Certificate in Religious Education
Completion of the Certificate in Religious Education requires five courses, following the requirements below. The certificate can be earned in conjunction with degree program requirements or as a stand-alone certificate. If a student wants to substitute other courses including those from one of the other schools in the Boston Theological Institute, they will need to consult with Dr. Courtney Goto, Associate Professor of Religious Education, and receive approval by petition to the academic dean. Students wanting more information about the Religious Education Certificate or the value of such certification may contact Dr. Goto at cgoto@bu.edu. Students wanting more information about getting the certification from their board of ordained ministry may contact Sangwon Yang, Registrar.
Requirements (at least one course must be taken from each area)
- Bible (other Bible courses may substitute by petition)
- STH TN 721 New Testament Introduction
- STH TO 704 Hebrew Bible
- United Methodist Studies
- STH TH 821 History and Doctrine of United Methodism
- STH TT 723 United Methodist Polity
- STH TT 825 John Wesley’s Theology Today
- Theology
- STH TT 731 Theology & World Religions
- STH TT 732 History of Christian Theology in Philosophical Perspective
- STH TT 733 Constructive Theology
- STH TT 825 John Wesley’s Theology Today
- STH TT 862 Theologies of Liberation
- STH TT 866 Feminist and Womanist Theologies
- Religious Education—Teaching/Learning
- STH TE 808 Creative Pedagogy
- STH TE 811 Doing Theology Aesthetically
- STH TE 921 Adult Religious Education
- STH TF 703 Practicing Faith: Embodying the Kingdom
- Religious Education—Administration/Leadership
- STH TE 812 Introduction to Christian Education
- STH TE 845 Religion and Education
- STH TE 921 Adult Religious Education
