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School of TheologySeminarians representing various Knights of Columbus councils are pictured with a bust of Fr. Michael J. McGivney inLaubacher Hall. Fr. McGivney was educated at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, 1873-1877. From left toright, Nicholas Mwai (Baltimore), Michael Boris (Scranton), Brendan Foley, seated (Syracuse), James Gebhart (Wilmington),and Javier Fuentes (Baltimore). In May of 2020, Pope Francis announced that Fr. McGivney has been approved for beatification.Photoby Brion McCarthy, courtesy of Columbia/Knights of Columbus.St. Mary’s School of Theology offers professionaland academic degree programs to residentseminarians and non-resident daystudents. The curricula for the severaldegrees are integrated into the fundamentalcurriculum required of all candidates for theRoman Catholic priesthood. For this reasonall School of Theology courses have as theirfocus the preparation for priesthood in theRoman Catholic Church.The Master of Divinity and Master of Arts(Theology) degree programs follow the guidelinesof the U.S. Catholic Conference ofCatholic Bishops’ Program of PriestlyFormation and the degree standards of theMiddle States Commission on HigherEducation and the Association of TheologicalSchools. By admission to the School ofTheology, all seminary students are degreecandidates. Non-degree seminarians areadmitted only by exception upon the Dean’srecommendation. A detailed account of academicpolicies and procedures is found in theStudent Handbook.Master of DivinityThe Master of Divinity provides the knowledgeand skills needed to begin the practiceof priestly ministry.Degree Requirements1. Completion of the philosophical andundergraduate theological coursework asdefined in the current edition of theProgram for Priestly Formation;2. Completion of 122 semester credit hourswith a cumulative Grade Point Average ofat least 2.25;3. Successful completion of comprehensiveexaminations with an average grade of 2.5toward the end of the student’s courseprogram;4. The M.Div. program is designed to becompleted over an eight (8) semesterperiod. The number of semester credithours per course is three unless otherwisenoted.16
Sacred ScripturePentateuch and Historical LiteratureProphetic LiteraturePauline EpistlesJohannine LiteratureThe Bible in the Church (1.5 credits)Gospels of Mark & MatthewGospel of Luke/Acts of the ApostlesPsalms and Wisdom LiteratureTOTAL CREDITS 22.5Moral and Spiritual TheologySpiritual Theology (1.5 credits)Foundations of Moral TheologyCatholic Social EthicsMarriage, Human Sexuality, and CelibacyMedical EthicsSacraments of Penance and AnointingOne electiveTOTAL CREDITS 19.5Church HistoryAncient and Medieval ChristianityModern and Contemporary CatholicismAmerican CatholicismTOTAL CREDITS 9Systematic and Liturgical TheologyLiturgical TheologyTheological AnthropologyFundamental TheologyDoctrine of GodChristology/SoteriologyTheology of the ChurchSacramental Theology: Baptism andConfirmation and Practicum (4 credits)Theology of Ministry and the OrdainedPriesthoodTheology of the Eucharist and Practicum (4credits)Marian Theology /Spirituality (1.5 credits)Eschatology (1.5 credits)Patristic TheologyOne electiveTOTAL CREDITS 38Pastoral TheologyPastor as Cathechist (1.5 credits)Pastor as Evangelist (1.5 credits)Survey of Canon LawCanon Law of MarriagePastoral Care and Practice I (1.5 credits)Pastoral Care and Practice II (1.5 credits)Pastoral Internship I (1.5 credits)Pastoral Internship II (1.5 credits)Pastoral Internship III (1.5 credits)Pastoral Internship IV (1.5 credits)Basic Skills for Effective PreachingPreaching from the LectionaryPastoral Ministry: Ecumenical/InterfaithPastoral Administration and LeadershipTOTAL CREDITS 30One elective freely chosen 3TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 12217
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