Meet our High-caliber Faculty
Our graduate programs in spirituality are led by distinguished instructors who combine academic renown with years of practice as spiritual directors. You’ll learn about workplace spirituality from experts such as Father Raymond Dlugos, OSA, a psychologist and theologian; Dr. Yehezkel Landau, an internationally recognized interfaith leader; Dr. Mary Kantor, a pastoral minister and chaplain; Dr. Maria Teresa (MT) Davila, a leading Catholic Hispanic theologian; Renee Snow, MD, a psychiatrist and spiritual director; and Dr. Joseph Kelley, a leading scholar in the thought of Saint Augustine, as well as a psychologist and spiritual director.
Learning Outcomes: What You’ll Learn in the Graduate Certificate in Spirituality and Work
Graduates of the program will examine spirituality at work and will be able to:
- Identify qualities of work and the workplace that support a sense of self, meaning and purpose.
- Engage in sustained exploration of and critical reflection on the dimensions of work and the workplace that impact a worker’s inner life.
- Explore the relationships among world religions with regard to contemplation, compassion and care and their place and practice in the workplace.
- Reflect on the role of spirituality for workers with no specific religious affiliation.
Who is the Online Certificate in Spirituality and Work for?
Spirituality and work students can come from businesses of any type or size, or from non-profits such as general and psychiatric hospitals, parishes, hospices, Habitat for Humanity, retreat centers and faith-based organizations. No background in theology or spirituality is required.
Particular careers for whom the online graduate certificate may be of particular interest include:
- Human resource personnel concerned with issues of work-life balance
- Corporate and small business leaders/managers who care about employee well-being
- Spiritual directors, companions and guides
- Workplace chaplains
- Hospital and hospice chaplains and those whose responsibility includes the welfare of patients, residents, and medical and service personnel
- Pastoral and spiritual care providers
- Holistic body-mind-spirit health care providers
- Social workers
- Lay ministers and ordained clergy, especially those who attend to the needs of workers
- Mental health providers who specialize in treating professionals
- Life coaches and mindfulness trainers
- Retreat center directors
Admissions Requirements and Application Process
The GRE is not required and there is no fee to apply.
Applicants to the program need to have earned an undergraduate BA or BS degree and to have some work experience.
Submission of the completed application, a personal statement and one letter of recommendation will be required with the application. Applicants deemed appropriate for the program based on their admissions materials will be granted an interview with the program director. To enter the program, applicants must complete the required interview to complete the application process. Final decisions will be made after the program director reviews the application materials and has conducted the required interview.
A total of 4 graduate credits from another accredited program in theology or spirituality may be imported and counted toward the 8 elective credits, so long as they have not counted toward a previously completed degree.
