牧灵事工硕士

Be prepared to serve the diverse pastoral needs of the Church through the University 达拉斯牧灵部硕士

The 教牧硕士 program consists of 36 credit hours. 学生结合 the 部 core curriculum (21credit hours) with degree-specific courses (9 credit 学时)和选修课程(6学时). 核心课程包括一个顶点课程 project in which students have the opportunity to integrate their knowledge with pastoral practice within a dynamic ministerial context, accompanied by a seasoned practitioner.

核心课程

The following courses are required for all of the MPM degrees:

  • tmin5311研究生研修班. 所有一年级学生必修. 它旨在向新学生介绍 the world of graduate studies in theology and pastoral 部, and to assist them 成功地从事研究生水平的工作. 学生将被引导通过 whole process of writing for theological studies, from reading comprehension to theological 分析,从初稿到最终论文. 研修班只在秋季提供 学期,有现场和在线选择.
  • TMIN 5310基础天主教圣经的解释. This course’s content and structure are suggested by a description of the Bible by the Second Vatican Council: the words of God expressed in human language (DV 13). Therefore, it will deal, first, with the concepts of Revelation, Transmission-Tradition, Inspiration, Biblical Truth and the Canon, which traditionally express the Church’s 对圣经神圣起源的信仰. 第二,它将处理的性质 the Bible as a human document, linked to a culture rooted in specific coordinates 空间和时间. Finally, it will review the development and nature of modern scientific methods and approaches of biblical interpretation, together with the Church’s reactions to and positions on these methods and approaches in the last 100 years.
  • TMIN 5330 系统神学. This course engages students in structured reflection on the Christian communalexperience of faith and how that faith is understood, expressed, and lived out in 天主教传统. 它邀请学生之间的对话,并与形成 elements of Catholic tradition to consider theological method (i.e.您好 这个可以正常工作?)、教义的清晰性(i.e.我们的形成传统教给我们什么?) 和教牧实践(i.e.神学和教牧现实如何影响一个人 另一个?). Topics of special focus include revelation and faith, God, the Trinity, Christology, Christian anthropology, and the theology of the church, including Mary 圣徒们.
  • tmin5350道德神学. A critical survey of fundamental moral theology, this course includes the distinctiveness of Christian morality, conscience formation, natural law, moral norms, 和决策. It provides an entre into special moral theology, which includes bioethics, environmental ethics, healthcare ethics, sexual ethics, and social ethics.
  • TMIN 5360. 礼拜仪式和圣礼. This course offers a critical survey of the history, theology, and liturgical celebration of the sacraments according to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, with special attention given to the role of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.).
  • tmin73xx顶点. The Capstone represents a single culminating assessment in the form of a re搜索 paper on a focused topic of the student's choosing, especially one related to their 选择牧灵服务的领域. 研究论文允许学生进行演示 the ability to assess ministerial need or practice, think critically and theologically, integrate the theology appropriate to a particular 部, plan and execute a ministerial and/or re搜索 project, and evaluate 部 in the field.
  • tmin63xx圣经选修课.

 

浓度

The required core classes (21 credit hours) are supplemented with degree specific courses (9 credit 学时)和选修课程(6学时), depending on the concentration 选择. For more details on the courses required for each concentration, we invite you to learn more about our pastoral 部 concentrations:

The 校园部 concentration prepares those interested in working with young adults faced with both the challenges of high school and/or college life as well as the accompanying questions about faith, values, and vocation.  牧养技能包括 developed through course工作,实地教育和一个顶点.

学位特定课程要求

  • tmin6370教会的事工
  • tmin7301牧区事工实习-校园事工
  • 额外的实习
  • 两(2)选修课

The 教会管理 concentration is especially helpful for present or future parish business administrators and diocesan business managers who want more grounding in theology and ministerial practice, as well as for priests, deacons and pastoral associates who wish to strengthen their administrative and leadership skills.  通过现场 education and electives, the concentration provides ministers with theological pastoral, financial, and management skills crucial for the efficient operation of churches and 学校.

学位特定课程要求

  • tmin6370教会的事工
  • TMIN 7302 Pastoral Ministry Internship - 教会管理
  • 额外的实习
  • 两(2)选修课 - from 部 courses (not required by the program), leadership courses in the Braniff Graduate School and/or Management courses in the Gupta College 的业务

The 健康 Care concentration combines theology and pastoral 部 courses with on-site Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at an accredited CPE program in regional hospitals designed to equip the student with pastoral skills for work in health care 部.  This program contributes to the student's ability to meet the certification standards of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.

学位特定课程要求

  • tmin6370教会的事工
  • 临床教牧教育(C.P.E.)实习
  • 额外的实习
  • 两(2)选修课

The 青年部 concentration provides the preparation needed to address the spiritual 在教区或学校环境中成长的年轻人.  教牧技能是通过课程来培养的 工作,实地教育和一个顶点.

学位特定课程要求

  • tmin6370教会的事工
  • tmin7304牧养事工实习-青年事工
  • 额外的部
  • 两(2)选修课