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Muslim Chaplaincy Program/Master of Divinity in Islamic Studies

The Master of Divinity in Islamic Studies, which composes our Muslim Chaplaincy Program, is a 72 credit degree program designed specifically for students who wish to become professional and credentialed Muslim leaders, spiritual caregivers, or chaplains. AIC’s MDIV curriculum in Islamic Studies lays the groundwork for learning the foundational Islamic knowledge that equips students with training in fields—such as religious history, theology, scriptural studies, Islamic spiritual counseling, and ethics of professional practice—that parallel for Muslim chaplains much of the seminary or rabbinical school training that many future chaplains from other traditions undergo as part of their spiritual formation and preparation to serve as faith representatives in public settings.

Our Muslim Chaplaincy Program curriculum also fulfills national standards for equivalencies in religious training and leadership set by the Board of Chaplaincy Certification, should Muslim chaplaincy students seek this form of certification in the future. Additionally, AIC’s Muslim Chaplaincy Program partners with equivalent graduate programs in the network of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools that allows cross course registration and the expansion of interfaith experience that Muslim students will need as future chaplains in secular and multi-faith public settings.

Finally, Muslim Chaplaincy Program students are required to complete Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), Field Education, as well as courses related to counseling, spiritual care, and applied leadership skills as a part of their holistic preparation to serve as Muslim faith leaders in multi-religious and/or secular public institutions such as hospitals, prisons, the military, and universities.

AIC’s Master of Divinity in Islamic Studies program has affiliate status with the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).

Learning Outcomes for Master of Divinity in Islamic Studies >

Master of Divinity in Islamic Studies (72 credits)

Core – Required - Courses (36 Credits)

***ARAB 301 – Advanced Arabic I (3 credits) – Students who are adequately proficient in Arabic can test out of this requirement and be awarded the credit by examination
IS 503 – Reading and Interpreting the Qur’an (3 credits)
IS 504 – Prophetic Biography (3 credits)
IS 511 – Islamic Ethics and Spirituality (3 credits)
IS 515 – Islam and Gender (3 credits)
IS 532 – Islamic Philosophy and Theology (3 credits)
IS 600 – Clinical Pastoral Education (3 Credits-400 hours, preferably at a Hospital Setting. To be completed after 48 credits.)
IS 601 – Field Education (300-hour internship, major paper related to the internship + satisfactory completion of Field Ed checklist for a total of 6 credits. See separate check list with this requirement. Ideally completed after 48 credits with approval of program director).
IS 602 – Pastoral Theology (3 credits)
IS 615 – The Fiqh of Islamic Ritual Practices (3 credits)
IS 616 – The Fiqh of the Muslim Life Cycle (3 credits)

Additional Islamic Studies Requirements (15 credits minimum)

MDIV students are required to take at least one additional course in each of the following five subject areas: 1) Ethics & Spirituality (Sufism), 2) Qur’anic Studies, 3) Hadith Studies, 4) Islamic Theology, and 5) Islamic History

Sample Courses include:

IS 516 – Great Debates within Muslim Theology (3 credits)
IS 531 – Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) (3 credits)
IS 535 – Advanced Qur’anic Studies (3 credits)
IS 536 – Advanced Hadith Studies (3 credits)
IS 540 – Islamic Jurisprudence (al-fiqh): Theory and Application (3 credits)
IS 545 – Intra-Muslim Diversity and Dialogue (3 credits)
IS 550 – Comparative Religion (3 credits)
IS 555 – Special Topics (3 credits)
IS 557 – Religious Studies: Theory and Method (3 credits)
IS 520 – Islamic History & Civilization Origins to 1258 CE (3 credits)
IS 521 – Islamic History & Civilization 1258-present (3 credits)

Spiritual Care & Religious Leadership (6 credits minimum)

Students must take at least 1 course in Counseling and at least one additional course in Spiritual Care and Religious Leadership. At least one of these must be taken in residence at AIC and related to Counseling Muslims and/or Muslim spiritual care.

Courses that fulfill the Counseling requirement include:

IS 603 – Counseling Theory, Methodology, Assessment (3 credits)
IS 605 – Marriage and Family Counseling (3 credits)
IS 606 – Youth and Young Adult Mentoring, Coaching, and Counseling (3 credits)
IS 608 – Correctional Counseling: Working with Offenders (3 credits)

Courses that fulfill the Spiritual Care and Religious Leadership requirement include:

IS 604 – Intercultural Communication and Competence (3 credits)
IS 609 – Psychology of Trauma (3 credits)
IS 611 – Islamic Bioethics, End of Life Decisions and Hospital/Hospice Care (3 credits)
IS 619 – Interfaith Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care (3 credits)
IS 620 – Mosque/Muslim Non-Profit Organization and Management (3 credits)
IS 655 – Special Topics (3 credits)

For course descriptions, click here.

Electives

The AIC MDIV program gives students creative space to fill in gaps within their own formation or strengthen themselves in a chosen area. The remaining 15 credits of the 72-credit-hour MDIV are thus left to the student’s individual needs and preferences, in consultation with the student’s advisor and the Director of the Divinity Program. Some of these credits may be taken at any of AIC’s sister institutions within the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS).

Of the 72 credit hours required for the MDIV degree, the total number of credits that must be taken in Residence at AIC is 57. The maximum number of credits that can be taken and transferred from other institutions is thus 15, equivalent to five courses.

If you would like to learn more about this program and connect with an admissions representative, please submit an inquiry.

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