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Theology and Ministry - Curriculum
Students beginning studies in Fall 1999 are to follow the curriculum as detailed below for each concentration. The director can approve alternate courses related to student’s educational needs and goals. Students commencing their studies prior to Fall 1999 can use the following as a guide for completing their degree.
Letters indicate programs for which a course fulfills a requirement in the foundational core or concentration. With the exception of Pastoral Counseling, students in all other programs have one or two electives which can be an course in theology, ministry, or liturgy.
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (a)
Foundational Core:
501 Introduction to the Bible (a,b,c,d,e)
503 Foundations of Christian Faith (a,b,c,d,e)
505 Religion, Psychology and Culture (a,b,d,e)
Or 513 Principles of Moral Theology (a,b,c)
507 Church and Ministry (a,c,d,e)
Or 511 Rituals and Sacraments (a,b,e)
509 Christology (a,b,c)
Concentration:
Minimum of 4 courses from the following:
601 Torah and Early Israel(a,b,c)
602 The Prophets (a,b,c)
603 The Writings (a,b,c)
615 The Synoptic Gospels (a,b,c)
616 Johannine Writings (a,b,c)
617 The Letters and Theology of Paul (a,b,c)
631 The Documents and Theology of Vatican II (a,b)
633 Women and Religion (a)
641 Sacraments of Initiation (a)
643 Eucharist (a)
645 Sacraments of Reconciliation and Vocation (a)
647 Human Sexuality and Christian Marriage (a)
651 Moral Issues in Today’s Health Care(a)
653 Professional Ethics (a)
661 The Tradition of the Mystics (a,d)
662 The Spiritual Classics (a,d)
665 Contemporary Spirituality (a,d)
Maximum of 2 electives from other course offerings
790 Integrative Project and Seminar (a,b,c,e)
PASTORAL MINISTRY: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (b)
Foundational Core:
501 Introduction to Biblical Studies (a,b,c,d,e)
503 Foundations of Christian Faith (a,b,c,d,e)
505 Religion and Culture (a,b,d,e)
Or 513 Principles of Moral Theology (a,b,c)
509 Christology (a,b,c)
511 Ritual and Sacraments (a,b,e)
Concentration: (*required)
*Choice of:
601 Torah and the Early Prophets (a,b,c)
602 The Prophets (a,b,c)
603 The Writings (a,b,c)
*Choice of
615 The Synoptic Gospels (a,b,c)
616 Johannine Writings (a,b,c)
617 The Letters and Theology of Paul (a,b,c)
*631 The Theology and Documents of Vatican II (a,b)
*710 Religious Imagination and Models of Education (b)
*715 Sacramental Catechesis (b)
One elective from other course offerings
790 Integrative Project and Seminar (a,b,c,e)
PASTORAL MINISTRY: YOUTH MINISTRY (c)
Foundational Core:
501 Introduction to Biblical Studies (a,b,c,d,e)
503 Foundations of Christian Faith (a,b,c,d,e)
507 Church and Ministry (a,c,d,e)
509 Christology (a,b,c)
513 Principles of Moral Theology (a,b,c)
Concentration: (*required)
*Choice of
601 Torah and the Early Prophets (a,b,c)
602 The Prophets (a,b,c)
603 The Writings (a,b,c)
*Choice of
615 The Synoptic Gospels (a,b,c)
616 Johannine Writings (a,b,c)
617 The Letters and Theology of Paul (a,b,c)
*717 Parish Youth Ministry (c)
*719 Pastoral Care of the Adolescent (c)
*723 Counseling the Adolescent (c)
One general elective from other course offerings
790 Integrative Project and Seminar (a,b,c,e)
PASTORAL MINISTRY: PASTORAL COUNSELING d
Foundtional Core:
501 Introduction to Biblical Studies (a,b,c,d,e)
*Students with prior academic credits in Biblical Studies may substitute another Course on the Bible or Christology
503 Foundations of Christian Faith (a,b,c,d,e)
505 Religion and Culture (a,b,d,e)
507 Church and Ministry (a,c,d,e)
Concentration: (*required)
*Choice of one
661 The Tradition of the Mystics (a,d)
663 The Spiritual Classics (a,d)
665 Contemporary Spirituality (a,d)
731 Psyche and Spirit (a,d)
675 Special Topics: Spirituality (a,d)
*721 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling (d)
647 Human Sexuality and Christian Marriage (a,d)
Or 723 Counseling the Adolescent (c,d)
725 Ministry to Families in the Face of Loss (d)
Or 730 Understanding the Human Encounter with Death (d)
*PSY500 Counseling Theories
*PSY502 Counseling Laboratory
*PSY504 Human Behavior: A Development Perspective
Choice of one
PSY503 Psychopathology
PSY505 Introduction to Systems and Systems Thinking
PSY600 Process of Change: The Therapeutic Intervention
Students Seeking professional certification are required to complete either: PSY710, 711 Practicum and PSY720, 721 Professional/Case Seminar OR CPE at an approved site and simultaneous registration in RLE698 Ministry Practicum
LITURGICAL STUDIES e
Foundational Core:
501 Introduction to Biblical Studies (a,b,c,d,e)
503 Foundations of Christian Faith (a,b,c,d,e)
505 Religion and Culture (a,b,d,e)
507 Church and Ministry (a,c,d,e)
510 Ritual and Sacrament (a,b,e)
Concentration:
Minimum of 4 of the following
740 Personal, Communal and Liturgical Prayer (e)
743 The Liturgies of the Catechumenate (e)
745 American Worship (e)
747 The Eucharist and the Japanese Tea Ceremony (e)
749 Multi-cultural Traditions in Liturgy (e)
751 Liturgical Art and Environment (e)
753 Liturgical Music (e)
Maximum of 2 general electives from other course offerings
790 Integrative Project and Seminar (a,b,c,e)
Francis Berna
Director
Theology and Ministry Graduate Studies
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA
Phone (215) 951-1346 Fax (215) 951-1665
e-mail: religion@lasalle.edu
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