Doctor's degree Pastoral Counseling - Emory University

Doctor's degree Pastoral Counseling from Emory University is a Campus Ph.D Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Aims of the Program The Doctor of theology in Pastoral Counseling (ThD) prepares persons for the ministry of pastoral counseling at the doctoral level by combining rigorous academic and theological work with supervised clinical practice. The degree is an equivalent of the PhD, designed for those whose interest in pastoral counseling is primarily professional. Emory University also offers a PhD program through its Graduate Division of Religion in the program in Person, Community, and Religious Practices. Through the PhD, students may pursue advanced studies in pastoral theology as preparation for primarily an academic career of research and teaching. The ThD, by contrast, offers doctoral-level preparation for the full-time professional practice of pastoral counseling and is not intended to qualify students for academic careers in pastoral theology. The ThD helps students gain advanced understanding of appropriate theological and theoretical concepts. Students also learn, under qualified supervision, the application of these concepts in pastoral counseling and how to promote professional integration of theory and skills in both pastoral counseling and pastoral guidance. In addition, each student designs and executes a research project appropriate to the student's professional practice and gives evidence of creative ability to contribute to the aspect of pastoral counseling that is the focus of the research project. View more details on Emory University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.