Doctor of Philosophy in Human Relationships - Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy

The PhD in Human Relationships builds on your professional experience in the fields of pastoral leadership, and spiritual care and psychotherapy through advanced scholarship and a dissertation. You will be well prepared to make contributions in fields such as ministry, psychotherapy, spiritual care, and higher education.
The Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy field is intended to build upon existing competencies in spiritual care and psychotherapy, and related disciplines. In this field, you will undertake advanced studies and training in the theoretical and theological foundations of spiritual care and psychotherapy. You will also have the opportunity to expand your experience with a post-practicum clinical education in the practice of individual, couple and family therapy or spiritual care.

The program elements and courses will support your progress toward the final completion of a PhD dissertation. The student's dissertation makes a significant contribution to the existing knowledge in the field of spiritual care and psychotherapy.

Master of Divinity degree or equivalent with a minimum average of B+.
Pastoral Leadership applicants will have three years of demonstrated experience in service or ministry.
Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy applicants will have three years experience of clinical practice as a Registered Psychotherapist (or equivalent experience).
Interviews may be requested.
A completed statement of intent.
A resume of your academic and work experience. Include a history of your publication and scholarly paper activity and any other information you feel will interest the admissions committee.
A sample of your scholarly writing (10-20 pages in length). This may be a chapter of your master's thesis or a paper written for a graduate course.
Completed two reference forms.
TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Home Edition: minimum score of 83, with minimum skill scores of 20 in each of the skills tests (speaking, writing, reading and listening).
Paper-based TOEFL: minimum of 560.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS, IELTS Online): academic minimum score of 6.5 with no band score below 6.0.