D-THC-H-C - Theology and Health Care Certificate (Hybrid)

Requirements for Hybrid Students – Health Care Track

• Completion of XTIANSTU 705 and 706 (Cultivating Christian Imagination), a two-semester course that combines scripture, history, and theology in a sweeping tour of Christian tradition and the practices of Christian communities;

• Completion of XTIANETH 761 (Health Care in Theological Context I), a fall course that engages suffering, illness, disability, and contemporary practices of health care in the light of Christian history, theology, and practice.

• Completion of XTIANETH 763 (Health Care in Theological Context II), a spring course that engages contemporary bioethical topics in the light of Christian history, theology, and practice.

• Completion of XTIANSTU 708 (Spiritual Formation and Vocation in Health Care), a two-semester course that combines best practices of scripture reflection, Christian spirituality, and Christian spiritual formation and disciplines, and mentoring as students discern what faithful practices look like in their own contexts. Health Care Track students will meet in a separate section in the spring.

• Optional completion of two (or more) elective courses offered within the Divinity School.

Requirements for Hybrid Students - Mental Health Track

• Completion of XTIANSTU 705 and 706 (Cultivating Christian Imagination), a two-semester course that combines scripture, history, and theology in a sweeping tour of Christian tradition and the practices of Christian communities;

• Completion of XTIANETH 761 (Health Care in Theological Context I), a fall course that engages suffering, illness, disability, and contemporary practices of health care in the light of Christian history, theology, and practice;

• Completion of PASTCARE 779 (Christian Approaches to Mental Health Care), a course focusing on theological engagement with mental health challenges and the practices of mental health care.

• Completion of XTIANSTU 708 and 709 (Spiritual Formation and Vocation in Health Care and Spiritual Formation and Vocation in Mental Health Care), a two-semester course that combines best practices of scripture reflection, Christian spirituality, and Christian spiritual formation and disciplines, and mentoring as students discern what faithful practices look like in their own contexts.  Mental Health Track students will meet in a separate section in the spring. 

• Optional completion of two (or more) elective courses offered within the Divinity School.