MDiv Family Life Emphasis

Required Courses - Credits 9

• DSRE 610 - Teaching for Discipleship Credits: 2,3
• DSRE 655 - Families in Society Credits: 3
• DSRE 658 - Internal Dynamics of Families Credits: 3

Additional Courses Needed for Emphasis - Credits 3

Choose 3 credits from the courses listed below

• CHMN 575 - Principles of Stewardship Credits: 2,3
• DSRE 503 - Marriage, Family, and Interpersonal Relationships Credits: 3
• DSRE 635 - Christian Perspectives on Professional Ethics Credits: 2,3
• DSRE 657 - Family Law and Public Policy Credits: 3
• DSRE 659 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
• DSRE 679 - Parenting Education and Guidance Credits: 3

Other Considerations or Prerequisites

The following course is a prerequisite for this emphasis:

·         EDPC520 – Psychological Development – The Life Span (or equivalent)

Courses in Family Life Education emphasis are taught as one-week intensives during the summer as well as full semester courses through the academic year.

This emphasis makes MDiv students eligible for provisional certification with the Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals (AAFLP).  Further, it may lay the foundation to pursue, in the future, a DMin Family Ministry Concentration and/or provisional CFLE (Certified Family Life Educator) status with the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).

For More Information Contact:

Department of Discipleship & Religious Education

Beatriz Velasquez, Administrative Assistant

N210, Telephone:  (269) 471-6186

Email - beatrizv@andrews.edu