Master of Divinity Curriculum



Philosophy Courses
PH 001	History of Philosophy	3 cr.hrs.
PH 002	Philosophy of Person	3 cr.hrs.
PH 003	Making Moral Decisions	3 cr.hrs.
PH 004	Survey of Epistemology and Ontology	3 cr.hrs.
PH 005/006	Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas	3 cr.hrs.
PH 007/008	Introduction to Philosophy	3 cr.hrs.
PH 009/012	Logic/Critical Thought	3 cr.hrs.
PH 013/014	Philosophy of God	3 cr.hrs.
PH 015	Lonergans Insight and Its Relation to Thomistic Philosophy	3 cr.hrs.
PH 016/017	Themes in Philosophy	3 cr.hrs.
PH 018/019	The Art of Wondering	3 cr.hrs.
PH 021/022	Philosophy/Theology Seminar	3 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 36 cr.hrs.

Religious Studies Courses
SS 001	001 Directed Reading of the Old Testament	2 cr.hrs.
SS 002	002 Directed Reading of the New Testament	2 cr.hrs.
SpT 001	Prayer: Introduction to the Sources and Methods	2 cr.hrs.
SpT 002	Survey of Christian Spirituality	2 cr.hrs.
ST 001	Introduction to Catholic Life and Theology	3 c. hrs
ST 002	Introduction to Catholic Life and Theology II	3 cr.hrs.
Hsp 002	Public Reading and Speech in a Liturgical Setting	1 cr.hr.
Hsp 022	Public Reading and Speech in a Liturgical Setting	3 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 15 or 17 cr.hrs.



Fall
SS 101	Methodology of Biblical Studies	3 cr.hrs.
MT 101	Principles of Moral Theology I	3 cr.hrs.
PT 101	Pastoral Theology	3 cr.hrs.
SpT 101	Spiritual Theology	3 cr.hrs.
ST 101	Foundations of Catholic Theology and Worship	3 cr.hrs.

Spring
SS 102	Synoptic Gospels and Acts	3 cr.hrs.
HT 102	Church History and the Patristic Period	3 cr.hrs.
MT 102	Principles of Moral Theology II	3 cr.hrs.
ST 102	Christian Anthropology and Eschatology	3 cr.hrs.
Hsp 102	Teaching and Preaching the Word of God	3 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 30 cr.hrs.



Summer (Following First Theology)
FE 200	Supervised Parish Ministry	2 cr.hrs.

Fall
SS 201	Prophets	3 cr.hrs.
HT 201	Medieval Period	3 cr.hrs.
MT 201	Human Sexuality and the States of Life	3 cr.hrs.
ST 201	Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist	4 cr.hrs.
CL 201	Canon Law I	3 cr.hrs.
FE 201	Supervised Ministry of Religious Education	1 cr.hr .

Spring
SS 202	Pauline Letters and Hebrews	3 cr.hrs.
MT 202	Theological Bioethics	3 cr.hrs.
PT 202	Pastoral Counseling	3 cr.hrs.
ST 202	Christology	3 cr.hrs.
Hsp 202	Homiletics Practicum I	2 cr.hrs.
FE 202	Supervised Ministry of Religious Education	1 cr.hr .
	Elective	2 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 36 cr.hrs.



Summer (Following Second Theology)
FE 300	Clinical Pastoral Education	3 cr.hrs.

Fall
SS 301	Johannine Literature	3 cr.hrs.
HT 301	Reformation and the Modern Period	3 cr.hrs.
ST 301	Sacraments of Service: Marriage and Orders	3 cr.hrs.
ST 303	Triune God	3 cr.hrs.
Hsp 301	Homiletics Practicum II	2 cr.hrs.
	Elective	2 cr.hrs.

Spring
SS 302	Pentateuch	3 cr.hrs.
MT 302	Catholic Social Teaching	3 cr.hrs.
PT 302	Liturgy and the Celebration of the Sacraments	3 cr.hrs.
ST 302	Ecclesiology and Mariology	3 cr.hrs.
CL 302	Canon Law II (Marriage)	3 cr.hrs.
	Elective	2 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 36 cr.hrs.



Summer (Following Third Theology)
FE 400	Supervised Parish Internship	3 cr.hrs.

Fall
PT 401	Global Church Workshop (½ cr.hr. per year)	2 cr.hrs.
PT 403	Church Administration	1 cr.hr.
ST 401	Sacraments of Healing: Penance and Anointing	2 cr.hrs.
FE 401	Fall Supervised Parish Internship	3 cr.hrs.
SY 401	Synthesis Seminar I (One section only)	0 cr.hrs.

Spring
SS 402	Psalms and Wisdom Literature	3 cr.hrs.
HT 402	History of the Church in America	3 cr.hrs.
PT 402	Eucharist and Penance Practicum	1 cr.hr.
SpT 402	Spiritual Direction and Conversion	2 cr.hrs
SY 402	Synthesis Seminar	3 cr.hrs.
	Elective	2 cr.hrs.

	TOTAL: 25 cr.hrs.

	GRAND TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 127