Offered at LPU California
B.A. IN Worship Arts & Media
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Overview • Why This Degree? • Program Highlights • Alumni Story • Curriculum • Career Opportunities • Your Next Steps • Quick Links • Related Programs • Contact the Office of Admissions
Overview
Today’s worship leaders have broader roles than ever before, and the media landscape is becoming more complex. Our churches and communities need leaders who are masters of the musical, artistic, and technological elements of the worship experience so that they can bring others together to connect with God and one another. Life Pacific University’s B.A. in Worship Arts & Media will provide you with the education and experience you need for a dynamic worship ministry. Enroll now to become a leader who is prepared to serve God with your talents and creativity.
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Why this degree?
Watch this video for an overview of the B.A. in Worship Arts & Media!
Program Highlights
Goals
When you choose this program, you will develop competencies in five areas needed for a successful worship ministry:
- Lead worship empowered by the Spirit and grounded in Christian theology, values, and ethics.
- Use various musical/artistic forms and styles to express worship.
- Master musical and technological elements in the worship experience, utilizing musical theory and the arts.
- Employ effective leadership to foster the development of team members and implement vision.
Concentrations
- Creative Arts
- Media Production
- Music Performance
Distinctives
Gain real-world experience with a Worship Arts & Media internship.
We don’t want you to just graduate, we want you to graduate employable. Every student will get real-world work experience through an internship in the field. Your program chair and the Office of Calling & Vocation will help you secure an internship that’s right for you.
Approach Worship Arts & Media from a Pentecostal perspective.
You will learn and grow in a Christ-Centered Community where every student, staff, and faculty member is committed to a Christian faith. Your degree will include a Biblical Studies minor and faith integration weaved throughout each course. Courses are taught with a Pentecostal perspective, preparing you to be a Spirit-empowered leader.
Learn from expert faculty and benefit from small class sizes.
Classes are taught by highly qualified faculty with education and experience in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1, meaning you won’t be in large lecture halls, but small classes where you get personal interaction with your professors and peers.
Curriculum
General
English Composition & Research (3 units)
Math Elective (3 units)
Social & Behavioral Science Elective (3 units)
Biblical Studies Minor
Pentateuch (3 units)
Biblical Languages & Exegesis (3 units)
Synoptic Gospels (3 units)
Discipleship & Spiritual Transformation (3 units)
Romans (3 units)
Intro to Biblical Literature (3 units)
Cultures of Ancient Civilizations (3 units)
Spiritual Gifts (3 units)
Theology 1 (3 units)
Theology 2 or 3 (3 units)
Worship Arts and Media Major
Worship Arts Forum (no units)
Intro to Dramatic Literature (3 units)
Music Theory 1 (3 units)
Principles of Worship Ministry (3 units)
Ethics & Aesthetics (3 units)
Worship Technology w/ Lab (3 units)
Music Business & Creative Marketing (3 units)
Piano or Guitar Proficiency (3 units)
Concentration Courses (12 units)
Songwriting (2 units)
Music Fundamentals (3 units)
Practical Musicianship 1 (1 unit)
Worship Instrumental Methods (2 units)
Creative Arts in Worship (3 units)
Worship Theology & Design (3 units)
Internship (3 units)
Ensembles (3 semesters) (3 units)
Concentration Courses (12 units)
Career Opportunities
accompanist
Arts Management
Audio Engineer
Creative Arts Director
Performer
music Producer
Singer/Songwriter
Teacher
Worship Pastor
Your Next Steps
Apply to Life Pacific University California and continue your journey of discovering all you’re made to be.
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Apply to LPU
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Apply for Financial Aid
Follow step-by-step instructions and get one-on-one support as needed from our team.
Meet the Faculty
Meet the faculty who are committed to investing in your education and growth.
Office of Admissions
Office Hours: 8am-5pm PT, Monday – Friday
Call or Text: (877) 886-5433
Email: admissions@lifepacific.edu