Students are expected to address their language requirements as early in their programs as possible. MDiv students may meet the language requirement in one of two ways: 1 by completing the MTS language competency requirement, or 2 by satisfactorily completing three semesters of study in one language relevant to their program through coursework at Harvard.
Students engage in field education placements to explore various vocational paths. They work in nonprofit agencies, health care and educational settings, as well as in congregations or other places of worship. View field education sites. The master of divinity MDiv is a three-year full-time program , in which students work at the intersections of the academic study of religion and the practices of religious communities, the past and the present, classroom study and field study, and the convictions and practices of their own religious tradition and the convictions and practices of traditions other than their own.
The MDiv prepares students for ministerial engagement in a wide range of settings. The master of theological studies MTS program is a two-year full-time degree that enables students to explore deeply and broadly the languages, literatures, thought, institutions, practices, normative claims, and structures of a variety of theological fields and religious traditions. It also enables students to think critically, with sophistication and self-awareness, about the scholarly study of these concepts and traditions.
View a comparison chart of all HDS degree programs. If you do not plan to become ordained, an MDiv can also prepare you well for interfaith work, chaplaincy, lay ministry in your own tradition, or any other field you are interested in, such as nonprofit work and community organizing.
This is true for people of all faiths as well as those who are not part of a faith tradition. Unitarian Universalist students, who are not Christian, pursue an MDiv for ordination toward a vocation as a community minister.
In addition, many students of diverse faiths will complete an MDiv before going onto further professional school, such as law, medicine, or social work. Students across faith traditions prepare for health care, university, military and prison chaplaincy.
I am particularly interested in their field of religion, ethics and politics. I just finished my sophomore year at a community college where I majored in philosophy. I plan to take a year off and go to Israel, and then transfer to Berkeley the following fall. I could not find much information on what HDS was looking for in an MTS applicant and I would love any advice on what else I could do to strengthen my application.
I was also wondering what the average gpa for admits was? This would certainly come in handy as far as recs go for the elite law schools. But beyond that I simply enjoy learning from teh sages more than anything else. I have very sharp friends who have been rejected by both multiple times. Yale and Harvard Divinity are both, in fact, quite competitive, and they are getting more competitive all the time in light of the continuing financial crisis.
I have a friend who went there and I am interested also. The class was one of the most competitive entering classes in years for both schools because of the spike in applications from the unemployment and financial crisis. From what I know, in the early 90s acceptance rates were higher, but since then, acceptance rates have sharply decreased over time.
Like Wind said, Divinity Schools - even for their academic degrees MTS , tend to rely more on "fit" than say a Masters program in sociology. That said, you still stand a chance - half the job if not more of getting accepted into a school is selling yourself - Adcoms know their school is amazing, you're paying to apply, and if accepted, paying to attend.
Spend some of your app telling them how you'll contribute to the school and make it a better community for everyone, show them what you have to offer and what unique experiences, points of view, etc that you have to contribute. GRE scores are not that important - at least that's my guess anyway.
As for what I'm doing afterwards? I'm throwing myself back into application season and praying and praying that I get into Georgetown for their Religious Pluralism PhD.
May I ask you all - who did your letter LoRs come from? We support 90 percent or more of our students with at least half tuition and 70 percent of those with full tuition. Of those 70 percent, a number also receive stipends. I believe that 10 years ago, it was more like 30 percent of our students getting anything other than loans.
We have been able to achieve this in part because we had good luck financially, and we managed to hang on to the same percentages through the economic crisis. We have not stepped back on our financial aid. It might be that we cannot sustain this forever, but I am hopeful that we can try. They also fund summer programs, internships and travel. Two of mine were from professors from my Religious Studies undergrad, and one was from my English undergrad.
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