Boston College undergraduate Theology Majors now have the opportunity to apply in their junior year to enroll in the Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry degree program and complete the MA five years from the time they first entered BC. The MA in Pastoral Ministry prepares the student to pursue a number of career paths that put their theology major to use: Youth Ministry in a parish, high school or college campus ministry, religious education in a parish, teaching in a Catholic or other Christian school, hospital chaplaincy and retreat director, among others.

Publications of Interest

1. America
2. American Journal of Pastoral Counseling
3. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice
4. Commonweal
5. Ethics and International Affairs
6. International Journal of Education and Religion
7. Journal of Counseling and Development
8. Journal for Peace and Justice Studies
9. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
10. Journal of Ministry in Addiction and Recovery
11. Journal of Psychology and Christianity
12. Journal of Psychology and Theology
13. Journal of Religion and Health
14. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work
15. New Theology Review
16. Pastoral Psychology
17. Pastoral Sciences
18. Presence
19. Religious Education
20. Spiritus
21. The Catechist
22. The International Journal For the Psychology of Religion
23. The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
24. The Journal of Pastoral Counseling
25. Theological Studies
26. Today's Catholic Teacher

Professional Associations:

1. American Association of Pastoral Counselors
2. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
3. Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling
4. Association of Professional Chaplains
5. Association of Professors and Practitioners and Researchers in Religious Education
6. Center for Concern
7. National Association of Catholic Chaplains
8. National Association of Lay Ministers
9. National Association=of Parish Catechetical Directors
10. National Conference of Catechetical Leaders
11. Person, Culture, and Religion
12. Society for Pastoral Counseling Research
13. Society for Spirituality and Social Work
14. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
15. The Roundtable

Updated: December 5, 2007
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