2 electives (6 credits), from area of concentration [TH courses], 1 of which must be a M.A. seminar.
1 elective (3 credits) from any area of concentration.
Student may complete a thesis for 6 of the 9 elective credits.
For ordination students only: elective courses may not include a core course from the ordination program. However, elective courses taken in the student’s area of concentration do count toward fulfilling elective requirements of the Master of Divinity program.
Total 43
Concentration in Sacred Scripture:
Core Courses
SC 810: Pentateuch and Exegesis 4
SC 811: Wisdom Literature and Psalms 3
SC 812 Prophetic Literature 3
SC 815: Synoptic Gospels 3
SC 816: Writings of St. Paul 3
SC 817: The Fourth Gospel 3
TH 820: Fundamental Theology 3
TH 832: Christology 3
HS 809: History of Hermeneutics 3
HS 872: Modern Church History 3
TH 833: Trinity 3
Total 34
Electives
[SC] courses, 1 of which must be a M.A. seminar.
1 elective (3 credits) from any area of concentration.
Students may complete a thesis for 6 of the 9 elective credits.
For ordination students only: elective courses may not include a core course from the ordination program. However, elective courses taken in the student’s area of concentration do count toward fulfilling elective requirements of the Master of Divinity program.
Total 43 Credits
Concentration in Monastic Studies:
Core Courses
MS 810: Rule of Benedict 3
MS 800: Monastic Spirituality 3
MS 838: History of Monasticism 3
MS 837: The Institutes and Conferences of John Cassian 3
HS 870: Patrology 3
TH 840 Fundamental Liturgy (with 1 credit of monastic liturgy in the last 4 wks) 3
TH 832: Christology or
TH 833: Trinity 3
TH 850: Principles of Moral Theology 3
SC 811: Wisdom Literature and Psalms 3
SC 815: Synoptic Gospels or
or SC 816: The Fourth Gospel 3
Total 30 Credits
Electives
3 electives in area of concentration (9 credits), 1 of which must be a M.A. seminar. Students may complete a thesis for 6 of the 9 elective credits.
1 elective (3 credits) from any area of concentration.
Students may complete a thesis for 6 of the 9 elective credits.
For ordination students only: elective courses may not include a core course from the ordination program. However, elective courses taken in the student’s area of concentration do count toward fulfilling elective requirements of the Master of Divinity program.
