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Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies (Redesigned!)
Available on campus, hybrid, or online
Length of program: 9 months to 2 years
Designed for professionals and dedicated laity with a deep yearning for thoughtful theological reflection, this non-degree, for-credit, graduate certificate program provides theological literacy for transformational leaders.
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Required Courses
| Course | Credits |
| Foundations in Church History | 3 |
| Foundations in Old Testament | 3 |
| Foundations in New Testament | 3 |
| Foundations in Theology | 3 |
| Total Required Hours | 12 |
Graduate Certificate in Church Leadership
Available on campus, hybrid, or online
Length of program: 9 months to 2 years
Designed for dedicated laity serving or planning to serve in church leadership in some capacity as a deacon, elder, committee chair, etc., students will engage in courses that will augment their knowledge and skills for leadership in diverse congregational settings.
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| Course | Credits |
| Emotional Intelligence in Ministry & Leadership | 3 |
| What You Do is a Sacred Calling: Nurturing Faith in Ministry | 3 |
| Global Perspectives in Ministry & Mission or Ethics | 3 |
| Leadership & Polity in the Church | 3 |
| Total Required Hours | 12 |
Graduate Certificate in Ethics
Available on campus, hybrid, or online
Length of program: 9 months to 2 years
This Certificate is designed for individuals who recognize the centrality of moral character, moral discernment, and moral witness in Christian discipleship and who are pursuing vocations that will specialize in such efforts, including advocacy work, community organizing, ecclesial transformation, and related forms of social, political, and economic witness from a Christian basis. This Certificate program is open to individuals without a master’s degree, as well as to individuals who wish to pursue it as a post-master’s certificate.
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| Course | Credits |
| Ethics | 3 |
| Electives in Ethics area | 9 |
| Total Required Hours | 12 |
Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Care
Available on campus, hybrid, or online
Length of program: 9 months to 2 years
This certificate is designed for individuals seeking training in emotional support and spiritual guidance in a variety of settings, including congregations, public and private institutions, and community ministries. This Certificate program is open to individuals without a master’s degree, as well as to individuals who wish to pursue it as a post-master’s certificate.
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*If a student has not completed at least two hours of spiritual formation courses at a Master’s level, they will be required to take THSP 511 (1 credit hour) and THSP 512 (1 credit hour) either concurrently or as prerequisite to the other courses listed.
| Course | Credits |
| Emotional Intelligence in Ministry & Leadership | 3 |
| Spiritual Care through Crisis Ministry | 3 |
| Choose at least 1: | 3 |
| Death & Dying | |
| Dementia, Disabilities, & Differences | |
| Choose an elective: | 3 |
| Spiritual Care through the Interpretation of Dreams | |
| Coaching for Spiritual Growth | |
| Spiritual Direction in Ministry | |
| Sacred Listening in Tumultuous Times | |
| Other approved course | |
| Total Required Hours | 12 |
Graduate Certificate in Trauma & Theology
Available on campus, hybrid, or online
Length of program: 9 months to 2 years
This certificate is designed for individuals who recognize the need to address theological responses to trauma within various ministry contexts. Courses are available in a variety of disciplines and examine individual and communal traumas from historical, cultural, theological, pastoral, and/or clinical perspectives. Students who participate in this certificate program will better prepare themselves to minister in response to trauma. This certificate is open to individuals who have earned a Master of Divinity or other master’s degree in theology.
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Required Courses
| Course | Credits |
| Trauma Stewardship | 3 |
| Choose at least one course in Bible: | 3 |
| Social Justice & the Old Testament | |
| Theology of Exile | |
| Bible & Critical Theories | |
| Biblical Interpretation in the Age of Black Lives Matter | |
| Choose at least one course in Theology: | 3 |
| Suffering & Evil | |
| Theology & Science | |
| Theology After the Holocaust | |
| Choose an elective: | 3 |
| Spiritual Care with Addicted Persons | |
| Gender & Sexuality | |
| Change & Conflict | |
| Listening as an Act of Justice | |
| Death & Dying | |
| Sacred Listening in Tumultuous Times | |
| Other course as approved | |
| Total Required Hours | 12 |