This program prepares you to provide interreligious and intercultural spiritual care with a focus on serving Muslims in interreligious contexts. Graduates of this program can pursue careers in chaplaincy in a variety of contexts as well as pastoral and spiritual care within religious and spiritual communities. This program is offered in partnership with The Islamic Seminary of America.
In addition to achieving the core MDiv degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the Interreligious Chaplaincy—Islamic Focus program will be able to:
Employment as a chaplain requires completion of additional CPE units beyond United’s degree requirements and endorsement by a recognized religious authority. 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 |
Hebrew Bible 1: Orientation
Choose one: New Testament 1: Epistles, Acts, and Revelation
New Testament 2: Four Gospels Advanced Qur’anic Studies*
Advanced Hadith Studies* |
Theological Tradition | 4 |
Advanced Sirah*
Evolution of Islamic Law and Usul al-Fiqh* Advanced Akhlaq and Spirituality* Islam in America* |
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Comparative Religious Ethics
Theology for Social Transformation |
Formation | 2 |
Introduction to Spiritual and Personal Formation
Organizational Leadership and Administration |
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 | Capstone Seminar |
CORE SUBTOTAL |
16 | |
Vocational Contextualization & Skills | 8 |
Introduction to Pastoral and Spiritual Care
Preaching and Your Public Voice Intercultural Chaplaincy Interreligious Chaplaincy Trauma, Suffering and Care Two electives CPE Internship (Islamic focus) |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
8 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
24 | |
* Online courses taken through The Islamic Seminary of America |
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