Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling (M.A.) Curriculum
CURRICULUM
Two-Year (Full-Time) Sequence
MA Pastoral Counseling
Class Schedule
‘08 – ‘09
Tuesday: 8:30 - 11:30 Human Relation Skills for the Pastoral Counselor - 501 -
(O'Connor, Schnmarr, Vitale)
1:00 – 3:30 Models of Pastoral Counseling – 517 – (Wagner)
Thursday: 8:45 – 11:15 Family Therapy and Personal Transformation – 473 - (Giblin)
1:00 – 3:30 Theology for Pastoral Counselors – 504 – (Maloney)
Friday: 9:00 – 5:00 Crisis Counseling – 516 – (Schorin) (Oct 31, Nov7)
Fall 2008 2nd Yr:
4 Saturdays 8:45 – 11:15 Pastoral Counseling in an Intercultural Context – 472 - (Froehle) 9/6, 9/13, 10/18, 11/8
Monday: 12:35 – 3:05 Group Counseling Approaches – 505 - (Egans)
4:15 – 6:45 “ “ “
Tuesday: 8:45 – 11:15 Supervision I - 511 – (Schmidt, Giblin, Burris-Schnur, Clark)
1:00 – 3:30 Assessment & Intervention – 507 - (Schmidt)
Spring 2009: 1st Yr:
Tuesday 8:45 – 11:15 Psychopathology – 509 - (Bland)
1:00 – 3:30 Human Development – 555 - (Dillon)
4:00 – 5:30 Identity Integration – 506 - (Vitale, Gorey)
Thursday 8:45 – 11:15 Theology of Developing Person – 502 - (Schmidt)
1:00 – 3:30 Fundamentals Pastoral Counseling – 503 - (Egans)
4:15 – 6:45 “ “ “
Spring 2009: 2nd Yr:
Tuesday: 8:45 – 11:15 Supervision II – 513 – (Schmidt, Maloney, Giblin)
1:00 – 3:30 Ethics – 512 - (O’Connell)
Fri/Sat/Sun Career Counseling - 518 (Helkowski)
Jan 29, 30, 31 and Feb 19, 20, 21
Summer 2009:
Mon – Th, 5/11-14, 18-21,
8:30 – 12:30 Couples Counseling – 478- (Giblin)
Sat, 5/23, 9-5, Tues 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16,
9 – 5 Addiction & Mds Thrpy – (Schmidt)
Summer 2010:
Research Methods in Pastoral Care and Counseling
The program can also be completed half time over three or four years. The half time student's curriculum is determined with their advisor.

