The M.Ed. in Religious Education normally requires 38 credit hours of course work for academic year students and 30 credit hours for summer students. Written and oral presentations of a synthesis project are required. Students with deficiencies in their academic backgrounds may be required to complete coursework in excess of these minimum requirements. The M.Ed. is granted by the Lynch Graduate School of Education. A core set of theology and scripture courses is integrated with courses focused on various facets of pastoral ministry, a supervised field placement, and an integrative colloquium.
Students can choose to pursue the degree with or without a concentration.
Those who do not declare a concentration strive to develop a general understanding of the arts of ministry. Written and oral presentations of a synthesis project are required. Students with deficiencies in their academic backgrounds may be required to complete course work in excess of these minimum requirements. The M.A. is granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. This program enables students to study concurrently for the M.A. degree in Pastoral Ministry and the M.S.W. degree.