As the gateway to the MAC curriculum, this course is a comprehensive, systematic introduction to professional chaplaincy /spiritual caregiving; orientation to (or, in the case of advanced students, opportunity for reflection on) the role of the chaplain and methods suitable to the contexts in which chaplains characteristically serve (including schools, colleges, universities, prisons, health care facilities, fire and police departments, seaports, airports, the military, and mass casualty situations); and facilitates attainment of the “Common Qualifications and Competencies” and the “Standards of Practice” advocated by the Association of Professional Chaplains.

Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAC – Core course
MAIRS – Ministerial Studies: Arts of Ministry