The Master of Divinity in Bahá’í Pastoral Care Degree program develops your competency in interreligious and intercultural spiritual care in preparation for Bahá’í endorsement in pastoral care vocations including chaplaincy. You’ll learn to serve as an effective and compassionate minister, working with people from diverse faith backgrounds and walks of life.
This program may be a good fit for you if you plan to pursue a career in pastoral care with a Bahá’í Studies focus in any of a number of contexts, including:
You also may pursue a career providing pastoral and spiritual care within the Bahá’í community.
In addition to achieving the core MDiv degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the Bahá’í Pastoral Care program will be able to:
Employment as a chaplain requires completion of additional CPE units beyond United’s degree requirements and endorsement by the Baha’i National Spiritual Assembly. BCCI certification, which is a common employment requirement, requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and an additional 2,000 hours of chaplaincy work experience after CPE.
LEARNING OUTCOME |
NUMBER OF COURSES |
COURSES |
Religious Texts | 4 |
Introduction to Religious Texts
One 2000-level Religious Texts course The Bahá’í Faith*
Introduction to Baha’i Scripture* |
Theological Tradition | 4 |
Invitation to Theology: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Choose one: History of Christian Theologies
History of Modern Theologies Bahá’í Theology*
Constructive Theology |
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Comparative Religious Ethics
Choose one: Queer and Trans Theologies
Black and Womanist Theologies |
Formation | 2 |
Introduction to Spiritual and Personal Formation
Social Enterprise |
Cultural Contextualization | 1 |
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 |
Integration | 1 | MDiv Capstone Seminar |
CORE SUBTOTAL |
16 | |
Vocational Contextualization & Skills | 10 |
Bahá’í History 1844–2021*
Bahá’í Institutions, the Community, and the Individual* Approaches to Non-Violent Social Change* Introduction to Pastoral and Spiritual Care Preaching and Your Public Voice Intercultural Approaches to Chaplaincy Interreligious Approaches to Chaplaincy Trauma, Suffering and Care One elective course CPE Internship (2 terms) |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
10 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
26 | |
* United courses offered online in affiliation with the Wilmette Institute |
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