Master of Divinity Curriculum

Pre-Theology I

Fall – Year I
BEL 101 Ecclesiastical Latin I 3 credit hours
DT 101 Catechism of the Catholic Church I 3 credit hours
PH 101 Logic/Critical Thinking 3 credit hours
PH 102a History of Philosophy - Part I (Ancient-Med) 3 credit hours
PH 103 Philosophical Anthropology 3 credit hours
SS 101 Introduction to Old Testament 2 credit hours
Total 17 credit hours
Spring – Year I
BEL 102 Ecclesiastical Latin II 3 credit hours
DT 102 Catechism of the Catholic Church II 3 credit hours
FE 101 Supervised Pastoral Ministry 2 credit hours
PH 102b History of Philosophy - Part II (Mod-Cont) 3 credit hours
PH 104 Epistemology and Ontology 3 credit hours
SS 102 Introduction to the New Testament 2 credit hours
Total 16 credit hours

Pre-Theology II

Fall – Year II
BEL 201 Ecclesiastical Latin III 2 credit hours
HP 201 Foundations of Speech/Public Speaking 3 credit hours
PH 201 Philosophical Ethics 3 credit hours
PH 202 Philosophy of God 3 credit hours
PH 301 Philosophy Elective 3 credit hours
SpT 201 Prayer: Introduction to Methods and Sources 2 credit hours
Total 17 credit hours
Spring – Year II
BEL 202 Ecclesiastical Latin IV 2 credit hours
FE 201 Supervised Pastoral Ministry 2 credit hours
PH 203 Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas 3 credit hours
PH 204 Philosophy/Theology Seminar 3 credit hours
PH 302 Philosophy Elective 3 credit hours
SpT 202 Survey of Christian Spirituality 2 credit hours
Total 15 credit hours

First Theology Curriculum

Fall
DT 501 Fundamental Theology 3 credit hours
MT 501 Principles of Moral Theology 3 credit hours
PT 101 Pastoral Theology 3 credit hours
SpT 501 Spiritual Theology 3 credit hours
SS 501 Methodology of Biblical Studies 3 credit hours
Total 15 credit hours
Spring
DT 502 God: One and Triune 3 credit hours
HP 502 Teaching and Preaching the Word of God 3 credit hours
HT 502 The Patristic Period 3 credit hours
MT 502 Morality and the Virtuous Life 3 credit hours
SS 501 Pentateuch 3 credit hours
  Elective 2 credit hours
Total 17 credit hours

Second Theology Curriculum

Fall
FE 502 Supervised Parish Ministry (Summer) 2 credit hours
CL 503 Canon Law I 3 credit hours
FE 503 Supervised Ministry of Religious Education 1 credit hour
HT 503 The Medieval Period 3 credit hours
MT 503 Human Sexuality and the States of Life 3 credit hours
SL 503 Sacraments of Initiation 4 credit hours
SS 503 Prophets 3 credit hours
Total 19 credit hours
Spring
DT 504 Ecclesiology and Ecumenism 3 credit hours
FE 504 Supervised Ministry of Religious Education 1 credit hour
HP 504 Homiletics Practicum I 2 credit hours
MT 504 Theological bioethics 3 credit hours
PT 504 Pastoral Counseling 3 credit hours
SS 504 Synoptic Gospels and Acts 3 credit hour
  Elective 2 credit hours
Total 17 credit hours

 

Third Theology Curriculum

Fall
FE 505 Clinical Pastoral Education (Summer) 3 credit hours
CL 505 Cannon Law II 3 credit hours
DT 505 Man, Grace, and Salvation 3 credit hours
HP 505 Homiletics Practicum II 2 credit hours
HT 505 The Early Modern and Enlightenment Period 3 credit hours
SL 505 Sacrament of Marriage 2 credit hours
SS 505 Pauline Letters and Hebrews 3 credit hours
Total 19 credit hours
Spring
DT 506 Christology and Mariology 3 credit hours
MT 506 Catholic Social Teaching 3 credit hours
PT 506 Liturgy and the Celebration of the Sacraments 3 credit hours
SL 506 Theology of the Priesthood and Holy Orders 2 credit hours
SS 506 Johannine Literature 3 credit hours
Elective 2 credit hours
Total 16 credit hours

Fourth Theology Curriculum

Fall
FE 507 Supervised Parish Internship (Summer) 3 credit hours
FE 507 Fall Supervised Parish Internship 3 credit hours
HT 507 Catholicism in U.S. History 3 credit hour
PT 507 Church Administration 1 credit hours
PT 517 The Global Church 2 credit hour
SL 507 Sacraments of Healing 2 credit hours
SS 507 Psalms 1 credit hours
Total 15 credit hours
Spring
HT 508 The Modern and Contemporary Period 3 credit hours
PT 508 Eucharist and Penance Practicum 1 credit hour
PT 518 Synthesis Seminar 3 credit hours
PT 528 Pastoral Reflections on Marriage and Family 0 credit hour
SpT 508 Spiritual Direction and Conversion 2 credit hours
SS 508 Wisdom Literature 2 credit hours
  Elective 2 credit hours
Total 13 credit hours