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 Programs Offered The Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling Degree The program for the Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling degree is designed to provide clergy of all faiths a unique setting in which to complete the educational and supervisional components necessary to apply for membership in the American Association of Pastoral Counseling (AAPC) upon graduation. The D.Min. degree program combines the certification program in pastoral counseling at the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (PCMH) with additional courses and seminars taught by HUC-JIR faculty. Degree Requirements Students enrolled in the D.Min. program are expected to earn, generally over a two-year period, a certificate in pastoral counseling from the PCMH. In addition to the certificate, 4 additional courses are offered by HUC-JIR faculty and are designed to add religious perspectives to the program. Six additional seminars and a demonstration project under the supervision of HUC-JIR faculty are also required. Advanced Standing Graduates of the Pastoral Counseling Training Program may be eligible for advanced standing in this D.Min. Program Candidates with extensive similar training may also be eligible and are requested to present a detailed description of this training along with their application. Decisions regarding advanced standing are made by the HUC-JIR Graduate Studies Committee in consultation with the Director of Pastoral Counseling Training at PCMH. Special Requirement The program does not require candidates to undertake personal psychotherapy. Nevertheless, candidates are advised that this is an ideal way to complement clinical training and that the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) invariably expects some form of personal therapy on the part of candidates seeking national membership. Course of Study The Pastoral Counseling component (10 courses) is taught at PCMH and includes (a) psychodynamic theory and assessment pertinent to the conflicts of individuals, couples, and families; (b) intervention techniques pertinent to the spectrum of counseling situations, including specialized interventions of cases of addiction, threat of suicide, and the like; (c) peer group interaction and exploration of each counselor's personal style; and (d) supervision of the candidate's ministry in congregational, agency, or specialized settings. HUC-JIR faculty present 4 seminars exploring the contributions of religious text and tradition as they inform responses to particular client needs as well as the candidate's overall approach to ministry. HUC-JIR courses (listed below) in the theology of pastoral care, personal faith development, and pastoral liturgy are included in this component. During the summer between the first and second years, students develop a proposal for a demonstration project in consultation with their faculty advisor. This demonstration project is one in which the critical, integrative method of course work is brought to bear on an actual clinical problem or need in the student's ministry setting. Demonstration Project The Doctor of Ministry degree is awarded to students after they have developed necessary pastoral counseling skills and participated in interfaith studies in worship and ritual, theology, spiritual guidance, and psycho-pathology. The students also complete a demonstration project that integrates counseling and spiritual development skills. Project topics are chosen by students from the entire range of pastoral care duties and are based on their own interests, needs, and experiences. Past Doctor of Ministry demonstration projects have focused on:
Examinations will take place between the first and second years of study. Students may take up to one month to complete their written responses. A follow-up oral examination may also be scheduled, during which both student and examining committee discuss issues pertinent to the written exam and to the first year of study. Admissions information for the Doctor of Ministry program can be found at: www.huc.edu/admissions. For further information regarding this program, contact: Graduate Studies Program-New York Dr. Carol Ochs, Director (212) 824-2252 nysgrad@huc.edu The Master of Arts in Judaic Studies Degree The Judaic Studies Program provides an interdisciplinary overview of major areas of Jewish learning. This graduate program is available to those who are interested in studying Jewish culture and identity. Course of Study The Master of Arts in Judaic Studies degree requires 45 credit hours of graduate work, including a thesis. Thirty-six hours are to be done as course work carefully chosen in consultation with an advisor emphasizing a specialty in one of the following: Jewish Communal Organizations, Religion and the Arts, Jewish Spiritual Guidance, or Jewish Heritage; nine credit hours are given for the required thesis. The equivalent of 12 credit hours in Hebrew Studies is required for the degree. Electives will be focused on those disciplines in which the student intends to prepare his/her thesis. The normal duration of the M.A. program for a full-time student is two years. Students may attend on a part-time basis. However, all requirements for the degree must be completed in seven years. Course Offerings Please consult the course bulletins distributed prior to each semester for a list of available courses during that term, since not all courses are offered each year. Students are eligible to take courses in the areas of Bible, Modern Hebrew, History, Philosophy/Theology, and Rabbinics, which are offered on the New York campus. Please see the Academic Catalog for more information. Doctor of Hebrew Letters Only rabbinic graduates of HUC-JIR are eligible to apply for admission for entrance into the Doctor of Hebrew Letters (D.H.L.) Program, usually taken in absentia, on the basis of the M.A.H.L. Degree earned and the two years of post-M.A.H.L. residency required for rabbinic ordination. Course of Study A candidate must propose, in consultation with three members of the faculty, a program of study which includes one major and two minor areas chosen from the list which follows: Bible and Non-Canonical Literature Contemporary Jewish Studies Hebrew Language and Literature Human Relations Jewish Religious Education (minor field only) Jewish History Jewish Liturgy and Worship Jewish Philosophy and Ethics Jewish Theology Medieval Biblical Exegesis Midrashic and Homiletic Literature Rabbinical Backgrounds of the New Testament Talmud and Rabbinical Literature Either the major or both minors must utilize Hebrew texts. A detailed program of study for each area must be approved in writing by the faculty advisors. It is anticipated that there will be a relationship between the three areas selected for study. The proposed program of study is then submitted to the administrator of the program for presentation and endorsement by the Graduate Studies Committee. All requirements for the D.H.L. Degree must be completed within seven years from the date of formal approval of the candidate's program. D.H.L. Dissertation The D.H.L. candidate will propose the subject of a doctoral dissertation in the major field with the approval of his/her major advisor as well as the second reader. The doctoral dissertation must give evidence of original research, a new and worthy contribution to the field of study, and be deemed by the faculty worthy of publication. Two copies of the dissertation are to be presented no later than February 1 if the degree is to be awarded at the Graduation exercises in June of the same year. D.H.L. Examinations D.H.L. examinations are oral and must take place at HUC-JIR. One-half-hour is devoted to each minor area and one hour is devoted to the major area of study. Though the exams may be taken individually at any time during the course of study, it is recommended that the three exams be taken together following the completion of all requirements, except for the completion of the dissertation. The content of the examination is based upon the reading lists distributed by the advisor to the student in the minor and major areas of study. It must be taken at least one month in advance of the date announced for graduation. Course Offerings Go to the Doctor of Ministry Programs Course Offerings. Go to the Master of Arts in Judaic Studies Courses. For more information about the Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree. Resources Klau Library The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling The Postgraduate Center for Mental Health HUC-JIR Museum Faculty and Administration Go directly to Faculty and Administration |
