Theology, Medicine, and Culture Certificate

Program Code: D-TMC-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Divinity School
Website: divinity.duke.edu/academics/certificates/medicine

Program Summary

The certificate in theology, medicine, and culture will prepare Divinity School students for robust theological and practical engagement with contemporary practices in medicine and health care. The certificate can be pursued by students in the MDiv (residential and hybrid), MTS, ThM, or MA degree programs.

It will be of special interest to students who will be working in parish-based settings and who wish to develop further competence and confidence engaging questions of suffering, illness, and the role of medicine; who are interested in serving as chaplains in a health care setting; who are trained or are pursuing training in the clinical disciplines (e.g., medicine, psychology, nursing, and social work); and/or who intend further study in bioethics or in pastoral theology.