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Master of Arts in Theology
For program students before July 1, 2008

The following information is for students accepted into CDU's Master of Arts in Theology program prior to July 1, 2008. In addition to 39 credits in coursework, students will also complete the following:

  • prerequisite course unless waived by the academic dean
  • Two written proctored comprehensive exams with one at the end of each of five required courses
  • A capstone project -- an essay of approximately thirty pages to be submitted after all course work is completed.

Questions about course selection and program requirements can be directed to cciullo@cdu.edu.

Required Courses

Online Course Number Paper Format Course Number Course Title Credits
216-0101G 201-0101 God, Man and the Universe
3
206-2301 211-0102* Introduction to Christology
3
206-0201 201-0201 Theology of the Sacraments, Part One
3
206-0202G 201-0202 Theology of the Sacraments, Part Two
3
206-0304 201-0304 Catholic Fundamental Moral Theology, Part A
3
206-0305 201-0305 Catholic Fundamental Moral Theology, Part B
3
  201-0401 Introduction to Sacred Scripture
3
206-0501 201-0501 Church History
3
206-1101G 201-1101 Catholic Apologetics
3
206-1001   Theology of the Church (Ecclesiology)
3
206-1204   Philosophy for Theology: Aquinas and the Aristotelian Tradition
1
206-1701 206-1701 Program Completion Strategies**
1

* The paper format for this course is called Jesus Christ:, God, Man, and Savior
**Tuition is included in the annual technology fee.

On or around March 1, 2010 the tuition for paper-based courses will include a shipping and handling fee of $100 per course. The current $30 international mail surcharge will no longer be added to course enrollments. The shipping fee will apply to all mailed courses, both international and domestic.

Electives: Choose any courses to fulfill 9 credit requirements
Online Course Number Paper Format Course Number Course Title Credits
  201-0104 Madonna: Mary in the Catholic Tradition 3
  201-0601 The Vocation and Mission of the Laity 3
  211-0901 General Catechetics: Methods and Materials 3
  201-0203 The Historical Development of Marriage 3
206-0701 201-0701 Survey of Catholic Spirituality 3
206-0306 201-0306 The Gospel of Life in Health and Medicine 3
206-0502 203-0502
CD-Rom format
Early Church History, Part 2 3
206-1401 201-1401 Introduction to the Church's Social Teaching 3
206-0541 201-0541 Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century 3
  204-1601 Practicum for Church Work Professionals 3
206-0602   The Role of the Laity in the New Evangelization 3
206-1501   Introduction to Canon Law 3
206-1801   Latin I 3
206-1802   Latin II 3
206-2102   John Paul II: Theology of the Body 3
    Related online seminars 1