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Masters of Arts
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The Master's Degree Handbook can be found here
The following are the oncentrations offered within the M.A. in Religious Education:
Students may also elect to pursue a more general M.A. program without a stated concentration
Adult, Family and Community:
The Adult, Family and Community Religious Education concentration provides foundational studies in adult learning and development. Students select from among courses in parish education, aesthetics and religious education, education for peace and justice, strategies of religious education, the history of religious education, the religious and educational development of children, and other courses in religious education and the social sciences. The concentration meets the needs of those serving or preparing to serve as Directors of Religious Education (DREs) and others who work or are preparing to work with children, parents and teachers in school, parish and home settings. It also serves students preparing for educational ministry with adults in parishes, dioceses, retreat houses and spiritual life centers.
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Latino Studies
The GRE provides a program of study that includes a focus on the general arts of pastoral ministry and the study of Scripture and theology, as well as Latino studies. The program prepares men and women for Christian leadership and ministerial roles within the Church. It is also of interest to those seeking personal faith enrichment and who are striving to deepen the connections between their Christian faith and their everyday lives. Graduate courses for the focus in Latino ministry are taken from those offered at the GRE and the Latin American and Latino Studies Institute of Fordham University (www.fordham.edu/lalsi).
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Spirituality and Spiritual Direction
The Spirituality and Spiritual Direction concentration responds to the need for graduate-level training for those preparing to address the contemporary hunger for spirituality. Within this concentration, students may elect a general program or a more specialized one focused on spiritual direction. The courses in this concentration are designed to provide a broad theological and scriptural background for the study of spirituality and to integrate theoretical and practical dimensions of spirituality in pastoral ministry and research.
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Youth and Young Adult Ministry
The Youth and Young Adult Ministry concentration focuses on understanding adolescent and young adult religious, spiritual, moral and psychological development; Students choose from among courses in community, family and religious education; curriculum and religious education; adult learning and development and other areas of religious education and pastoral studies. Students are asked to direct their studies in either religious education or pastoral studies as they prepare for a career path as either religious education/catechesis with youth and young adults in parishes, schools, college and university campuses, and dioceses. This program is also offered in the distance learning format as well as the traditional classroom venue.
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