You’ll complete your studies part-time, with courses offered year-round in the evenings (online and on campus). This program requires 120 credit hours of study, which consists of:
- Core Requirements (42 credit hours),
- Theology Coursework (30 credit hours), and
- Free Electives (48 credit hours)
Theology coursework requirements include:
THL 200: Foundations of Theology (3 credits)
An historical and systematic study of theology: its relation to its sources, methods of theology, and chief theological systems. One or two characteristic theologians will be studied for their methods and doctrines.
THL 240: Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas (3 credits)
A study of the principal works of St. Thomas Aquinas, the place of Aquinas in medieval history, and the development of theology, the chief elements of his method. Special tracts of the Summa Theologica will be read, analyzed, and discussed.
THL 312: Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture (3 credits)
A survey of the literature that is the foundation of the Judaeo-Christian tradition, providing a critical and historical background, and exposing the major beliefs and moral convictions found in the Old Testament.
THL 323: The Canonical Gospels (3 credits)
Introduction to the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament and the analytical methodologies that will enable students to read them from various perspectives: historical, literary, and theological. Attention to historical critical perspectives which consider the gospels within the context of the Greco-Roman world and ancient Judaism; theories of source, form and redaction criticism; and exegetical considerations for understanding Christian theology and practice.
THL 328: The Letters of St. Paul (3 credits)
A detailed study of the principal letters of Paul with special emphasis on his teaching about law and grace, justification, the resurrection of Jesus, the Body of Christ, the Church, and the cosmic Christ.
THL 350: Christ, Word and Redeemer (3 credits)
A study of the chief themes of Messianic expectation and their fulfillment in Christ, the development of biblical revelation of Jesus in the Gospels, St. Paul and St. John, and a study of the central doctrines of salvation in biblical and systematic theology.
THL 370: Principles of Moral Decision (3 credits)
The basic structure of morality as contained in the Sacred Scripture and the Fathers; its scholastic elaboration; the final end of man, the moral act, and absolutes in moral theology; contemporary construction of the moral act; and freedom.
THL 480: Major Seminar (3 credits)
Research and critical discussion on a topic or topics selected on the basis of the students’ present interests and future needs as a capstone course.
Electives (6 credits):
- THL 308: Evangelization and Catechesis (3 credits)
- THL 330: Early Christian Doctrines (3 credits)
- THL 362: The Sacraments (3 credits)
- THL 376: Catholic Social Thought (3 credits)
