About
Program of Study
Learning Outcomes
Requirements
We are transitioning the Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality program to a new modality as of September 2020. We are no longer accepting new students for this program. Please see our announcement about these plans.
The Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality is a pioneering program designed for those engaged in leadership roles, serving in the public or private sector, or for those who want to deepen their understanding of how to live faithfully, and with integrity, in today’s multifaith and pluralistic world. Students learn to integrate the theory and practice of leadership and spirituality in ways meaningful to everyday life. “Transformative” refers to a transformation of consciousness that is reflected in outward action, and the curriculum supports that outcome.
The 36-credit Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality requires successful completion of the components detailed below.
Required Course – Dialogue in a World of Difference – 3 credits
This core course, required of all students enrolled in the Master of Arts degree program and offered each fall semester, is foundational to the teaching goals and curriculum at Hartford Seminary. Team taught, the course provides an introduction to the lenses and disciplines of contextual, dialogical, and interfaith engagement and discourse. Students are strongly urged to take the course during the first fall semester after admission to the program.
Required Course – Transformative Spirituality: Living in and Through the Spirit – 3 credits
This course will explore cosmological, mystical, and multicultural themes that are central to an emerging planetary spirituality and will show how the archetypal labyrinth can assist us in the deepening of our own spirituality.
Required Course – Field Education in Leadership/Spirituality – 3 credits
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Religious Heritage – 9 credits
Students are required to take the designated number of credits in each of the areas listed below:
| Sacred Scripture | 3 credits |
| Theology OR Ethics | 3 credits |
| History OR Religion and Society | 3 credits |
Focused Electives – 15 credits
Students work with their faculty advisor to select the remaining courses from the curriculum to complete their educational objectives. Elective courses must be in the areas of Arts of Ministry, Dialogue, or Worship and Spirituality.
Project in Transformative Leadership and/or Spirituality
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Students who have completed the Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality program will be able to:
- Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the new cosmology and explain how it is redefining our understanding of reality.
- Express the transformative aspects of an emerging universe story and its implications for religion and spirituality.
- Share the transformed consciousness of one’s own spirituality in ways beneficial to the wider world.
The Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality consists of 36 credits. A minimum of 24 credits must be taken through Hartford Seminary and all degree requirements must be completed within six years.
| Required Courses | Dialogue in a World of Difference (DI-530) | 3 credits |
| Field Education in Leadership/Spirituality (AM-585) | 3 credits | |
| Transformative Spirituality: Living in and Through the Spirit (WS-610) | 3 credits | |
| Religious Heritage | Sacred Scripture | 3 credits |
| Theology OR Ethics | 3 credits | |
| History OR Religion and Society | 3 credits | |
| Focused Electives | Elective courses must be in the areas of Arts of Ministry (AM), Dialogue (DI), or Worship and Spirituality (WS) | 15 credits |
| Final Requirement | Project in Transformative Leadership and/or Spirituality (MA-590) | 3 credits |
| Total Credits – | 36 credits |
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