The Korean House of Study is for Korean-speaking students pursuing a Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Ministries or Master of Ministry degree, or a non-degree certificate. Most courses are offered fully online.
Admissions Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- GPA average: 2.5
United’s MDiv meets the requirements for ordination in most Protestant denominations, though many graduates serve as lay professionals in a variety of fields, including chaplaincy, nonprofit leadership, teaching and social work.
Contextual Ministry courses include three-day face-to-face retreat(s), to be held at Manna Church in South Korea. For the MDiv, there are two retreats, held annually during the Summer term of the second and third years. The MACM and MMin include one retreat each held during the Summer term.
Resources:
Academic Programs
Master's Tracks
Pursue your studies through your program of choice.
DMin Focus Groups
The Bishop Cho Scholars: Cross-Cultural Ministry & Spiritual Leadership focus group aims to provide students with theological understanding and spiritual leaders’ critical reflections on cross-cultural ministry.
The Missional Church and Education for Korean Ministries focus group seeks to restore the missionary essence of the church and to train and educate Christians to live as witnesses in the world.
Non-Degree Certificates
Non-degree certificates are available to domestic and international students. The fully online format fits your busy schedule and allows you to complete your coursework from wherever you live.
Estimated Program Costs
Special tuition aid available for Korean House of Study students. Please contact Yoon Sun Shin at ysshin@united.edu for more information.
| MDIV-SP 72 CREDIT HOURS | FEES FOR ONE SEMESTER | TOTAL FOR ONE YEAR | FEES WITH THE SPECIAL TUITION AID FOR ONE SEMESTER* | TOTAL FOR ONE YEAR WITH THE SPECIAL TUITION AID | TOTAL FOR MDIV-SP PROGRAM WITH SPECIAL TUITION AID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition Fees | $7,335 ($815 per credit hour) | $19,560 |
$2,367 ($263 per credit hour)
A class is 3 credits |
$6,312 | $18,936 |
| Digital Library Fee | $45 | $135 | $45 | $135 | $405 |
| Technology Fee | $205 | $615 | $205 | $615 | $1,845 |
| Orientation (first semester only) | $175 | ||||
| Graduation Fee (graduating semester only) | $100 | ||||
| Contextual Ministries Retreat Fee (years 2 & 3 only) | $300 | ||||
| $7,615 | $20,400 | $2,647 | $7,152 | $22,031 |
Leadership
Pastor Byoung Sam Kim is the senior pastor of Manna Church in Korea. He is an outstanding worship leader, an engaging preacher, and a leader who creates a new pastoral paradigm.
His sermons, in which intelligence and emotion are properly combined, have the power to change lives. He is regarded as a representative preacher of this era who unleashes sharp theological views with excellent eloquence.
In 2004, when Pastor Byoung Sam Kim was appointed as the senior pastor, Manna Church, which had around 3,000 members, has been greatly revived as a megachurch with more than 12,000 members present. He once held a ministry aimed at growth and revival, but he is constantly struggling and challenging himself and the church to mature, and to become a mission-oriented church rather than church-oriented, dreaming of a church that becomes the hope of this land.
Pastor Byoung Sam Kim was born in Korea and married In-Sook Choi, a fellow seminary classmate, and they have a son and a daughter. He is a graduate of Methodist Theological Seminary (Th.B and Th.M), Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary (M.Div), and United Theological Seminary where he received his D.Miss.
- DMiss, United Theological Seminary, 2004
- STM, Boston University, 1998
- ThM, Yonsei University Graduate School, 1992
- BA, Seoul Theological University, 1989
- DMin, United Theological Seminary, 2024
- MDiv, United Theological Seminary, 2020
- M.S, University of Dayton, 2013
