St. Andrew's College MASTER OF DIVINITY (MDiv) DUAL DEGREE: BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY / MASTER OF DIVINITY (BTh-MDiv) DESIGNATED LAY MINISTRY DIPLOMA ...

St. Andrew’s College

                    MASTER OF DIVINITY (MDiv)
DUAL DEGREE: BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY / MASTER OF DIVINITY (BTh-MDiv)
             DESIGNATED LAY MINISTRY DIPLOMA (DLM)

                     …Educational Programs for the Candidacy Pathway

St. Andrew’s College

Located on the campus of, and affiliated with, the
University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Master Of Divinity (MDiv)

Four year program, including a Ministry Practicum to fulfill the UCC’s
                       requirements for SME

MDiv: Admission requirements

 • An undergraduate degree or its educational equivalent
                        OR
 • One year of university study plus an assessment of experience and aptitude for
   higher study

 • Candidacy within the UCC required BY THE END OF YEAR TWO if the student
   intends to pursue ordination within the UCC

MDiv: Program Overview years 1 and 2
                 Year One                                  Year Two
• 10 courses – can be taken over two      • 8 courses and 6 units of Clinical Pastoral
  years fulltime in Saskatoon, or three     Education (CPE)
  years at a distance, part time          • Year Two courses must be taken on site in
                                            Saskatoon
• Most introductory courses are           • CPE may be taken at any CPE site (there is
  available online                          one in Saskatoon)
• Year One courses typically include:     • Year Two courses typically include:
                                            Pastoral Care, Preaching, upper level
  Hebrew Scriptures, Christian              courses in Bible, Theology, History, Ethics,
  Scriptures, History, Theology,            electives
  Christology, Ethics, Worship,           • Required courses include Integration
  Christian Education                       Seminar that involves a weekly field
                                            placement

Mdiv Program Overview:
             Ministry Residency, years 3 and 4
• 5 Learning Circles and a Ministry Practicum
• Taken over 20 months, with the student “resident” at their learning site
    • This is a full-time program with half-time study and half-time ministry
    • Integrates experiences in ministry site with learning in the learning circles
• Learning circles taken in 5-8 day intensive format in Saskatoon and include:
    • Skills in ministry; UCC History, Theology, Polity; Indigenous ministry contexts
      (includes participating in a learning circle with Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre);
      Skills in administration and local mission; Vocational identity
• The Ministry Practicum is part of UCC’s SME process; students serve in Learning Sites with
  Supervisors, Lay Supervision Teams and are accountable to a Learning Covenant.
• The Learning Covenant also includes student sharing monthly learning reflection with a
  College appointed Faculty Advisor throughout the Residency

MDiv: A Student Perspective

  Food security

  Dementia care

     Alternative
 education for youth

Surviving gendered
     violence
                       Greetings from Integration Seminar!
                        (Required MDiv course that includes weekly time in a
                                   community field placement)

Dual Degree Program: Bachelor
Of Theology - Master Of Divinity
          (BTh-MDiv)
Six year program, including a Ministry Practicum to fulfill the UCC’s requirements
                                     for SME

Dual Degree: Admission requirements

• High school completion
        AND
• Admission to a recognized university (normally the University of Saskatchewan)

• Candidacy within the UCC required at the end of the fourth year of the program if the
  student intends to pursue ordination within the UCC
• Program is aimed at recent high school graduates intending to pursue full-time study, but can
  be adapted

BTh – MDiv Dual Degree
                                                          During the BTh program students will do course
Program Overview
                                                          work in a university major, English, Humanities,
                                                          Sciences, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Biblical
Bachelor of Theology (BTh)
Year One:     September to May
                                                          Studies, Theology, Church History, Christian Ethics
              Course Work                                 and Biblical languages.
Year Two:     September to May
              Course Work
Year Three:   September to May                            In the MDiv component of the program students
              Course Work                                 will complete a unit of clinical pastoral education,
                                                          do upper level course work in Biblical, theological
Master of Divinity (MDiv)
                                                          and ethical studies and complete courses
Year Four:     May to September
               Clinical Pastoral Education*
                                                          in preaching, worship and pastoral care.
               September to May
               Course Work
Year Five:     September to September                     During the final 20 months of the MDiv program
               Ministry Residency                         students will complete their Ministry Residency in
Year Five/Six: September to April                         a Learning Site with a community of faith, returning
               Ministry Residency                         to the College for five learning circles with faculty
                                                          and student peers
*CPE may be completed the summer following fourth year.

Dual Degree: A Student Perspective

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New Director for the DLM Program:
                                         Kathleen James-Cavan

     Designated Lay Ministry
         Diploma (DLM)
Three year program, including Ministry appointment to fulfill the UCC’s
                        requirements for SME

DLM: Admission requirements

• Completion of one prerequisite (Licensed Lay Worship Leader, Learning on Purpose with the
  Centre for Christian Studies, Lay Certificate in Theology, or Prior Learning Assessment)

• Students must be Candidates prior to applying or be declared a Candidate shortly
  afterwards in order to attend their 1st learning circle

• Students must have an SME appointment (or be in process) prior to applying to the DLM
  Program.
   • Students must have a confirmed SME appointment prior to attending their 1st learning
      circle (they can start their appointment after their 1st circle but it must be confirmed
      PRIOR to attending the first circle).

DLM: Program Overview

• Six Learning Circles (10 days each, at St. Andrew’s College) over 3 years
• Three years of Supervised Ministry Education
• Three complementary courses (semester-long, or equivalent as approved by Director)
• With continuous intake, the DLM does not have a “year 1, year 2, year 3” model;
  students study together whether it is their 1st or 6th circle
• Students from across the country – builds community of support, connection, and
  understanding

DLM: A Student perspective

“Thanks to the church and the Designated Lay Ministry program at St.
Andrew’s College I have been able to respond to the call of ministry in
           a way that is accessible to my style of learning.”
                    JAMES MARTIN-CARTER
                            Jan 18, 2020

https://stu.usask.ca/standrews/college_news/dlmstudent2020.php

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