Master of Divinity—Counseling and Chaplaincy Concentration


Minimum of 18 hours beyond core requirements 

Required courses are indicated by an asterisk (*) 

Foundational courses - Choose at least three:

*DIV5400 Pastoral Care (3) if not taken as a core requirement
*DIV5600 Counseling and Christian Ministry (3) if not taken as a core requirement
DIV5625 Crisis Intervention (3)
DIV5649 Ethics, Spirituality, and Religion in the Helping Professions (3)
DIV6031 Life Span Development (3)
Approved graduate courses in School of Education

Praxis - Choose at least one:

DIV5475 Clinical Pastoral Education (4) or approved equivalent
DIV5476 Clinical Pastoral Education (4) or approved equivalent
Practicum or Internship
Approved military or institutional chaplaincy program (NOTE: Persons in an approved program may bypass certain concentration requirements if at least 18 semester hours of approved work are completed toward M.Div. requirements.)

Public Communication Skills--Choose at least one:

DIV4301 The Delivery of Sermons (2)
DIV4421 Communicating with the Congregation and Community (2)
DIV4422 The Ministry of Writing (2)

Care-giving in Congregations--Choose at least one that you did not study as an undergraduate:

DIV6130 Family Systems in Congregational Ministry (2)
DIV6903 The Church and the Family (3)
DIV5449 Special Topics in Pastoral Care (2/3)
Age group course (any DIV6300's)

Choose to complete hours:

Advanced electives chosen from topics in or related to counseling or chaplaincy. 

Requirements and options are subject to revision and/or correction by Faculty action or University policy.  It is the student's responsibility to take courses when they are offered, as not all courses are available every year.  If you need assistance, please consult your adviser or the professor of the course in which you are interested.  

MDiv/Counseling & Chaplaincy, Fall 2003
Revised 6/6/03

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