Master of Divinity (M.Div)

About this programme

The Seminary offers two programs of theological studies, one leading to the Master of Divinity professional degree, the other to the Bachelor of Theology degree conferred in virtue of the seminary’s provincial charter. The Bachelor of Theology program includes the possibility of an Honours year. The student must determine his program choice by the beginning of the second semester of his third year. As the Seminary accepts only priesthood candidates, it can readily carry out the directive of the Holy See’s Basic Plan for Priestly Formation (#94) that “the pastoral aspect must receive special emphasis in all the subjects which are taught.” During the four-year programme students regularly earn between 120 and 132 semester hours of credit. The curriculum normally includes: Liturgy is emphasized also in the Faculty of Arts where historical studies of the liturgy normally account for 18 of the required 120 semester hours of credit. The Bachelor of Theology program. Includes the possibility of an Honors year, with degree requirements listed below. Students in the B.Th. Program also receive the Master of Divinity diploma when they have fulfilled its requirements.