Doctor of Ministry
This hybrid program includes on-campus and online coursework.
Designed to prepare reflective, competent leaders for religious ministry, the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program combines rigorous theological inquiry with practical ministerial experience. This hybrid program also offers both on-campus and online coursework. You’ll produce sound scholarship and meaningful research while exploring a range of cultural and theological issues including ecology, feminism, multiculturalism, globalization, enculturation, peace and justice, and spirituality. This doctoral program gives special but not exclusive attention to the Christian and Catholic religious traditions.
Students choose from one of the following fields of concentration:
- Spirituality
- Generalist
Program Highlights
- Students work closely with a faculty mentor.
- Hybrid on-campus, online program allows for flexible scheduling.
- On-campus evening courses and intensive formats are available.
- Teach and learn with our renowned faculty and international students from more than twenty countries.
- Take courses at the member schools of the New York Theological Consortium.
Program Basics
- Applicants should hold a master’s degree in divinity or the equivalent and have a minimum of three years of experience in pastoral practice.
- The curriculum requires satisfactory completion of 12 courses (36 semester credits).
- A doctoral project is required.
- You may pursue this degree either as a full-time or part-time student.
- You are required to attend two January intensive, on-campus sessions during your first two years of study.
Careers
- Vice president for mission integration in a university or health care context
- Executive director of a faith-based or non-profit initiative
- Community organizing
- Parish or congregational leader
- Diocesan leader of evangelization or faith formation
Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate facilities with methods of research in specific theological disciplines for post-graduate and doctoral studies.
- Students will communicate the Christian story competently to make it accessible through a variety of means (e.g. teaching, writing, dialogue, personal consultation).
- Students will articulate the relationship between the Christian tradition and their professional practice and spiritual development.
- Students will articulate a well rounded knowledge and critical appropriation of Jesuit Spirituality and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
- Students will use tools of literary, cultural, historical, and social analysis in the interpretation of various cultures and their relationship to the Christian tradition.
- Students will demonstrate a well-rounded and critical appropriation of effective ministerial skill in ecclesial, congregational, and institutional settings with theological understanding and practical skills consistent with his/her specialization.