Degrees and Graduate Certificates
At Hartford International University, you’ll join an interfaith peer group and expert faculty who broaden your perspective and teach you to embrace complexity through sharing, caring, and learning from one another in a safe and welcoming space.
MA in Interreligious Studies
Our MA in Interreligious Studies program immerses you in the lived reality of religions and the relationships between different faiths while deepening your knowledge of your own. You're able to specialize in Islamic Studies or Ministerial Studies or complete the general degree program.
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Our MA in Chaplaincy program integrates psychology and sociology within a theological education that emphasizes foundational knowledge of all faiths to prepare chaplains who excel in many settings – from hospitals and prisons to universities, the military, and in the community.
Learn MoreDual Master of Arts in Interreligious Studies and Chaplaincy
Our dual degree program in Interreligious Studies and Chaplaincy is designed for students planning on a chaplaincy career for which a unified 72-credit program is a necessity—the federal prison system, Veteran’s Administration hospitals, and the U.S. military.
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Our MA in Peacebuilding teaches interreligious peace studies and uses experiential learning to examine conflict and build relationships across lines of difference through case studies, role-play of real-world examples, engaging with the Hartford community, and more.
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Our Ph.D. program provides advanced study of relations between religious traditions, and in Abrahamic religious studies more specifically. Our graduates have extensive research experience and the skills to teach in religious communities and academia.
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Our graduate certificate lets you try out taking our graduate-level interreligious coursework. You’ll have the option of learning about the subject for a certificate or you can choose to complete the entire MA in Interreligious Studies.
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Our hybrid Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program provides religious leaders who work in a wide variety of ministry settings with the opportunity to cultivate new knowledge and skills that better prepare them to serve their communities and address today's challenges.
Learn MoreEco-Spirituality Graduate Certificate
This certificate provides a concentrated immersion into the ecological questions facing our species today. Over four courses, you will explore a range of religious, spiritual, scientific, and relational perspectives that can ground work in Ecological Chaplaincy, place-based non-profits, outdoor spiritual practices, activism, and scholarship.
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Cooperative Master of Divinity
Cooperative M.Div. students take full advantage of Hartford’s one-of-a-kind setting where students from all over the world study, pray, and prepare for public ministry together.
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Islamic Chaplaincy Pathway
Since 2001, Hartford International’s renowned Islamic Chaplaincy Program has produced professionals who are now leaders in the field of chaplaincy. These chaplains serve in diverse settings in federal prisons, armed services, in private and public hospitals, in higher education, and in community settings.
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From the Blog
DEI Can Work…Here’s How
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Independently, these words embody strong principles that many DEI programs strive to achieve. Collectively, diversity, equity, and inclusion represent the good that many of us want to see in the world.
The post DEI Can Work…Here’s How first appeared on Religion & Peace.
From the Blog
How Chaplains Address Issues of Cultural Appropriation
At HIU, fostering intercultural understanding is central to our mission. As our chaplaincy students train to serve diverse faith communities, we teach them to recognize, avoid and address issues of cultural appropriation.
The post How Chaplains Address Issues of Cultural Appropriation first appeared on Religion & Peace.
From the Blog
Coping with Crisis at an Institution for Religion and Peace
The stock in trade of Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, formerly Hartford Seminary, is interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding. “Peace” is right in the new name we adopted in 2021 to better align with...
The post Coping with Crisis at an Institution for Religion and Peace first appeared on Religion & Peace.
General HIU News
Dr. Walter Earl Fluker to Receive Honorary Degree from Boston University
May 6, 2024
General HIU News
Peacebuilding Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Eliot 'Bang' Williams
April 30, 2024