This Master of Divinity program will prepare you—in collaboration with your local congregation and the Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC)—for ministerial fellowship in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and for ordained ministry in a Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation. As a liberal religious seminary, United has attracted a number UU students, staff and faculty, providing a welcoming community where UU students can feel at home as they prepare to become ministers in a pluralistic world.
This program may be a good fit for you if you are interested in ordained UU ministry, including but not limited to the following roles:
In addition to achieving the core MDiv degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the MDiv in UU Studies program will be able to:
Completion of the MDiv in UU Studies at United does not in itself fulfill the requirements of ordination or ministerial fellowship. Contact the MFC and your local ordaining congregation to determine any additional requirements.
LEARNING OUTCOME |
NUMBER OF COURSES |
COURSES |
Religious Texts | 4 |
Hebrew Bible 1: Orientation
Hebrew Bible 2: Contextualized Interpretation* New Testament 1: Epistles, Acts, and Revelation* New Testament 2: Four Gospels* |
Theological Tradition | 4 |
Religious and Theological Interpretation
History of Christian Theologies History of Modern Theologies
Unitarian and Universalist Theologies |
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Comparative Religious Ethics
Choose one:
Queer and Trans Theologies
Black and Womanist Theologies |
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 Faith Formation Worship, Liturgy, and Ritual: UU Theories & Praxis UU History and Polity One Religious Texts or Theology and Religion elective One additional elective CPE Internship |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
8 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
24 | |
* Students can petition the Registrar to substitute one Religious Texts course about another religious tradition. |
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