Interdisciplinary Courses

• STH TF 700: First Year Formation
  This course will center and strengthen the spiritual and relational formation component of 1st year MDiv & MTS students. It will be developed to provide robust frameworks and practices aimed at identity formation in community. It takes seriously the holistic formation of students throughout the span of their MDiv/MTS program, providing frameworks and practices aimed at identity formation in community. It will address formational competencies identified by the faculty such as: ¿ Naming commitments to communities of concern ¿ Student identity formation & worldview recognition ¿ Listening and talking respectfully across difference ¿ Approaching conflict in the STH learning community constructively ¿ Vocational discernment ¿ Interdisciplinary research on spiritual formation ¿ Spiritual formation and spiritual practice while at STH ¿ Exploring self-care and mental health resources for healthy stress management and well-being to facilitate growth ¿ Identifying one's place in dynamics of power and privilege
• STH TF 808: Travel Seminars
  Travel seminars are offered each year by the School of Theology, and they afford students the ability to think about theology and ministry in relationship to various local and global contexts. The descriptions of each seminar and the cluster requirements which they fulfill are listed as the courses are announced. (Cluster 2)
• STH TF 813: Theological Writing Workshop
  This course is a general introduction to the tasks of conducting research in order to write academic theological arguments. The course focuses on honing the skills you already have in order to research more efficiently, and write more precisely.
• STH TF 821: Contextual Education I (Dual Degree)
  Integration of Theology and Practice (ITP) reflection groups for STH-SSW dual degree students in their advanced placements. Offered fall semester. 1 credit. MDIV CORE REQUIREMENT.
• STH TF 822: Contextual Education 2 (Dual Degree)
  Continues and presupposes STH TF821 for STH-SSW dual degree students. Offered spring semester. 1 credit. MDIV CORE REQUIREMENT.
• STH TF 901: Doctoral Colloquium 1
  All first-year ThD and PhD students at STH are required to take this two-semester doctoral colloquia associated with the Doctoral Research and Teaching Internship Program (DTRIP). The colloquia focus on (1) research methods, (2) teacher training, and (3) professional identity.