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Certificate in Prison Studies at Duke University

Duke University, United States

Programme overview

The certificate lets students engage with people in prison and the system that imprisons them within theological education and ministry formation. It can be earned within the residential M.Div., M.T.S. and Th.D.

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

What you will study

Students take a prison ministry course, a Project TURN course taught on-site in a local prison, and a Prison Studies elective on questions such as justice, atonement, race and conflict. M.Div. students also complete a field placement in a prison, prison-ministry church or relevant nonprofit and join a prison-oriented formation group or complete an approved research project.

Career pathways

Prison ministry and work with incarcerated people.

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Entry requirements

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

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