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Certificate in Chaplaincy at Duke University

Duke University, United States

Programme overview

The Certificate in Chaplaincy prepares students for vocational chaplaincy in health care, hospice, prison, higher education, military and other settings, with contextual learning partners including Duke University Hospital and Duke Chapel. It can be earned with the residential M.Div., Th.M. or M.T.S.

Faculty: Duke Divinity School  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Durham, NC, United States

What you will study

Residential M.Div. students take Introduction to Pastoral Care, Ministry for Chaplaincy and one context-relevant course, plus one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, advanced spiritual formation and a focused formational experience. Th.M. students take Ministry for Chaplaincy, one further course and a focused formational experience.

Career pathways

Chaplaincy in hospitals, hospice, prisons and correctional facilities, military, education, police and fire departments and corporate settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Earned within the residential M.Div., Th.M. and M.T.S.

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