Master of Arts (M.A.) in Religious Studies
Degree Requirements
To qualify for graduation from the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Religious Studies program, you must:
- Complete the coursework (30 credits) with at least a 3.0 overall grade point average with no individual course below a B-. Any course grade below a B- will not count toward the 30 credit requirement.
- Complete and present to the religious studies faculty a final synthesis paper.
- Pass oral and written comprehensive examinations.
- Obtain a faculty recommendation for graduation.
- Complete all requirements for the degree within seven consecutive academic years.
Course Requirements
Core Curriculum (21 cr.)
(All courses are 3 cr. unless otherwise indicated.)
Professional Development Seminar (1 cr.)
Old Testament Methods
New Testament Methods
Introduction to Theological Thinking
Ecclesiology
Patristics to Late Medieval
Reformation to Present
Synthesis Paper (2 cr.)
Concentration Curriculum (9 cr.)
(Students choose three of the following 3 cr. courses.)
Biblical Studies
Pentateuch
Prophets
Wisdom and Psalm Traditions
Synoptic Gospels
Letters of Paul
Johannine Writings
Hebrews and the Later NT Letters
Biblical Greek 1 and 2
Historical Theology
Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas
Religion in America
Franciscan Intellectual Tradition
Contemporary Catholicism
Systematic Theology
Christology
Christian Anthropology
Christian Moral Theology
Women and Theology
Philosophy for Theology
Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
Comprehensive Exam
Oral and written exam on core curriculum
Synthesis paper on concentration curriculum