Certificate Requirements
Candler students who desire to focus attention on women in theology and ministry may enroll in Candler’s Women in Theology and Ministry (WTM) Certificate Program. This program integrates required and elective work and seeks to 1) create an intellectual and supportive community focused explicitly on women in theology and ministry; 2) explore critical issues and enlarge perspectives on women and religion; and, 3) nurture students’ professional identities and assist vocational discernment.
Certification requirements for MDiv and MTS students include participation in WTM504, Women in Theology and Ministry Retreat (no credit) at least once; one course in Womanist or Feminist Theology approved by the director (3 hours); Contextual Education II, in an approved ecclesial setting (4 hours) or other contextual experience taken for credit, and simultaneously WTM500, Women in Theology and Ministry Reflection Seminar (no credit); WTM501, Women in Theology and Ministry Colloquy, in the spring semester of one’s final year (1 hour, graded S/U); and nine credit hours in approved elective courses focused on women and religion.
Certification requirements for ThM students include participation in WTM504, Women in Theology and Ministry Retreat (no credit); one course in Womanist or Feminist Theology approved by the director (3 hours); WTM500, Women in Theology and Ministry Reflection Seminar (no credit); WTM501, Women in Theology and Ministry Colloquy, in the spring semester (1 hour, graded S/U); nine credit hours in approved elective courses focused on women and religion; and contextual work through ThM501, Master of Theology Seminar (4 hours), one other contextual course suitable to the student’s research and vocational goals (3 hours), and a five-page paper presented to the WTM500, Women in Theology and Ministry Reflection Seminar, which describes previous ministry experience and provides an analysis of the gender dynamics in that setting.
To participate, interested students must complete a Certificate Enrollment form with the Candler Registrar. For additional information, contact the Director of the program, Karen Scheib, at kscheib@emory.edu or 404.727.2423.
A graduation checklist outlining certificate requirements is also available.