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Masters In Theology

and Educational Ministry

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Masters in

In Theology and Educational Ministry

This program is tailored to meet the needs of Directors of Religious Education (DREs), secondary school teachers, and catechists, enabling them to apply Catholic theological principles to explore God’s relationship with creation, authentic happiness, and the human community. Participants will deepen their understanding of how the New Testament fulfills the Old Testament, focusing on Jesus Christ, the Church as the People of God, and its sacramental life. They will faithfully and effectively teach Catholic doctrine, spirituality, and morals, while ministering in diverse contexts. Additionally, they will synthesize the Catholic Church’s understanding of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium to address historical and contemporary challenges.

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MA in Theology and Educational Ministry

36 Total Credits | 12 Total Courses | 11 Core | 1 Elective

Can be completed in as little as two years!

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
*CST 500	Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching	3 credit hours
*Or CST 510	Social Doctrine of the Church, 1891-1965	3 credit hours
*Or CST 520	Catholic Social Teaching: Pope St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis	3 credit hours
THEO 503	The Catholic Theological Tradition	3 credit hours
THEO 510	Revelation and Faith: Fundamental Theology	3 credit hours
SCRPT 530	Introduction to Scripture and Salvation History	3 credit hours
THEO 541	Theology of Church	3 credit hours
*THEO 551	The Sacraments	3 credit hours
*Or THEO 552	Sacraments and Liturgy	3 credit hours
THEO 560	Fundamental Moral Theology	3 credit hours
THEO 632	Christology	3 credit hours
SPIR 501	Applied Catholic Spirituality	3 credit hours
*THEO 640	Presenting the Faith in the Modern World: Dealing with the Hard Questions	3 credit hours
*Or THEO 649	Evangelizing Postmodernity, Answering Tough Questions	3 credit hours
RELED 560	Principles of Catholic Education	3 credit hours
PRACT 697	Practicum	Capstone

*Students have the option to choose one of each starred group

Program concludes with a comprehensive exam

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Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CANL 512	Valid or Invalid? Introduction to Marriage in Canon Law	3 credit hours
CHIST 514	Church History I: Early Christians to the Middle Ages	3 credit hours
CHIST 524	Church History II: Renaissance to Modern Church	3 credit hours
CHIST 544	History of the Catholic Church in America	3 credit hours
EDU 510	Foundations of Western Education	3 credit hours
EDU 520	Newman and the Liberal Arts Tradition	3 credit hours
EDU 620	Virtue in the Classroom	3 credit hours
EDU 680	Education and Building Catholic Culture	3 credit hours
LIB 501	Christian Anthropology	3 credit hours
PHIL 508	Philosophy for Theology	3 credit hours
SCRPT 520	Pentateuch	3 credit hours
SCRPT 570	The Letter to the Romans	3 credit hours
SCRPT 581	The Gospel of St. John	3 credit hours
SCRPT 616	History of Scripture Interpretation, Part 1	3 credit hours
SCRPT 617	History of Scripture Interpretation, Part 2	3 credit hours
SCRIPT 640	Isaiah and the Prophets 12 Weeks	3 credit hours
SCRPT 662	The Synoptic Gospels	3 credit hours
THEO 550	Principles of Sacred Liturgy	3 credit hours
THEO 598	Holy Land: The Fifth Gospel	3 credit hours
THEO 599	Theology of Sacred Architecture	3 credit hours
THEO 598	Holy Land: The Fifth Gospel	3 credit hours
THEO 599	Italy: Crossroads of Christendom	3 credit hours
THEO 617	Father Spitzer’s Evidence for God 12 weeks	3 credit hours
THEO 619	The Thought of Thomas Aquinas	3 credit hours
THEO 647	Catholic Social Communications	3 credit hours
THEO 698	Thesis Direction 16 weeks	3 credit hours

Year 1
Fall I	THEO 503. Catholic Theological Tradition
Fall II	THEO 510. Revelation and Faith: Fundamental Theology
Spring I	SCRPT 530. Introduction to Scripture and Salvation History
Spring II	THEO 632. Christology
Summer	THEO 541. Theology of the Church

Year 2
Fall I	SPIR 501. Applied Catholic Spirituality
Fall II	THEO 560. Fundamental Moral Theology
Spring I	THEO 649. Evangelizing Postmodernity, Answering Tough Questions
Spring II	EDU 620. Virtue in the Classroom
Summer	THEO 551. The Sacraments

Year 3
Fall I	CST 500. Foundations of Catholic Social Thought
Fall II	RELED 560. Principles of Catholic Education
Spring I-Spring II	PRACT 697. Practicum
Summer	COMP 698. Comprehensive Exam

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Genuine Catholic education
Flexible study options tailored to your schedule
The most affordable undergraduate tuition among U.S.-based online universities for Catholic theology
A worldwide Catholic community
Expert and approachable faculty
Interactive online courses with discussion boards
Mobile app for convenient studying
Online library managed by a theological librarian
Round-the-clock technical support

Theology

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An education in Theology can truly awaken and inform you as a human person of God. And by including Catholic Social Teaching in your educational program, Catholic International University provides you with the tools to transform society while respecting the way God created our world and making use of the freedom He has given us.

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