Residential Deaconess Program (Academic Major)

RESIDENTIAL DEACONESS PROGRAM (ACADEMIC MAJOR)

M.A., SPIRITUAL CARE MAJOR

Women seeking to become deaconesses in the LCMS apply to both the M.A. Program and the Residential Deaconess Program (Ministerial Formation). They will fulfill the requirements of the M.A. Program (Spiritual Care Major) and also fulfill the requirements of the deaconess formation program (Resident Field Education, internship and personal growth).

Women seeking advanced study in the field of deaconess studies (without becoming an LCMS deaconess) will fulfill the requirements of the M.A. Program with a Spiritual Care Major. All provisions of the M.A. Program apply to the Spiritual Care Major, except that the course pattern of the Spiritual Care Major replaces the major/minor credit distribution patterns that apply to the other four majors.

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Academic Policies & Procedures section of this catalog contains important information that applies to all Concordia Seminary students. If the information for this program is more specific than the general policies, the more specific policy shall prevail.

Master of Arts (M.A.), Spiritual Care Major Credit Distribution Exegetical Theology 9 Practical Theology

EXE507 Interpreting and Communicating the Word 3 PRA711 Spiritual Care Foundations

EXE721 Reading and Using the New Testament* 3 PRA712 Spiritual Care of Women

EXE731 Psalms for Spiritual Care

1.5 PRA714 Spiritual Care and the Word EXE7XX English-based Old Testament course** 1.5 *EXE522 (Synoptic Gospels) and EXE525 (Pauline Epistles) can be

taken in place of EXE721. Proficiency in biblical Greek required. **EXE512 (The Torah) or EXE515 (The Prophets) can be taken in place

of EXE7XX. Proficiency in biblical Hebrew required.

9

3

3

3

Systematic Theology 12 Historical Theology 3

SYS507 Introduction to Systematic Theology

3 HIS507 Introduction to Historical Theology 3 SYS511 Creeds and Confessions 3 SYS512 SYS512 Systematics I or SYS513 Church and World 3 SYS528 A Theology of Ethics and Human Care 3

Comprehensive exam or thesis Free electives 9

Total for Master of Arts (M.A.), Spiritual Care Major

42 credit hours + exam or thesis

Master of Arts (M.A.), Spiritual Care Major with Deaconess Certification Credit Distribution Master of Arts (M.A.), Spiritual Care Major 42 + exam or thesis Requirements for Deaconess Certification 12

Personal and diaconal formation labs (noncredit) Resident Field Education (noncredit) Internship and internship seminars 12

Total for Master of Arts (M.A.), Spiritual Care Major with Deaconess Certification

54 credit hours + exam or thesis