate program in World Arts prepares students to work cross-culturally alongside local singers, musicians, actors, dancers, storytellers, and visual artists, researching the arts of their community. |
Keywords |
world arts, arts, cultures, music in cultures, ethnomusicology, minority arts, orality, story-telling, graduate, trauma healing, DIU |
Languages Programme Available in |
English (USA) |
Other Languages |
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Country and region where programme is available |
United States / Texas |
Area of Ministry and Focus |
Prayer, Worship and Spiritual Gifts / Worship; Transforming Culture, Arts and the Media / Languages and Literature; Transforming Culture, Arts and the Media / Music; Transforming Culture, Arts and the Media / Communication and Media; Transforming Culture, Arts and the Media / Performing Arts; Mission and Evangelism / Cross-Cultural Mission and History |
Residential/Non Residential |
Mixed |
Full-time or Part-time |
Full-time |
Level |
Masters |
Cost Range |
US$100,000 or more |
Actual Cost |
$455/graduate credit hour |
Bursaries/scholarships available |
No |
Actual Length |
36 credit hours |
Average hours of study per week |
15 |
Methods of instruction |
class time, lecture, language aquisition practical hands on learning, reading, weekly chapel, prayer partners, mentoring |
Percentage of time spent in formal learning (e.g. lectures, structured reading, work-books, etc.) |
30% |
Percentage of time spent on non-formal skill-based learning (e.g. learning on the job and supervised practice, etc.) |
60% |
Percentage of time spent in informal unstructured learning (e.g. prayer times, teamwork). |
10% |
Average number of students who take the programme per year (or, if this is a new programme, the number who can be accommodated) |
25 |
Prerequisite Programmes |
Cultural Anthropology |
Other Prerequisites |
undergraduate degree and competency in at least one artistic domain |
Qualifications gained |
master's degree |
Qualifications this programme is part of |
ethnomusicology and ethnodoxology positions |
Programme Accredited by |
Other Accreditation (see below) |
Other Accrediting Bodies |
Southern Associationof Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) |