Religious Education Degrees
Three levels of study are available in Religious Education.
Graduate Certificates
A graduate certificate program is a focused group of courses with a coherent knowledge base in one field of specialization. Religious Education currently offers two 12-credit graduate certificate programs: Family Life Education and Campus Spiritual Leadership. The successful completion of a graduate certificate program is noted on the student's transcript.
Master of Arts: Religious Education
The Master of Arts: Religious Education is an interdisciplinary academic program that prepares both professional and lay pastorteachers for leadership roles in settings where religious, moral, and spiritual nurture and growth are primary concerns.
Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Education
The PhD in Religious Education prepares men and women to be scholars, teachers and researchers in specialized teaching and discipling ministries of the Church. All candidates further develop the core competencies of a religious educator and select an area of specialization for intense study and research using research methodologies of the social sciences.
