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class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-1476a4fd\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-587\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/online\/human-resource-management\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Human Resource Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-590\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/online\/certificate-paralegal-studies\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Paralegal Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3763\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/academy\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Cisco Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/academy\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Microsoft Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3494a9dc\" data-id=\"3494a9dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f561f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f561f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Divinity in Religious Studies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713fea40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713fea40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program is designed to: (1) prepare men and women for excellence in pastoral leadership, theological scholarship and community service; (2) provide university-based comprehensive and advanced knowledge in the core areas of religion and theology, and (3) provide students with the opportunity to acquire and cultivate a body of specialized knowledge that will prepare them to become leaders of the church, community and academy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7572369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7572369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5276ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b5276ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 682<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module II: Organization<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 684<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module III: Strategic Planning<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 686<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module IV: Infrastructure<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 690-91<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Leadership Internship<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">RELV 697-98<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Executive Leadership Project &amp; Final Assessment<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">6<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-74 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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tablepress-id-75\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Course<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Course Title<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 611<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Advanced Studies in Old Testament<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 612<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Advanced Studies in New Testament<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 614<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hebrew Language and Tools<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 621<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biblical Hermeneutics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 622<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biblical Exegesis<\/td><td 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class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 635<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Homiletics I: Introduction to Preaching<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 636<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Homiletics II: Advanced Preaching<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 641<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christian History I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 642<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christian History II<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 650<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Introduction to Pastoral Care<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 651<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Congregational Care<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 680<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module I: Self-Care<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 682<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module II: Organization<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 684<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module III: Strategic Planning<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 686<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Formation Module IV: Infrastructure<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RELV 690-91<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Executive Leadership Internship<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">RELV 697-98<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Executive Leadership Project &amp; Final Assessment<\/th><th 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Sans-serif; font-size: 1em; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">A copy of your State or Federal ID<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Please forward all admissions packages and supplemental documentation to:<\/p><p><strong>HamptonU Global<br \/><\/strong><strong>Attn:\u00a0 HUO Graduate Admissions<br \/>PO Box 6227<br \/>Hampton, Virginia 23668<\/strong><\/p><p>Official Transcripts sent through a transcript network may be sent to <strong>hutranscripts@hamptonu.edu<br \/><\/strong>Unofficial\/Opened\/Scanned transcripts will not be accepted for graduate programs<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e287b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49e287b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application 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