Programs

The School of Theology is a graduate professional school offering an array of programs at the master’s and doctoral levels.

First-Level Professional Degree Programs

Second-Level Professional Degree Programs

The School also participates in a dual degree program with the School of Social Work. In this program, students work toward the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree while completing requirements for either the Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree, the Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree, or the Doctor of Ministry (DMIN) degree.

The Division of Religious & Theological Studies of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS) offers degree programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.

Curriculum Areas

The following lists the areas of study covered in the School’s curriculum, with the two-letter code for each discipline:

Area A: Biblical and Historical Studies

  • TH Church History
  • TM Mission Studies
  • TN New Testament
  • TO Hebrew Scripture

Area B: Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics

  • TS Ethics
  • TT Philosophy and Systematic Theology

Area C: Religion, Culture, and Personality

  • TR Sociology of Religion
  • TY Pastoral Psychology and Psychology of Religion
  • TZ Research and Methods

Area D: Ministry in Church and Society

  • TA Church Music and the Arts
  • TC Preaching, Worship, Administration, Evangelism, and Spirituality
  • TE Religious Education
  • TJ Practical Theology

Interdepartmental

  • TF Interdepartmental Studies

View the Degree Grade Minimums.

Doctoral Research and Teaching Internships

Effective in Fall 2010, the School of Theology will begin a new teaching and research internship program for all incoming ThD and PhD students that will shift our degree programs more toward a teacher training, research training, and mentoring model.

The Doctoral Internship program asks all doctoral students to accept one research internship, one junior teaching internship, and one senior teaching internship during their degree program. While these internships are not paid positions but rather requirements of the degree program, students will be supported by increased yearly fellowships during the first three years of their doctoral work. Research internships may be fulfilled during the first year of studies, but teaching internships may only be fulfilled in the second and subsequent years of a student’s doctoral program.

Faculty Mentoring and Evaluation of Students

Faculty members who are mentoring doctoral interns will be responsible for providing an evaluation of the intern during and at the conclusion of each assignment. Periodic seminars and workshops will be offered to assist faculty to better function effectively as mentors for doctoral interns under their supervision.

Teacher Training

The internship program will require all doctoral students to participate in research and teacher training colloquia offered each semester by the STH Faculty. A pilot program for teaching training will be offered in the 2010–2011 academic year, and this program will be further developed and refined in subsequent years. This program will also be made available to returning doctoral students.

2010 Returning Doctoral Students

While the new program is only offered to and required of STH doctoral students matriculating in 2010 and thereafter, doctoral students in the School of Theology and in the Division of Religious & Theological Studies returning in 2010 and thereafter will continue to be assigned paid teaching assistant and research assistant positions as those become available, based on student qualifications, faculty requests, available funds, and class needs.