Doctor of Philosophy in Human Relationships - Pastoral Leadership

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 Pastoral Leadership field is designed for those who serve the spiritual and social needs of religious congregations, and faith-based and community organizations. In this field, you will undertake disciplined reflection and extensive research in your area of ministry.

The program elements and courses are designed to support your progress toward the final completion of a PhD dissertation. Your dissertation makes a significant contribution to the existing knowledge in the field and assists and challenges your denomination or community to better understand and undertake its mission.

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.
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.