Instructional programs that focus on the intramural study of theology and that prepare individuals for the professional practice of religious vocations.
| [ save ] | 1. | Bible/Biblical Studies | |
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| A program that focuses on the Christian and/or Jewish Bible and related literature, with an emphasis on understanding and interpreting the theological, doctrinal, and ethical messages contained therein. May include preparation for applying these studies in various religious vocations. | |||
| [ save ] | 2. | Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.) | |
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| A program that prepares individuals for ordination as ministers or priests in any of the Christian religious traditions. Includes instruction in the theology and polity of a particular church, church law, liturgy and ritual, principles of pastoral ministry, homiletics, evangelism, church/parish organization and management, Christian ethics, church history, and related studies. | |||
| [ save ] | 3. | Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| A program that focuses on the theory and practice of religious outreach, social service and proselytization, and that prepares individuals for mission vocations. Includes instruction in theology, evangelism, preaching, medical and social mission work, missionary education, missionary aviation, emergency services, legal and political aspects of working in other countries, and preparation for ordination as missionaries. | |||
| [ save ] | 4. | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| Any instructional program in pastoral counseling and specialized ministries not listed above. | |||
| [ save ] | 5. | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | |
| Matching Occupations: 3 | |||
| A program that focuses on the theory and principles of pastoral care and prepares ordained clergy to provide non-clinical pastoral counseling to individuals and groups. Includes instruction in pastoral leadership, counseling psychology; crisis intervention; individual and group procedures; theological and spiritual counseling; pastoral care; and applications to specific types of ministry. | |||
| [ save ] | 6. | Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| A program that prepares individuals to enter a seminary or other program leading to religious ordination, or a related religious vocation. | |||
| [ save ] | 7. | Rabbinical Studies | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| Rabbinical Studies (M.H.L./Rav). A program that prepares individuals for ordination as Rabbis. Includes instruction in Talmud, Halacha, Liturgy and Rituals, Rabbinical Thought, Jewish Ethics, Jewish Education, Pastoral Counseling and Homiletics. | |||
| [ save ] | 8. | Religious Education | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and teaching lessons; organizing and supervising instructional activities; designing and developing instructional materials; and administering religious education programs and facilities. | |||
| [ save ] | 9. | Religious/Sacred Music | |
| Matching Occupations: 4 | |||
| A program that focuses on the history, theory, composition, and performance of music for religious or sacred purposes, and that prepares individuals for religious musical vocations such as choir directors, Cantors, organists, and chanters. | |||
| [ save ] | 10. | Talmudic Studies | |
| Matching Occupations: 1 | |||
| A program that prepares individuals for advanced Talmudic scholarship and research and for entry into a program leading to ordination as Rabbis; students are also qualified to enter conventional graduate and professional schools. Includes instruction in Jewish Law and Jurisprudence, Philosophy, and Ethics, in addition to a major emphasis on Talmud. | |||
| [ save ] | 11. | Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other | |
| Matching Occupations: 3 | |||
| Any instructional program in theological and ministerial studies not listed above, including preparation for religious vocations in faiths other than Christianity and Judaism. | |||
| [ save ] | 12. | Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| Any instructional program in theological studies and religious vocations not listed above. | |||
| [ save ] | 13. | Theology/Theological Studies | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life. | |||
| [ save ] | 14. | Youth Ministry | |
| Matching Occupations: 2 | |||
| A program that prepares the ordained clergy and other religious professionals to provide spiritual, counseling, and leadership services to children, adolescents, and young adults. Includes instruction in child and adolescent psychology, human growth and development, family studies, communication skills, religious education, youth counseling, small group leadership, planning and organizing youth activities, volunteer supervision, and youth evangelism and worship. | |||