Master in Applied and Professional Ethics (Master's)

The programme is delivered in three distinct modalities: on-campus in Knoxville, residential at 4 Market Square, and primarily online through the Campus Ministry Initiative. Students complete 30 credit hours over one intensive year, with courses structured across fall, spring, and summer terms. Each term includes three 3-credit classes, one 4.5-credit field experience, and a final 3-credit capstone project. The curriculum integrates theological foundations, ethical analysis, and practical leadership training in real-world settings.

Focus areas include Spiritual Formation of Leaders, Biblical Foundations of Ethics, Applied Ethics, Ethical Leadership and Thriving Congregations, Acts/Life of Christ & Campus Ministry, Field Experience.

The programme requires 30 credit hours distributed across three 3-credit courses, one 4.5-credit field experience per term, and a 3-credit capstone project each term. Students complete 13.5 credits in fall and spring terms and 3 credits in the summer term.

Graduates serve as ethical leaders in congregations, campus ministries, city leadership initiatives, and community organizations.

Applicants must first apply to one of the partner programmes: The Knoxville Fellows, The Knoxville Thriving Congregations Initiative, or a campus ministry association. After acceptance into the partner programme, they must complete a separate application to Johnson University.

The programme totals about 30 credit hours. One-year intensive programme; offered on-campus, residential, and online with hybrid delivery; full-time only. For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 54% of applicants.