Master of Arts - Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

The MA in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care is available to those seeking to study a carefully designed course of special relevance to the role of the chaplaincy today.  

The MA Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care provides a qualification relevant to the professional and specialist vocation of chaplains. Normally, students on this route award will already have professional pastoral roles as chaplains, and they will be expected to draw on their experiences as appropriate to their academic course. Should a student following this route not have a professional role as a chaplain, they will be expected to engage with academic theory applicable to this pastoral role, thus developing skills and knowledge of relevance to this vocation. The course will give essential postgraduate experience for those planning to go on to a PhD, and give you an edge in the professional job market.

The course is made up of carefully designed curriculum covering key areas of study. You will begin with core modules on Chaplaincy in the Mission of the Church, and Religion and the Common Good, with options in either Interfaith Dialogue, or Contemporary Religious Thought. These lead on to modules on Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care, and Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, with options in either Critical Spirituality and Reflective Practice, or Biblical Interpretation. Finally, students complete a dissertation on a relevant topic. Each module has been deliberately designed to enable expertly-informed reflection on Chaplaincy and the common good.