Chaplaincy Certificate
Program Code: D-CHAPL-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Divinity School
Website: intranet.divinity.duke.edu/certificate-info-requirements
Program Summary
The Certificate in Chaplaincy is designed to prepare students for vocational chaplaincy in a variety of contexts, including healthcare, hospice, prison, higher education, military, and more. The certificate can be earned as part of a residential master’s degree program (Residential MDiv, ThM, and MTS).
Duke Divinity offers a robust, distinctive Christian theological approach to chaplaincy through academic and formation experiences and high-quality contextual learning opportunities with partners such as Duke University Hospital, Duke Chapel, and others.
Academic Requirements
This certificate can be earned as part of a residential master’s degree program (Residential MDiv, ThM, and MTS).
MDVR Requirements
3 Courses
PASTCARE 760
PASTCARE 860
1 Chaplaincy-Related Elective*
Spiritual Formation
1 course CHURMIN 704-713
Approved Formational Experience**
Middler Portfolio Conversation with Certificate Director
1 Unit of CPE
MTS Requirements
3 Courses
PASTCARE 760
PASTCARE 860
1 Chaplaincy-Related Elective*
Spiritual Formation
1 course CHURMIN 704-713
Approved Formational Experience**
Thesis with a focus or subfocus related to chaplaincy or pastoral care
ThM Requirements
2 Courses
PASTCARE 860
1 Chaplaincy-Related Elective*
Approved Formational Experience**
Thesis with a focus or subfocus related to chaplaincy or pastoral care
*The elective choice—a course focused on topics relevant to the context of chaplaincy--can include topics such as advanced pastoral care, institutional type of ministry (military, higher education, healthcare, etc.); religious diversity or interreligious engagement; or a course specific to the interest of the student. All are with the pre-approval of the certificate director.
**The focused formational experience should give the student insight and experience into a particular form of chaplaincy. This might include participating in Chaplaincy Innovation Lab webinars, Field Education, shadowing a chaplain, work-study, and more, with the approval of the certificate director.