In order to receive the master of arts degree in clinical ministry from Loma Linda University, each student will complete a minimum of 48 units of coursework as herein specified with an overall grade point average of B or better, with no grade lower than C, and with no grade in a core course lower than a B-. The required curriculum is as follows:
RELG 504 Research Methods (3-4)
RELR 565 Introduction to Pastoral Theology (3-4)
RELR 567 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling (3-4)
RELR 568 Care of the Dying and Bereaved (3-4)
RELR 574 Introduction to Preaching (3-4)
RELR 584 Culture, Psychology, and Religion (3-4)
RELR 694 Seminar in Clinical Ministry (3-4)
RELR 557 Theology of Human Suffering (3-4)
RELR 558 Old Testament Thought (3-4)
RELR 559 New Testament Thought (3-4)
RELE 524 Christian Bioethics (3-4)
MFAM 515 Crisis Intervention Counseling (3)
STCJ 515 Researching and Writing Graduate-Level Papers (2-4)
AS NECESSARY
RELG 697 Independent Research (1-6)
RELG 696 Project (1-4)
RELG 698 Thesis (1-4)
RELR 795 Clinical Internship (0)
_____ ___ Approved electives (0-8)
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED (48)
Students are able to transfer up to 8 units of approved graduate-level courses from other institutions into LLU’s program in clinical ministry.
Students must also satisfactorily complete an approved, one quarter (400 hours) clinical internship. The program recommends that this requirement be met by the satisfactory completion of one quarter of clinical pastoral education (CPE) at an accredited CPE center. See LLUMC chaplain's office. (Note: Acceptance into a quarter of CPE is at the discretion of the CPE supervisor and must be arranged individually and in advance.) The expectation of the program is that all students will complete all coursework before entering the clinical internship. In certain cases, however, a student may petition the director of the program to take the clinical internship out of sequence. Even in such cases, the recommendation is that certain classes--namely RELR 565, RELR 568, and RELR 694--be completed before entering the clinical internship. RELR 524 Clinical Pastoral Education, if taken as a selective, may account for a maximum of 6 academic units, and, if taken for academic credit, must be taken in addition to the 400-hour clinical internship. At the completion of the internship a clinical evaluation form must be submitted to the program director.
Each student must pass a comprehensive examination. This examination will test the student’s ability to integrate and apply knowledge from the overall program. This examination must be successfully completed before the student defends a thesis, project, or papers.
Each student must prepare a thesis while registered for RELG 698 or prepare a project while registered for RELG 696 or prepare two major papers of publishable quality. Independent research for either the thesis or the project is done while registered for RELG 697. The project option must be designed and implemented within the confines of the program and under the auspices and direction of the program director. The student must provide an oral defense of the thesis, project, or two major papers. By the time they complete 12 quarter units in the program, students must declare whether they intend to complete a thesis, project, or two major papers.
Last Revised: Thu, Sep 06, 2007
