Worship Arts Major (BA)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Majors: Worship Arts, Biblical Studies
Major Mission: The Worship Arts major is designed to facilitate the spiritual and artistic mentoring of students, with the goal of offering to local ministries anywhere in the world, a high standard of biblical, artistic, and professional worship leadership.
Major Outcomes:
Core Music Outcomes
1. Technical Skill: The student will demonstrate basic musicianship skills in sight-singing, dictation, conducting, voice and piano.
2. Faith Integration: The student will describe and demonstrate the integration of a Biblical worldview in the life and career of an artist.
3. Synthesis: The student will apply historical and theoretical understanding to the analysis, performance, and creation of musical forms, processes, and structures found in representative examples from the western music tradition.
Worship Arts Outcomes: In addition, the student will:
4. Design diverse corporate Christian worship liturgies.
5. Demonstrate leadership skills in the mentoring and administration of a worship arts ministry
6. Demonstrate the highest possible level of performance on a primary instrument and functional skills in a secondary performance area
Requirements: In order to fulfill the baccalaureate requirements in worship arts, the students must:
- Complete all credit requirements for general college and specific major.
- Fulfill all departmental requirements as outlined in the MWPA Handbook.
- Demonstrate proficiency in an applied area.
- Participate and maintain a 3.5 average in a large ensemble for eight semesters.
- Maintain a 3.0 average in a chosen proficiency.
- Satisfactorily complete all internships and practicum.
- Perform and obtain a satisfactory evaluation from the MWPA faculty for the student senior project.
- Attend all required MWPA forum (WPA 100) performances and events.
Worship Arts Major Curriculum
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| LBC 101 | Engaging Faith & Life | 3 |
| THE 105 | Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies | 3 |
| LAN 101 | College Composition and Research | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUS 101 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 101L | Musicianship I Lab | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| WPA 102 | Intro to Music, Worship, & the Performing Arts | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring Semester
| BIB 106 | Interpreting the Bible | 3 |
| LAN 104 | Public Speaking | 3 |
MAT ____
| MAT Core | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUL 121 | Contemporary Voice Lab | 1 |
| MUS 102 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 102L | Musicianship II Lab | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| CSV 201 | Christian Service I | 0 |
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
| HIS 224 | History of Christian Song | 3 |
LIT ____
| LIT Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUL 101 | Piano Lab I | 1 |
| WOR 401 | Biblical & Theological Issues in Worship | 3 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| CSV 202 | Christian Service II | 0 |
| BIB 104 | Israel's Life & Literature: OT II | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
| PHE 129 | Rhythmic Movement | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUS 201L | Musicianship Lab III | 1 |
| MUL 102 | Piano Lab II | 1 |
| MUS 212 | Contemporary Theory & Arranging | 3 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption | 3 |
| HUM 240 | Music History I | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUS 211 | Introduction to Composition | 3 |
| MUL 111 | Guitar Lab I | 1 |
| PRO 101 | Introduction to Electronic Media | 3 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| WPA 301 | Worship & Performing Arts Internship I | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Spring Semester
| BIB 204 | Early Church: NT II | 3 |
| BOT 210 | Psalms | 3 |
| HUM 340 | Music History II | 3 |
PHE ____
| PHE Elective | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MUL 112 | Guitar Lab II | 1 |
| MUS 202L | Musicianship IV Lab | 1 |
| MUS 312 | Rhythm Section Methods | 3 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| WPA 302 | Worship & Performing Arts Internship II | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
BNT ____
| Bible New Testament Exegetical Elective | 3 |
| THE 302 | Biblical & Theological Issues in Worship | 3 |
| HUM 212 | Media: Conveyor of Cultural Ideas | 3 |
| HUM 330 | Survey of American Pop | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WOR 499 | Senior Project | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| WPA 400 | MWPA Cross Cultural Externship | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
THE 320
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| Arts & Sciences Elective (400 Level) | 3 |
SCI ____
| SCI____ Science with Lab 4 credits | 4 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
| MUS 231 | Songwriting | 3 |
| WOR 402 | Administrative Process in Worship Arts | 3 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| WPA 450 | Worship and Performing Arts Practicum | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Arts & Sciences Elective (400 Level): Choose from: HUM 422 or HUM 440.