M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care: Courses

Courses | M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care

Below are the course requirements for this academic program. For more program details, including graduation requirements and learning outcomes, .

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Program Courses
	Old Testament Survey	3
	New Testament Survey	3
	Hermeneutics and the Word in Spiritual Formation	3
	Introduction to Christian Spirituality and Prayer	3
	History and Theory of Christian Soul Care and Direction	3
	History and Traditions of Christian Spirituality	2
	Developmental Spirituality and Contemplative Prayer	3
	Personal Foundations of Spirituality and Retreat	3
	Personality Development and Psychopathology	3
	Soul Care Pre-practicum I and Professional Ethics	3
	Soul Care Pre-practicum II and Professional Referral	3
	Spiritual Disciplines Seminar	2
	Christian Virtue and the Spiritual Disciplines	3
	Intensive Journey Inward and Retreat ¹	4
	Soul Care Practicum I	2
	Soul Care Practicum II	2
	Spiritual Formation Seminar	2
	Theology I: God, Scripture, Creation	3
	Theology II: Christ, Humanity, Sin, Salvation	3
	Theology III: Spirit, Church, Last Things	3
Co-Curricular Requirements
Contact the Institute for Spiritual Formation (ISF) for a full description of these requirements. ²
Didactic Therapy
Faculty-Student Retreats
Personal Retreats
Student Progress Assessment
	Personal Spiritual Direction (must be taken every term of enrollment)
Total Credits		56

¹: Must be taken twice for a total of 4 credits to meet program requirements. It may be taken for a minimum of 1 credit and a maximum of 3 credits.
²: Institute for Spiritual Formation (ISF)