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Master of Divinity
Degree Requirements

Through readings, discussion, lecture, writing, reflection, supervision and pastoral application, you will engage your own theologies in ministerial settings.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
111 quarter credits
Pre-Course Requirements 2 crs.
Seminar: Personal Covenant & Program Orientation
Seminar: Graduate Writing
Biblical Studies 24 crs.
Scriptural Frameworks for Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Torah: Pentateuch, First Five Books of the Bible
Gospels: Stories of Unique Christian Communities
Epistles: Letters to Christian Communities
Gospel of Luke & Acts
Additional 9 credits of Biblical Studies, Professional Seminars, or Spiritual Enrichment courses
Historical & Theological Studies 24 crs.
Interfaith Theological Frameworks for Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Applied Ethics & the Pastoral & Spiritual Care Provider
Contemporary & Personal Theology of Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Western Religious Thought & History I,II,III
  or
Church History I,II,III
Theology for the Third Millennium
  or
Applied Ethics
  or
Blessed are the Peacemakers: Ethical Issues in Peacemaking
Additional 3 credits of Historical & Theological Studies, Professional Seminars, or Spiritual Enrichment courses
Social & Behavioral Studies, Ministry 30 crs.
Pastoral & Spiritual Identity
Issues in Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Liturgies, Rituals, Teachings, Preaching, & Spiritual Practices of Christianity, Judaism & Islam
Liturgies, Rituals, Teachings, Preaching, & Spiritual Practices of Eastern (& Native American) Traditions
Pastoral & Spiritual Counseling Strategies
Pastoral & Spiritual Care in Times of Loss, Grief, & Bereavement
Prayer & Spirituality of the Pastoral & Spiritual Care Provider
Spiritual Direction & Spiritual Counseling as an Art & a Science
Additional 6 credits of Social & Behavioral Studies or Ministry courses, Professional Seminars, or Spiritual Enrichment courses
Integrative Studies 18 crs.
Theological Reflection in Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Supervised Practicum I,II
Professional Advancement
Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Pastoral & Spiritual Care
Additional 3 credits of Integrative Studies
Electives 6 crs.
Choose two of the following:
Islam & Society
Loss, Grief, Death, & Dying: Theologies of Compassion
Death & Dying in World Religions
Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory
Master's Project 7 crs.
Master's Project I,II,II
Presentation Day for Master's Project
TOTAL 111 CREDITS

Please see current catalog for complete information.




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