Program Content

The 40 hours of MAHCM course work follows the following schedule:

The Formative Spirituality Seminar meets for prayer, reflection and study for six hours at the beginning of each intensive weekend. The focus is on growth in both personal spirituality as well as spirituality for ministry leadership. Program participants are strongly encouraged to engage in regular spiritual direction, to make an annual retreat and to work with the program’s formation directors to set goals related to personal and leadership spirituality and to receive feedback on progress toward those goals over the course of the program.

Course Format

The Master of Arts in Health Care Mission program is a cohort model program. That is, adult learners enroll together and proceed through the entire program as a community, both online and during intensive weekend sessions in St. Louis.

Students complete four or five courses per calendar year, allowing completion of the degree within 3� years.

Technology Requirement
Regular access to a high-end multimedia computer and internet access through a dedicated phone line or other high-speed connection is necessary, because the on-line component of the program is provided via Blackboard’s Course Info software (www.blackboard.com). All students must have adequate computer proficiency to participate fully in the on-line portion of each class.

Aquinas automatically enrolls each student in Fisher’s Net Campus, an online learning community for theology and ministry students. Further information is available at www.fishersnet.net.

Financing Your MAHCM Degree at Aquinas Institute

The following is an estimate for the cohort that will begin on January 4, 2008.

Annual tuition increases are linked to the inflation rate. This estimated tuition schedule is based on the 2007-2008 rate of $616/credit hour and assumes a 3 percent annual increase. Travel, room and board, and textbook figures all are listed only as tentative estimates. There is a $50 application fee. Upon acceptance to the program you will be required to make a $250 nonrefundable deposit to reserve your spot in the cohort. This deposit will be applied to your tuition upon acceptance into the program.

Total Program Estimated Cost (over 3½ years): $35,443

Financial Aid: Some financial aid is available to MAHCM students. Applicants interested in applying for aid are invited to contact the Office of Admissions at 314.256.8806.