United’s MAL in Spiritual Direction program will prepare you with the required knowledge and skills to effectively support others in their personal spiritual development in both one-on-one and group settings. The MAL program specifically prepares you for spiritual direction in non-ordained settings and offers core theological and leadership training.
If you also would like to receive a more comprehensive ministerial training and/or prepare for ordination, check out the MDiv in Spiritual Direction.
This program may be a good fit for you if you are interested in pursuing:
In addition to achieving the core MAL degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the MAL in Spiritual Direction program will be able to:
LEARNING OUTCOME |
NUMBER OF COURSES | COURSES |
Religious Texts | 2 |
Introduction to Religious Texts
One 2000-level Religious Texts course |
Theological Tradition | 2 |
Invitation to Theology: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Choose one: History of Christian Theologies
History of Modern Theologies |
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Choose one:
Christian Ethics
Comparative Religious Ethics Choose one:
Queer and Trans Theologies
Black and Womanist Theologies |
Formation | 1 | Introduction to Spiritual and Personal Formation |
Cultural Contextualization | 1 |
Choose one:
Global Christianities
World Religions |
Arts and Theology | 1 |
Choose one:
History of Arts and Theology
Art, Religion, and Contemporary Culture |
Social Transformation | 1 | Leadership and Strategies for Social Change |
CORE SUBTOTAL |
10 | |
Vocational Contextualization & Skills | 6 |
The Art of Discernment
Spiritual Direction/Companionship 1 Spiritual Direction/Companionship 2 One elective Spiritual Direction Practicum (2 terms) MAL Final Project |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
6 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
16 |
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