Students in the Graduate Programs in Pastoral Ministries can earn a Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice & Chaplaincy. The requirements consist of twenty-four quarter units which are made up of six core courses and can be completed in one year.
If one finishes the requirements for the Graduate Certificate and wishes to pursue the MA degree in Pastoral Ministries all of the credits earned will apply.
Fully Online
The Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy from Santa Clara University prepares ministers to engage the community with justice initiatives that heal and emphasize the restoration of right relationships. This entails a paradigm shift from retributive systems to initiatives that seek to restore individuals, families, and communities to health and wholeness. Our program enhances the gifts and skills that students bring to the table through academic, theological, and spiritual education to focus their ministerial practices on restoring relationships. Some concrete disciplines where this work is being employed are education, detention/prison ministry, health care, hospice, trauma, mental health, re-entry programs, interfaith services, and community services.
Students in this emphasis will:
- Gain a broad theological foundation in restorative justice and chaplaincy that is foundational to pastoral ministries
- Develop pastoral skills, enhance ministerial praxis, and explore intercultural and interreligious dialogue for restorative ministries
- Recover the incarnational roots of kinship to restore balance to the beloved community in diverse global settings
- Identify a critically informed approach to faith that promotes social justice for the benefit of those most in need
Classes are offered via Zoom, once a week from 6-9pm PST for ten weeks. Through our online program, students also join us from locations across the US and abroad.
The Certificate requirements are the following courses:
- Theological Foundations for Ministry (PMIN 201)
- Introduction to Restorative Justice (RJUS 220)
- Chaplaincy (RJUS 221)
- Trauma and Healing in a Broken World (RJUS 222)
- Intercultural and Interreligious Competencies (RJUS 224)
- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System or Integrative Chaplaincy (RJUS 223), (RJUS 227)
