Doctor's degree Transformative Leadership - Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Doctor's degree Transformative Leadership from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a Campus Ph.D Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Doctor of Ministry in Transformative Leadership The D.Min. in Transformative Leadership offers experienced clergy and lay practitioners an opportunity to develop their leadership in concert with the historical values and traditions of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School , as those values and traditions set forth visions for the future. In integrative and interdisciplinary courses, leaders have the opportunity to strengthen their biblical and theological grounding for their leadership; to reflect on their leadership with reference to solidarity with persons who are poor, oppressed and marginalized; and to explore critical social issues that are the contemporary versions of the historical social and religious movements of Rochester and Western New York: evangelical revival, abolition of slavery and racism, and women's suffrage and equality. Degree Requirements The Doctor of Ministry requires the satisfactory completion of nine courses. Of the nine courses, three are required (INT 701, 702, 703). Students are required to take two of the additional courses offered (INT 704, 705, 706, 707, 708). The other four courses to be completed are electives, one of which is fulfilled by the actual writing of the thesis. Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor upon admission to the program. By the beginning of the student's fifth course, the student must identify and confirm a faculty mentor, who will direct the student's remaining course work and thesis writing. Limited Residency Courses are taught in an intensive format during the first two weeks of January and June. This schedule allows students to enroll in up to four courses each year. Courses include three elements: 1) readings and responses, completed before the course is taught; 2) residency; 3) a final course project. To facilitate the work that needs to be done before classes begin, students receive syllabi and all required reading lists. Students can expect to receive these materials no later than November 1 for the January residency and April 1 for the June residency. Requirements for the Doctor of Ministry degree can usually be met within 36 months of enrollment. Students may complete program requirements over a longer time provided all requirements are met within six years of first enrollment. Academic Performance No grade of less than ?B? shall count for credit toward the D.Min. degree.?B-? is not an acceptable grade for the D.Min program. Students receiving a ?B-? are automatically placed on academic probation. Students who receive two grades lower than ?B? are automatically terminated from the program. Directed Studies Students may take two courses as directed or independent study for the D.Min. degree if warranted by their program or circumstances. Directed or independent study may be taken only after the completion of at least three courses. View more details on Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.