MORL Concentration


Concentration Requirements

  • Four foundational courses (12 credits):
    LITY 501      Introduction to Liturgy
    MORL 501    Fundamental Moral Theology I
    SCRP 501    Introduction to Biblical Studies
    SYST 501    Revelation, Faith, Theology

  • Four area core courses (12 credits):
    MORL 502    Fundamental Moral Theology II
    MORL 604    Christian Love and Justice
    MORL 801    Cath. Medical/Sexual Morality
    MORL 802    Marriage and Family

  • Three cores from other areas (9 credits), as suggested
    CHUR 802   The Church in the USA
    SCRP 701    Synoptic Gospels and Acts
    SYST 701    Protology and Anthropology

  • Three electives (6 credits), as follows:
    MORL 906    U.S. Catholic Moral Theologians
    MORL 907    Readings from Summa I
    MORL 909    Case Studies in Moral Theology

  • Research Portfolio (3 credits) containing three Moral Theology research projects
    or a thesis + 1 additional research project

  • Additional coursework
    (inclusive of credits earned in the thesis option) for a total of 48 credits applied toward the M.A. (Theology) degree.

 

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