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Click here for Current Academic Catalog

Find course descriptions in the Academic Catalog linked above or in Populi. Older Academic Catalogs are available here.

NOTE: Course offerings are subject to change for many unforeseeable reasons.

Please double-check with the listing on Populi before you finalize your course plan. If you have any questions about the course offerings and registration, please don't hesitate to contact our Registrar, Elena Jimenez.

If you are looking for lifelong learning and continuing education programs, please visit the Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation (LIGHT) section. 

All courses are 3 credits and all times are listed in Central Time unless noted otherwise. 

Fall Term 2025

(August 14-November 21)

Click here for Fall 2025 Schedule Chart

Signature Courses

  • Vocational Studies 1: Formation [Kirk]: Hybrid intensive Tues. August 26, Zoom Meetings 3-5 PM Thursdays
  • Leadership Studies 1: Formation [Staff]: Hybrid intensive Tues. August 26, Zoom Meetings 3-5 PM Thursdays
  • Grounding: Theology and Social Praxis: Hybrid intensive Wed. August 27, Zoom Meetings 2-4 PM Wednesdays

Master of Divinity Required Courses

      • Preaching As If You Mean It [Hergert]: Hybrid intensive Wed. August 27, Zoom Meetings 2-4 PM Tuesdays
      • Constructive Theology [Hogue]: Hybrid intensive Thurs., Sept. 12, Zoom Meetings 6-8 PM Mondays 
      • Healthy Boundaries for Leaders [House]: No intensive, Zoom Meetings 10 AM-Noon Thursdays
      • Faith Formation in a Changing World [Mosby]: Hybrid intensive Fri., August 29, Zoom Meetings 6-8 PM Wednesdays
      • Unitarian Universalist History and Polity [Kirk]: Hybrid intensive Thurs, August 28, Zoom Meetings 10 AM-Noon Wednesdays
  • Hebrew Bible [Beverly]: No intensive, Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays

Doctor of Ministry Required Courses

Doctor of Ministry students have a required on-campus retreat Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24

  • Methods of Leadership and Ministry [Lassiter]: Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays, every other week
  • Research Methods and Ethics [House]: Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays, every other week
  • Spirituality for Social Change [Mosby]: Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays, every other week

Electives

  • Pilgrimage: Place, Power, and Meaning-Making [Kirk]: Zoom meetings 2-4 PM Mondays
  • Structural Grief and Political Theology [Hogue]: Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Thursdays

Summer Term 2025

(June 2-August 1, 2025)

CLICK FOR SUMMER 2025 COURSE SCHEDULE

Elective Courses

  • US Latino/a/e Theology and Ethics: Liberative Perspectives  [Ortega]: Fully Online, Zoom meetings 2-4 PM Thursdays
  • Chaplains at Work: Navigating Organizations [Taylor]: Fully Online, Zoom meetings 10 AM-1 PM Wednesdays Update: course cancelled

Spring Term 2025

(January 27 – May 9, 2025)

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Signature Courses

  • Vocational Studies 2: Communities [Robersmith]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 3 & 4, Zoom meetings 3-5 PM Thursdays
  • Leadership Studies 2: Administration [House]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 4, Zoom meetings 3-5 PM Thursdays

MDiv Requirements

  • Introduction to Pastoral Ministry [Journey]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 4, Zoom meetings 10 AM-Noon Tuesdays 
  • Topics in Worship & Liturgy [Johnson]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 10 AM-Noon Thursdays
  • Global Religions [Dechant]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 5, Zoom meetings 2-4 PM Wednesdays
  • Intro to Ethics [House]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 5, Zoom meetings 5-7 PM Wednesdays
  • New Testament [Beverly]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays
  • History of Global Christianity [Kirk]: Hybrid 9 AM-5 PM Feb 6, Zoom meetings 10 AM-Noon Wednesdays
  • Tools for Parish and Non-Profit Administration [Verdine-Jones]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 2-4 PM Mondays

DMin Requirements

  • Social Change Leadership [House]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays (alternating weeks) 
  • Leadership & Ministry Research Colloquy [Kirk]: Fully online, Zoom meetings 6-8 PM Tuesdays (alternating weeks) 

Electives

  • Travel Course: Proctor Conference [Lightsey], February 16-21, Little Rock, AR (includes work before and after conference)
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Again, course offerings are subject to change for many unseeable reasons. Please double-check with the listing on Populi (when they are made available) before you finalize your course plan. If you have any questions about the course offerings and registration, please don't hesitate to contact our Registrar, Elena Jimenez.

 

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