Master of Divinity

Master of Divinity Program

The Master of Divinity program prepares students for full-time professional ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. The program consists of classroom learning, guided ministerial experience, structures for integrative reflection, and a formation component. As the basic professional degree in ministry, the M.Div. provides general preparation for ministry and offers a variety of opportunities for more specific concentration within the program, including biblical studies, intercultural ministries, liturgical studies, pastoral theology, and world mission.

The M.Div. has two tracks: a basic M.Div., normally for lay and religious men and women who will not be ordained, and an M.Div. that fulfills the academic requirements for Roman Catholic Ordination, which follows the specifications for academic and ministerial formation as required by The Program of Priestly Formation (Washington: USCCB, 2005).


Specific Program Requirements
Distribution in credit hours 

    Basic M.Div.    Ord. M.Div.

Prerequisites

       
  Philosophy

9

  

30

 

 Theology & Religious Studies

 

  

12

Curriculum

 

 

  

 

 

Foundational Courses

8

  

8

 

Bible

13

  

16

 

 Doctrine

6

  

14

 

History 

3

  

3
  Ethics

6

  

8
  Intercultural Studies and Ministry

3

  

3
  Spirituality

3

  

3
  Pastoral Ministry

3

  

3
  Liturgy

9

  

18
  Canon Law    

3
  Ministry Practica

6

  

6
  Immersion    

3
  Integrating Courses

9

  

9
  Integrating Seminar - Capstone

1

  

1
 

Total

79

  

110



For more information on this degree, contact the Master of Divinity Program Director:

Michel Andraos
Phone: 773.371.5443
Email: mdiv@ctu.edu