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Overview

Overview

The Master's level program in theology requires a curriculum of 36 hours. The Core courses
consist of 24 credit hours. Electives, Cognate Fields, and the Culminating Assignment are
tailored to a student's individual interest and needs.

Core graduate courses required (24 hours)
THEO 676 Leadership and Ministry in a Postmodern Culture (3)
THEO 679 God: One and Three (3)
THEO 680 Catholic Moral Life (for BAMA students in place of THEO 203) (3)
THEO 681 Ecclesiology (3)
THEO 682 Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures (3)
THEO 683 Introduction to the New Testament (3)
THEO 690 Foundations of Spirituality (3)
THEO 691 Sacramentology (3)

Theology Electives
THEO. 600 Special topics in Ecclesial Leadership (2-3)
THEO. 610 Special topics in Moral Theology (2-3)
THEO. 620 Special topics in Applied/Practical Theology (2-3)
THEO. 630 Special topics in Scripture (2-3)

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) (9 hours plus completion of THEO 703)
THEO 684 Ecclesial Leadership and Pastoral Care (3)
THEO 685 Pastoral Formation of the Ecclesial Leader (3)
THEO 686 The Ecclesial Leader as a Professional Minister (3)

Cognate Field Linkage Courses
*(may take 3 or 6 credits depending on number of Theology electives taken)
BSC 560 Introduction to Counseling and Interviewing (3)
CHD 612 Lifespan Development and Adjustment (3)
CHD 626 Group Process (3)
EDF 601 Psychology of Learning (3)
* (Other cognate field courses are available depending on course work emphasis)

Culminating Assignment (3-9 hours depending on emphasis)
THEO 700 Seminar (1-3)
THEO 701 Integration Project (3-6)
THEO 702 Thesis (3)
THEO703 Integration of Pastoral Care for Ecclesial Leaders (3)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS NEEDED FOR M.A. IN THEOLOGY (36)